diff --git a/src/highlighters.cc b/src/highlighters.cc
index c1969a94..0b117755 100644
--- a/src/highlighters.cc
+++ b/src/highlighters.cc
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ HighlighterAndId create_column_highlighter(HighlighterParameters params)
             {
                 for (auto atom_it = line.begin(); atom_it != line.end(); ++atom_it)
                 {
-                    if (!atom_it->has_buffer_range())
+                    if (atom_it->type() != DisplayAtom::Range)
                         continue;
 
                     kak_assert(atom_it->begin().line == buf_line);
diff --git a/test/regression/1275-replaced-range-split/cmd b/test/regression/1275-replaced-range-split/cmd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e0db3c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/regression/1275-replaced-range-split/cmd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+:addhl show_whitespaces<ret>i<space><esc>:addhl column 1 red<ret>A<backspace><esc>
diff --git a/test/regression/1275-replaced-range-split/in b/test/regression/1275-replaced-range-split/in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b137891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/regression/1275-replaced-range-split/in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/test/regression/1275-replaced-range-split/out b/test/regression/1275-replaced-range-split/out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b137891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/regression/1275-replaced-range-split/out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+