commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f8eb9c51e5bbd10e59c9b1247f8f6c7f5b77ccd0 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Mon Jan 2 17:31:24 2017 +0100 patch 8.0.0140 Problem: Pasting inserted text in Visual mode does not work properly. (Matthew Malcomson) Solution: Stop Visual mode before stuffing the inserted text. (Christian Brabandt, from neovim #5709)

--- a/src/ops.c
+++ b/src/ops.c
@@ -3351,6 +3351,8 @@ do_put(
      */
     if (regname == '.')
     {
+	if (VIsual_active)
+	    stuffcharReadbuff(VIsual_mode);
 	(void)stuff_inserted((dir == FORWARD ? (count == -1 ? 'o' : 'a') :
 				    (count == -1 ? 'O' : 'i')), count, FALSE);
 	/* Putting the text is done later, so can't really move the cursor to