diff --git a/runtime/doc/news.txt b/runtime/doc/news.txt
index 3f97fa3baa..9de08bef81 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/news.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/news.txt
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ CHANGED FEATURES                                                 *news-changed*
 
 These existing features changed their behavior.
 
+• |gv| works in operator pending mode and does not abort.
 • 'smartcase' applies to completion filtering.
 • 'spellfile' location defaults to `stdpath("data").."/site/spell/"` instead of
   the first writable directory in 'runtimepath'.
diff --git a/src/nvim/normal.c b/src/nvim/normal.c
index 45c1ea474d..ba30b5ddff 100644
--- a/src/nvim/normal.c
+++ b/src/nvim/normal.c
@@ -5157,10 +5157,6 @@ static void nv_suspend(cmdarg_T *cap)
 ///       exchange previous and current Visual area.
 static void nv_gv_cmd(cmdarg_T *cap)
 {
-  if (checkclearop(cap->oap)) {
-    return;
-  }
-
   if (curbuf->b_visual.vi_start.lnum == 0
       || curbuf->b_visual.vi_start.lnum > curbuf->b_ml.ml_line_count
       || curbuf->b_visual.vi_end.lnum == 0) {
diff --git a/test/old/testdir/test_normal.vim b/test/old/testdir/test_normal.vim
index 465ed2bbed..89e9304226 100644
--- a/test/old/testdir/test_normal.vim
+++ b/test/old/testdir/test_normal.vim
@@ -2611,8 +2611,14 @@ func Test_normal33_g_cmd2()
   exe "norm! G0\<c-v>4k4ly"
   exe "norm! gvood"
   call assert_equal(['', 'abfgh', 'abfgh', 'abfgh', 'fgh', 'fgh', 'fgh', 'fgh', 'fgh'], getline(1,'$'))
-  " gv cannot be used in operator pending mode
-  call assert_beeps('normal! cgv')
+  " gv works in operator pending mode
+  call assert_nobeep('normal! cgvxyza')
+  call assert_equal(['', 'abfgh', 'abfgh', 'abfgh', 'xyza', 'xyza', 'xyza', 'xyza', 'xyza'], getline(1,'$'))
+  exe "norm! ^\<c-v>Gydgv..cgvbc"
+  call assert_equal(['', 'abfgh', 'abfgh', 'abfgh', 'bc', 'bc', 'bc', 'bc', 'bc'], getline(1,'$'))
+  exe "norm! v^GragggUgv"
+  call assert_equal(['', 'abfgh', 'abfgh', 'abfgh', 'bA', 'AA', 'AA', 'AA', 'Ac'], getline(1,'$'))
+
   " gv should beep without a previously selected visual area
   new
   call assert_beeps('normal! gv')