diff --git a/src/register.c b/src/register.c
index 9d4354a..47fcd73 100644
--- a/src/register.c
+++ b/src/register.c
@@ -1764,7 +1764,7 @@
 	{
 	    if (dir == FORWARD && c == NUL)
 		++col;
-	    if (dir != FORWARD && c != NUL)
+	    if (dir != FORWARD && c != NUL && curwin->w_cursor.coladd > 0)
 		++curwin->w_cursor.col;
 	    if (c == TAB)
 	    {
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_registers.vim b/src/testdir/test_registers.vim
index d92ad97..242dfd4 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_registers.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_registers.vim
@@ -659,4 +659,22 @@
   bwipe!
 endfunc
 
+func Test_ve_blockpaste()
+  new
+  set ve=all
+  0put =['QWERTZ','ASDFGH']
+  call cursor(1,1)
+  exe ":norm! \<C-V>3ljdP"
+  call assert_equal(1, col('.'))
+  call assert_equal(getline(1, 2), ['QWERTZ', 'ASDFGH'])
+  call cursor(1,1)
+  exe ":norm! \<C-V>3ljd"
+  call cursor(1,1)
+  norm! $3lP
+  call assert_equal(5, col('.'))
+  call assert_equal(getline(1, 2), ['TZ  QWER', 'GH  ASDF'])
+  set ve&vim
+  bwipe!
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 88bd908..73d4560 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1170,
+/**/
     1169,
 /**/
     1168,