diff --git a/src/drawline.c b/src/drawline.c
index ea9e4a9..5cfec84 100644
--- a/src/drawline.c
+++ b/src/drawline.c
@@ -1470,6 +1470,16 @@
 # endif
 		}
 	    }
+# ifdef FEAT_TEXT_PROP
+	    // Combine text property highlight into syntax highlight.
+	    if (text_prop_type != NULL)
+	    {
+		if (text_prop_combine)
+		    syntax_attr = hl_combine_attr(syntax_attr, text_prop_attr);
+		else
+		    syntax_attr = text_prop_attr;
+	    }
+# endif
 #endif
 
 	    // Decide which of the highlight attributes to use.
@@ -1479,28 +1489,16 @@
 	    {
 		char_attr = hl_combine_attr(line_attr, area_attr);
 # ifdef FEAT_SYN_HL
-		if (syntax_attr != 0)
-		    char_attr = hl_combine_attr(syntax_attr, char_attr);
+		char_attr = hl_combine_attr(syntax_attr, char_attr);
 # endif
 	    }
 	    else if (search_attr != 0)
 	    {
 		char_attr = hl_combine_attr(line_attr, search_attr);
 # ifdef FEAT_SYN_HL
-		if (syntax_attr != 0)
-		    char_attr = hl_combine_attr(syntax_attr, char_attr);
+		char_attr = hl_combine_attr(syntax_attr, char_attr);
 # endif
 	    }
-# ifdef FEAT_TEXT_PROP
-	    else if (text_prop_type != NULL)
-	    {
-		char_attr = hl_combine_attr(line_attr != 0
-						? line_attr
-						: syntax_attr != 0
-						    ? syntax_attr
-						    : win_attr, text_prop_attr);
-	    }
-# endif
 	    else if (line_attr != 0 && ((fromcol == -10 && tocol == MAXCOL)
 				|| vcol < fromcol || vcol_prev < fromcol_prev
 				|| vcol >= tocol))
@@ -1508,11 +1506,10 @@
 		// Use line_attr when not in the Visual or 'incsearch' area
 		// (area_attr may be 0 when "noinvcur" is set).
 # ifdef FEAT_SYN_HL
-		if (syntax_attr != 0)
-		    char_attr = hl_combine_attr(syntax_attr, line_attr);
-		else
+		char_attr = hl_combine_attr(syntax_attr, line_attr);
+# else
+		char_attr = line_attr;
 # endif
-		    char_attr = line_attr;
 		attr_pri = FALSE;
 	    }
 #else
@@ -1524,22 +1521,10 @@
 	    else
 	    {
 		attr_pri = FALSE;
-#ifdef FEAT_TEXT_PROP
-		if (text_prop_type != NULL)
-		{
-		    if (text_prop_combine)
-			char_attr = hl_combine_attr(
-						  syntax_attr, text_prop_attr);
-		    else
-			char_attr = hl_combine_attr(
-						  win_attr, text_prop_attr);
-		}
-		else
-#endif
 #ifdef FEAT_SYN_HL
-		    char_attr = syntax_attr;
+		char_attr = syntax_attr;
 #else
-		    char_attr = 0;
+		char_attr = 0;
 #endif
 	    }
 	}
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_textprop_01.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_textprop_01.dump
index 24ca480..aabe25b 100644
--- a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_textprop_01.dump
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_textprop_01.dump
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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diff --git a/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim b/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim
index b09e1a7..002933d 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim
@@ -678,8 +678,9 @@
 	\ "call prop_type_add('start', {'highlight': 'NumberProp', 'start_incl': 1})",
 	\ "call prop_type_add('end', {'highlight': 'NumberProp', 'end_incl': 1})",
 	\ "call prop_type_add('both', {'highlight': 'NumberProp', 'start_incl': 1, 'end_incl': 1})",
-	\ "call prop_type_add('background', {'highlight': 'NumberProp', 'combine': 1})",
-	\ "eval 'background'->prop_type_change({'highlight': 'BackgroundProp'})",
+	\ "call prop_type_add('background', {'highlight': 'BackgroundProp', 'combine': 0})",
+	\ "call prop_type_add('backgroundcomb', {'highlight': 'NumberProp', 'combine': 1})",
+	\ "eval 'backgroundcomb'->prop_type_change({'highlight': 'BackgroundProp'})",
 	\ "call prop_type_add('error', {'highlight': 'UnderlineProp', 'combine': 1})",
 	\ "call prop_add(1, 4, {'end_lnum': 3, 'end_col': 3, 'type': 'long'})",
 	\ "call prop_add(2, 9, {'length': 3, 'type': 'number'})",
@@ -688,7 +689,8 @@
 	\ "call prop_add(3, 7, {'length': 2, 'type': 'start'})",
 	\ "call prop_add(3, 11, {'length': 2, 'type': 'end'})",
 	\ "call prop_add(3, 15, {'length': 2, 'type': 'both'})",
-	\ "call prop_add(4, 12, {'length': 10, 'type': 'background'})",
+	\ "call prop_add(4, 6, {'length': 3, 'type': 'background'})",
+	\ "call prop_add(4, 12, {'length': 10, 'type': 'backgroundcomb'})",
 	\ "call prop_add(4, 17, {'length': 5, 'type': 'error'})",
 	\ "call prop_add(5, 7, {'length': 4, 'type': 'long'})",
 	\ "call prop_add(6, 1, {'length': 8, 'type': 'long'})",
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 1ab0144..a38d335 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2279,
+/**/
     2278,
 /**/
     2277,