diff --git a/src/nvim/ex_cmds.lua b/src/nvim/ex_cmds.lua
index 335030bd5d..790bf9e22a 100644
--- a/src/nvim/ex_cmds.lua
+++ b/src/nvim/ex_cmds.lua
@@ -582,12 +582,6 @@ M.cmds = {
     addr_type = 'ADDR_OTHER',
     func = 'ex_menu',
   },
-  {
-    command = 'connect',
-    flags = bit.bor(BANG, WORD1, NOTRLCOM, NEEDARG),
-    addr_type = 'ADDR_NONE',
-    func = 'ex_connect',
-  },
   {
     command = 'copy',
     flags = bit.bor(RANGE, WHOLEFOLD, EXTRA, TRLBAR, CMDWIN, LOCK_OK, MODIFY),
@@ -636,6 +630,12 @@ M.cmds = {
     addr_type = 'ADDR_NONE',
     func = 'ex_wrongmodifier',
   },
+  {
+    command = 'connect',
+    flags = bit.bor(BANG, WORD1, NOTRLCOM, NEEDARG),
+    addr_type = 'ADDR_NONE',
+    func = 'ex_connect',
+  },
   {
     command = 'const',
     flags = bit.bor(EXTRA, NOTRLCOM, SBOXOK, CMDWIN, LOCK_OK),
diff --git a/test/functional/ex_cmds/excmd_spec.lua b/test/functional/ex_cmds/excmd_spec.lua
index 923bb99eeb..7c67222cb3 100644
--- a/test/functional/ex_cmds/excmd_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/ex_cmds/excmd_spec.lua
@@ -62,4 +62,17 @@ describe('Ex cmds', function()
     eq(2, fn.exists(':defer'))
     eq('defer', fn.fullcommand('defer'))
   end)
+
+  it('various command abbreviations', function()
+    -- :connect needs at least :conn
+    eq('change', fn.fullcommand('c'))
+    eq('copy', fn.fullcommand('co'))
+    eq('continue', fn.fullcommand('con'))
+    eq('connect', fn.fullcommand('conn'))
+    -- :restart needs at least :rest
+    eq('read', fn.fullcommand('r'))
+    eq('read', fn.fullcommand('re'))
+    eq('resize', fn.fullcommand('res'))
+    eq('restart', fn.fullcommand('rest'))
+  end)
 end)