diff --git a/runtime/doc/motion.txt b/runtime/doc/motion.txt
index 8c07fbf53e..8b536055a7 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/motion.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/motion.txt
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ gg			Goto line [count], default first line, on the first
 
 							*:[range]*
 :[range]		Set the cursor on the last line number in [range].
+			In Ex mode, print the lines in [range].
 			[range] can also be just one line number, e.g., ":1"
 			or ":'m".
 			In contrast with |G| this command does not modify the
diff --git a/src/ex_docmd.c b/src/ex_docmd.c
index 1dc28bc668..7ab1c69e52 100644
--- a/src/ex_docmd.c
+++ b/src/ex_docmd.c
@@ -2730,7 +2730,7 @@ ex_range_without_command(exarg_T *eap)
 {
     char *errormsg = NULL;
 
-    if ((*eap->cmd == '|' || (exmode_active && eap->line1 != eap->line2))
+    if ((*eap->cmd == '|' || exmode_active)
 #ifdef FEAT_EVAL
 	    && !in_vim9script()
 #endif
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_ex_mode.vim b/src/testdir/test_ex_mode.vim
index 6969d5ec04..b0e5d81a82 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_ex_mode.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_ex_mode.vim
@@ -353,4 +353,15 @@ func Test_backslash_multiline2()
   call assert_equal(['X \\', "Y"], getline(1, 2))
 endfunc
 
+" Testing implicit print command
+func Test_implicit_print()
+  new
+  call setline(1, ['one', 'two', 'three'])
+  call feedkeys('Q:let a=execute(":1,2")', 'xt')
+  call feedkeys('Q:let b=execute(":3")', 'xt')
+  call assert_equal('one two', a->split('\n')->join(' '))
+  call assert_equal('three', b->split('\n')->join(' '))
+  bw!
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_paste.vim b/src/testdir/test_paste.vim
index d079f48f92..b35fc8123d 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_paste.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_paste.vim
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func Test_paste_ex_mode()
   call assert_equal("foo\rbar", foo)
 
   " pasting more than 40 bytes
-  exe "norm Q\<PasteStart>0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\<C-C>"
+  exe "norm Q\<PasteStart>s/.*/0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000/\<C-C>"
 endfunc
 
 func Test_paste_onechar()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index fc1fb24eac..a4ae10f208 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -704,6 +704,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    573,
 /**/
     572,
 /**/