diff --git a/usr.bin/vi/common/put.c b/usr.bin/vi/common/put.c
index 18a2172fdea..8c9064785b2 100644
--- a/usr.bin/vi/common/put.c
+++ b/usr.bin/vi/common/put.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: put.c,v 1.16 2016/05/27 09:18:11 martijn Exp $	*/
+/*	$OpenBSD: put.c,v 1.17 2025/08/23 21:02:10 millert Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1992, 1993, 1994
@@ -27,16 +27,16 @@
  * put --
  *	Put text buffer contents into the file.
  *
- * PUBLIC: int put(SCR *, CB *, CHAR_T *, MARK *, MARK *, int);
+ * PUBLIC: int put(SCR *, CB *, CHAR_T *, MARK *, MARK *, int, int);
  */
 int
-put(SCR *sp, CB *cbp, CHAR_T *namep, MARK *cp, MARK *rp, int append)
+put(SCR *sp, CB *cbp, CHAR_T *namep, MARK *cp, MARK *rp, int append, int cnt)
 {
 	CHAR_T name;
 	TEXT *ltp, *tp;
 	recno_t lno;
 	size_t blen, clen, len;
-	int rval;
+	int rval, i, isempty;
 	char *bp, *p, *t;
 
 	if (cbp == NULL) {
@@ -77,11 +77,15 @@ put(SCR *sp, CB *cbp, CHAR_T *namep, MARK *cp, MARK *rp, int append)
 	if (cp->lno == 1) {
 		if (db_last(sp, &lno))
 			return (1);
-		if (lno == 0) {
-			for (; tp; ++lno, ++sp->rptlines[L_ADDED],
-			    tp = TAILQ_NEXT(tp, q))
-				if (db_append(sp, 1, lno, tp->lb, tp->len))
-					return (1);
+		if (lno == 0 && F_ISSET(cbp, CB_LMODE)) {
+			for (i = cnt; i > 0; i--) {
+				for (; tp; ++lno, ++sp->rptlines[L_ADDED],
+				    tp = TAILQ_NEXT(tp, q))
+					if (db_append(sp, 1, lno, tp->lb,
+					    tp->len))
+						return (1);
+				tp = TAILQ_FIRST(&cbp->textq);
+			}
 			rp->lno = 1;
 			rp->cno = 0;
 			return (0);
@@ -92,10 +96,14 @@ put(SCR *sp, CB *cbp, CHAR_T *namep, MARK *cp, MARK *rp, int append)
 	if (F_ISSET(cbp, CB_LMODE)) {
 		lno = append ? cp->lno : cp->lno - 1;
 		rp->lno = lno + 1;
-		for (; tp;
-		    ++lno, ++sp->rptlines[L_ADDED], tp = TAILQ_NEXT(tp, q))
-			if (db_append(sp, 1, lno, tp->lb, tp->len))
-				return (1);
+		for (i = cnt; i > 0; i--) {
+			for (; tp;
+			    ++lno, ++sp->rptlines[L_ADDED],
+			    tp = TAILQ_NEXT(tp, q))
+				if (db_append(sp, 1, lno, tp->lb, tp->len))
+					return (1);
+			tp = TAILQ_FIRST(&cbp->textq);
+		}
 		rp->cno = 0;
 		(void)nonblank(sp, rp->lno, &rp->cno);
 		return (0);
@@ -111,8 +119,11 @@ put(SCR *sp, CB *cbp, CHAR_T *namep, MARK *cp, MARK *rp, int append)
 	 * Get the first line.
 	 */
 	lno = cp->lno;
-	if (db_get(sp, lno, DBG_FATAL, &p, &len))
-		return (1);
+	if (db_eget(sp, lno, &p, &len, &isempty)) {
+		if (!isempty)
+			return (1);
+		len = 0;
+	}
 
 	GET_SPACE_RET(sp, bp, blen, tp->len + len + 1);
 	t = bp;
@@ -126,8 +137,10 @@ put(SCR *sp, CB *cbp, CHAR_T *namep, MARK *cp, MARK *rp, int append)
 
 	/* First line from the CB. */
 	if (tp->len != 0) {
-		memcpy(t, tp->lb, tp->len);
-		t += tp->len;
+		for (i = cnt; i > 0; i--) {
+			memcpy(t, tp->lb, tp->len);
+			t += tp->len;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Calculate length left in the original line. */
diff --git a/usr.bin/vi/ex/ex_move.c b/usr.bin/vi/ex/ex_move.c
index 9155ef30a04..ffc315e4468 100644
--- a/usr.bin/vi/ex/ex_move.c
+++ b/usr.bin/vi/ex/ex_move.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: ex_move.c,v 1.11 2016/01/06 22:28:52 millert Exp $	*/
+/*	$OpenBSD: ex_move.c,v 1.12 2025/08/23 21:02:10 millert Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1992, 1993, 1994
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ ex_copy(SCR *sp, EXCMD *cmdp)
 	/* Put the text into place. */
 	tm.lno = cmdp->lineno;
 	tm.cno = 0;
-	if (put(sp, &cb, NULL, &tm, &m, 1))
+	if (put(sp, &cb, NULL, &tm, &m, 1, 1))
 		rval = 1;
 	else {
 		/*
diff --git a/usr.bin/vi/ex/ex_put.c b/usr.bin/vi/ex/ex_put.c
index d1c463167c6..531fddd74dc 100644
--- a/usr.bin/vi/ex/ex_put.c
+++ b/usr.bin/vi/ex/ex_put.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: ex_put.c,v 1.6 2014/11/12 04:28:41 bentley Exp $	*/
+/*	$OpenBSD: ex_put.c,v 1.7 2025/08/23 21:02:10 millert Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1992, 1993, 1994
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ ex_put(SCR *sp, EXCMD *cmdp)
 	m.cno = sp->cno;
 	if (put(sp, NULL,
 	    FL_ISSET(cmdp->iflags, E_C_BUFFER) ? &cmdp->buffer : NULL,
-	    &cmdp->addr1, &m, 1))
+	    &cmdp->addr1, &m, 1, 1))
 		return (1);
 	sp->lno = m.lno;
 	sp->cno = m.cno;
diff --git a/usr.bin/vi/include/com_extern.h b/usr.bin/vi/include/com_extern.h
index 675372ba577..46b6f220a1e 100644
--- a/usr.bin/vi/include/com_extern.h
+++ b/usr.bin/vi/include/com_extern.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: com_extern.h,v 1.16 2019/05/21 09:24:58 martijn Exp $	*/
+/*	$OpenBSD: com_extern.h,v 1.17 2025/08/23 21:02:10 millert Exp $	*/
 
 int cut(SCR *, CHAR_T *, MARK *, MARK *, int);
 int cut_line(SCR *, recno_t, size_t, size_t, CB *);
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ int f_w300(SCR *, OPTION *, char *, u_long *);
 int f_w1200(SCR *, OPTION *, char *, u_long *);
 int f_w9600(SCR *, OPTION *, char *, u_long *);
 int f_window(SCR *, OPTION *, char *, u_long *);
-int put(SCR *, CB *, CHAR_T *, MARK *, MARK *, int);
+int put(SCR *, CB *, CHAR_T *, MARK *, MARK *, int, int);
 int rcv_tmp(SCR *, EXF *, char *);
 int rcv_init(SCR *);
 int rcv_sync(SCR *, u_int);
diff --git a/usr.bin/vi/vi/v_put.c b/usr.bin/vi/vi/v_put.c
index 959d4a47698..6ae06b8e368 100644
--- a/usr.bin/vi/vi/v_put.c
+++ b/usr.bin/vi/vi/v_put.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: v_put.c,v 1.8 2016/05/27 09:18:12 martijn Exp $	*/
+/*	$OpenBSD: v_put.c,v 1.9 2025/08/23 21:02:10 millert Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1992, 1993, 1994
@@ -43,15 +43,11 @@ v_Put(SCR *sp, VICMD *vp)
 	 * Historic vi did not support a count with the 'p' and 'P'
 	 * commands.  It's useful, so we do.
 	 */
-	for (cnt = F_ISSET(vp, VC_C1SET) ? vp->count : 1; cnt--;) {
-		if (put(sp, NULL,
-		    F_ISSET(vp, VC_BUFFER) ? &vp->buffer : NULL,
-		    &vp->m_start, &vp->m_final, 0))
-			return (1);
-		vp->m_start = vp->m_final;
-		if (INTERRUPTED(sp))
-			return (1);
-	}
+	cnt = F_ISSET(vp, VC_C1SET) ? vp->count : 1;
+	if (put(sp, NULL, F_ISSET(vp, VC_BUFFER) ? &vp->buffer : NULL,
+	    &vp->m_start, &vp->m_final, 0, cnt))
+		return (1);
+
 	return (0);
 }
 
@@ -74,15 +70,11 @@ v_put(SCR *sp, VICMD *vp)
 	 * Historic vi did not support a count with the 'p' and 'P'
 	 * commands.  It's useful, so we do.
 	 */
-	for (cnt = F_ISSET(vp, VC_C1SET) ? vp->count : 1; cnt--;) {
-		if (put(sp, NULL,
-		    F_ISSET(vp, VC_BUFFER) ? &vp->buffer : NULL,
-		    &vp->m_start, &vp->m_final, 1))
-			return (1);
-		vp->m_start = vp->m_final;
-		if (INTERRUPTED(sp))
-			return (1);
-	}
+	cnt = F_ISSET(vp, VC_C1SET) ? vp->count : 1;
+	if (put(sp, NULL, F_ISSET(vp, VC_BUFFER) ? &vp->buffer : NULL,
+	    &vp->m_start, &vp->m_final, 1, cnt))
+		return (1);
+
 	return (0);
 }