5 files changed, 28 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index a4727127f6..93d33a2c96 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -17883,6 +17883,13 @@ trans_function_name (
   if (name != NULL) {
     name = vim_strsave(name);
     *pp = end;
+    if (strncmp((char *)name, "<SNR>", 5) == 0) {
+      // Change "<SNR>" to the byte sequence.
+      name[0] = K_SPECIAL;
+      name[1] = KS_EXTRA;
+      name[2] = (int)KE_SNR;
+      memmove(name + 3, name + 5, strlen((char *)name + 5) + 1);
+    }
     goto theend;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_eval.in b/src/testdir/test_eval.in
index 3ab85301cf..09932261af 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_eval.in
+++ b/src/testdir/test_eval.in
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ STARTTEST
 :echo g:Foo(2)
 :echo Foo(3)
 
-:$-5,$w! test.out
+:" script-local function used in Funcref must exist.
+:so test_eval_func.vim
+
+:$-9,$w! test.out
 :q!
 
 ENDTEST
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_eval.ok b/src/testdir/test_eval.ok
index c8f6dc7591..c7620836f7 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_eval.ok
+++ b/src/testdir/test_eval.ok
@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@ Vim(function):E128: Function name must start with a capital or "s:": b:test()
 called Foo(1)
 called Foo(2)
 called Foo(3)
+s:Testje exists: 0
+func s:Testje exists: 1
+Bar exists: 1
+func Bar exists: 1
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_eval_func.vim b/src/testdir/test_eval_func.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48d01df27d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/test_eval_func.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+" Vim script used in test_eval.in.  Needed for script-local function.
+
+func! s:Testje()
+  return "foo"
+endfunc
+
+let Bar = function('s:Testje')
+
+$put ='s:Testje exists: ' . exists('s:Testje')
+$put ='func s:Testje exists: ' . exists('*s:Testje')
+$put ='Bar exists: ' . exists('Bar')
+$put ='func Bar exists: ' . exists('*Bar')
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index e59e7fe8a4..6e41f41c97 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static int included_patches[] = {
   // Add new patch number below this line
   //270,
   269,
-  //268,
+  268,
   //267,
   266,
   265,