diff --git a/src/testdir/test_edit.vim b/src/testdir/test_edit.vim
index 7278bcd..3af8c4c 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_edit.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_edit.vim
@@ -1387,3 +1387,17 @@
   only
 endfunc
 
+func Test_edit_alt()
+  " Keeping the cursor line didn't happen when the first line has indent.
+  new
+  call setline(1, ['  one', 'two', 'three'])
+  w XAltFile
+  $
+  call assert_equal(3, line('.'))
+  e Xother
+  e #
+  call assert_equal(3, line('.'))
+
+  bwipe XAltFile
+  call delete('XAltFile')
+endfunc