diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_1.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_1.dump
index deb67d5..de1f3d4 100644
--- a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_1.dump
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_1.dump
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 |t+0&#ffffff0|e|x|t| |a+0#4040ff13&|f|t|e|r| >o+0#0000000&|n|e| |t|e|x|t| |b+0#4040ff13&|e|f|o|r|e| |t+0#0000000&|w|o| @29
+@60
+|f|u|n|c|t|i|o|n|(|a+0&#ffd7ff255|r|g|:| |a+0&#ffffff0|r|g|)| @41
 |~+0#4040ff13&| @58
 |~| @58
 |~| @58
 |~| @58
-|~| @58
-|~| @58
 | +0#0000000&@41|1|,|6|-|1|2| @7|A|l@1| 
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_2.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_2.dump
index 73cf648..f0c9ac0 100644
--- a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_2.dump
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_2.dump
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 |t+0&#ffffff0|e|x|t| |a+0#4040ff13&|f|t|e|r| >o+0#0000000&|n|e| |t|e|x|t| |b+0#4040ff13&|e|f|o|r|e| |t+0#0000000&|w|o| @29
+@60
+|f|u|n|c|t|i|o|n|(|a+0&#ffd7ff255|r|g|:| |a+0&#ffffff0|r|g|)| @41
 |~+0#4040ff13&| @58
 |~| @58
 |~| @58
 |~| @58
-|~| @58
-|~| @58
 |-+2#0000000&@1| |I|N|S|E|R|T| |-@1| +0&&@29|1|,|6|-|1|2| @7|A|l@1| 
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_3.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_3.dump
index cc4de01..5a8578b 100644
--- a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_3.dump
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_3.dump
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 |t+0&#ffffff0|e|x|t| |a+0#4040ff13&|f|t|e|r| |x+0#0000000&>x|o|n|e| |t|e|x|t| |b+0#4040ff13&|e|f|o|r|e| |t+0#0000000&|w|o| @27
+@60
+|f|u|n|c|t|i|o|n|(|a+0&#ffd7ff255|r|g|:| |a+0&#ffffff0|r|g|)| @41
 |~+0#4040ff13&| @58
 |~| @58
 |~| @58
 |~| @58
-|~| @58
-|~| @58
 | +0#0000000&@41|1|,|7|-|1|3| @7|A|l@1| 
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_4.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_4.dump
index 75e2580..bf67a1e 100644
--- a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_4.dump
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_4.dump
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 |t+0&#ffffff0|e|x|t| |a+0#4040ff13&|f|t|e|r| |x+0#0000000&@1|o|n|e| |t|e|x|t| >b+0#4040ff13&|e|f|o|r|e| |t+0#0000000&|w|o| @27
+@60
+|f|u|n|c|t|i|o|n|(|a+0&#ffd7ff255|r|g|:| |a+0&#ffffff0|r|g|)| @41
 |~+0#4040ff13&| @58
 |~| @58
 |~| @58
 |~| @58
-|~| @58
-|~| @58
 |-+2#0000000&@1| |I|N|S|E|R|T| |-@1| +0&&@29|1|,|1|7|-|2|3| @6|A|l@1| 
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_5.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_5.dump
index 5cbee12..270c8a0 100644
--- a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_5.dump
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_5.dump
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 |t+0&#ffffff0|e|x|t| |a+0#4040ff13&|f|t|e|r| |x+0#0000000&@1|o|n|e| |t|e|x|t| |y>y|b+0#4040ff13&|e|f|o|r|e| |t+0#0000000&|w|o| @25
+@60
+|f|u|n|c|t|i|o|n|(|a+0&#ffd7ff255|r|g|:| |a+0&#ffffff0|r|g|)| @41
 |~+0#4040ff13&| @58
 |~| @58
 |~| @58
 |~| @58
-|~| @58
-|~| @58
 | +0#0000000&@41|1|,|1|8|-|2|4| @6|A|l@1| 
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_6.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_6.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96156a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_6.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+|t+0&#ffffff0|e|x|t| |a+0#4040ff13&|f|t|e|r| |x+0#0000000&@1|o|n|e| |t|e|x|t| |y@1|b+0#4040ff13&|e|f|o|r|e| |t+0#0000000&|w|o| @25
+@60
+|f|u|n|c|t|i|o|n|(| @50
+@7> |a+0&#ffd7ff255|r|g|:| |a+0&#ffffff0|r|g|)| @42
+|~+0#4040ff13&| @58
+|~| @58
+|~| @58
+| +0#0000000&@41|4|,|1|-|8| @8|A|l@1| 
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_7.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_7.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43545a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_7.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+|t+0&#ffffff0|e|x|t| |a+0#4040ff13&|f|t|e|r| |x+0#0000000&@1|o|n|e| |t|e|x|t| |y@1|b+0#4040ff13&|e|f|o|r|e| |t+0#0000000&|w|o| @25
+@60
+|f|u|n|c|t|i|o|n|(| @50
+@12|a+0&#ffd7ff255|r|g|:| >a+0&#ffffff0|r|g|)| @38
+|~+0#4040ff13&| @58
+|~| @58
+|~| @58
+| +0#0000000&@41|4|,|6|-|1|8| @7|A|l@1| 
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_8.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_8.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d46839
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_insert_start_incl_8.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+|t+0&#ffffff0|e|x|t| |a+0#4040ff13&|f|t|e|r| |x+0#0000000&@1|o|n|e| |t|e|x|t| |y@1|b+0#4040ff13&|e|f|o|r|e| |t+0#0000000&|w|o| @25
+@60
+|f|u|n|c|t|i|o|n|(| @50
+@4|a+0&#ffd7ff255|r|g|:| >a+0&#ffffff0|r|g|)| @46
+|~+0#4040ff13&| @58
+|~| @58
+|~| @58
+| +0#0000000&@41|4|,|5|-|1|0| @7|A|l@1| 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim b/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim
index c380210..496e738 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim
@@ -2943,13 +2943,17 @@
 
   let lines =<< trim END
       vim9script
-      setline(1, 'text one text two')
+      setline(1, ['text one text two', '', 'function(arg)'])
 
       prop_type_add('propincl', {highlight: 'NonText', start_incl: true})
       prop_add(1, 6, {type: 'propincl', text: 'after '})
       cursor(1, 6)
       prop_type_add('propnotincl', {highlight: 'NonText', start_incl: false})
       prop_add(1, 15, {type: 'propnotincl', text: 'before '})
+
+      set cindent sw=4 
+      prop_type_add('argname', {highlight: 'DiffChange', start_incl: true})
+      prop_add(3, 10, {type: 'argname', text: 'arg: '})
   END
   call writefile(lines, 'XscriptPropsStartIncl')
   let buf = RunVimInTerminal('-S XscriptPropsStartIncl', #{rows: 8, cols: 60})
@@ -2965,6 +2969,13 @@
   call term_sendkeys(buf, "yy\<Esc>")
   call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_prop_insert_start_incl_5', {})
 
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "3Gfai\<CR>\<Esc>")
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_prop_insert_start_incl_6', {})
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ">>")
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_prop_insert_start_incl_7', {})
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "<<<<")
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_prop_insert_start_incl_8', {})
+
   call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
   call delete('XscriptPropsStartIncl')
 endfunc
diff --git a/src/textprop.c b/src/textprop.c
index 1df4840..d90d57f 100644
--- a/src/textprop.c
+++ b/src/textprop.c
@@ -1906,6 +1906,7 @@
  * Only for the current buffer.
  * "flags" can have:
  * APC_SUBSTITUTE:	Text is replaced, not inserted.
+ * APC_INDENT:		Text is inserted before virtual text prop
  */
     static adjustres_T
 adjust_prop(
@@ -1931,6 +1932,10 @@
     start_incl = (pt != NULL && (pt->pt_flags & PT_FLAG_INS_START_INCL))
 				|| (flags & APC_SUBSTITUTE)
 				|| (prop->tp_flags & TP_FLAG_CONT_PREV);
+    if (prop->tp_id < 0 && (flags & APC_INDENT))
+	// when inserting indent just before a character with virtual text
+	// shift the text property
+	start_incl = FALSE;
     end_incl = (pt != NULL && (pt->pt_flags & PT_FLAG_INS_END_INCL))
 				|| (prop->tp_flags & TP_FLAG_CONT_NEXT);
     // do not drop zero-width props if they later can increase in size
@@ -1982,6 +1987,7 @@
  * "flags" can have:
  * APC_SAVE_FOR_UNDO:	Call u_savesub() before making changes to the line.
  * APC_SUBSTITUTE:	Text is replaced, not inserted.
+ * APC_INDENT:		Text is inserted before virtual text prop
  * Caller is expected to check b_has_textprop and "bytes_added" being non-zero.
  * Returns TRUE when props were changed.
  */
@@ -2097,6 +2103,9 @@
 	cont_prev = prop.tp_col != MAXCOL && prop.tp_col + !start_incl <= kept;
 	cont_next = prop.tp_col != MAXCOL
 			   && skipped <= prop.tp_col + prop.tp_len - !end_incl;
+	// when a prop has text it is never copied
+	if (prop.tp_id < 0 && cont_next)
+	    cont_prev = FALSE;
 
 	if (cont_prev && ga_grow(&prevprop, 1) == OK)
 	{
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index ec63c24..e8b4c9f 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -736,6 +736,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    214,
+/**/
     213,
 /**/
     212,
diff --git a/src/vim.h b/src/vim.h
index 6db4818..9445fa2 100644
--- a/src/vim.h
+++ b/src/vim.h
@@ -2778,6 +2778,7 @@
 // Flags for adjust_prop_columns()
 #define APC_SAVE_FOR_UNDO	1   // call u_savesub() before making changes
 #define APC_SUBSTITUTE		2   // text is replaced, not inserted
+#define APC_INDENT		4   // changing indent
 
 #define CLIP_ZINDEX 32000