diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_statusline_stl_1.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_statusline_stl_1.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab1133c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_statusline_stl_1.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+> +0&#ffffff0@74
+|~+0#4040ff13&| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|[+0#0000000&|N|o| |N|a|m|e|]| @47|0|,|0|-|1| @9|A|l@1
+| @74
+|~+0#4040ff13&| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|[+0#0000000&|N|o| |N|a|m|e|]| @47|0|,|0|-|1| @9|A|l@1
+| @74
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_statusline.vim b/src/testdir/test_statusline.vim
index 1239e4e..22fd78c 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_statusline.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_statusline.vim
@@ -610,4 +610,25 @@
   call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
 endfunc
 
+func Test_statusline_highlight_group_cleared()
+  CheckScreendump
+
+  " the laststatus option is there to prevent
+  " the code-style test from complaining about
+  " trailing whitespace
+  let lines =<< trim END
+    set fillchars=stl:\ ,stlnc:\  laststatus=2
+    split
+    hi clear StatusLine
+    hi clear StatusLineNC
+  END
+  call writefile(lines, 'XTest_statusline_stl', 'D')
+
+  let buf = RunVimInTerminal('-S XTest_statusline_stl', {})
+
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_statusline_stl_1', {})
+
+  call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab