diff --git a/src/testdir/test_shell.vim b/src/testdir/test_shell.vim
index 7d91dff..2ac5596 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_shell.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_shell.vim
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@
   call assert_equal("'te\\#xt'", shellescape("te#xt", 1))
   call assert_equal("'te!xt'", shellescape("te!xt"))
   call assert_equal("'te\\!xt'", shellescape("te!xt", 1))
+  call assert_equal("'te<cword>xt'", shellescape("te<cword>xt"))
+  call assert_equal("'te\\<cword>xt'", shellescape("te<cword>xt", 1))
+  call assert_equal("'te<cword>%xt'", shellescape("te<cword>%xt"))
+  call assert_equal("'te\\<cword>\\%xt'", shellescape("te<cword>%xt", 1))
 
   call assert_equal("'te\nxt'", shellescape("te\nxt"))
   call assert_equal("'te\\\nxt'", shellescape("te\nxt", 1))