diff --git a/src/ex_cmds.c b/src/ex_cmds.c
index d30db91..021296d 100644
--- a/src/ex_cmds.c
+++ b/src/ex_cmds.c
@@ -2648,6 +2648,8 @@
      */
     if (other_file)
     {
+	int prev_alt_fnum = curwin->w_alt_fnum;
+
 	if (!(flags & (ECMD_ADDBUF | ECMD_ALTBUF)))
 	{
 	    if ((cmdmod.cmod_flags & CMOD_KEEPALT) == 0)
@@ -2691,6 +2693,10 @@
 	}
 	if (buf == NULL)
 	    goto theend;
+	if (curwin->w_alt_fnum == buf->b_fnum && prev_alt_fnum != 0)
+	    // reusing the buffer, keep the old alternate file
+	    curwin->w_alt_fnum = prev_alt_fnum;
+
 	if (buf->b_ml.ml_mfp == NULL)		// no memfile yet
 	{
 	    oldbuf = FALSE;
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim b/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
index d04bb4c..bd2ca03 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
@@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@
 " Test for expanding special keywords in cmdline
 func Test_cmdline_expand_special()
   %bwipe!
-  call assert_fails('e #', 'E499:')
+  call assert_fails('e #', 'E194:')
   call assert_fails('e <afile>', 'E495:')
   call assert_fails('e <abuf>', 'E496:')
   call assert_fails('e <amatch>', 'E497:')
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_undo.vim b/src/testdir/test_undo.vim
index 2621412..bfcc538 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_undo.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_undo.vim
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@
 
   " add 10 lines, delete 6 lines, undo 3
   set undofile
-  call setbufline(0, 1, ['one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five', 'six',
+  call setbufline('%', 1, ['one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five', 'six',
 	      \ 'seven', 'eight', 'nine', 'ten'])
   set undolevels=100
   normal 3Gdd
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
index 00d021f..434f477 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@
 def Test_getbufline()
   e SomeFile
   var buf = bufnr()
-  e #
+  sp Otherfile
   var lines = ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc']
   setbufline(buf, 1, lines)
   getbufline('#', 1, '$')->assert_equal(lines)
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
index ffea2ac..fd93c3a 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
@@ -3495,7 +3495,7 @@
   CheckScriptFailure([
       'vim9script',
       'gui -f#comment'
-      ], 'E499:')
+      ], 'E194:')
 enddef
 
 def Test_vim9_comment_not_compiled()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index dfe949d..25e0d82 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -756,6 +756,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    3363,
+/**/
     3362,
 /**/
     3361,