--- a/src/fold.c
+++ b/src/fold.c
@@ -1903,6 +1903,93 @@ foldDelMarker(lnum, marker, markerlen)
 	}
 }
 
+/* get_foldtext() {{{2 */
+/*
+ * Return the text for a closed fold at line "lnum", with last line "lnume".
+ * When 'foldtext' isn't set puts the result in "buf[51]".  Otherwise the
+ * result is in allocated memory.
+ */
+    char_u *
+get_foldtext(wp, lnum, lnume, foldinfo, buf)
+    win_T	*wp;
+    linenr_T	lnum, lnume;
+    foldinfo_T	*foldinfo;
+    char_u	*buf;
+{
+    char_u	*text = NULL;
+
+#ifdef FEAT_EVAL
+    if (*wp->w_p_fdt != NUL)
+    {
+	char_u	dashes[51];
+	win_T	*save_curwin;
+	int	level;
+	char_u	*p;
+	int	len;
+
+	/* Set "v:foldstart" and "v:foldend". */
+	set_vim_var_nr(VV_FOLDSTART, lnum);
+	set_vim_var_nr(VV_FOLDEND, lnume);
+
+	/* Set "v:folddashes" to a string of "level" dashes. */
+	/* Set "v:foldlevel" to "level". */
+	level = foldinfo->fi_level;
+	if (level > 50)
+	    level = 50;
+	vim_memset(dashes, '-', (size_t)level);
+	dashes[level] = NUL;
+	set_vim_var_string(VV_FOLDDASHES, dashes, -1);
+	set_vim_var_nr(VV_FOLDLEVEL, (long)level);
+	save_curwin = curwin;
+	curwin = wp;
+	curbuf = wp->w_buffer;
+
+	++emsg_off;
+	text = eval_to_string_safe(wp->w_p_fdt, NULL);
+	--emsg_off;
+
+	curwin = save_curwin;
+	curbuf = curwin->w_buffer;
+	set_vim_var_string(VV_FOLDDASHES, NULL, -1);
+
+	if (text != NULL)
+	{
+	    /* Replace unprintable characters, if there are any.  But
+	     * replace a TAB with a space. */
+	    for (p = text; *p != NUL; ++p)
+	    {
+# ifdef FEAT_MBYTE
+		if (has_mbyte && (len = (*mb_ptr2len_check)(p)) > 1)
+		{
+		    if (!vim_isprintc((*mb_ptr2char)(p)))
+			break;
+		    p += len - 1;
+		}
+		else
+# endif
+		    if (*p == TAB)
+			*p = ' ';
+		    else if (ptr2cells(p) > 1)
+			break;
+	    }
+	    if (*p != NUL)
+	    {
+		p = transstr(text);
+		vim_free(text);
+		text = p;
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+    if (text == NULL)
+#endif
+    {
+	sprintf((char *)buf, _("+--%3ld lines folded "),
+						    (long)(lnume - lnum + 1));
+	text = buf;
+    }
+    return text;
+}
+
 /* foldtext_cleanup() {{{2 */
 /*
  * Remove 'foldmarker' and 'commentstring' from "str" (in-place).