diff --git a/src/testdir/test_autocmd.vim b/src/testdir/test_autocmd.vim
index 90dc3c1..f4e3c15 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_autocmd.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_autocmd.vim
@@ -4441,4 +4441,16 @@
   call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
 endfunc
 
+func Test_autocmd_creates_new_buffer_on_bufleave()
+  e a.txt
+  e b.txt
+  setlocal bufhidden=wipe
+  autocmd BufLeave <buffer> diffsplit c.txt
+  bn
+  call assert_equal(1, winnr('$'))
+  call assert_equal('a.txt', bufname('%'))
+  bw a.txt
+  bw c.txt
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab