diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index e6b9f0d..5b05c64 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -834,6 +834,7 @@
 #define PT_FLAG_INS_START_INCL	1	// insert at start included in property
 #define PT_FLAG_INS_END_INCL	2	// insert at end included in property
 #define PT_FLAG_COMBINE		4	// combine with syntax highlight
+#define PT_FLAG_OVERRIDE	8	// override any highlight
 
 // Sign group
 typedef struct signgroup_S
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_textprop_hl_override_1.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_textprop_hl_override_1.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce447e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_textprop_hl_override_1.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+|O+0&#ffffff0|n|e| |o+0#4040ff13#ffff4012|n|e| |o+0#0000000#ffffff0|n|e| |o+0#4040ff13#ffff4012|n|e| |o+0#0000000#ffffff0|n|e| @55
+>T+10#ff404010#40ff4011|w|o| |t|w|o| |t|w|o| |t+10#4040ff13#ffff4012|w|o| |t+10#ff404010#40ff4011|w|o| @55
+|T+0#0000000#ffffff0|h|r|e|e+0#4040ff13#ffff4012| |t|h|r+0#0000000#ffffff0|e@1| |t+0#4040ff13#ffff4012|h|r|e|e+0#0000000#ffffff0| |t|h|r|e@1| @51
+|~+0#4040ff13&| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+| +0#0000000&@56|2|,|1| @10|A|l@1| 
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_textprop_hl_override_2.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_textprop_hl_override_2.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..187233d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_textprop_hl_override_2.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+|O+0&#ffffff0|n|e| |o+0#4040ff13#ffff4012|n|e| |o+0#0000000#ffffff0|n|e| |o+0#4040ff13#ffff4012|n|e| |o+0#0000000#ffffff0|n|e| @55
+|T|w|o| |t+0#4040ff13#ffff4012|w|o| |t+0#0000000#ffffff0|w|o| |t+0#4040ff13#ffff4012|w|o| |t+0#0000000#ffffff0|w|o| @55
+|T|h|r+0&#e0e0e08|e|e+0#4040ff13&| |t|h|r+0#0000000&|e@1| |t+0#4040ff13#ffff4012|h|r|e|e+0#0000000#e0e0e08| |t|h|r>e+0&#ffffff0@1| @51
+|~+0#4040ff13&| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|-+2#0000000&@1| |V|I|S|U|A|L| |-@1| +0&&@34|2|0| @7|3|,|2@1| @9|A|l@1| 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim b/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim
index 03af37a..4d41a15 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim
@@ -1133,6 +1133,38 @@
   call delete('XtestProp')
 endfunc
 
+func Test_textprop_hl_override()
+  CheckScreendump
+
+  let lines =<< trim END
+      call setline(1, ['One one one one one', 'Two two two two two', 'Three three three three'])
+      hi OverProp ctermfg=blue ctermbg=yellow
+      hi CursorLine cterm=bold,underline ctermfg=red ctermbg=green
+      hi Vsual ctermfg=cyan ctermbg=grey
+      call prop_type_add('under', #{highlight: 'OverProp'})
+      call prop_type_add('over', #{highlight: 'OverProp', override: 1})
+      call prop_add(1, 5, #{type: 'under', length: 4})
+      call prop_add(1, 13, #{type: 'over', length: 4})
+      call prop_add(2, 5, #{type: 'under', length: 4})
+      call prop_add(2, 13, #{type: 'over', length: 4})
+      call prop_add(3, 5, #{type: 'under', length: 4})
+      call prop_add(3, 13, #{type: 'over', length: 4})
+      set cursorline
+      2
+  END
+  call writefile(lines, 'XtestOverProp')
+  let buf = RunVimInTerminal('-S XtestOverProp', {'rows': 8})
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_textprop_hl_override_1', {})
+
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "3Gllv$hh")
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_textprop_hl_override_2', {})
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "\<Esc>")
+
+  " clean up
+  call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
+  call delete('XtestOverProp')
+endfunc
+
 func RunTestVisualBlock(width, dump)
   call writefile([
 	\ "call setline(1, ["
diff --git a/src/textprop.c b/src/textprop.c
index 9a9544c..86b0dbf 100644
--- a/src/textprop.c
+++ b/src/textprop.c
@@ -238,9 +238,10 @@
 	    goto theend;
 	((char_u **)gap->ga_data)[gap->ga_len++] = text;
 
-	// change any Tab to a Space to make it simpler to compute the size
+	// change any control character (Tab, Newline, etc.) to a Space to make
+	// it simpler to compute the size
 	for (p = text; *p != NUL; MB_PTR_ADV(p))
-	    if (*p == TAB)
+	    if (*p < ' ')
 		*p = ' ';
 	text = NULL;
     }
@@ -1542,6 +1543,15 @@
 		prop->pt_flags &= ~PT_FLAG_COMBINE;
 	}
 
+	di = dict_find(dict, (char_u *)"override", -1);
+	if (di != NULL)
+	{
+	    if (tv_get_bool(&di->di_tv))
+		prop->pt_flags |= PT_FLAG_OVERRIDE;
+	    else
+		prop->pt_flags &= ~PT_FLAG_OVERRIDE;
+	}
+
 	di = dict_find(dict, (char_u *)"priority", -1);
 	if (di != NULL)
 	    prop->pt_priority = tv_get_number(&di->di_tv);
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index e13e92c..aa3af5c 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -736,6 +736,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    144,
+/**/
     143,
 /**/
     142,