diff --git a/src/drawline.c b/src/drawline.c
index 848b3ae..0638c56 100644
--- a/src/drawline.c
+++ b/src/drawline.c
@@ -569,6 +569,11 @@
 	if (wp->w_skipcol == 0 || wlv->startrow != 0 || !wp->w_p_wrap)
 	    wlv->need_showbreak = FALSE;
 	wlv->vcol_sbr = wlv->vcol + MB_CHARLEN(sbr);
+
+	// Correct start of highlighted area for 'showbreak'.
+	if (wlv->fromcol >= wlv->vcol && wlv->fromcol < wlv->vcol_sbr)
+	    wlv->fromcol = wlv->vcol_sbr;
+
 	// Correct end of highlighted area for 'showbreak',
 	// required when 'linebreak' is also set.
 	if (wlv->tocol == wlv->vcol)
@@ -829,7 +834,7 @@
 
 	if (wp->w_p_nu && wp->w_p_rnu)
 	    // Do not overwrite the line number, change "123 text" to
-	    // "123>>>xt".
+	    // "123<<<xt".
 	    while (skip < wp->w_width && VIM_ISDIGIT(ScreenLines[off]))
 	    {
 		++off;
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_visual_sbr_1.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_visual_sbr_1.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a9511d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_visual_sbr_1.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
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+@75
+@75
+@75
+@75
+|-+2&&@1| |V|I|S|U|A|L| |-@1| +0&&@34|2|9|6| @6|1|,|2|9|6|-|2|9@1| @4|A|l@1| 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_highlight.vim b/src/testdir/test_highlight.vim
index a8ef802..22d066f 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_highlight.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_highlight.vim
@@ -753,6 +753,26 @@
   call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
 endfunc
 
+func Test_visual_sbr()
+  CheckScreendump
+
+  " check Visual highlight when 'showbreak' is set
+  let lines =<< trim END
+      set showbreak=>
+      call setline(1, 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.')
+      exe "normal! z1\<CR>"
+  END
+  call writefile(lines, 'Xtest_visual_sbr', 'D')
+  let buf = RunVimInTerminal('-S Xtest_visual_sbr', {'rows': 6,'columns': 60})
+
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "v$")
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_visual_sbr_1', {})
+
+  " clean up
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "\<Esc>")
+  call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
+endfunc
+
 " This test must come before the Test_cursorline test, as it appears this
 " defines the Normal highlighting group anyway.
 func Test_1_highlight_Normalgroup_exists()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index fa900c1..6d65a6c 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -696,6 +696,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1626,
+/**/
     1625,
 /**/
     1624,