diff --git a/src/nvim/ex_getln.c b/src/nvim/ex_getln.c
index fbe2eaa6e9..3c4e90f69d 100644
--- a/src/nvim/ex_getln.c
+++ b/src/nvim/ex_getln.c
@@ -1543,6 +1543,17 @@ static int may_do_command_line_next_incsearch(int firstc, int count, incsearch_s
     pat = ccline.cmdbuff + skiplen;
   }
 
+  bool bslsh = false;
+  // do not search for the search end delimiter,
+  // unless it is part of the pattern
+  if (patlen > 2 && firstc == pat[patlen - 1]) {
+    patlen--;
+    if (pat[patlen - 1] == '\\') {
+      pat[patlen - 1] = (char)(uint8_t)firstc;
+      bslsh = true;
+    }
+  }
+
   if (next_match) {
     t = s->match_end;
     if (lt(s->match_start, s->match_end)) {
@@ -1566,6 +1577,9 @@ static int may_do_command_line_next_incsearch(int firstc, int count, incsearch_s
                        RE_SEARCH, NULL);
   emsg_off--;
   pat[patlen] = save;
+  if (bslsh) {
+    pat[patlen - 1] = '\\';
+  }
   ui_busy_stop();
   if (found) {
     s->search_start = s->match_start;
diff --git a/test/functional/legacy/search_spec.lua b/test/functional/legacy/search_spec.lua
index 2678f11971..13a55e82b5 100644
--- a/test/functional/legacy/search_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/legacy/search_spec.lua
@@ -731,6 +731,111 @@ describe('search cmdline', function()
     feed('<Esc>')
     screen:expect(s)
   end)
+
+  -- oldtest: Test_incsearch_delimiter_ctrlg()
+  it('incsearch does not include trailing delimiter', function()
+    screen:try_resize(20, 6)
+    exec([[
+      set incsearch hls
+      call setline(1, ["1 vim inc", "2 vim /", "3 vim /", "4 vim ?", "5 vim ?"])
+      normal gg
+      redraw
+    ]])
+
+    feed('/')
+    poke_eventloop()
+    feed('v')
+    poke_eventloop()
+    feed('i')
+    poke_eventloop()
+    feed('m')
+    poke_eventloop()
+    feed(' ')
+    poke_eventloop()
+    feed('/')
+    poke_eventloop()
+    feed('<C-G>')
+    screen:expect([[
+      1 {10:vim }inc           |
+      2 {2:vim }/             |
+      3 {10:vim }/             |
+      4 {10:vim }?             |
+      5 {10:vim }?             |
+      /vim /^              |
+    ]])
+    feed('<Esc>')
+
+    command('5')
+    feed('?')
+    poke_eventloop()
+    feed('v')
+    poke_eventloop()
+    feed('i')
+    poke_eventloop()
+    feed('m')
+    poke_eventloop()
+    feed(' ')
+    poke_eventloop()
+    feed('?')
+    poke_eventloop()
+    feed('<C-T>')
+    screen:expect([[
+      1 {10:vim }inc           |
+      2 {10:vim }/             |
+      3 {2:vim }/             |
+      4 {10:vim }?             |
+      5 {10:vim }?             |
+      ?vim ?^              |
+    ]])
+    feed('<Esc>')
+
+    feed('/')
+    poke_eventloop()
+    feed('v')
+    poke_eventloop()
+    feed('i')
+    poke_eventloop()
+    feed('m')
+    poke_eventloop()
+    feed(' ')
+    poke_eventloop()
+    feed('\\/')
+    poke_eventloop()
+    feed('<C-G>')
+    screen:expect([[
+      1 vim inc           |
+      2 {10:vim /}             |
+      3 {2:vim /}             |
+      4 vim ?             |
+      5 vim ?             |
+      /vim \/^             |
+    ]])
+    feed('<Esc>')
+
+    command('5')
+    feed('?')
+    poke_eventloop()
+    feed('v')
+    poke_eventloop()
+    feed('i')
+    poke_eventloop()
+    feed('m')
+    poke_eventloop()
+    feed(' ')
+    poke_eventloop()
+    feed('\\?')
+    poke_eventloop()
+    feed('<C-T>')
+    screen:expect([[
+      1 vim inc           |
+      2 vim /             |
+      3 vim /             |
+      4 {10:vim ?}             |
+      5 {2:vim ?}             |
+      ?vim \?^             |
+    ]])
+    feed('<Esc>')
+  end)
 end)
 
 describe('Search highlight', function()
diff --git a/test/old/testdir/test_search.vim b/test/old/testdir/test_search.vim
index 19798135b5..605a0fb90c 100644
--- a/test/old/testdir/test_search.vim
+++ b/test/old/testdir/test_search.vim
@@ -2159,5 +2159,86 @@ func Test_search_with_invalid_range()
   bwipe!
 endfunc
 
+func Test_incsearch_delimiter_ctrlg()
+  CheckOption incsearch
+  CheckScreendump
+  CheckRunVimInTerminal
+  call assert_equal(0, &scrolloff)
+  call writefile([
+	\ 'set incsearch hls',
+  \ 'call setline(1, ["1 vim inc", "2 vim /", "3 vim /", "4 vim ?", "5 vim ?"])',
+	\ 'normal gg',
+	\ 'redraw',
+	\ ], 'Xscript_incsearch_delim', 'D')
+  let buf = RunVimInTerminal('-S Xscript_incsearch_delim', {'rows': 6})
+
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, '/')
+  sleep 100m
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, 'v')
+  sleep 100m
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, 'i')
+  sleep 100m
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, 'm')
+  sleep 100m
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ' ')
+  sleep 100m
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, '/')
+  sleep 100m
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "\<C-G>")
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_incsearch_delim_01', {})
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "\<Esc>")
+
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":5\<cr>")
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, '?')
+  sleep 100m
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, 'v')
+  sleep 100m
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, 'i')
+  sleep 100m
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, 'm')
+  sleep 100m
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ' ')
+  sleep 100m
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, '?')
+  sleep 100m
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "\<C-T>")
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_incsearch_delim_02', {})
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "\<Esc>")
+
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, '/')
+  sleep 100m
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, 'v')
+  sleep 100m
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, 'i')
+  sleep 100m
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, 'm')
+  sleep 100m
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ' ')
+  sleep 100m
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, '\/')
+  sleep 100m
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "\<C-G>")
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_incsearch_delim_03', {})
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "\<Esc>")
+
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":5\<cr>")
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, '?')
+  sleep 100m
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, 'v')
+  sleep 100m
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, 'i')
+  sleep 100m
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, 'm')
+  sleep 100m
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ' ')
+  sleep 100m
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, '\?')
+  sleep 100m
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "\<C-T>")
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_incsearch_delim_04', {})
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "\<Esc>")
+
+  call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
+endfunc
 
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