diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_wildmenu_pum_40.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_wildmenu_pum_40.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75aa01a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_wildmenu_pum_40.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+|m+1&#ffffff0|y| |t|a|b| |l|i|n|e| @63
+> +0&&@74
+|~+0#4040ff13&| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|b+3#0000000&|a|r| @71
+| +0&&@74
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim b/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
index fb1976a..76a5c7c 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
@@ -2107,6 +2107,15 @@
       set statusline=%!MyStatusLine()
       set laststatus=2
     endfunc
+
+    func MyTabLine()
+      return 'my tab line'
+    endfunc
+    func SetupTabline()
+      set statusline=
+      set tabline=%!MyTabLine()
+      set showtabline=2
+    endfunc
   [CODE]
   call writefile(commands, 'Xtest')
 
@@ -2298,6 +2307,12 @@
   call term_sendkeys(buf, "\<Esc>")
   call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_wildmenu_pum_39', {})
 
+  " Esc still works to abort the command when 'tabline' is set
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":call SetupTabline()\<CR>")
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":si\<Tab>")
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "\<Esc>")
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_wildmenu_pum_40', {})
+
   call term_sendkeys(buf, "\<C-U>\<CR>")
   call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
   call delete('Xtest')