diff --git a/private/commands.rkt b/private/commands.rkt
index 93249de..7eca65d 100644
--- a/private/commands.rkt
+++ b/private/commands.rkt
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
          (struct-out repeat-command)
          (struct-out repeat-motion)
          (struct-out replace-command)
-         (struct-out goto-command))
+         (struct-out goto-command)
+         movement-command?)
 
 ;; A Command is one of
 ;;   - Symbol
@@ -261,3 +262,16 @@
     [#\"     'double-quote]
     [(or #\space #\l) 'right]
     [_   #f]))
+
+;; check if the given command is a movement command
+(define (movement-command? command)
+  (or (goto-command? command)
+      (memq command
+            '(left down up right
+              next-page previous-page
+              next-word previous-word
+              continue
+              start-of-line end-of-line
+              start-of-line-content
+              match
+              start-of-file end-of-file))))
diff --git a/private/text.rkt b/private/text.rkt
index dd42543..09204ec 100644
--- a/private/text.rkt
+++ b/private/text.rkt
@@ -400,7 +400,8 @@
            (scroll-to-position pos)]
           [_ (handle-simple-command command)])
 
-        (unless (eq? command 'single-repeat)
+        (unless (or (eq? command 'single-repeat)
+                    (movement-command? command))
           (set! last-command command)))
 
       ;; handle a command with no motion/repeat
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests.rkt b/tests/unit-tests.rkt
index de4c0a6..85d2667 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests.rkt
+++ b/tests/unit-tests.rkt
@@ -827,6 +827,12 @@
   '(#\d #\a #\w #\.)
   @~a{})
 
+;; Issue #108, "." on movement
+(check-vim
+  @~a{foo bar}
+  '(#\x #\l #\.)
+  @~a{o bar})
+
 ;; Issue #88, "~"
 (check-vim
   @~a{fOo bar}