diff --git a/src/nvim/cmdexpand.c b/src/nvim/cmdexpand.c
index bf0944a81d..b2835cae0f 100644
--- a/src/nvim/cmdexpand.c
+++ b/src/nvim/cmdexpand.c
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ static char *find_longest_match(expand_T *xp, int options)
 char *ExpandOne(expand_T *xp, char *str, char *orig, int options, int mode)
 {
   char *ss = NULL;
-  static int findex;
+  static int findex;                  // TODO(vim): Move into expand_T
   static char *orig_save = NULL;      // kept value of orig
   int orig_saved = false;
 
@@ -871,7 +871,10 @@ char *ExpandOne(expand_T *xp, char *str, char *orig, int options, int mode)
       cmdline_pum_remove();
     }
   }
-  findex = 0;
+  // TODO(vim): Remove condition if "findex" is part of expand_T ?
+  if (mode != WILD_EXPAND_FREE && mode != WILD_ALL && mode != WILD_ALL_KEEP) {
+    findex = 0;
+  }
 
   if (mode == WILD_FREE) {      // only release file name
     return NULL;
diff --git a/test/old/testdir/test_cmdline.vim b/test/old/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
index 96a30a1dd5..58d37b5da7 100644
--- a/test/old/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
+++ b/test/old/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
@@ -1251,6 +1251,30 @@ func Test_cmdline_complete_various()
   call assert_equal('"py3file', @:)
 endfunc
 
+" Test that expanding a pattern doesn't interfere with cmdline completion.
+func Test_expand_during_cmdline_completion()
+  func ExpandStuff()
+    badd <script>:p:h/README.*
+    call assert_equal(expand('<script>:p:h') .. '/README.txt', bufname('$'))
+    $bwipe
+    call assert_equal('README.txt', expand('README.*'))
+    call assert_equal(['README.txt'], getcompletion('README.*', 'file'))
+  endfunc
+  augroup test_CmdlineChanged
+    autocmd!
+    autocmd CmdlineChanged * call ExpandStuff()
+  augroup END
+
+  call feedkeys(":sign \<Tab>\<Tab>\<Tab>\<Tab>\<C-B>\"\<CR>", 'xt')
+  call assert_equal('"sign place', @:)
+
+  augroup test_CmdlineChanged
+    au!
+  augroup END
+  augroup! test_CmdlineChanged
+  delfunc ExpandStuff
+endfunc
+
 " Test for 'wildignorecase'
 func Test_cmdline_wildignorecase()
   CheckUnix
@@ -1790,6 +1814,7 @@ func Test_cmd_bang_E135()
   augroup test_cmd_filter_E135
     au!
   augroup END
+  augroup! test_cmd_filter_E135
   %bwipe!
 endfunc
 
@@ -2278,7 +2303,7 @@ endfunc
 func Test_cmd_map_cmdlineChanged()
   let g:log = []
   cnoremap <F1> l<Cmd><CR>s
-  augroup test
+  augroup test_CmdlineChanged
     autocmd!
     autocmd CmdlineChanged : let g:log += [getcmdline()]
   augroup END
@@ -2294,9 +2319,10 @@ func Test_cmd_map_cmdlineChanged()
 
   unlet g:log
   cunmap <F1>
-  augroup test
+  augroup test_CmdlineChanged
     autocmd!
   augroup END
+  augroup! test_CmdlineChanged
 endfunc
 
 " Test for the 'suffixes' option