diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
index 226db83f80..ef8797f8f8 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
@@ -1430,6 +1430,15 @@ enddef
 def Test_expr7_register()
   @a = 'register a'
   assert_equal('register a', @a)
+
+  let fname = expand('%')
+  assert_equal(fname, @%)
+
+  feedkeys(":echo 'some'\<CR>", "xt")
+  assert_equal("echo 'some'", @:)
+
+  normal axyz
+  assert_equal("xyz", @.)
 enddef
 
 def Test_expr7_namespace()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index c27c94a2cc..b04f4feb8d 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -754,6 +754,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1356,
 /**/
     1355,
 /**/
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index 5999c39614..cfd4ff1906 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -3565,7 +3565,7 @@ compile_get_register(char_u **arg, cctx_T *cctx)
 	semsg(_(e_syntax_at), *arg - 1);
 	return FAIL;
     }
-    if (!valid_yank_reg(**arg, TRUE))
+    if (!valid_yank_reg(**arg, FALSE))
     {
 	emsg_invreg(**arg);
 	return FAIL;