diff --git a/src/quickfix.c b/src/quickfix.c
index 1fb47a0..1145896 100644
--- a/src/quickfix.c
+++ b/src/quickfix.c
@@ -1581,7 +1581,7 @@
 static bufref_T  qf_last_bufref = {NULL, 0};
 
 /*
- * Get buffer number for file "dir.name".
+ * Get buffer number for file "directory.fname".
  * Also sets the b_has_qf_entry flag.
  */
     static int
@@ -4109,11 +4109,13 @@
 		while (vim_regexec_multi(&regmatch, curwin, buf, lnum,
 							       col, NULL) > 0)
 		{
-		    ;
+		    /* Pass the buffer number so that it gets used even for a
+		     * dummy buffer, unless duplicate_name is set, then the
+		     * buffer will be wiped out below. */
 		    if (qf_add_entry(qi,
 				NULL,       /* dir */
 				fname,
-				0,
+				duplicate_name ? 0 : buf->b_fnum,
 				ml_get_buf(buf,
 				     regmatch.startpos[0].lnum + lnum, FALSE),
 				regmatch.startpos[0].lnum + lnum,
@@ -4177,12 +4179,17 @@
 		    else if (buf != first_match_buf || (flags & VGR_NOJUMP))
 		    {
 			unload_dummy_buffer(buf, dirname_start);
+			/* Keeping the buffer, remove the dummy flag. */
+			buf->b_flags &= ~BF_DUMMY;
 			buf = NULL;
 		    }
 		}
 
 		if (buf != NULL)
 		{
+		    /* Keeping the buffer, remove the dummy flag. */
+		    buf->b_flags &= ~BF_DUMMY;
+
 		    /* If the buffer is still loaded we need to use the
 		     * directory we jumped to below. */
 		    if (buf == first_match_buf
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim b/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
index 9fbef15..a4f8b35 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
@@ -1462,3 +1462,18 @@
   call HistoryTest('c')
   call HistoryTest('l')
 endfunc
+
+func Test_duplicate_buf()
+  " make sure we can get the highest buffer number
+  edit DoesNotExist
+  edit DoesNotExist2
+  let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
+
+  " make sure only one buffer is created
+  call writefile(['this one', 'that one'], 'Xgrepthis')
+  vimgrep one Xgrepthis
+  vimgrep one Xgrepthis
+  call assert_equal(last_buffer + 1, bufnr("$"))
+
+  call delete('Xgrepthis')
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index f0df848..f4d9090 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -759,6 +759,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2050,
+/**/
     2049,
 /**/
     2048,