--- a/src/terminal.c
+++ b/src/terminal.c
@@ -4031,7 +4031,6 @@ f_term_dumpwrite(typval_T *argvars, typv
 		    if (cell.width == 2)
 		    {
 			fputs("*", fd);
-			++pos.col;
 		    }
 		    else
 			fputs("+", fd);
@@ -4062,6 +4061,9 @@ f_term_dumpwrite(typval_T *argvars, typv
 
 		prev_cell = cell;
 	    }
+
+	    if (cell.width == 2)
+		++pos.col;
 	}
 	if (repeat > 0)
 	    fprintf(fd, "@%d", repeat);
@@ -4103,6 +4105,7 @@ read_dump_file(FILE *fd, VTermPos *curso
     char_u	    *prev_char = NULL;
     int		    attr = 0;
     cellattr_T	    cell;
+    cellattr_T	    empty_cell;
     term_T	    *term = curbuf->b_term;
     int		    max_cells = 0;
     int		    start_row = term->tl_scrollback.ga_len;
@@ -4110,6 +4113,7 @@ read_dump_file(FILE *fd, VTermPos *curso
     ga_init2(&ga_text, 1, 90);
     ga_init2(&ga_cell, sizeof(cellattr_T), 90);
     vim_memset(&cell, 0, sizeof(cell));
+    vim_memset(&empty_cell, 0, sizeof(empty_cell));
     cursor_pos->row = -1;
     cursor_pos->col = -1;
 
@@ -4208,66 +4212,68 @@ read_dump_file(FILE *fd, VTermPos *curso
 			c = fgetc(fd);
 		    }
 		    hl2vtermAttr(attr, &cell);
+
+		    /* is_bg == 0: fg, is_bg == 1: bg */
+		    for (is_bg = 0; is_bg <= 1; ++is_bg)
+		    {
+			if (c == '&')
+			{
+			    /* use same color as previous cell */
+			    c = fgetc(fd);
+			}
+			else if (c == '#')
+			{
+			    int red, green, blue, index = 0;
+
+			    c = fgetc(fd);
+			    red = hex2nr(c);
+			    c = fgetc(fd);
+			    red = (red << 4) + hex2nr(c);
+			    c = fgetc(fd);
+			    green = hex2nr(c);
+			    c = fgetc(fd);
+			    green = (green << 4) + hex2nr(c);
+			    c = fgetc(fd);
+			    blue = hex2nr(c);
+			    c = fgetc(fd);
+			    blue = (blue << 4) + hex2nr(c);
+			    c = fgetc(fd);
+			    if (!isdigit(c))
+				dump_is_corrupt(&ga_text);
+			    while (isdigit(c))
+			    {
+				index = index * 10 + (c - '0');
+				c = fgetc(fd);
+			    }
+
+			    if (is_bg)
+			    {
+				cell.bg.red = red;
+				cell.bg.green = green;
+				cell.bg.blue = blue;
+				cell.bg.ansi_index = index;
+			    }
+			    else
+			    {
+				cell.fg.red = red;
+				cell.fg.green = green;
+				cell.fg.blue = blue;
+				cell.fg.ansi_index = index;
+			    }
+			}
+			else
+			    dump_is_corrupt(&ga_text);
+		    }
 		}
 		else
 		    dump_is_corrupt(&ga_text);
-
-		/* is_bg == 0: fg, is_bg == 1: bg */
-		for (is_bg = 0; is_bg <= 1; ++is_bg)
-		{
-		    if (c == '&')
-		    {
-			/* use same color as previous cell */
-			c = fgetc(fd);
-		    }
-		    else if (c == '#')
-		    {
-			int red, green, blue, index = 0;
-
-			c = fgetc(fd);
-			red = hex2nr(c);
-			c = fgetc(fd);
-			red = (red << 4) + hex2nr(c);
-			c = fgetc(fd);
-			green = hex2nr(c);
-			c = fgetc(fd);
-			green = (green << 4) + hex2nr(c);
-			c = fgetc(fd);
-			blue = hex2nr(c);
-			c = fgetc(fd);
-			blue = (blue << 4) + hex2nr(c);
-			c = fgetc(fd);
-			if (!isdigit(c))
-			    dump_is_corrupt(&ga_text);
-			while (isdigit(c))
-			{
-			    index = index * 10 + (c - '0');
-			    c = fgetc(fd);
-			}
-
-			if (is_bg)
-			{
-			    cell.bg.red = red;
-			    cell.bg.green = green;
-			    cell.bg.blue = blue;
-			    cell.bg.ansi_index = index;
-			}
-			else
-			{
-			    cell.fg.red = red;
-			    cell.fg.green = green;
-			    cell.fg.blue = blue;
-			    cell.fg.ansi_index = index;
-			}
-		    }
-		    else
-			dump_is_corrupt(&ga_text);
-		}
 	    }
 	    else
 		dump_is_corrupt(&ga_text);
 
 	    append_cell(&ga_cell, &cell);
+	    if (cell.width == 2)
+		append_cell(&ga_cell, &empty_cell);
 	}
 	else if (c == '@')
 	{