diff --git a/src/message.c b/src/message.c
index e46c514..d5727b1 100644
--- a/src/message.c
+++ b/src/message.c
@@ -399,6 +399,20 @@
     return msg_attr(IObuff, attr);
 }
 
+    int
+# ifdef __BORLANDC__
+_RTLENTRYF
+# endif
+smsg_attr_keep(int attr, char_u *s, ...)
+{
+    va_list arglist;
+
+    va_start(arglist, s);
+    vim_vsnprintf((char *)IObuff, IOSIZE, (char *)s, arglist);
+    va_end(arglist);
+    return msg_attr_keep(IObuff, attr, TRUE);
+}
+
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/proto.h b/src/proto.h
index 655b72c..8570af9 100644
--- a/src/proto.h
+++ b/src/proto.h
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@
 #  ifdef __BORLANDC__
 _RTLENTRYF
 #  endif
+smsg_attr_keep(int, char_u *, ...);
+
+int
+#  ifdef __BORLANDC__
+_RTLENTRYF
+#  endif
 vim_snprintf_add(char *, size_t, char *, ...)
 #ifdef USE_PRINTF_FORMAT_ATTRIBUTE
     __attribute__((format(printf, 3, 4)))
diff --git a/src/undo.c b/src/undo.c
index 117321e..be4e22e 100644
--- a/src/undo.c
+++ b/src/undo.c
@@ -2968,7 +2968,7 @@
     }
 #endif
 
-    smsg((char_u *)_("%ld %s; %s #%ld  %s"),
+    smsg_attr_keep(0, (char_u *)_("%ld %s; %s #%ld  %s"),
 	    u_oldcount < 0 ? -u_oldcount : u_oldcount,
 	    _(msgstr),
 	    did_undo ? _("before") : _("after"),
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 94a1701..2d02461 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -790,6 +790,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    135,
+/**/
     134,
 /**/
     133,