diff --git a/src/errors.h b/src/errors.h
index a8ea33d..4cc50e4 100644
--- a/src/errors.h
+++ b/src/errors.h
@@ -664,3 +664,5 @@
 	INIT(= N_("E1238: Blob required for argument %d"));
 EXTERN char e_invalid_value_for_blob_nr[]
 	INIT(= N_("E1239: Invalid value for blob: %d"));
+EXTERN char e_resulting_text_too_long[]
+	INIT(= N_("E1240: Resulting text too long"));
diff --git a/src/register.c b/src/register.c
index f034c64..9f179ea 100644
--- a/src/register.c
+++ b/src/register.c
@@ -2011,8 +2011,15 @@
 	    }
 
 	    do {
-		totlen = count * yanklen;
-		if (totlen > 0)
+		long multlen = count * yanklen;
+
+		totlen = multlen;
+		if (totlen != multlen)
+		{
+		    emsg(_(e_resulting_text_too_long));
+		    break;
+		}
+		else if (totlen > 0)
 		{
 		    oldp = ml_get(lnum);
 		    if (lnum > start_lnum)
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_put.vim b/src/testdir/test_put.vim
index f3a320f..4a3a0d1 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_put.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_put.vim
@@ -134,4 +134,12 @@
   bwipe!
 endfunc
 
+func Test_very_larg_count()
+  new
+  let @" = 'x'
+  call assert_fails('norm 44444444444444p', 'E1240:')
+  bwipe!
+endfunc
+
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 5fe4dcc..247af25 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -758,6 +758,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    3492,
+/**/
     3491,
 /**/
     3490,