diff --git a/src/ex_getln.c b/src/ex_getln.c
index 1537128..08a7855 100644
--- a/src/ex_getln.c
+++ b/src/ex_getln.c
@@ -4422,7 +4422,8 @@
 	    flags |= EW_FILE;
 	else
 	    flags = (flags | EW_DIR) & ~EW_FILE;
-	ret = expand_wildcards(1, &pat, num_file, file, flags);
+	/* Expand wildcards, supporting %:h and the like. */
+	ret = expand_wildcards_eval(&pat, num_file, file, flags);
 	if (free_pat)
 	    vim_free(pat);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/src/misc1.c b/src/misc1.c
index aa90215..7da8701 100644
--- a/src/misc1.c
+++ b/src/misc1.c
@@ -8447,6 +8447,46 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Invoke expand_wildcards() for one pattern.
+ * Expand items like "%:h" before the expansion.
+ * Returns OK or FAIL.
+ */
+    int
+expand_wildcards_eval(pat, num_file, file, flags)
+    char_u	 **pat;		/* pointer to input pattern */
+    int		  *num_file;	/* resulting number of files */
+    char_u	***file;	/* array of resulting files */
+    int		   flags;	/* EW_DIR, etc. */
+{
+    int		ret = FAIL;
+    char_u	*eval_pat = NULL;
+    char_u	*exp_pat = *pat;
+    char_u      *ignored_msg;
+    int		usedlen;
+
+    if (*exp_pat == '%' || *exp_pat == '#' || *exp_pat == '<')
+    {
+	++emsg_off;
+	eval_pat = eval_vars(exp_pat, exp_pat, &usedlen,
+						    NULL, &ignored_msg, NULL);
+	--emsg_off;
+	if (eval_pat != NULL)
+	    exp_pat = concat_str(eval_pat, exp_pat + usedlen);
+    }
+
+    if (exp_pat != NULL)
+	ret = expand_wildcards(1, &exp_pat, num_file, file, flags);
+
+    if (eval_pat != NULL)
+    {
+	vim_free(exp_pat);
+	vim_free(eval_pat);
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/*
  * Expand wildcards.  Calls gen_expand_wildcards() and removes files matching
  * 'wildignore'.
  * Returns OK or FAIL.
diff --git a/src/proto/misc1.pro b/src/proto/misc1.pro
index a54b8b5..a036e3e 100644
--- a/src/proto/misc1.pro
+++ b/src/proto/misc1.pro
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 int vim_fexists __ARGS((char_u *fname));
 void line_breakcheck __ARGS((void));
 void fast_breakcheck __ARGS((void));
+int expand_wildcards_eval __ARGS((char_u **pat, int *num_file, char_u ***file, int flags));
 int expand_wildcards __ARGS((int num_pat, char_u **pat, int *num_file, char_u ***file, int flags));
 int match_suffix __ARGS((char_u *fname));
 int unix_expandpath __ARGS((garray_T *gap, char_u *path, int wildoff, int flags, int didstar));
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 524965e..80aeaa3 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -682,6 +682,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    313,
+/**/
     312,
 /**/
     311,