diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index bcbc99d..bfbffaa 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ Release ...
   characters now.
 * Handle character case conversions with the '~' vi command correctly if the
   length of the converted multibyte sequence is smaller than the original one.
+* Multibyte sequences that correspond to an unprintable character are now
+  printed as multiple octal escape sequences.
 * Fixed an old vi bug: If a vi command that yanked or deleted part of a line
   was followed by an ex command that also yanked or deleted some text, a
   following 'p' vi command pasted the text affected by the former vi command.
diff --git a/ex_subr.c b/ex_subr.c
index dee97e9..480bea0 100644
--- a/ex_subr.c
+++ b/ex_subr.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 
 #ifndef	lint
 #ifdef	DOSCCS
-static char sccsid[] = "@(#)ex_subr.c	1.32 (gritter) 12/2/04";
+static char sccsid[] = "@(#)ex_subr.c	1.33 (gritter) 1/12/05";
 #endif
 #endif
 
@@ -560,6 +560,22 @@ printof(int c)
 	char *nums = "01234567";
 	int d;
 
+#ifdef	MB
+	if (mb_cur_max > 1 && (c & INVBIT) == 0 && c & ~0177) {
+		char	mb[MB_LEN_MAX];
+		int	i, n, x = EOF;
+		if ((n = wctomb(mb, c & TRIM)) <= 0) {
+			n = 1;
+			*mb = 0;
+		}
+		for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+			x = printof(mb[i] | INVBIT);
+			if (i+1 < n)
+				normchar(x);
+		}
+		return x;
+	}
+#endif	/* MB */
 	c &= 0377;
 	if (c < 040 || c == DELETE) {
 		normchar('^');
diff --git a/ex_version.c b/ex_version.c
index b0fd927..07e62d7 100644
--- a/ex_version.c
+++ b/ex_version.c
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@
  * OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE,
  * EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
- * Sccsid @(#)ex_version.c	1.112 (gritter) 1/11/05
+ * Sccsid @(#)ex_version.c	1.113 (gritter) 1/12/05
  */
 
 #include "ex.h"
 
-static char *versionstring = "@(#)Version 4.0 (gritter) 1/11/05";
+static char *versionstring = "@(#)Version 4.0 (gritter) 1/12/05";
 
 void 
 printver(void)