diff --git a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevim_test.cpp b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevim_test.cpp
index 0f15c3ee7eb..d8eb1f80aa8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevim_test.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevim_test.cpp
@@ -1862,6 +1862,9 @@ void FakeVimPlugin::test_vim_copy_paste()
     KEYS("yj", "ab" X "c" N "def");
     data.setText("abc" N "de" X "f");
     KEYS("yk", "ab" X "c" N "def");
+    data.setText("ab" X "c" N "def");
+    KEYS("yy", "ab" X "c" N "def");
+    KEYS("2yy", "ab" X "c" N "def");
 
     // copy empty line
     data.setText(X "a" N "" N "b");
diff --git a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp
index 68e3280150f..b1d4c5bab77 100644
--- a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp
@@ -3359,6 +3359,8 @@ void FakeVimHandler::Private::finishMovement(const QString &dotCommandMovement)
             if (g.rangemode == RangeLineMode) {
                 if (isVisualModeYank)
                     moveToStartOfLine();
+                else
+                    moveToTargetColumn();
             }
         }
         setTargetColumn();