diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_vimscript.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_vimscript.vim
index b7d12d8c93..da3adf5e2b 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_vimscript.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_vimscript.vim
@@ -1135,6 +1135,17 @@ func Test_script_lines()
     endtry
 endfunc
 
+"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+" Test 96:  line continuation						    {{{1
+"
+"           Undefined behavior was detected by ubsan with line continuation
+"           after an empty line.
+"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+func Test_script_emty_line_continuation()
+
+    \
+endfunc
+
 "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 " Modelines								    {{{1
 " vim: ts=8 sw=4 tw=80 fdm=marker