diff --git a/test/old/testdir/test_buffer.vim b/test/old/testdir/test_buffer.vim
index cf4d264066..19799a5478 100644
--- a/test/old/testdir/test_buffer.vim
+++ b/test/old/testdir/test_buffer.vim
@@ -609,4 +609,31 @@ func Test_closed_buffer_still_in_window()
   %bw!
 endfunc
 
+" Cursor position should be restored when switching to a buffer previously
+" viewed in a window, regardless of whether it's visible in another one.
+func Test_switch_to_previously_viewed_buffer()
+  set nostartofline
+  new Xviewbuf
+  call setline(1, range(1, 200))
+  let oldwin = win_getid()
+  vsplit
+
+  call cursor(100, 3)
+  edit Xotherbuf
+  buffer Xviewbuf
+  call assert_equal([0, 100, 3, 0], getpos('.'))
+
+  exe win_id2win(oldwin) .. 'close'
+  setlocal bufhidden=hide
+
+  call cursor(200, 3)
+  edit Xotherbuf
+  buffer Xviewbuf
+  call assert_equal([0, 200, 3, 0], getpos('.'))
+
+  bwipe! Xotherbuf
+  bwipe! Xviewbuf
+  set startofline&
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/test/old/testdir/test_bufline.vim b/test/old/testdir/test_bufline.vim
index 29ec46a606..09438cf716 100644
--- a/test/old/testdir/test_bufline.vim
+++ b/test/old/testdir/test_bufline.vim
@@ -158,6 +158,33 @@ func Test_appendbufline()
   exe "bwipe! " . b
 endfunc
 
+func Test_appendbufline_no_E315()
+  let after = [
+    \ 'set stl=%f ls=2',
+    \ 'new',
+    \ 'let buf = bufnr("%")',
+    \ 'quit',
+    \ 'vsp',
+    \ 'exec "buffer" buf',
+    \ 'wincmd w',
+    \ 'call appendbufline(buf, 0, "abc")',
+    \ 'redraw',
+    \ 'while getbufline(buf, 1)[0] =~ "^\\s*$"',
+    \ '  sleep 10m',
+    \ 'endwhile',
+    \ 'au VimLeavePre * call writefile([v:errmsg], "Xerror")',
+    \ 'au VimLeavePre * call writefile(["done"], "Xdone")',
+    \ 'qall!',
+    \ ]
+  if !RunVim([], after, '--clean')
+    return
+  endif
+  call assert_notmatch("^E315:", readfile("Xerror")[0])
+  call assert_equal("done", readfile("Xdone")[0])
+  call delete("Xerror")
+  call delete("Xdone")
+endfunc
+
 func Test_deletebufline()
   new
   let b = bufnr('%')