diff --git a/src/testdir/test_listchars.vim b/src/testdir/test_listchars.vim
index 5df5010..a304c53 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_listchars.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_listchars.vim
@@ -58,6 +58,26 @@
     call assert_equal([expected[i - 1]], ScreenLines(i, virtcol('$')))
   endfor
 
+  " tab with 3rd character and linebreak set
+  set listchars-=tab:<=>
+  set listchars+=tab:<·>
+  set linebreak
+  let expected = [
+	      \ '<······>aa<····>$',
+	      \ '..bb<··>--$',
+	      \ '...cccc>-$',
+	      \ 'dd........ee--<>$',
+	      \ '-$'
+	      \ ]
+  redraw!
+  for i in range(1, 5)
+    call cursor(i, 1)
+    call assert_equal([expected[i - 1]], ScreenLines(i, virtcol('$')))
+  endfor
+  set nolinebreak
+  set listchars-=tab:<·>
+  set listchars+=tab:<=>
+
   set listchars-=trail:-
   let expected = [
 	      \ '<======>aa<====>$',