diff --git a/src/testdir/test_syntax.vim b/src/testdir/test_syntax.vim
index aeb2c51..748c2bd 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_syntax.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_syntax.vim
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_syn_include_contains_TOP()
-  let l:case = "TOP in included syntax means its group list name"
+  let l:case = "TOP in included syntax refers to top level of that included syntax"
   new
   syntax include @INCLUDED syntax/c.vim
   syntax region FencedCodeBlockC start=/```c/ end=/```/ contains=@INCLUDED
@@ -964,6 +964,18 @@
   bw!
 endfunc
 
+func Test_syn_include_contains_TOP_excluding()
+  new
+  syntax include @INCLUDED syntax/c.vim
+  syntax region FencedCodeBlockC start=/```c/ end=/```/ contains=@INCLUDED
+
+  call setline(1,  ['```c', '#if 0', 'int', '#else', 'int', '#if', '#endif', '```' ])
+  let l:expected = ["cCppOutElse", "cConditional"]
+  eval AssertHighlightGroups(6, 1, l:expected, 1)
+  syntax clear
+  bw!
+endfunc
+
 " This was using freed memory
 func Test_WinEnter_synstack_synID()
   autocmd WinEnter * call synstack(line("."), col("."))