diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_searchstat_4.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_searchstat_4.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..899c8fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_searchstat_4.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
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+|~| @73
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diff --git a/src/testdir/test_search_stat.vim b/src/testdir/test_search_stat.vim
index 85e4f86..7c4e13f 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_search_stat.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_search_stat.vim
@@ -263,6 +263,34 @@
   call assert_fails('echo searchcount("boo!")', 'E715:')
 endfunc
 
+func Test_searchcount_in_statusline()
+  CheckScreendump
+
+  let lines =<< trim END
+    set shortmess-=S
+    call append(0, 'this is something')
+    function TestSearchCount() abort
+      let search_count = searchcount()
+      if !empty(search_count)
+	return '[' . search_count.current . '/' . search_count.total . ']'
+      else
+	return ''
+      endif
+    endfunction
+    set hlsearch
+    set laststatus=2 statusline+=%{TestSearchCount()}
+  END
+  call writefile(lines, 'Xsearchstatusline')
+  let buf = RunVimInTerminal('-S Xsearchstatusline', #{rows: 10})
+  call TermWait(buf)
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "/something")
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_searchstat_4', {})
+
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "\<Esc>")
+  call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
+  call delete('Xsearchstatusline')
+endfunc
+
 func Test_search_stat_foldopen()
   CheckScreendump