diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 63f8bde..b787474 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -6462,6 +6462,29 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Save variables that might be changed as a side effect.  Used when executing
+ * a timer callback.
+ */
+    void
+save_vimvars(vimvars_save_T *vvsave)
+{
+    vvsave->vv_prevcount = vimvars[VV_PREVCOUNT].vv_nr;
+    vvsave->vv_count = vimvars[VV_COUNT].vv_nr;
+    vvsave->vv_count1 = vimvars[VV_COUNT1].vv_nr;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Restore variables saved by save_vimvars().
+ */
+    void
+restore_vimvars(vimvars_save_T *vvsave)
+{
+    vimvars[VV_PREVCOUNT].vv_nr = vvsave->vv_prevcount;
+    vimvars[VV_COUNT].vv_nr = vvsave->vv_count;
+    vimvars[VV_COUNT1].vv_nr = vvsave->vv_count1;
+}
+
+/*
  * Set string v: variable to a copy of "val".
  */
     void
diff --git a/src/ex_cmds2.c b/src/ex_cmds2.c
index d27d0cd..01bc357 100644
--- a/src/ex_cmds2.c
+++ b/src/ex_cmds2.c
@@ -1336,6 +1336,8 @@
 	this_due = proftime_time_left(&timer->tr_due, &now);
 	if (this_due <= 1)
 	{
+	    /* Save and restore a lot of flags, because the timer fires while
+	     * waiting for a character, which might be halfway a command. */
 	    int save_timer_busy = timer_busy;
 	    int save_vgetc_busy = vgetc_busy;
 	    int save_did_emsg = did_emsg;
@@ -1345,6 +1347,7 @@
 	    int save_did_throw = did_throw;
 	    int save_ex_pressedreturn = get_pressedreturn();
 	    except_T *save_current_exception = current_exception;
+	    vimvars_save_T vvsave;
 
 	    /* Create a scope for running the timer callback, ignoring most of
 	     * the current scope, such as being inside a try/catch. */
@@ -1357,6 +1360,7 @@
 	    trylevel = 0;
 	    did_throw = FALSE;
 	    current_exception = NULL;
+	    save_vimvars(&vvsave);
 
 	    timer->tr_firing = TRUE;
 	    timer_callback(timer);
@@ -1373,6 +1377,7 @@
 	    trylevel = save_trylevel;
 	    did_throw = save_did_throw;
 	    current_exception = save_current_exception;
+	    restore_vimvars(&vvsave);
 	    if (must_redraw != 0)
 		need_update_screen = TRUE;
 	    must_redraw = must_redraw > save_must_redraw
diff --git a/src/proto/eval.pro b/src/proto/eval.pro
index 3bbe815..a096156 100644
--- a/src/proto/eval.pro
+++ b/src/proto/eval.pro
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@
 dict_T *get_vim_var_dict(int idx);
 void set_vim_var_char(int c);
 void set_vcount(long count, long count1, int set_prevcount);
+void save_vimvars(vimvars_save_T *vvsave);
+void restore_vimvars(vimvars_save_T *vvsave);
 void set_vim_var_string(int idx, char_u *val, int len);
 void set_vim_var_list(int idx, list_T *val);
 void set_vim_var_dict(int idx, dict_T *val);
diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index 8f35a73..5c4a74c 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -3423,3 +3423,9 @@
     int		save_opcount;
     tasave_T	tabuf;
 } save_state_T;
+
+typedef struct {
+    varnumber_T vv_prevcount;
+    varnumber_T vv_count;
+    varnumber_T vv_count1;
+} vimvars_save_T;
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_timers.vim b/src/testdir/test_timers.vim
index 79a5ba5..bccd31b 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_timers.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_timers.vim
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 endif
 
 source shared.vim
+source screendump.vim
 
 func MyHandler(timer)
   let g:val += 1
@@ -260,4 +261,35 @@
   call timer_stop(timer)
 endfunc
 
+func Test_restore_count()
+  if !CanRunVimInTerminal()
+    return
+  endif
+  " Check that v:count is saved and restored, not changed by a timer.
+  call writefile([
+        \ 'nnoremap <expr><silent> L v:count ? v:count . "l" : "l"',
+        \ 'func Doit(id)',
+        \ '  normal 3j',
+        \ 'endfunc',
+        \ 'call timer_start(100, "Doit")',
+	\ ], 'Xtrcscript')
+  call writefile([
+        \ '1-1234',
+        \ '2-1234',
+        \ '3-1234',
+	\ ], 'Xtrctext')
+  let buf = RunVimInTerminal('-S Xtrcscript Xtrctext', {})
+
+  " Wait for the timer to move the cursor to the third line.
+  call WaitForAssert({-> assert_equal(3, term_getcursor(buf)[0])})
+  call assert_equal(1, term_getcursor(buf)[1])
+  " Now check that v:count has not been set to 3
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, 'L')
+  call WaitForAssert({-> assert_equal(2, term_getcursor(buf)[1])})
+
+  call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
+  call delete('Xtrcscript')
+  call delete('Xtrctext')
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index f94090f..81f867b 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -762,6 +762,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1817,
+/**/
     1816,
 /**/
     1815,