diff --git a/src/ex_cmds.c b/src/ex_cmds.c
index 20d4d9a2eaad0..9348b4edda157 100644
--- a/src/ex_cmds.c
+++ b/src/ex_cmds.c
@@ -2646,12 +2646,18 @@ do_ecmd(
 	goto theend;
     }
 
-    /*
-     * End Visual mode before switching to another buffer, so the text can be
-     * copied into the GUI selection buffer.
-     */
+    
+     // End Visual mode before switching to another buffer, so the text can be
+     // copied into the GUI selection buffer.
+     // Careful: may trigger ModeChanged() autocommand
+     
+    // Should we block autocommands here?
     reset_VIsual();
 
+    // autocommands freed window :(
+    if (oldwin != NULL && !win_valid(oldwin))
+	oldwin = NULL;
+
 #if defined(FEAT_EVAL)
     if ((command != NULL || newlnum > (linenr_T)0)
 	    && *get_vim_var_str(VV_SWAPCOMMAND) == NUL)
diff --git a/src/testdir/Make_all.mak b/src/testdir/Make_all.mak
index e2e29f12d2b3c..961718fd699ce 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Make_all.mak
+++ b/src/testdir/Make_all.mak
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ NEW_TESTS = \
 	test_conceal \
 	test_const \
 	test_cpoptions \
+	test_crash \
 	test_crypt \
 	test_cscope \
 	test_cursor_func \
@@ -369,6 +370,7 @@ NEW_TESTS_RES = \
 	test_conceal.res \
 	test_const.res \
 	test_cpoptions.res \
+	test_crash.res \
 	test_crypt.res \
 	test_cscope.res \
 	test_cursor_func.res \
diff --git a/src/testdir/crash/poc_huaf1 b/src/testdir/crash/poc_huaf1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0d0ea475c1062
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/testdir/crash/poc_huaf1 differ
diff --git a/src/testdir/crash/poc_huaf2 b/src/testdir/crash/poc_huaf2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4867e0f956bbb
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/testdir/crash/poc_huaf2 differ
diff --git a/src/testdir/crash/poc_huaf3 b/src/testdir/crash/poc_huaf3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7e38a9a17c269
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/testdir/crash/poc_huaf3 differ
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_crash_01.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_crash_01.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1f0fd44c058b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_crash_01.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
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+@75
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diff --git a/src/testdir/test_crash.vim b/src/testdir/test_crash.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0dea3c2cb1cba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/test_crash.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+" Some tests, that used to crash Vim
+source check.vim
+source screendump.vim
+
+CheckScreendump
+
+func Test_crash1()
+  " The following used to crash Vim
+  let opts = #{wait_for_ruler: 0}
+  let args = ' -u NONE -i NONE -n -e -s -S '
+  let buf = RunVimInTerminal(args .. ' crash/poc_huaf1', opts)
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_crash_01', {})
+  exe buf .. "bw!"
+
+  let buf = RunVimInTerminal(args .. ' crash/poc_huaf2', opts)
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_crash_01', {})
+  exe buf .. "bw!"
+
+  let buf = RunVimInTerminal(args .. ' crash/poc_huaf3', opts)
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_crash_01', {})
+  exe buf .. "bw!"
+
+endfunc
+
+" vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 5f6995cc61e02..34878d74929c4 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -699,6 +699,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1840,
 /**/
     1839,
 /**/