diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
index 7e21b37..cd2a15d 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
@@ -74,6 +74,22 @@
   delete('Xdir', 'rf')
 enddef
 
+def Test_compile_error_in_called_function()
+  var lines =<< trim END
+      vim9script
+      var n: number
+      def Foo()
+        &hls = n
+      enddef
+      def Bar()
+        Foo()
+      enddef
+      silent! Foo()
+      Bar()
+  END
+  CheckScriptFailureList(lines, ['E1012:', 'E1191:'])
+enddef
+
 def Test_autoload_name_mismatch()
   var dir = 'Xdir/autoload'
   mkdir(dir, 'p')