diff --git a/src/testdir/test_charsearch.vim b/src/testdir/test_charsearch.vim
index e6301a5..0a20eaf 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_charsearch.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_charsearch.vim
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@
   normal! ;;p
   call assert_equal('ZabcdeZfghijkZZemnokqretkZvwxyz', getline(3))
 
+  " check that repeating a search before and after a line fails
+  normal 3Gfv
+  call assert_beeps('normal ;')
+  call assert_beeps('normal ,')
+
+  " clear the character search
+  call setcharsearch({'char' : ''})
+  call assert_equal('', getcharsearch().char)
+
   call assert_fails("call setcharsearch([])", 'E715:')
   enew!
 endfunc
@@ -75,4 +84,18 @@
   close!
 endfunc
 
+" Test for character search failure in latin1 encoding
+func Test_charsearch_latin1()
+  new
+  let save_enc = &encoding
+  set encoding=latin1
+  call setline(1, 'abcdefghijk')
+  call assert_beeps('normal fz')
+  call assert_beeps('normal tx')
+  call assert_beeps('normal $Fz')
+  call assert_beeps('normal $Tx')
+  let &encoding = save_enc
+  close!
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab