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diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_assert.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_assert.vim
index a4c8ce7e43..b4f7478807 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_assert.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_assert.vim
@@ -1,5 +1,51 @@
 " Test that the methods used for testing work.
 
+func Test_assert_equalfile()
+  call assert_equal(1, assert_equalfile('abcabc', 'xyzxyz'))
+  call assert_match("E485: Can't read file abcabc", v:errors[0])
+  call remove(v:errors, 0)
+
+  let goodtext = ["one", "two", "three"]
+  call writefile(goodtext, 'Xone')
+  call assert_equal(1, assert_equalfile('Xone', 'xyzxyz'))
+  call assert_match("E485: Can't read file xyzxyz", v:errors[0])
+  call remove(v:errors, 0)
+
+  call writefile(goodtext, 'Xtwo')
+  call assert_equal(0, assert_equalfile('Xone', 'Xtwo'))
+
+  call writefile([goodtext[0]], 'Xone')
+  call assert_equal(1, assert_equalfile('Xone', 'Xtwo'))
+  call assert_match("first file is shorter", v:errors[0])
+  call remove(v:errors, 0)
+
+  call writefile(goodtext, 'Xone')
+  call writefile([goodtext[0]], 'Xtwo')
+  call assert_equal(1, assert_equalfile('Xone', 'Xtwo'))
+  call assert_match("second file is shorter", v:errors[0])
+  call remove(v:errors, 0)
+
+  call writefile(['1234X89'], 'Xone')
+  call writefile(['1234Y89'], 'Xtwo')
+  call assert_equal(1, assert_equalfile('Xone', 'Xtwo'))
+  call assert_match('difference at byte 4, line 1 after "1234X" vs "1234Y"', v:errors[0])
+  call remove(v:errors, 0)
+
+  call writefile([repeat('x', 234) .. 'X'], 'Xone')
+  call writefile([repeat('x', 234) .. 'Y'], 'Xtwo')
+  call assert_equal(1, assert_equalfile('Xone', 'Xtwo'))
+  let xes = repeat('x', 134)
+  call assert_match('difference at byte 234, line 1 after "' .. xes .. 'X" vs "' .. xes .. 'Y"', v:errors[0])
+  call remove(v:errors, 0)
+
+  call assert_equal(1, assert_equalfile('Xone', 'Xtwo', 'a message'))
+  call assert_match("a message: difference at byte 234, line 1 after", v:errors[0])
+  call remove(v:errors, 0)
+
+  call delete('Xone')
+  call delete('Xtwo')
+endfunc
+
 func Test_assert_fails_in_try_block()
   try
     call assert_equal(0, assert_fails('throw "error"'))