diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index 423f3fc..ce87a3e 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -1462,6 +1462,7 @@
 		if (curwin->w_p_rl && *curwin->w_p_rlc == 's')
 		{
 		    char_u *r;
+		    size_t pat_len;
 
 		    r = reverse_text(msgbuf);
 		    if (r != NULL)
@@ -1471,9 +1472,13 @@
 			// move reversed text to beginning of buffer
 			while (*r != NUL && *r == ' ')
 			    r++;
-			mch_memmove(msgbuf, r, msgbuf + STRLEN(msgbuf) - r);
+			pat_len = msgbuf + STRLEN(msgbuf) - r;
+			mch_memmove(msgbuf, r, pat_len);
 			// overwrite old text
-			vim_memset(r, ' ', msgbuf + STRLEN(msgbuf) - r);
+			if ((size_t)(r - msgbuf) >= pat_len)
+			    vim_memset(r, ' ', pat_len);
+			else
+			    vim_memset(msgbuf + pat_len, ' ', r - msgbuf);
 		    }
 		}
 #endif
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_search.vim b/src/testdir/test_search.vim
index d59f39d..8090dee 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_search.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_search.vim
@@ -1289,3 +1289,25 @@
 
   close!
 endfunc
+
+func Test_search_display_pattern()
+  new
+  call setline(1, ['foo', 'bar', 'foobar'])
+
+  call cursor(1, 1)
+  let @/ = 'foo'
+  let pat = escape(@/, '()*?'. '\s\+')
+  let g:a = execute(':unsilent :norm! n')
+  call assert_match(pat, g:a)
+
+  " right-left
+  if exists("+rightleft")
+    set rl
+    call cursor(1, 1)
+    let @/ = 'foo'
+    let pat = 'oof/\s\+'
+    let g:a = execute(':unsilent :norm! n')
+    call assert_match(pat, g:a)
+    set norl
+  endif
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index a422cb0..8f707b0 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -768,6 +768,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1475,
+/**/
     1474,
 /**/
     1473,