--- a/src/testdir/test_vimscript.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vimscript.vim
@@ -1556,6 +1556,115 @@ func Test_compound_assignment_operators(
     let @/ = ''
 endfunc
 
+func Test_refcount()
+    " Immediate values
+    call assert_equal(-1, test_refcount(1))
+    call assert_equal(-1, test_refcount('s'))
+    call assert_equal(-1, test_refcount(v:true))
+    call assert_equal(0, test_refcount([]))
+    call assert_equal(0, test_refcount({}))
+    call assert_equal(0, test_refcount(0zff))
+    call assert_equal(0, test_refcount({-> line('.')}))
+    if has('float')
+        call assert_equal(-1, test_refcount(0.1))
+    endif
+    if has('job')
+        call assert_equal(0, test_refcount(job_start([&shell, &shellcmdflag, 'echo .'])))
+    endif
+
+    " No refcount types
+    let x = 1
+    call assert_equal(-1, test_refcount(x))
+    let x = 's'
+    call assert_equal(-1, test_refcount(x))
+    let x = v:true
+    call assert_equal(-1, test_refcount(x))
+    if has('float')
+        let x = 0.1
+        call assert_equal(-1, test_refcount(x))
+    endif
+
+    " Check refcount
+    let x = []
+    call assert_equal(1, test_refcount(x))
+
+    let x = {}
+    call assert_equal(1, test_refcount(x))
+
+    let x = 0zff
+    call assert_equal(1, test_refcount(x))
+
+    let X = {-> line('.')}
+    call assert_equal(1, test_refcount(X))
+    let Y = X
+    call assert_equal(2, test_refcount(X))
+
+    if has('job')
+        let job = job_start([&shell, &shellcmdflag, 'echo .'])
+        call assert_equal(1, test_refcount(job))
+        call assert_equal(1, test_refcount(job_getchannel(job)))
+        call assert_equal(1, test_refcount(job))
+    endif
+
+    " Function arguments, copying and unassigning
+    func ExprCheck(x, i)
+        let i = a:i + 1
+        call assert_equal(i, test_refcount(a:x))
+        let Y = a:x
+        call assert_equal(i + 1, test_refcount(a:x))
+        call assert_equal(test_refcount(a:x), test_refcount(Y))
+        let Y = 0
+        call assert_equal(i, test_refcount(a:x))
+    endfunc
+    call ExprCheck([], 0)
+    call ExprCheck({}, 0)
+    call ExprCheck(0zff, 0)
+    call ExprCheck({-> line('.')}, 0)
+    if has('job')
+	call ExprCheck(job, 1)
+	call ExprCheck(job_getchannel(job), 1)
+	call job_stop(job)
+    endif
+    delfunc ExprCheck
+
+    " Regarding function
+    func Func(x) abort
+        call assert_equal(2, test_refcount(function('Func')))
+        call assert_equal(0, test_refcount(funcref('Func')))
+    endfunc
+    call assert_equal(1, test_refcount(function('Func')))
+    call assert_equal(0, test_refcount(function('Func', [1])))
+    call assert_equal(0, test_refcount(funcref('Func')))
+    call assert_equal(0, test_refcount(funcref('Func', [1])))
+    let X = function('Func')
+    let Y = X
+    call assert_equal(1, test_refcount(X))
+    let X = function('Func', [1])
+    let Y = X
+    call assert_equal(2, test_refcount(X))
+    let X = funcref('Func')
+    let Y = X
+    call assert_equal(2, test_refcount(X))
+    let X = funcref('Func', [1])
+    let Y = X
+    call assert_equal(2, test_refcount(X))
+    unlet X
+    unlet Y
+    call Func(1)
+    delfunc Func
+
+    " Function with dict
+    func DictFunc() dict
+        call assert_equal(3, test_refcount(self))
+    endfunc
+    let d = {'Func': function('DictFunc')}
+    call assert_equal(1, test_refcount(d))
+    call assert_equal(0, test_refcount(d.Func))
+    call d.Func()
+    unlet d
+    delfunc DictFunc
+endfunc
+
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