diff --git a/src/ex_cmds.c b/src/ex_cmds.c
index 465fb9e436..fc83aba19e 100644
--- a/src/ex_cmds.c
+++ b/src/ex_cmds.c
@@ -1012,7 +1012,18 @@ do_bang(addr_count, eap, forceit, do_in, do_out)
 
     if (bangredo)	    /* put cmd in redo buffer for ! command */
     {
-	AppendToRedobuffLit(prevcmd, -1);
+	/* If % or # appears in the command, it must have been escaped.
+	 * Reescape them, so that redoing them does not substitute them by the
+	 * buffername. */
+	char_u *cmd = vim_strsave_escaped(prevcmd, (char_u *)"%#");
+
+	if (cmd != NULL)
+	{
+	    AppendToRedobuffLit(cmd, -1);
+	    vim_free(cmd);
+	}
+	else
+	    AppendToRedobuffLit(prevcmd, -1);
 	AppendToRedobuff((char_u *)"\n");
 	bangredo = FALSE;
     }
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 608ef8d7d2..65fe16254f 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -738,6 +738,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    209,
 /**/
     208,
 /**/