diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 74ed263..445b6b9 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -11345,6 +11345,28 @@
 	EMSG(_(e_trailing));
 }
 
+static garray_T	redir_evalcmd_ga;
+
+/*
+ * Append "value[value_len]" to the evalcmd() output.
+ */
+    void
+evalcmd_redir_str(char_u *value, int value_len)
+{
+    int		len;
+
+    if (value_len == -1)
+	len = (int)STRLEN(value);	/* Append the entire string */
+    else
+	len = value_len;		/* Append only "value_len" characters */
+    if (ga_grow(&redir_evalcmd_ga, len) == OK)
+    {
+	mch_memmove((char *)redir_evalcmd_ga.ga_data
+				       + redir_evalcmd_ga.ga_len, value, len);
+	redir_evalcmd_ga.ga_len += len;
+    }
+}
+
 /*
  * "evalcmd()" function
  */
@@ -11352,6 +11374,9 @@
 f_evalcmd(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
 {
     char_u	*s;
+    int		save_msg_silent = msg_silent;
+    int		save_redir_evalcmd = redir_evalcmd;
+    garray_T	save_ga;
 
     rettv->vval.v_string = NULL;
     rettv->v_type = VAR_STRING;
@@ -11359,20 +11384,20 @@
     s = get_tv_string_chk(&argvars[0]);
     if (s != NULL)
     {
-	redir_vname = TRUE;
-	redir_lval = (lval_T *)&redir_lval;
-	ga_init2(&redir_ga, (int)sizeof(char), 500);
+	if (redir_evalcmd)
+	    save_ga = redir_evalcmd_ga;
+	ga_init2(&redir_evalcmd_ga, (int)sizeof(char), 500);
+	redir_evalcmd = TRUE;
 
-	if (do_cmdline_cmd(s) == OK)
-	    rettv->vval.v_string = redir_ga.ga_data;
-	else
-	    vim_free(redir_ga.ga_data);
+	++msg_silent;
+	do_cmdline_cmd(s);
+	rettv->vval.v_string = redir_evalcmd_ga.ga_data;
+	msg_silent = save_msg_silent;
 
-	redir_ga.ga_data = NULL;
-	redir_vname = FALSE;
-	redir_lval = NULL;
+	redir_evalcmd = save_redir_evalcmd;
+	if (redir_evalcmd)
+	    redir_evalcmd_ga = save_ga;
     }
-
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/globals.h b/src/globals.h
index f14cb89..9771116 100644
--- a/src/globals.h
+++ b/src/globals.h
@@ -1106,6 +1106,7 @@
 #ifdef FEAT_EVAL
 EXTERN int  redir_reg INIT(= 0);	/* message redirection register */
 EXTERN int  redir_vname INIT(= 0);	/* message redirection variable */
+EXTERN int  redir_evalcmd INIT(= 0);	/* evalcmd() redirection */
 #endif
 
 #ifdef FEAT_LANGMAP
diff --git a/src/message.c b/src/message.c
index b86c886..f793ed4 100644
--- a/src/message.c
+++ b/src/message.c
@@ -3063,7 +3063,9 @@
 	    while (cur_col < msg_col)
 	    {
 #ifdef FEAT_EVAL
-		if (redir_reg)
+		if (redir_evalcmd)
+		    evalcmd_redir_str((char_u *)" ", -1);
+		else if (redir_reg)
 		    write_reg_contents(redir_reg, (char_u *)" ", -1, TRUE);
 		else if (redir_vname)
 		    var_redir_str((char_u *)" ", -1);
@@ -3078,9 +3080,11 @@
 	}
 
 #ifdef FEAT_EVAL
-	if (redir_reg)
+	if (redir_evalcmd)
+	    evalcmd_redir_str(s, maxlen);
+	else if (redir_reg)
 	    write_reg_contents(redir_reg, s, maxlen, TRUE);
-	if (redir_vname)
+	else if (redir_vname)
 	    var_redir_str(s, maxlen);
 #endif
 
@@ -3088,7 +3092,7 @@
 	while (*s != NUL && (maxlen < 0 || (int)(s - str) < maxlen))
 	{
 #ifdef FEAT_EVAL
-	    if (!redir_reg && !redir_vname)
+	    if (!redir_reg && !redir_vname && !redir_evalcmd)
 #endif
 		if (redir_fd != NULL)
 		    putc(*s, redir_fd);
@@ -3113,7 +3117,7 @@
 {
     return redir_fd != NULL || *p_vfile != NUL
 #ifdef FEAT_EVAL
-			  || redir_reg || redir_vname
+			  || redir_reg || redir_vname || redir_evalcmd
 #endif
 				       ;
 }
diff --git a/src/proto/eval.pro b/src/proto/eval.pro
index 4ff063e..28edd78 100644
--- a/src/proto/eval.pro
+++ b/src/proto/eval.pro
@@ -81,12 +81,14 @@
 dictitem_T *dict_find(dict_T *d, char_u *key, int len);
 char_u *get_dict_string(dict_T *d, char_u *key, int save);
 varnumber_T get_dict_number(dict_T *d, char_u *key);
+char_u *tv2string(typval_T *tv, char_u **tofree, char_u *numbuf, int copyID);
 int string2float(char_u *text, float_T *value);
 char_u *get_function_name(expand_T *xp, int idx);
 char_u *get_expr_name(expand_T *xp, int idx);
 int call_func(char_u *funcname, int len, typval_T *rettv, int argcount_in, typval_T *argvars_in, linenr_T firstline, linenr_T lastline, int *doesrange, int evaluate, partial_T *partial, dict_T *selfdict_in);
 buf_T *buflist_find_by_name(char_u *name, int curtab_only);
 int func_call(char_u *name, typval_T *args, partial_T *partial, dict_T *selfdict, typval_T *rettv);
+void evalcmd_redir_str(char_u *value, int value_len);
 void dict_extend(dict_T *d1, dict_T *d2, char_u *action);
 void mzscheme_call_vim(char_u *name, typval_T *args, typval_T *rettv);
 float_T vim_round(float_T f);
@@ -150,5 +152,4 @@
 void reset_v_option_vars(void);
 int modify_fname(char_u *src, int *usedlen, char_u **fnamep, char_u **bufp, int *fnamelen);
 char_u *do_string_sub(char_u *str, char_u *pat, char_u *sub, char_u *flags);
-char_u *tv2string(typval_T *tv, char_u **tofree, char_u *numbuf, int copyID);
 /* vim: set ft=c : */
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_evalcmd.vim b/src/testdir/test_evalcmd.vim
index e7f48bc..a9bda87 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_evalcmd.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_evalcmd.vim
@@ -1,8 +1,33 @@
 " test evalcmd()
 
+func NestedEval()
+  let nested = evalcmd('echo "nested\nlines"')
+  echo 'got: "' . nested . '"'
+endfunc
+
+func NestedRedir()
+  redir => var
+  echo 'broken'
+  redir END
+endfunc
+
 func Test_evalcmd()
   call assert_equal("\nnocompatible", evalcmd('set compatible?'))
   call assert_equal("\nsomething\nnice", evalcmd('echo "something\nnice"'))
+  call assert_equal("noendofline", evalcmd('echon "noendofline"'))
+  call assert_equal("", evalcmd(123))
+
+  call assert_equal("\ngot: \"\nnested\nlines\"", evalcmd('call NestedEval()'))
+  redir => redired
+  echo 'this'
+  let evaled = evalcmd('echo "that"')
+  echo 'theend'
+  redir END
+  call assert_equal("\nthis\ntheend", redired)
+  call assert_equal("\nthat", evaled)
+
   call assert_fails('call evalcmd("doesnotexist")', 'E492:')
+  call assert_fails('call evalcmd(3.4)', 'E806:')
+  call assert_fails('call evalcmd("call NestedRedir()")', 'E930:')
 endfunc
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 368d1b8..5794e3a 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -759,6 +759,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1999,
+/**/
     1998,
 /**/
     1997,