diff --git a/src/edit.c b/src/edit.c
index e95dddd..c8320a6 100644
--- a/src/edit.c
+++ b/src/edit.c
@@ -1455,13 +1455,16 @@
 		    Insstart_blank_vcol = get_nolist_virtcol();
 	    }
 
-	    if (vim_iswordc(c) || !echeck_abbr(
+	    /* Insert a normal character and check for abbreviations on a
+	     * special character.  Let CTRL-] expand abbreviations without
+	     * inserting it. */
+	    if (vim_iswordc(c) || (!echeck_abbr(
 #ifdef FEAT_MBYTE
 			/* Add ABBR_OFF for characters above 0x100, this is
 			 * what check_abbr() expects. */
 			(has_mbyte && c >= 0x100) ? (c + ABBR_OFF) :
 #endif
-			c))
+                       c) && c != Ctrl_RSB))
 	    {
 		insert_special(c, FALSE, FALSE);
 #ifdef FEAT_RIGHTLEFT
diff --git a/src/getchar.c b/src/getchar.c
index dc7d768..606d9a2 100644
--- a/src/getchar.c
+++ b/src/getchar.c
@@ -4352,8 +4352,9 @@
 
     if (typebuf.tb_no_abbr_cnt)	/* abbrev. are not recursive */
 	return FALSE;
-    if ((KeyNoremap & (RM_NONE|RM_SCRIPT)) != 0)
-	/* no remapping implies no abbreviation */
+
+    /* no remapping implies no abbreviation, except for CTRL-] */
+    if ((KeyNoremap & (RM_NONE|RM_SCRIPT)) != 0 && c != Ctrl_RSB)
 	return FALSE;
 
     /*
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 8bcdd30..d012d99 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -715,6 +715,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    489,
+/**/
     488,
 /**/
     487,