diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index e008df2..3426354 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@
 static void f_filter __ARGS((typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv));
 static void f_finddir __ARGS((typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv));
 static void f_findfile __ARGS((typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv));
+static void f_fnameescape __ARGS((typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv));
 static void f_fnamemodify __ARGS((typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv));
 static void f_foldclosed __ARGS((typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv));
 static void f_foldclosedend __ARGS((typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv));
@@ -7107,6 +7108,7 @@
     {"filter",		2, 2, f_filter},
     {"finddir",		1, 3, f_finddir},
     {"findfile",	1, 3, f_findfile},
+    {"fnameescape",	1, 1, f_fnameescape},
     {"fnamemodify",	2, 2, f_fnamemodify},
     {"foldclosed",	1, 1, f_foldclosed},
     {"foldclosedend",	1, 1, f_foldclosedend},
@@ -9465,6 +9467,19 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * "fnameescape({string})" function
+ */
+    static void
+f_fnameescape(argvars, rettv)
+    typval_T	*argvars;
+    typval_T	*rettv;
+{
+    rettv->vval.v_string = vim_strsave_fnameescape(
+					   get_tv_string(&argvars[0]), FALSE);
+    rettv->v_type = VAR_STRING;
+}
+
+/*
  * "fnamemodify({fname}, {mods})" function
  */
     static void
diff --git a/src/ex_getln.c b/src/ex_getln.c
index e7f8c1b..b575e29 100644
--- a/src/ex_getln.c
+++ b/src/ex_getln.c
@@ -3656,22 +3656,7 @@
 #endif
 		    }
 		}
-#ifdef BACKSLASH_IN_FILENAME
-		{
-		    char_u	buf[20];
-		    int		j = 0;
-
-		    /* Don't escape '[' and '{' if they are in 'isfname'. */
-		    for (p = PATH_ESC_CHARS; *p != NUL; ++p)
-			if ((*p != '[' && *p != '{') || !vim_isfilec(*p))
-			    buf[j++] = *p;
-		    buf[j] = NUL;
-		    p = vim_strsave_escaped(files[i], buf);
-		}
-#else
-		p = vim_strsave_escaped(files[i],
-			     xp->xp_shell ? SHELL_ESC_CHARS : PATH_ESC_CHARS);
-#endif
+		p = vim_strsave_fnameescape(files[i], xp->xp_shell);
 		if (p != NULL)
 		{
 		    vim_free(files[i]);
@@ -3710,6 +3695,31 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Escape special characters in "fname" for when used as a file name argument
+ * after a Vim command, or, when "shell" is non-zero, a shell command.
+ * Returns the result in allocated memory.
+ */
+    char_u *
+vim_strsave_fnameescape(fname, shell)
+    char_u *fname;
+    int    shell;
+{
+#ifdef BACKSLASH_IN_FILENAME
+    char_u	buf[20];
+    int		j = 0;
+
+    /* Don't escape '[' and '{' if they are in 'isfname'. */
+    for (p = PATH_ESC_CHARS; *p != NUL; ++p)
+	if ((*p != '[' && *p != '{') || !vim_isfilec(*p))
+	    buf[j++] = *p;
+    buf[j] = NUL;
+    return vim_strsave_escaped(fname, buf);
+#else
+    return vim_strsave_escaped(fname, shell ? SHELL_ESC_CHARS : PATH_ESC_CHARS);
+#endif
+}
+
+/*
  * Put a backslash before the file name in "pp", which is in allocated memory.
  */
     static void
diff --git a/src/proto/ex_getln.pro b/src/proto/ex_getln.pro
index f5feb20..b4a5018 100644
--- a/src/proto/ex_getln.pro
+++ b/src/proto/ex_getln.pro
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 void ExpandInit __ARGS((expand_T *xp));
 void ExpandCleanup __ARGS((expand_T *xp));
 void ExpandEscape __ARGS((expand_T *xp, char_u *str, int numfiles, char_u **files, int options));
+char_u *vim_strsave_fnameescape __ARGS((char_u *fname, int shell));
 void tilde_replace __ARGS((char_u *orig_pat, int num_files, char_u **files));
 char_u *sm_gettail __ARGS((char_u *s));
 char_u *addstar __ARGS((char_u *fname, int len, int context));
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 45b003e..7b7bdcd 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -667,6 +667,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    299,
+/**/
     298,
 /**/
     297,
diff --git a/src/vim.h b/src/vim.h
index d93bec1..71dd3ae 100644
--- a/src/vim.h
+++ b/src/vim.h
@@ -336,10 +336,10 @@
 # endif
 #endif
 #ifdef BACKSLASH_IN_FILENAME
-# define PATH_ESC_CHARS ((char_u *)" \t*?[{`%#")
+# define PATH_ESC_CHARS ((char_u *)" \t\n*?[{`%#'\"|!<")
 #else
-# define PATH_ESC_CHARS ((char_u *)" \t*?[{`$\\%#'\"|")
-# define SHELL_ESC_CHARS ((char_u *)" \t*?[{`$\\%#'\"|<>();&!")
+# define PATH_ESC_CHARS ((char_u *)" \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<")
+# define SHELL_ESC_CHARS ((char_u *)" \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<>();&")
 #endif
 
 #define NUMBUFLEN 30	    /* length of a buffer to store a number in ASCII */