1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/functional/eval/api_functions_spec.lua b/test/functional/eval/api_functions_spec.lua
index 7d09a652ba..d07e74d40e 100644
--- a/test/functional/eval/api_functions_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/eval/api_functions_spec.lua
@@ -155,4 +155,13 @@ describe('eval-API', function()
        pcall_err(command, "sandbox call nvim_input('ievil')"))
     eq({''}, meths.buf_get_lines(0, 0, -1, true))
   end)
+
+  it('converts blobs to API strings', function()
+    command('let g:v1 = nvim__id(0z68656c6c6f)')
+    command('let g:v2 = nvim__id(v:_null_blob)')
+    eq(1, eval('type(g:v1)'))
+    eq(1, eval('type(g:v2)'))
+    eq('hello', eval('g:v1'))
+    eq('', eval('g:v2'))
+  end)
 end)