diff --git a/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim b/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
index 3cfdd76..f27b091 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
@@ -287,6 +287,16 @@
   call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
 endfunc
 
+func Test_cmdheight_tabline()
+  CheckScreendump
+
+  let buf = RunVimInTerminal('-c "set ls=2" -c "set stal=2" -c "set cmdheight=1"', {'rows': 6})
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_cmdheight_tabline_1', {})
+
+  " clean up
+  call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
+endfunc
+
 func Test_map_completion()
   call feedkeys(":map <unique> <si\<Tab>\<Home>\"\<CR>", 'xt')
   call assert_equal('"map <unique> <silent>', getreg(':'))