diff --git a/src/userfunc.c b/src/userfunc.c
index 724d124..1210791 100644
--- a/src/userfunc.c
+++ b/src/userfunc.c
@@ -601,16 +601,13 @@
     int		len,		// length of "name" or -1 to use strlen()
     typval_T	*rettv,
     char_u	**arg,		// argument, pointing to the '('
+    evalarg_T	*evalarg,	// for line continuation
     funcexe_T	*funcexe)	// various values
 {
     char_u	*argp;
     int		ret = OK;
     typval_T	argvars[MAX_FUNC_ARGS + 1];	// vars for arguments
     int		argcount = 0;		// number of arguments found
-    evalarg_T	evalarg;
-
-    CLEAR_FIELD(evalarg);
-    evalarg.eval_flags = funcexe->evaluate ? EVAL_EVALUATE : 0;
 
     /*
      * Get the arguments.
@@ -619,10 +616,12 @@
     while (argcount < MAX_FUNC_ARGS - (funcexe->partial == NULL ? 0
 						  : funcexe->partial->pt_argc))
     {
-	argp = skipwhite(argp + 1);	    // skip the '(' or ','
+	// skip the '(' or ',' and possibly line breaks
+	argp = skipwhite_and_linebreak(argp + 1, evalarg);
+
 	if (*argp == ')' || *argp == ',' || *argp == NUL)
 	    break;
-	if (eval1(&argp, &argvars[argcount], &evalarg) == FAIL)
+	if (eval1(&argp, &argvars[argcount], evalarg) == FAIL)
 	{
 	    ret = FAIL;
 	    break;
@@ -631,6 +630,7 @@
 	if (*argp != ',')
 	    break;
     }
+    argp = skipwhite_and_linebreak(argp, evalarg);
     if (*argp == ')')
 	++argp;
     else
@@ -3832,16 +3832,19 @@
     int		failed = FALSE;
     funcdict_T	fudi;
     partial_T	*partial = NULL;
+    evalarg_T	evalarg;
 
+    fill_evalarg_from_eap(&evalarg, eap, eap->skip);
     if (eap->skip)
     {
 	// trans_function_name() doesn't work well when skipping, use eval0()
 	// instead to skip to any following command, e.g. for:
 	//   :if 0 | call dict.foo().bar() | endif
 	++emsg_skip;
-	if (eval0(eap->arg, &rettv, eap, NULL) != FAIL)
+	if (eval0(eap->arg, &rettv, eap, &evalarg) != FAIL)
 	    clear_tv(&rettv);
 	--emsg_skip;
+	clear_evalarg(&evalarg, eap);
 	return;
     }
 
@@ -3918,7 +3921,7 @@
 	funcexe.evaluate = !eap->skip;
 	funcexe.partial = partial;
 	funcexe.selfdict = fudi.fd_dict;
-	if (get_func_tv(name, -1, &rettv, &arg, &funcexe) == FAIL)
+	if (get_func_tv(name, -1, &rettv, &arg, &evalarg, &funcexe) == FAIL)
 	{
 	    failed = TRUE;
 	    break;
@@ -3947,6 +3950,7 @@
     }
     if (eap->skip)
 	--emsg_skip;
+    clear_evalarg(&evalarg, eap);
 
     // When inside :try we need to check for following "| catch".
     if (!failed || eap->cstack->cs_trylevel > 0)