diff --git a/src/drawscreen.c b/src/drawscreen.c
index 82e53753bf9b6..e38ca95863b36 100644
--- a/src/drawscreen.c
+++ b/src/drawscreen.c
@@ -464,13 +464,13 @@ win_redr_status(win_T *wp, int ignore_pum UNUSED)
 	    *(p + len++) = ' ';
 	if (bt_help(wp->w_buffer))
 	{
-	    STRCPY(p + len, _("[Help]"));
+	    vim_snprintf((char *)p + len, MAXPATHL - len, "%s", _("[Help]"));
 	    len += (int)STRLEN(p + len);
 	}
 #ifdef FEAT_QUICKFIX
 	if (wp->w_p_pvw)
 	{
-	    STRCPY(p + len, _("[Preview]"));
+	    vim_snprintf((char *)p + len, MAXPATHL - len, "%s", _("[Preview]"));
 	    len += (int)STRLEN(p + len);
 	}
 #endif
@@ -480,12 +480,12 @@ win_redr_status(win_T *wp, int ignore_pum UNUSED)
 #endif
 		)
 	{
-	    STRCPY(p + len, "[+]");
-	    len += 3;
+	    vim_snprintf((char *)p + len, MAXPATHL - len, "%s", "[+]");
+	    len += (int)STRLEN(p + len);
 	}
 	if (wp->w_buffer->b_p_ro)
 	{
-	    STRCPY(p + len, _("[RO]"));
+	    vim_snprintf((char *)p + len, MAXPATHL - len, "%s", _("[RO]"));
 	    len += (int)STRLEN(p + len);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_statusline.vim b/src/testdir/test_statusline.vim
index f3eea2e71eb13..a952de69b9046 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_statusline.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_statusline.vim
@@ -522,4 +522,14 @@ func Test_statusline_mbyte_fillchar()
   %bw!
 endfunc
 
+" Used to write beyond allocated memory.  This assumes MAXPATHL is 4096 bytes.
+func Test_statusline_verylong_filename()
+  let fname = repeat('x', 4090)
+  exe "new " .. fname
+  set buftype=help
+  set previewwindow
+  redraw
+  bwipe!
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 4c66b2425edca..06421bb0f2e7f 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -757,6 +757,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    3487,
 /**/
     3486,
 /**/