diff --git a/src/quickfix.c b/src/quickfix.c
index cbef377..f909343 100644
--- a/src/quickfix.c
+++ b/src/quickfix.c
@@ -4016,7 +4016,8 @@
 	    if (sz != win->w_width)
 		win_setwidth(sz);
 	}
-	else if (sz != win->w_height)
+	else if (sz != win->w_height
+			 && win->w_height + win->w_status_height < cmdline_row)
 	    win_setheight(sz);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim b/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
index 6099dcf..ccd7778 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
@@ -279,6 +279,15 @@
   call XwindowTests('l')
 endfunc
 
+func Test_copenHeight()
+  copen
+  wincmd H
+  let height = winheight(0)
+  copen 10
+  call assert_equal(height, winheight(0))
+  quit
+endfunc
+
 " Tests for the :cfile, :lfile, :caddfile, :laddfile, :cgetfile and :lgetfile
 " commands.
 func XfileTests(cchar)
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 30b94f3..96f64eb 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -768,6 +768,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1245,
+/**/
     1244,
 /**/
     1243,