--- a/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
@@ -5253,4 +5253,62 @@ func Test_quickfix_window_fails_to_open(
   call delete('XquickfixFails')
 endfunc
 
+" Test for updating the quickfix buffer whenever the assocaited quickfix list
+" is changed.
+func Xqfbuf_update(cchar)
+  call s:setup_commands(a:cchar)
+
+  Xexpr "F1:1:line1"
+  Xopen
+  call assert_equal(['F1|1| line1'], getline(1, '$'))
+  call assert_equal(1, g:Xgetlist({'changedtick' : 0}).changedtick)
+
+  " Test setqflist() using the 'lines' key in 'what'
+  " add a new entry
+  call g:Xsetlist([], 'a', {'lines' : ['F2:2: line2']})
+  call assert_equal(['F1|1| line1', 'F2|2| line2'], getline(1, '$'))
+  call assert_equal(2, g:Xgetlist({'changedtick' : 0}).changedtick)
+  " replace all the entries with a single entry
+  call g:Xsetlist([], 'r', {'lines' : ['F3:3: line3']})
+  call assert_equal(['F3|3| line3'], getline(1, '$'))
+  call assert_equal(3, g:Xgetlist({'changedtick' : 0}).changedtick)
+  " remove all the entries
+  call g:Xsetlist([], 'r', {'lines' : []})
+  call assert_equal([''], getline(1, '$'))
+  call assert_equal(4, g:Xgetlist({'changedtick' : 0}).changedtick)
+  " add a new list
+  call g:Xsetlist([], ' ', {'lines' : ['F4:4: line4']})
+  call assert_equal(['F4|4| line4'], getline(1, '$'))
+  call assert_equal(1, g:Xgetlist({'changedtick' : 0}).changedtick)
+
+  " Test setqflist() using the 'items' key in 'what'
+  " add a new entry
+  call g:Xsetlist([], 'a', {'items' : [{'filename' : 'F5', 'lnum' : 5, 'text' : 'line5'}]})
+  call assert_equal(['F4|4| line4', 'F5|5| line5'], getline(1, '$'))
+  call assert_equal(2, g:Xgetlist({'changedtick' : 0}).changedtick)
+  " replace all the entries with a single entry
+  call g:Xsetlist([], 'r', {'items' : [{'filename' : 'F6', 'lnum' : 6, 'text' : 'line6'}]})
+  call assert_equal(['F6|6| line6'], getline(1, '$'))
+  call assert_equal(3, g:Xgetlist({'changedtick' : 0}).changedtick)
+  " remove all the entries
+  call g:Xsetlist([], 'r', {'items' : []})
+  call assert_equal([''], getline(1, '$'))
+  call assert_equal(4, g:Xgetlist({'changedtick' : 0}).changedtick)
+  " add a new list
+  call g:Xsetlist([], ' ', {'items' : [{'filename' : 'F7', 'lnum' : 7, 'text' : 'line7'}]})
+  call assert_equal(['F7|7| line7'], getline(1, '$'))
+  call assert_equal(1, g:Xgetlist({'changedtick' : 0}).changedtick)
+
+  call g:Xsetlist([], ' ', {})
+  call assert_equal([''], getline(1, '$'))
+  call assert_equal(1, g:Xgetlist({'changedtick' : 0}).changedtick)
+
+  Xclose
+endfunc
+
+func Test_qfbuf_update()
+  call Xqfbuf_update('c')
+  call Xqfbuf_update('l')
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab