diff --git a/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim b/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
index 42b8193..f5f385f 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
@@ -6202,4 +6202,39 @@
   %bw!
 endfunc
 
+" Test for the status message that is displayed when opening a new quickfix
+" list
+func Test_qflist_statusmsg()
+  cexpr "1\n2"
+  cexpr "1\n2\n3\ntest_quickfix.vim:1:msg"
+  call assert_equal('(4 of 4): msg', v:statusmsg)
+  call setqflist([], 'f')
+  %bw!
+
+  " When creating a new quickfix list, if an autocmd changes the quickfix list
+  " in the stack, then an error message should be displayed.
+  augroup QF_Test
+    au!
+    au BufEnter test_quickfix.vim colder
+  augroup END
+  cexpr "1\n2"
+  call assert_fails('cexpr "1\n2\n3\ntest_quickfix.vim:1:msg"', 'E925:')
+  call setqflist([], 'f')
+  augroup QF_Test
+    au!
+  augroup END
+  %bw!
+
+  augroup QF_Test
+    au!
+    au BufEnter test_quickfix.vim caddexpr "4"
+  augroup END
+  call assert_fails('cexpr "1\n2\n3\ntest_quickfix.vim:1:msg"', 'E925:')
+  call setqflist([], 'f')
+  augroup QF_Test
+    au!
+  augroup END
+  %bw!
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab