diff --git a/src/arglist.c b/src/arglist.c
index dd255a6..4e971fd 100644
--- a/src/arglist.c
+++ b/src/arglist.c
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@
 	    p = file_pat_to_reg_pat(p, NULL, NULL, FALSE);
 	    if (p == NULL)
 		break;
-	    regmatch.regprog = vim_regcomp(p, p_magic ? RE_MAGIC : 0);
+	    regmatch.regprog = vim_regcomp(p, magic_isset() ? RE_MAGIC : 0);
 	    if (regmatch.regprog == NULL)
 	    {
 		vim_free(p);
diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index 8497bcf..b3889b7 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -2605,7 +2605,7 @@
 		p = pat;
 		if (*p == '^' && !(attempt & 1))	 // add/remove '^'
 		    ++p;
-		regmatch.regprog = vim_regcomp(p, p_magic ? RE_MAGIC : 0);
+		regmatch.regprog = vim_regcomp(p, magic_isset() ? RE_MAGIC : 0);
 		if (regmatch.regprog == NULL)
 		{
 		    vim_free(pat);
diff --git a/src/cmdexpand.c b/src/cmdexpand.c
index 11cb0e3..4ebb693 100644
--- a/src/cmdexpand.c
+++ b/src/cmdexpand.c
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@
 		if (*arg != NUL)
 		{
 		    xp->xp_context = EXPAND_NOTHING;
-		    arg = skip_regexp(arg + 1, *arg, p_magic);
+		    arg = skip_regexp(arg + 1, *arg, magic_isset());
 		}
 	    }
 	    return find_nextcmd(arg);
@@ -1429,7 +1429,7 @@
 	    {
 		// skip "from" part
 		++arg;
-		arg = skip_regexp(arg, delim, p_magic);
+		arg = skip_regexp(arg, delim, magic_isset());
 	    }
 	    // skip "to" part
 	    while (arg[0] != NUL && arg[0] != delim)
@@ -2077,7 +2077,7 @@
 	pat = tofree;
     }
 
-    regmatch.regprog = vim_regcomp(pat, p_magic ? RE_MAGIC : 0);
+    regmatch.regprog = vim_regcomp(pat, magic_isset() ? RE_MAGIC : 0);
     if (regmatch.regprog == NULL)
 	return FAIL;
 
diff --git a/src/ex_cmds.c b/src/ex_cmds.c
index e7575f9..01f14cd 100644
--- a/src/ex_cmds.c
+++ b/src/ex_cmds.c
@@ -3671,7 +3671,8 @@
 	    which_pat = RE_LAST;	    // use last used regexp
 	    delimiter = *cmd++;		    // remember delimiter character
 	    pat = cmd;			    // remember start of search pat
-	    cmd = skip_regexp_ex(cmd, delimiter, p_magic, &eap->arg, NULL);
+	    cmd = skip_regexp_ex(cmd, delimiter, magic_isset(),
+							      &eap->arg, NULL);
 	    if (cmd[0] == delimiter)	    // end delimiter found
 		*cmd++ = NUL;		    // replace it with a NUL
 	}
@@ -3763,7 +3764,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if ((cmdmod.cmod_flags & CMOD_KEEPPATTERNS) == 0)
-	    save_re_pat(RE_SUBST, pat, p_magic);
+	    save_re_pat(RE_SUBST, pat, magic_isset());
 	// put pattern in history
 	add_to_history(HIST_SEARCH, pat, TRUE, NUL);
 
@@ -3897,7 +3898,7 @@
      * But don't do it when it starts with "\=", then it's an expression.
      */
     if (!(sub[0] == '\\' && sub[1] == '='))
-	sub = regtilde(sub, p_magic);
+	sub = regtilde(sub, magic_isset());
 
     /*
      * Check for a match on each line.
@@ -4309,7 +4310,7 @@
 		// get length of substitution part
 		sublen = vim_regsub_multi(&regmatch,
 				    sub_firstlnum - regmatch.startpos[0].lnum,
-				    sub, sub_firstline, FALSE, p_magic, TRUE);
+			       sub, sub_firstline, FALSE, magic_isset(), TRUE);
 #ifdef FEAT_EVAL
 		// If getting the substitute string caused an error, don't do
 		// the replacement.
@@ -4413,7 +4414,7 @@
 
 		(void)vim_regsub_multi(&regmatch,
 				    sub_firstlnum - regmatch.startpos[0].lnum,
-					   sub, new_end, TRUE, p_magic, TRUE);
+				      sub, new_end, TRUE, magic_isset(), TRUE);
 		sub_nsubs++;
 		did_sub = TRUE;
 
@@ -4846,7 +4847,7 @@
 	if (delim)
 	    ++cmd;		// skip delimiter if there is one
 	pat = cmd;		// remember start of pattern
-	cmd = skip_regexp_ex(cmd, delim, p_magic, &eap->arg, NULL);
+	cmd = skip_regexp_ex(cmd, delim, magic_isset(), &eap->arg, NULL);
 	if (cmd[0] == delim)		    // end delimiter found
 	    *cmd++ = NUL;		    // replace it with a NUL
     }
diff --git a/src/ex_cmds.h b/src/ex_cmds.h
index b5260b9f..5e61c3e 100644
--- a/src/ex_cmds.h
+++ b/src/ex_cmds.h
@@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@
 	EX_EXTRA|EX_BANG|EX_CMDARG|EX_ARGOPT|EX_TRLBAR,
 	ADDR_NONE),
 EXCMD(CMD_smagic,	"smagic",	ex_submagic,
-	EX_RANGE|EX_WHOLEFOLD|EX_EXTRA|EX_CMDWIN|EX_LOCK_OK,
+	EX_RANGE|EX_WHOLEFOLD|EX_EXTRA|EX_CMDWIN|EX_LOCK_OK|EX_NONWHITE_OK,
 	ADDR_LINES),
 EXCMD(CMD_smap,		"smap",		ex_map,
 	EX_EXTRA|EX_TRLBAR|EX_NOTRLCOM|EX_CTRLV|EX_CMDWIN|EX_LOCK_OK,
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@
 	EX_RANGE|EX_BANG|EX_FILES|EX_CMDARG|EX_ARGOPT|EX_TRLBAR,
 	ADDR_OTHER),
 EXCMD(CMD_snomagic,	"snomagic",	ex_submagic,
-	EX_RANGE|EX_WHOLEFOLD|EX_EXTRA|EX_CMDWIN|EX_LOCK_OK,
+	EX_RANGE|EX_WHOLEFOLD|EX_EXTRA|EX_CMDWIN|EX_LOCK_OK|EX_NONWHITE_OK,
 	ADDR_LINES),
 EXCMD(CMD_snoremap,	"snoremap",	ex_map,
 	EX_EXTRA|EX_TRLBAR|EX_NOTRLCOM|EX_CTRLV|EX_CMDWIN|EX_LOCK_OK,
diff --git a/src/ex_docmd.c b/src/ex_docmd.c
index 95d4dd1..b1dcc6f 100644
--- a/src/ex_docmd.c
+++ b/src/ex_docmd.c
@@ -3951,7 +3951,7 @@
 		}
 		if (skip)	// skip "/pat/"
 		{
-		    cmd = skip_regexp(cmd, c, (int)p_magic);
+		    cmd = skip_regexp(cmd, c, magic_isset());
 		    if (*cmd == c)
 			++cmd;
 		}
@@ -6535,9 +6535,9 @@
     {
 	// ":open /pattern/": put cursor in column found with pattern
 	++eap->arg;
-	p = skip_regexp(eap->arg, '/', p_magic);
+	p = skip_regexp(eap->arg, '/', magic_isset());
 	*p = NUL;
-	regmatch.regprog = vim_regcomp(eap->arg, p_magic ? RE_MAGIC : 0);
+	regmatch.regprog = vim_regcomp(eap->arg, magic_isset() ? RE_MAGIC : 0);
 	if (regmatch.regprog != NULL)
 	{
 	    regmatch.rm_ic = p_ic;
@@ -7529,11 +7529,11 @@
     static void
 ex_submagic(exarg_T *eap)
 {
-    int		magic_save = p_magic;
+    magic_T saved = magic_overruled;
 
-    p_magic = (eap->cmdidx == CMD_smagic);
+    magic_overruled = eap->cmdidx == CMD_smagic ? MAGIC_ON : MAGIC_OFF;
     ex_substitute(eap);
-    p_magic = magic_save;
+    magic_overruled = saved;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -8333,7 +8333,7 @@
     {
 	whole = FALSE;
 	++eap->arg;
-	p = skip_regexp(eap->arg, '/', p_magic);
+	p = skip_regexp(eap->arg, '/', magic_isset());
 	if (*p)
 	{
 	    *p++ = NUL;
diff --git a/src/ex_getln.c b/src/ex_getln.c
index 54924c1..04b10ea 100644
--- a/src/ex_getln.c
+++ b/src/ex_getln.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
     pos_T	match_end;
     int		did_incsearch;
     int		incsearch_postponed;
-    int		magic_save;
+    magic_T	magic_overruled_save;
 } incsearch_state_T;
 
     static void
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
     is_state->match_start = curwin->w_cursor;
     is_state->did_incsearch = FALSE;
     is_state->incsearch_postponed = FALSE;
-    is_state->magic_save = p_magic;
+    is_state->magic_overruled_save = magic_overruled;
     CLEAR_POS(&is_state->match_end);
     is_state->save_cursor = curwin->w_cursor;  // may be restored later
     is_state->search_start = curwin->w_cursor;
@@ -252,9 +252,9 @@
 	    || STRNCMP(cmd, "vglobal", p - cmd) == 0)
     {
 	if (*cmd == 's' && cmd[1] == 'm')
-	    p_magic = TRUE;
+	    magic_overruled = MAGIC_ON;
 	else if (*cmd == 's' && cmd[1] == 'n')
-	    p_magic = FALSE;
+	    magic_overruled = MAGIC_OFF;
     }
     else if (STRNCMP(cmd, "sort", MAX(p - cmd, 3)) == 0)
     {
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
     p = skipwhite(p);
     delim = (delim_optional && vim_isIDc(*p)) ? ' ' : *p++;
     *search_delim = delim;
-    end = skip_regexp(p, delim, p_magic);
+    end = skip_regexp(p, delim, magic_isset());
 
     use_last_pat = end == p && *end == delim;
 
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
 	search_first_line = 0;
 	search_last_line = MAXLNUM;
 
-	p_magic = is_state->magic_save;
+	magic_overruled = is_state->magic_overruled_save;
 
 	validate_cursor();	// needed for TAB
 	redraw_all_later(SOME_VALID);
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@
 	    if (p_ic && p_scs && !pat_has_uppercase(ccline.cmdbuff + skiplen))
 		*c = MB_TOLOWER(*c);
 	    if (*c == search_delim || vim_strchr((char_u *)(
-			       p_magic ? "\\~^$.*[" : "\\^$"), *c) != NULL)
+			     magic_isset() ? "\\~^$.*[" : "\\^$"), *c) != NULL)
 	    {
 		// put a backslash before special characters
 		stuffcharReadbuff(*c);
diff --git a/src/globals.h b/src/globals.h
index 4f54d0f..d7887bb 100644
--- a/src/globals.h
+++ b/src/globals.h
@@ -1938,3 +1938,8 @@
 
 #define FOR_ALL_LIST_ITEMS(l, li) \
     for ((li) = (l)->lv_first; (li) != NULL; (li) = (li)->li_next)
+
+// While executing a regexp and set to MAGIC_ON or MAGIC_OFF this overrules
+// p_magic.  Otherwise set to MAGIC_NOT_SET.
+
+EXTERN magic_T magic_overruled INIT(= MAGIC_NOT_SET);
diff --git a/src/insexpand.c b/src/insexpand.c
index 8f4f976..73b2218 100644
--- a/src/insexpand.c
+++ b/src/insexpand.c
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@
     }
     else
     {
-	regmatch.regprog = vim_regcomp(pat, p_magic ? RE_MAGIC : 0);
+	regmatch.regprog = vim_regcomp(pat, magic_isset() ? RE_MAGIC : 0);
 	if (regmatch.regprog == NULL)
 	    goto theend;
     }
@@ -4175,7 +4175,7 @@
 		    break;
 		// FALLTHROUGH
 	    case '~':
-		if (!p_magic)	// quote these only if magic is set
+		if (!magic_isset())	// quote these only if magic is set
 		    break;
 		// FALLTHROUGH
 	    case '\\':
diff --git a/src/normal.c b/src/normal.c
index 1c66412..faf6ffb 100644
--- a/src/normal.c
+++ b/src/normal.c
@@ -3738,9 +3738,9 @@
     else
     {
 	if (cmdchar == '*')
-	    aux_ptr = (char_u *)(p_magic ? "/.*~[^$\\" : "/^$\\");
+	    aux_ptr = (char_u *)(magic_isset() ? "/.*~[^$\\" : "/^$\\");
 	else if (cmdchar == '#')
-	    aux_ptr = (char_u *)(p_magic ? "/?.*~[^$\\" : "/?^$\\");
+	    aux_ptr = (char_u *)(magic_isset() ? "/?.*~[^$\\" : "/?^$\\");
 	else if (tag_cmd)
 	{
 	    if (curbuf->b_help)
diff --git a/src/option.c b/src/option.c
index 935a325..dd09e0e 100644
--- a/src/option.c
+++ b/src/option.c
@@ -6996,3 +6996,22 @@
     return OK;
 }
 #endif
+
+/*
+ * Get the value of 'magic' adjusted for Vim9 script.
+ */
+    int
+magic_isset(void)
+{
+    switch (magic_overruled)
+    {
+	case MAGIC_ON:      return TRUE;
+	case MAGIC_OFF:     return FALSE;
+	case MAGIC_NOT_SET: break;
+    }
+#ifdef FEAT_EVAL
+    if (in_vim9script())
+	return TRUE;
+#endif
+    return p_magic;
+}
diff --git a/src/proto/option.pro b/src/proto/option.pro
index 210c60a..1c7c3b2 100644
--- a/src/proto/option.pro
+++ b/src/proto/option.pro
@@ -75,4 +75,5 @@
 char_u *get_showbreak_value(win_T *win);
 dict_T *get_winbuf_options(int bufopt);
 int fill_culopt_flags(char_u *val, win_T *wp);
+int magic_isset(void);
 /* vim: set ft=c : */
diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index f95bf3c..af2b802 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
     int		i;
 
     rc_did_emsg = FALSE;
-    magic = p_magic;
+    magic = magic_isset();
 
     /*
      * If no pattern given, use a previously defined pattern.
@@ -1341,7 +1341,8 @@
 	     * If there is a matching '/' or '?', toss it.
 	     */
 	    ps = strcopy;
-	    p = skip_regexp_ex(pat, search_delim, (int)p_magic, &strcopy, NULL);
+	    p = skip_regexp_ex(pat, search_delim, magic_isset(),
+							       &strcopy, NULL);
 	    if (strcopy != ps)
 	    {
 		// made a copy of "pat" to change "\?" to "?"
@@ -3385,7 +3386,7 @@
 	sprintf((char *)pat, whole ? "\\<%.*s\\>" : "%.*s", len, ptr);
 	// ignore case according to p_ic, p_scs and pat
 	regmatch.rm_ic = ignorecase(pat);
-	regmatch.regprog = vim_regcomp(pat, p_magic ? RE_MAGIC : 0);
+	regmatch.regprog = vim_regcomp(pat, magic_isset() ? RE_MAGIC : 0);
 	vim_free(pat);
 	if (regmatch.regprog == NULL)
 	    goto fpip_end;
@@ -3393,7 +3394,8 @@
     inc_opt = (*curbuf->b_p_inc == NUL) ? p_inc : curbuf->b_p_inc;
     if (*inc_opt != NUL)
     {
-	incl_regmatch.regprog = vim_regcomp(inc_opt, p_magic ? RE_MAGIC : 0);
+	incl_regmatch.regprog = vim_regcomp(inc_opt,
+						 magic_isset() ? RE_MAGIC : 0);
 	if (incl_regmatch.regprog == NULL)
 	    goto fpip_end;
 	incl_regmatch.rm_ic = FALSE;	// don't ignore case in incl. pat.
@@ -3401,7 +3403,8 @@
     if (type == FIND_DEFINE && (*curbuf->b_p_def != NUL || *p_def != NUL))
     {
 	def_regmatch.regprog = vim_regcomp(*curbuf->b_p_def == NUL
-			   ? p_def : curbuf->b_p_def, p_magic ? RE_MAGIC : 0);
+			   ? p_def : curbuf->b_p_def,
+						 magic_isset() ? RE_MAGIC : 0);
 	if (def_regmatch.regprog == NULL)
 	    goto fpip_end;
 	def_regmatch.rm_ic = FALSE;	// don't ignore case in define pat.
diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index 809a2d1..64d903b 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -4309,3 +4309,9 @@
 // We have to guess how much a sequence of bytes may expand when converting
 // with iconv() to be able to allocate a buffer.
 #define ICONV_MULT 8
+
+typedef enum {
+    MAGIC_NOT_SET,	// p_magic not overruled
+    MAGIC_ON,		// magic on inside regexp
+    MAGIC_OFF		// magic off inside regexp
+} magic_T;
diff --git a/src/tag.c b/src/tag.c
index 00046e9..c4896b3 100644
--- a/src/tag.c
+++ b/src/tag.c
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@
 	else
 	    for (pats->headlen = 0; pats->head[pats->headlen] != NUL;
 							      ++pats->headlen)
-		if (vim_strchr((char_u *)(p_magic ? ".[~*\\$" : "\\$"),
+		if (vim_strchr((char_u *)(magic_isset() ? ".[~*\\$" : "\\$"),
 					   pats->head[pats->headlen]) != NULL)
 		    break;
 	if (p_tl != 0 && pats->headlen > p_tl)	// adjust for 'taglength'
@@ -1279,7 +1279,8 @@
     }
 
     if (has_re)
-	pats->regmatch.regprog = vim_regcomp(pats->pat, p_magic ? RE_MAGIC : 0);
+	pats->regmatch.regprog = vim_regcomp(pats->pat,
+						 magic_isset() ? RE_MAGIC : 0);
     else
 	pats->regmatch.regprog = NULL;
 }
@@ -3311,7 +3312,7 @@
     int		keep_help)	// keep help flag (FALSE for cscope)
 {
     int		save_secure;
-    int		save_magic;
+    int		save_magic_overruled;
     int		save_p_ws, save_p_scs, save_p_ic;
     linenr_T	save_lnum;
     char_u	*str;
@@ -3503,8 +3504,8 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_SANDBOX
 	++sandbox;
 #endif
-	save_magic = p_magic;
-	p_magic = FALSE;	// always execute with 'nomagic'
+	save_magic_overruled = magic_overruled;
+	magic_overruled = MAGIC_OFF;	// always execute with 'nomagic'
 #ifdef FEAT_SEARCH_EXTRA
 	// Save value of no_hlsearch, jumping to a tag is not a real search
 	save_no_hlsearch = no_hlsearch;
@@ -3626,7 +3627,7 @@
 	if (secure == 2)
 	    wait_return(TRUE);
 	secure = save_secure;
-	p_magic = save_magic;
+	magic_overruled = save_magic_overruled;
 #ifdef HAVE_SANDBOX
 	--sandbox;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_cmd.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_cmd.vim
index d297931..3b8a7a4 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_cmd.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_cmd.vim
@@ -722,4 +722,22 @@
   CheckDefFailure(lines, 'E1146:', 1)
 enddef
 
+def Test_magic_not_used()
+  new
+  for cmd in ['set magic', 'set nomagic']
+    exe cmd
+    setline(1, 'aaa')
+    s/.../bbb/
+    assert_equal('bbb', getline(1))
+  endfor
+
+  set magic
+  setline(1, 'aaa')
+  assert_fails('s/.\M../bbb/', 'E486:')
+  assert_fails('snomagic/.../bbb/', 'E486:')
+  assert_equal('aaa', getline(1))
+
+  bwipe!
+enddef
+
 " vim: ts=8 sw=2 sts=2 expandtab tw=80 fdm=marker
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 04951e4..41040af 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2182,
+/**/
     2181,
 /**/
     2180,