diff --git a/src/ex_getln.c b/src/ex_getln.c
index 7d2efca..0a3d9d4 100644
--- a/src/ex_getln.c
+++ b/src/ex_getln.c
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@
     exarg_T	ea;
     pos_T	save_cursor;
     int		use_last_pat;
+    int		retval = FALSE;
 
     *skiplen = 0;
     *patlen = ccline.cmdlen;
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@
     if (firstc != ':')
 	return FALSE;
 
+    ++emsg_off;
     vim_memset(&ea, 0, sizeof(ea));
     ea.line1 = 1;
     ea.line2 = 1;
@@ -224,13 +226,13 @@
 
     cmd = skip_range(ea.cmd, NULL);
     if (vim_strchr((char_u *)"sgvl", *cmd) == NULL)
-	return FALSE;
+	goto theend;
 
     // Skip over "substitute" to find the pattern separator.
     for (p = cmd; ASCII_ISALPHA(*p); ++p)
 	;
     if (*skipwhite(p) == NUL)
-	return FALSE;
+	goto theend;
 
     if (STRNCMP(cmd, "substitute", p - cmd) == 0
 	    || STRNCMP(cmd, "smagic", p - cmd) == 0
@@ -248,7 +250,7 @@
 	while (ASCII_ISALPHA(*(p = skipwhite(p))))
 	    ++p;
 	if (*p == NUL)
-	    return FALSE;
+	    goto theend;
     }
     else if (STRNCMP(cmd, "vimgrep", MAX(p - cmd, 3)) == 0
 	|| STRNCMP(cmd, "vimgrepadd", MAX(p - cmd, 8)) == 0
@@ -261,13 +263,13 @@
 	{
 	    p++;
 	    if (*skipwhite(p) == NUL)
-		return FALSE;
+		goto theend;
 	}
 	if (*cmd != 'g')
 	    delim_optional = TRUE;
     }
     else
-	return FALSE;
+	goto theend;
 
     p = skipwhite(p);
     delim = (delim_optional && vim_isIDc(*p)) ? ' ' : *p++;
@@ -276,7 +278,7 @@
     use_last_pat = end == p && *end == delim;
 
     if (end == p && !use_last_pat)
-	return FALSE;
+	goto theend;
 
     // Don't do 'hlsearch' highlighting if the pattern matches everything.
     if (!use_last_pat)
@@ -288,7 +290,7 @@
 	empty = empty_pattern(p);
 	*end = c;
 	if (empty)
-	    return FALSE;
+	    goto theend;
     }
 
     // found a non-empty pattern or //
@@ -321,7 +323,10 @@
     }
 
     curwin->w_cursor = save_cursor;
-    return TRUE;
+    retval = TRUE;
+theend:
+    --emsg_off;
+    return retval;
 }
 
     static void
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_incsearch_substitute_14.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_incsearch_substitute_14.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c319856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_incsearch_substitute_14.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+|a+1&#ffffff0|s+0&&|d|f|a+0&#ffff4012|s+0&#ffffff0|d|f| @61
+|~+0#4040ff13&| @68
+|~| @68
+|[+3#0000000&|N|o| |N|a|m|e|]| |[|+|]| @38|1|,|1| @11|A|l@1
+|b+0&&|s|d|f|b|s|d|f| @61
+|~+0#4040ff13&| @68
+|[+1#0000000&|N|o| |N|a|m|e|]| |[|+|]| @38|1|,|1| @11|A|l@1
+|:+0&&|'|<|,|'|>|s|/|a|/|b|/|g> @56
+@70
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_search.vim b/src/testdir/test_search.vim
index 190755a..1876713 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_search.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_search.vim
@@ -983,6 +983,19 @@
   call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_incsearch_substitute_12', {})
   call term_sendkeys(buf, "\<Esc>")
   call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_incsearch_substitute_13', {})
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":%bwipe!\<CR>")
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":only!\<CR>")
+
+  "  get :'<,'>s command in history
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":set cmdheight=2\<CR>")
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "aasdfasdf\<Esc>")
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "V:s/a/b/g\<CR>")
+  " Using '<,'> does not give E20
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":new\<CR>")
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "aasdfasdf\<Esc>")
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":\<Up>\<Up>")
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_incsearch_substitute_14', {})
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "<Esc>")
 
   call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
   call delete('Xis_subst_script')
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 996c3c5..67ea6af 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -738,6 +738,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2338,
+/**/
     2337,
 /**/
     2336,