diff --git a/src/exec.rs b/src/exec.rs
index e75ca083a..b9abcdc04 100644
--- a/src/exec.rs
+++ b/src/exec.rs
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ impl<'c> RegularExpression for ExecNoSync<'c> {
                     self.cache.value(),
                     true,
                     &text[start..],
-                    text.len(),
+                    text.len() - start,
                 ) {
                     dfa::Result::Match(_) => Some(text.len()),
                     dfa::Result::NoMatch(_) => None,
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ impl<'c> RegularExpression for ExecNoSync<'c> {
                     self.cache.value(),
                     true,
                     &text[start..],
-                    text.len(),
+                    text.len() - start,
                 ) {
                     dfa::Result::Match(_) => true,
                     dfa::Result::NoMatch(_) => false,
diff --git a/tests/test_default.rs b/tests/test_default.rs
index be627f7a6..19a319af1 100644
--- a/tests/test_default.rs
+++ b/tests/test_default.rs
@@ -220,3 +220,13 @@ fn empty_alt_regex_fails() {
     let result = Regex::new(r"(?:|){4294967295}");
     assert!(result.is_err());
 }
+
+// Regression test for: https://github.com/rust-lang/regex/issues/969
+#[test]
+fn regression_i969() {
+    use regex::Regex;
+
+    let re = Regex::new(r"c.*d\z").unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(Some(6), re.shortest_match_at("ababcd", 4));
+    assert_eq!(Some(6), re.find_at("ababcd", 4).map(|m| m.end()));
+}