diff --git a/src/normal.c b/src/normal.c
index 869ada37af8eb6..4d0bbdbea524b0 100644
--- a/src/normal.c
+++ b/src/normal.c
@@ -9412,14 +9412,15 @@ nv_put(cap)
 # ifdef FEAT_CLIPBOARD
 	    adjust_clip_reg(&regname);
 # endif
-	    if (regname == 0 || regname == '"' || VIM_ISDIGIT(regname)
+           if (regname == 0 || regname == '"'
+				     || VIM_ISDIGIT(regname) || regname == '-'
 # ifdef FEAT_CLIPBOARD
 		    || (clip_unnamed && (regname == '*' || regname == '+'))
 # endif
 
 		    )
 	    {
-		/* the delete is going to overwrite the register we want to
+		/* The delete is going to overwrite the register we want to
 		 * put, save it first. */
 		reg1 = get_register(regname, TRUE);
 	    }
diff --git a/src/testdir/test48.in b/src/testdir/test48.in
index 2179fe66481657..48f4abbf753f69 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test48.in
+++ b/src/testdir/test48.in
@@ -54,8 +54,12 @@ $5lrxa<-- should be 'x'
 ^O3li4li4li   <-- should show the name of a noted text editor
 ^o4li4li4li   <-- and its version number-dd
 :"
+:" Test for yanking and pasting using the small delete register
+gg/^foo
+dewve"-p
 :wq! test.out
 ENDTEST
+foo, bar
 keyword keyw
 all your base are belong to us
 1 2 3 4 5 6
diff --git a/src/testdir/test48.ok b/src/testdir/test48.ok
index 4fcbe5086e5423..334cb5a29c16c0 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test48.ok
+++ b/src/testdir/test48.ok
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+, foo
 keyword keyword
 all your base 
 are belong to vim
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 3f889b6ab7a004..5e7b397068c448 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -725,6 +725,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    761,
 /**/
     760,
 /**/