diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index 25195303..1d848f43 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -798,6 +798,22 @@ std::unordered_map<Key, std::function<void (Editor& editor, int count)>> keymap
     { { Key::Modifiers::Alt, 'x' }, [](Editor& editor, int count) { editor.select(select_whole_lines); } },
 };
 
+class RegisterRestorer
+{
+public:
+    RegisterRestorer(char name)
+       : m_name(name),
+         m_save(RegisterManager::instance()[name].content())
+    {}
+
+    ~RegisterRestorer()
+    { RegisterManager::instance()[m_name] = m_save; }
+
+private:
+    std::vector<std::string> m_save;
+    char                     m_name;
+};
+
 void exec_keys(const KeyList& keys,
                const Context& context)
 {
@@ -830,11 +846,13 @@ void exec_keys(const KeyList& keys,
         return keys[pos++];
     };
 
+    RegisterRestorer quote('"');
+    RegisterRestorer slash('/');
+
     Editor batch_editor(context.buffer());
     Editor& editor = context.has_window() ? static_cast<Editor&>(context.window())
                                           : static_cast<Editor&>(batch_editor);
 
-
     scoped_edition edition(editor);
 
     int count = 0;
diff --git a/src/register.hh b/src/register.hh
index 365207ad..75f88354 100644
--- a/src/register.hh
+++ b/src/register.hh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public:
     operator memoryview<std::string>() const
     { return memoryview<std::string>(m_content); }
 
+    const std::vector<std::string>& content() const { return m_content; }
 private:
     std::vector<std::string> m_content;