diff --git a/src/testdir/test_normal.vim b/src/testdir/test_normal.vim
index 03d29ae..470b41c 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_normal.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_normal.vim
@@ -3635,11 +3635,32 @@
   bwipe!
 endfunc
 
-" Test for using a : command in operator pending mode
+" Test for using a ":" command in operator pending mode
 func Test_normal_colon_op()
   new
   call setline(1, ['one', 'two'])
   call assert_beeps("normal! Gc:d\<CR>")
+  call assert_equal(['one'], getline(1, '$'))
+
+  call setline(1, ['one…two…three!'])
+  normal! $
+  " Using ":" as a movement is characterwise exclusive
+  call feedkeys("d:normal! F…\<CR>", 'xt')
+  call assert_equal(['one…two!'], getline(1, '$'))
+  " Check that redoing a command with 0x80 bytes works
+  call feedkeys('.', 'xt')
+  call assert_equal(['one!'], getline(1, '$'))
+
+  call setline(1, ['one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five'])
+  " Add this to the command history
+  call feedkeys(":normal! G0\<CR>", 'xt')
+  " Use :normal! with control characters in operator pending mode
+  call feedkeys("d:normal! \<C-V>\<C-P>\<C-V>\<C-P>\<CR>", 'xt')
+  call assert_equal(['one', 'two', 'five'], getline(1, '$'))
+  " Check that redoing a command with control characters works
+  call feedkeys('.', 'xt')
+  call assert_equal(['five'], getline(1, '$'))
+
   bwipe!
 endfunc