diff --git a/src/testdir/test_syntax.vim b/src/testdir/test_syntax.vim
index 20f2318..ee9406b 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_syntax.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_syntax.vim
@@ -772,4 +772,54 @@
   quit!
 endfunc
 
+func Test_search_syntax_skip()
+  new
+  let lines =<< trim END
+
+        /* This is VIM */
+        Another Text for VIM
+         let a = "VIM"
+  END
+  call setline(1, lines)
+  syntax on
+  syntax match Comment "^/\*.*\*/"
+  syntax match String '".*"'
+
+  " Skip argument using string evaluation.
+  1
+  call search('VIM', 'w', '', 0, 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name") =~? "comment"')
+  call assert_equal('Another Text for VIM', getline('.'))
+  1
+  call search('VIM', 'w', '', 0, 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name") !~? "string"')
+  call assert_equal(' let a = "VIM"', getline('.'))
+
+  " Skip argument using Lambda.
+  1
+  call search('VIM', 'w', '', 0, { -> synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name") =~? "comment"})
+  call assert_equal('Another Text for VIM', getline('.'))
+
+  1
+  call search('VIM', 'w', '', 0, { -> synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name") !~? "string"})
+  call assert_equal(' let a = "VIM"', getline('.'))
+
+  " Skip argument using funcref.
+  func InComment()
+    return synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name") =~? "comment"
+  endfunc
+  func InString()
+    return synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name") !~? "string"
+  endfunc
+  1
+  call search('VIM', 'w', '', 0, function('InComment'))
+  call assert_equal('Another Text for VIM', getline('.'))
+
+  1
+  call search('VIM', 'w', '', 0, function('InString'))
+  call assert_equal(' let a = "VIM"', getline('.'))
+
+  delfunc InComment
+  delfunc InString
+  bwipe!
+endfunc
+
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