diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index af9bbb2b..4d0e1175 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ Bug fixes:
   Document cygwin path translation behavior in the FAQ.
 * [BUG #1741](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/issues/1741):
   Fix stdin detection when using PowerShell in UNIX environments.
+* [BUG #1866](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/issues/1866#issuecomment-841635553):
+  Fix bug when computing column numbers in `--vimgrep` mode.
 
 
 12.1.1 (2020-05-29)
diff --git a/crates/printer/src/standard.rs b/crates/printer/src/standard.rs
index d6844755..943bd794 100644
--- a/crates/printer/src/standard.rs
+++ b/crates/printer/src/standard.rs
@@ -222,7 +222,9 @@ impl StandardBuilder {
     /// When multi-line mode is enabled, each match and its accompanying lines
     /// are printed. As with single line matches, if a line contains multiple
     /// matches (even if only partially), then that line is printed once for
-    /// each match it participates in.
+    /// each match it participates in. In multi-line mode, column numbers only
+    /// indicate the start of a match. If a line only continues a match, then
+    /// the column number printed is always `1`.
     pub fn per_match(&mut self, yes: bool) -> &mut StandardBuilder {
         self.config.per_match = yes;
         self
@@ -1090,7 +1092,7 @@ impl<'a, M: Matcher, W: WriteColor> StandardImpl<'a, M, W> {
                 self.write_prelude(
                     self.sunk.absolute_byte_offset() + line.start() as u64,
                     self.sunk.line_number().map(|n| n + count),
-                    Some(m.start() as u64 + 1),
+                    Some(m.start().saturating_sub(line.start()) as u64 + 1),
                 )?;
                 count += 1;
                 if self.exceeds_max_columns(&bytes[line]) {
@@ -2990,9 +2992,9 @@ Holmeses, success in the province of detective work must always
         let got = printer_contents(&mut printer);
         let expected = "\
 1:16:For the Doctor Watsons of this world, as opposed to the Sherlock
-2:16:Holmeses, success in the province of detective work must always
+2:1:Holmeses, success in the province of detective work must always
 5:12:but Doctor Watson has to have it taken out for him and dusted,
-6:12:and exhibited clearly, with a label attached.
+6:1:and exhibited clearly, with a label attached.
 ";
         assert_eq_printed!(expected, got);
     }
@@ -3019,9 +3021,9 @@ Holmeses, success in the province of detective work must always
         let got = printer_contents(&mut printer);
         let expected = "\
 1:16:For the Doctor Watsons of this world, as opposed to the Sherlock
-2:16:Holmeses, success in the province of detective work must always
-2:123:Holmeses, success in the province of detective work must always
-3:123:be, to a very large extent, the result of luck. Sherlock Holmes
+2:1:Holmeses, success in the province of detective work must always
+2:58:Holmeses, success in the province of detective work must always
+3:1:be, to a very large extent, the result of luck. Sherlock Holmes
 ";
         assert_eq_printed!(expected, got);
     }
diff --git a/tests/multiline.rs b/tests/multiline.rs
index 67fa650d..eb9cb4d5 100644
--- a/tests/multiline.rs
+++ b/tests/multiline.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ rgtest!(vimgrep, |dir: Dir, mut cmd: TestCommand| {
     let expected = "\
 sherlock:1:16:For the Doctor Watsons of this world, as opposed to the Sherlock
 sherlock:1:57:For the Doctor Watsons of this world, as opposed to the Sherlock
-sherlock:2:57:Holmeses, success in the province of detective work must always
+sherlock:2:1:Holmeses, success in the province of detective work must always
 sherlock:3:49:be, to a very large extent, the result of luck. Sherlock Holmes
 sherlock:5:12:but Doctor Watson has to have it taken out for him and dusted,
 ";
diff --git a/tests/regression.rs b/tests/regression.rs
index b34fb0ff..2935a43e 100644
--- a/tests/regression.rs
+++ b/tests/regression.rs
@@ -864,3 +864,21 @@ use B;
     ]);
     eqnice!("2\n", cmd.stdout());
 });
+
+rgtest!(r1866, |dir: Dir, mut cmd: TestCommand| {
+    dir.create("test", "foobar\nfoobar\nfoo quux");
+    cmd.args(&[
+        "--multiline",
+        "--vimgrep",
+        r"foobar\nfoobar\nfoo|quux",
+        "test",
+    ]);
+
+    let expected = "\
+test:1:1:foobar
+test:2:1:foobar
+test:3:1:foo quux
+test:3:5:foo quux
+";
+    eqnice!(expected, cmd.stdout());
+});