diff --git a/src/nvim/getchar.c b/src/nvim/getchar.c
index 72f7f9cd5c..95720c498a 100644
--- a/src/nvim/getchar.c
+++ b/src/nvim/getchar.c
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ int ins_typebuf(char_u *str, int noremap, int offset, bool nottyped, bool silent
 /// @return the length of what was inserted
 int ins_char_typebuf(int c, int modifier)
 {
-  char_u buf[MB_MAXBYTES + 4];
+  char_u buf[MB_MAXBYTES * 3 + 4];
   int len = 0;
   if (modifier != 0) {
     buf[0] = K_SPECIAL;
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_utf8.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_utf8.vim
index 0818c2e4b0..36776d5a64 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_utf8.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_utf8.vim
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 " Tests for Unicode manipulations
  
+source check.vim
 source view_util.vim
 
 " Visual block Insert adjusts for multi-byte char
@@ -148,4 +149,55 @@ func Test_print_overlong()
   bwipe!
 endfunc
 
+func Test_recording_with_select_mode_utf8()
+  call Run_test_recording_with_select_mode_utf8()
+endfunc
+
+func Run_test_recording_with_select_mode_utf8()
+  new
+
+  " No escaping
+  call feedkeys("qacc12345\<Esc>gH哦\<Esc>q", "tx")
+  call assert_equal("哦", getline(1))
+  call assert_equal("cc12345\<Esc>gH哦\<Esc>", @a)
+  call setline(1, 'asdf')
+  normal! @a
+  call assert_equal("哦", getline(1))
+
+  " 固 is 0xE5 0x9B 0xBA where 0x9B is CSI
+  call feedkeys("qacc12345\<Esc>gH固\<Esc>q", "tx")
+  call assert_equal("固", getline(1))
+  call assert_equal("cc12345\<Esc>gH固\<Esc>", @a)
+  call setline(1, 'asdf')
+  normal! @a
+  call assert_equal("固", getline(1))
+
+  " 四 is 0xE5 0x9B 0x9B where 0x9B is CSI
+  call feedkeys("qacc12345\<Esc>gH四\<Esc>q", "tx")
+  call assert_equal("四", getline(1))
+  call assert_equal("cc12345\<Esc>gH四\<Esc>", @a)
+  call setline(1, 'asdf')
+  normal! @a
+  call assert_equal("四", getline(1))
+
+  " 倒 is 0xE5 0x80 0x92 where 0x80 is K_SPECIAL
+  call feedkeys("qacc12345\<Esc>gH倒\<Esc>q", "tx")
+  call assert_equal("倒", getline(1))
+  call assert_equal("cc12345\<Esc>gH倒\<Esc>", @a)
+  call setline(1, 'asdf')
+  normal! @a
+  call assert_equal("倒", getline(1))
+
+  bwipe!
+endfunc
+
+" This must be done as one of the last tests, because it starts the GUI, which
+" cannot be undone.
+func Test_zz_recording_with_select_mode_utf8_gui()
+  CheckCanRunGui
+
+  gui -f
+  call Run_test_recording_with_select_mode_utf8()
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab