diff --git a/src/testdir/test_gui.vim b/src/testdir/test_gui.vim
index 9d31996..fc23db5 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_gui.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_gui.vim
@@ -1747,4 +1747,26 @@
   call assert_equal('<C-D>', keytrans("\x9b\xfc\x04D"))
 endfunc
 
+" Test that CursorHold is NOT triggered at startup before a keypress
+func Test_CursorHold_not_triggered_at_startup()
+  defer delete('Xcursorhold.log')
+  defer delete('Xcursorhold_test.vim')
+  call writefile([
+        \ 'set updatetime=300',
+        \ 'let g:cursorhold_triggered = 0',
+        \ 'autocmd CursorHold * let g:cursorhold_triggered += 1 | call writefile(["CursorHold triggered"], "Xcursorhold.log", "a")',
+        \ 'call timer_start(400, {-> execute(''call writefile(["g:cursorhold_triggered=" . g:cursorhold_triggered], "Xcursorhold.log", "a") | qa!'')})',
+        \ ], 'Xcursorhold_test.vim')
+
+  let vimcmd = v:progpath . ' -g -f -N -u NONE -i NONE -S Xcursorhold_test.vim'
+  call system(vimcmd)
+
+  let lines = filereadable('Xcursorhold.log') ? readfile('Xcursorhold.log') : []
+
+  " Assert that CursorHold did NOT trigger at startup
+  call assert_false(index(lines, 'CursorHold triggered') != -1)
+  let found = filter(copy(lines), 'v:val =~ "^g:cursorhold_triggered="')
+  call assert_equal(['g:cursorhold_triggered=0'], found)
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab