2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test55.in b/src/nvim/testdir/test55.in
index 140cb7c0e5..c4e82d429c 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test55.in
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test55.in
@@ -401,6 +401,11 @@ let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
 :  $put =v:exception[:15] . v:exception[-1:-1]
 :endtry
 :$put =string(d)
+:"
+:" test for range assign
+:let l = [0]
+:let l[:] = [1, 2]
+:$put =string(l)
 :endfun
 :"
 :call Test(1, 2, [3, 4], {5: 6})  " This may take a while
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test55.ok b/src/nvim/testdir/test55.ok
index e8560de401..ba029b2898 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test55.ok
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test55.ok
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ caught a:000[3]
 {'a': {'b': 'B'}}
 Vim(call):E737: a
 {'a': {'b': 'B'}}
+[1, 2]
 Vim(foldopen):E490: