diff --git a/src/popupwin.c b/src/popupwin.c
index d86c6c0..59bdf86 100644
--- a/src/popupwin.c
+++ b/src/popupwin.c
@@ -1851,13 +1851,13 @@
     int		nr;
     int		i;
 
-    if (in_vim9script()
-	    && (check_for_string_or_number_or_list_arg(argvars, 0) == FAIL
-		|| check_for_dict_arg(argvars, 1) == FAIL))
-	return NULL;
-
     if (argvars != NULL)
     {
+	if (in_vim9script()
+		&& (check_for_string_or_number_or_list_arg(argvars, 0) == FAIL
+		    || check_for_dict_arg(argvars, 1) == FAIL))
+	    return NULL;
+
 	// Check that arguments look OK.
 	if (argvars[0].v_type == VAR_NUMBER)
 	{
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_cmd.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_cmd.vim
index 3bc13ad..9f1cdf1 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_cmd.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_cmd.vim
@@ -1570,5 +1570,16 @@
   CheckDefExecAndScriptFailure(lines, 'E486:', 1)
 enddef
 
+" Test for the 'popuppreview' option
+def Test_popuppreview()
+  set previewpopup=height:10,width:60
+  pedit Xfile
+  var id = popup_findpreview()
+  assert_notequal(id, 0)
+  assert_match('Xfile', popup_getoptions(id).title)
+  popup_clear()
+  set previewpopup&
+enddef
+
 
 " vim: ts=8 sw=2 sts=2 expandtab tw=80 fdm=marker
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 19014e6..39a61c9 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -758,6 +758,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    3596,
+/**/
     3595,
 /**/
     3594,