diff --git a/src/testdir/test_search_mbyte.in b/src/testdir/test_search_mbyte.in
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+++ b/src/testdir/test_search_mbyte.in
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+Test for search('multi-byte char', 'bce')
+
+STARTTEST
+:source small.vim
+:source mbyte.vim
+:set encoding=utf-8
+:/^Test bce:/+1
+:$put =search('Ａ', 'bce', line('.'))
+:1;/^Results:/,$wq! test.out
+ENDTEST
+
+Results:
+
+Test bce:
+Ａ
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_search_mbyte.ok b/src/testdir/test_search_mbyte.ok
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2af153a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/test_search_mbyte.ok
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+Results:
+
+Test bce:
+Ａ
+15