diff --git a/test/functional/ui/popupmenu_spec.lua b/test/functional/ui/popupmenu_spec.lua
index df236208c5..76673c84b8 100644
--- a/test/functional/ui/popupmenu_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/ui/popupmenu_spec.lua
@@ -6961,6 +6961,22 @@ describe('builtin popupmenu', function()
           {1:~                               }|*18
           {2:-- }{6:Pattern not found}            |
         ]])
+        feed('<C-E><Esc>')
+
+        command('hi PmenuMatchSel guibg=NONE')
+        command('hi PmenuMatch guibg=NONE')
+        command('set cot=menu,noinsert,fuzzy')
+        feed('S<C-X><C-O>')
+        screen:expect(pum_start)
+        feed('fb')
+        screen:expect([[
+          fb^                              |
+          {ms:f}{s:oo}{ms:B}{s:az  fookind }{1:                }|
+          {mn:f}{n:oo}{mn:b}{n:ar  fookind }{1:                }|
+          {mn:f}{n:oo}{mn:b}{n:ala fookind }{1:                }|
+          {1:~                               }|*15
+          {2:-- }{5:match 1 of 9}                 |
+        ]])
 
         feed('<C-E><Esc>')
       end)
diff --git a/test/old/testdir/test_popup.vim b/test/old/testdir/test_popup.vim
index 3c950d54ca..51b6861e11 100644
--- a/test/old/testdir/test_popup.vim
+++ b/test/old/testdir/test_popup.vim
@@ -1519,9 +1519,9 @@ func Test_pum_highlights_match()
   call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_pum_highlights_15', {})
   call term_sendkeys(buf, "\<C-E>\<Esc>")
 
-  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":hi PmenuMatchSel ctermfg=14\<CR>")
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":hi PmenuMatchSel ctermfg=14 ctermbg=NONE\<CR>")
   call TermWait(buf, 50)
-  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":hi PmenuMatch ctermfg=12\<CR>")
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":hi PmenuMatch ctermfg=12 ctermbg=NONE\<CR>")
   call term_sendkeys(buf, ":set cot=menu,noinsert,fuzzy\<CR>")
   call term_sendkeys(buf, "S\<C-X>\<C-O>")
   call TermWait(buf, 50)