diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
index 935079f..5b8ad17 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
@@ -647,6 +647,21 @@
   END
   CheckDefFailure(lines, 'E1117:')
 
+  lines =<< trim END
+      vim9script
+      def Outer()
+        def Inner()
+          g:result = 'ok'
+        enddef
+        Inner()
+      enddef
+      Outer()
+      Inner()
+  END
+  CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E117: Unknown function: Inner')
+  assert_equal('ok', g:result)
+  unlet g:result
+
   # nested function inside conditional
   lines =<< trim END
       vim9script
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 80d92fc..a09a0bf 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -750,6 +750,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    3896,
+/**/
     3895,
 /**/
     3894,