diff --git a/src/testdir/test_timers.vim b/src/testdir/test_timers.vim
index 03391d8..e67da13 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_timers.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_timers.vim
@@ -309,4 +309,28 @@
   call delete('Xtrctext')
 endfunc
 
+" Test that the garbage collector isn't triggered if a timer callback invokes
+" vgetc().
+func Test_nocatch_garbage_collect()
+  " 'uptimetime. must be bigger than the timer timeout
+  set ut=200
+  call test_garbagecollect_soon()
+  call test_override('no_wait_return', 0)
+  func CauseAnError(id)
+    " This will show an error and wait for Enter.
+    let a = {'foo', 'bar'}
+  endfunc
+  func FeedChar(id)
+    call feedkeys('x', 't')
+  endfunc
+  call timer_start(300, 'FeedChar')
+  call timer_start(100, 'CauseAnError')
+  let x = getchar()
+
+  set ut&
+  call test_override('no_wait_return', 1)
+  delfunc CauseAnError
+  delfunc FeedChar
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab