diff --git a/chrome/content/vimperator/mappings.js b/chrome/content/vimperator/mappings.js
index b07282d3..a7fe73b2 100644
--- a/chrome/content/vimperator/mappings.js
+++ b/chrome/content/vimperator/mappings.js
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ function Map(mode, cmds, act, extra_info) //{{{
 }
 // Since we will add many Map-objects, we add some functions as prototypes
 // this will ensure we only have one copy of each function, not one for each object
-Map.prototype.execute = function()
+Map.prototype.execute = function(count)
 {
-    this.action.call(this);
+    this.action.call(this, count);
 }
 
 Map.prototype.toString = function()
diff --git a/chrome/content/vimperator/vimperator.js b/chrome/content/vimperator/vimperator.js
index 861f5cca..d5656b39 100644
--- a/chrome/content/vimperator/vimperator.js
+++ b/chrome/content/vimperator/vimperator.js
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ function Vimperator()
                 g_count = -1;
 
             // FIXME: allow null (= no operation) mappings.  No longer applicable? -- djk
-            map.execute();
+            map.execute(g_count);
 
             // command executed, reset input buffer
             g_inputbuffer = "";