2 files changed, 34 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/message.c b/src/nvim/message.c
index d613c95925..da9539e0d1 100644
--- a/src/nvim/message.c
+++ b/src/nvim/message.c
@@ -596,10 +596,10 @@ void msg_source(int attr)
   }
   recursive = true;
 
-  msg_scroll = true;  // this will take more than one line
   no_wait_return++;
   char *p = get_emsg_source();
   if (p != NULL) {
+    msg_scroll = true;  // this will take more than one line
     msg_attr(p, attr);
     xfree(p);
   }
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ static bool emsg_multiline(const char *s, bool multiline)
   }
 
   // Display name and line number for the source of the error.
-  // Sets "msg_scroll".
+  msg_scroll = true;
   msg_source(attr);
 
   // Display the error message itself.
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_messages.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_messages.vim
index a83fcd7138..0f348c22cb 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_messages.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_messages.vim
@@ -171,6 +171,38 @@ func Test_echospace()
   set ruler& showcmd&
 endfunc
 
+func Test_warning_scroll()
+  CheckRunVimInTerminal
+  let lines =<< trim END
+      call test_override('ui_delay', 50)
+      set noruler
+      set readonly
+      undo
+  END
+  call writefile(lines, 'XTestWarningScroll', 'D')
+  let buf = RunVimInTerminal('', #{rows: 8})
+
+  " When the warning comes from a script, messages are scrolled so that the
+  " stacktrace is visible.
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":source XTestWarningScroll\n")
+  " only match the final colon in the line that shows the source
+  call WaitForAssert({-> assert_match(':$', term_getline(buf, 5))})
+  call WaitForAssert({-> assert_equal('line    4:W10: Warning: Changing a readonly file', term_getline(buf, 6))})
+  call WaitForAssert({-> assert_equal('Already at oldest change', term_getline(buf, 7))})
+  call WaitForAssert({-> assert_equal('Press ENTER or type command to continue', term_getline(buf, 8))})
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "\n")
+
+  " When the warning does not come from a script, messages are not scrolled.
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":enew\n")
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":set readonly\n")
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, 'u')
+  call WaitForAssert({-> assert_equal('W10: Warning: Changing a readonly file', term_getline(buf, 8))})
+  call WaitForAssert({-> assert_equal('Already at oldest change', term_getline(buf, 8))})
+
+  " clean up
+  call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
+endfunc
+
 " Test more-prompt (see :help more-prompt).
 func Test_message_more()
   CheckRunVimInTerminal