diff --git a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
index 029c08bbd..f621fc051 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
@@ -10376,6 +10376,8 @@ virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col})			*virtcol2col()*
 		character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and virtual
 		column {col}.
 
+		If buffer line {lnum} is an empty line, 0 is returned.
+
 		If {col} is greater than the last virtual column in line
 		{lnum}, then the byte index of the character at the last
 		virtual column is returned.
diff --git a/src/mouse.c b/src/mouse.c
index f3342f905..fe5c14cac 100644
--- a/src/mouse.c
+++ b/src/mouse.c
@@ -3201,7 +3201,7 @@ mouse_find_win(int *rowp, int *colp, mouse_find_T popup UNUSED)
 	|| defined(FEAT_EVAL) || defined(PROTO)
 /*
  * Convert a virtual (screen) column to a character column.
- * The first column is one.
+ * The first column is zero.
  */
     int
 vcol2col(win_T *wp, linenr_T lnum, int vcol)
@@ -3214,7 +3214,10 @@ vcol2col(win_T *wp, linenr_T lnum, int vcol)
     init_chartabsize_arg(&cts, wp, lnum, 0, line, line);
     while (cts.cts_vcol < vcol && *cts.cts_ptr != NUL)
     {
-	cts.cts_vcol += win_lbr_chartabsize(&cts, NULL);
+	int size = win_lbr_chartabsize(&cts, NULL);
+	if (cts.cts_vcol + size > vcol)
+	    break;
+	cts.cts_vcol += size;
 	MB_PTR_ADV(cts.cts_ptr);
     }
     clear_chartabsize_arg(&cts);
diff --git a/src/move.c b/src/move.c
index 42878e4ad..72490d2f8 100644
--- a/src/move.c
+++ b/src/move.c
@@ -1547,14 +1547,17 @@ f_screenpos(typval_T *argvars UNUSED, typval_T *rettv)
     static int
 virtcol2col(win_T *wp, linenr_T lnum, int vcol)
 {
-    int		offset = vcol2col(wp, lnum, vcol);
+    int		offset = vcol2col(wp, lnum, vcol - 1);
     char_u	*line = ml_get_buf(wp->w_buffer, lnum, FALSE);
     char_u	*p = line + offset;
 
-    // For a multibyte character, need to return the column number of the first
-    // byte.
-    MB_PTR_BACK(line, p);
-
+    if (*p == NUL)
+    {
+	if (p == line)  // empty line
+	    return 0;
+	// Move to the first byte of the last char.
+	MB_PTR_BACK(line, p);
+    }
     return (int)(p - line + 1);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_cursor_func.vim b/src/testdir/test_cursor_func.vim
index 4fc59288c..3cdf4cb7f 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_cursor_func.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_cursor_func.vim
@@ -573,6 +573,11 @@ func Test_virtcol2col()
   call assert_equal(8, virtcol2col(0, 1, 7))
   call assert_equal(8, virtcol2col(0, 1, 8))
 
+  " These used to cause invalid memory access
+  call setline(1, '')
+  call assert_equal(0, virtcol2col(0, 1, 1))
+  call assert_equal(0, virtcol2col(0, 1, 2))
+
   let w = winwidth(0)
   call setline(2, repeat('a', w + 2))
   let win_nosbr = win_getid()
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_functions.vim b/src/testdir/test_functions.vim
index bf0bf9036..50b7fb23c 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_functions.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_functions.vim
@@ -3366,6 +3366,46 @@ func Test_getmousepos()
         \ line: 1,
         \ column: 1,
         \ }, getmousepos())
+  call test_setmouse(1, 2)
+  call assert_equal(#{
+        \ screenrow: 1,
+        \ screencol: 2,
+        \ winid: win_getid(),
+        \ winrow: 1,
+        \ wincol: 2,
+        \ line: 1,
+        \ column: 1,
+        \ }, getmousepos())
+  call test_setmouse(1, 8)
+  call assert_equal(#{
+        \ screenrow: 1,
+        \ screencol: 8,
+        \ winid: win_getid(),
+        \ winrow: 1,
+        \ wincol: 8,
+        \ line: 1,
+        \ column: 1,
+        \ }, getmousepos())
+  call test_setmouse(1, 9)
+  call assert_equal(#{
+        \ screenrow: 1,
+        \ screencol: 9,
+        \ winid: win_getid(),
+        \ winrow: 1,
+        \ wincol: 9,
+        \ line: 1,
+        \ column: 2,
+        \ }, getmousepos())
+  call test_setmouse(1, 12)
+  call assert_equal(#{
+        \ screenrow: 1,
+        \ screencol: 12,
+        \ winid: win_getid(),
+        \ winrow: 1,
+        \ wincol: 12,
+        \ line: 1,
+        \ column: 2,
+        \ }, getmousepos())
   call test_setmouse(1, 25)
   call assert_equal(#{
         \ screenrow: 1,
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 2c9354634..d84210888 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -704,6 +704,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    2022,
 /**/
     2021,
 /**/