diff --git a/autoload/airline.vim b/autoload/airline.vim
index b9181ffd..d9d47f69 100644
--- a/autoload/airline.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline.vim
@@ -147,16 +147,18 @@ function! airline#check_mode(winnr)
   let context = s:contexts[a:winnr]
 
   if get(w:, 'airline_active', 1)
-    let l:m = mode()
-    if l:m ==# "i"
+    let l:m = mode(1)
+    if l:m[0] ==# "i"
       let l:mode = ['insert']
-    elseif l:m ==# "R"
+    elseif l:m ==# "Rv"
+      let l:mode =['virtual replace']
+    elseif l:m[0] ==# "R"
       let l:mode = ['replace']
-    elseif l:m =~# '\v(v|V||s|S|)'
+    elseif l:m[0] =~# '\v(v|V||s|S|)'
       let l:mode = ['visual']
     elseif l:m ==# "t"
       let l:mode = ['terminal']
-    elseif l:m ==# "c"
+    elseif l:m[0] ==# "c"
       let l:mode = ['commandline']
     else
       let l:mode = ['normal']
diff --git a/autoload/airline/init.vim b/autoload/airline/init.vim
index 278d3aec..e860258b 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/init.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/init.vim
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ function! airline#init#bootstrap()
         \ 'S'  : 'S-LINE',
         \ '' : 'S-BLOCK',
         \ 't'  : 'TERMINAL',
+        \ 'Rv' : 'V REPLACE',
         \ }, 'keep')
 
   call s:check_defined('g:airline_theme_map', {})