diff --git a/autoload/EasyMotion.vim b/autoload/EasyMotion.vim
index 18f5a94..32ac312 100644
--- a/autoload/EasyMotion.vim
+++ b/autoload/EasyMotion.vim
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ function! EasyMotion#JK(visualmode, direction) " {{{
     if g:EasyMotion_startofline
         call s:EasyMotion('^\(\w\|\s*\zs\|$\)', a:direction, a:visualmode ? visualmode() : '', 0)
     else
-        let c = col('.')
-        let pattern = printf('^.\{-}\zs\(\%%<%dv.\%%>%dv\|$\)', c + 1, c)
+        let vcol  = EasyMotion#helper#vcol('.')
+        let pattern = printf('^.\{-}\zs\(\%%<%dv.\%%>%dv\|$\)', vcol + 1, vcol)
         call s:EasyMotion(pattern, a:direction, a:visualmode ? visualmode() : '', 0)
     endif
     return s:EasyMotion_is_cancelled
diff --git a/autoload/EasyMotion/helper.vim b/autoload/EasyMotion/helper.vim
index 9cbee30..4926566 100644
--- a/autoload/EasyMotion/helper.vim
+++ b/autoload/EasyMotion/helper.vim
@@ -158,6 +158,24 @@ endif "}}}
 function! EasyMotion#helper#include_multibyte_char(str) "{{{
     return strlen(a:str) != EasyMotion#helper#strchars(a:str)
 endfunction "}}}
+
+function! EasyMotion#helper#vcol(expr) abort
+    let col_num = col(a:expr)
+    let line = getline(a:expr)
+    let before_line = col_num > 2 ? line[: col_num - 2]
+    \   : col_num is# 2 ? line[0]
+    \   : ''
+    let vcol_num = 1
+    for c in split(before_line, '\zs')
+        let vcol_num += c is# "\t" ? s:_virtual_tab2spacelen(vcol_num) : len(c)
+    endfor
+    return vcol_num
+endfunction
+
+function! s:_virtual_tab2spacelen(col_num) abort
+    return &tabstop - ((a:col_num - 1) % &tabstop)
+endfunction
+
 "}}}
 
 " Restore 'cpoptions' {{{