diff --git a/tests/status.err b/tests/status.err
index 87e63a330..ad52d81c6 100644
--- a/tests/status.err
+++ b/tests/status.err
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ status: Invalid job control mode '1none'
 
 ####################
 # Future Feature Flags
+
+####################
+# Ensure $status isn't reset before a function is executed
diff --git a/tests/status.in b/tests/status.in
index 9f33badd6..ad68a9231 100644
--- a/tests/status.in
+++ b/tests/status.in
@@ -48,3 +48,10 @@ logmsg Future Feature Flags
 status features
 status test-feature stderr-nocaret ; echo $status
 status test-feature not-a-feature ; echo $status
+
+logmsg 'Ensure $status isn\'t reset before a function is executed'
+function echo_last
+	echo $status
+end
+
+false; echo_last; echo $status #1
diff --git a/tests/status.out b/tests/status.out
index 283b13030..b5cb078c0 100644
--- a/tests/status.out
+++ b/tests/status.out
@@ -9,3 +9,8 @@ qmark-noglob	off	3.0	? no longer globs
 string-replace-fewer-backslashes	off	3.1	string replace -r needs fewer backslashes in the replacement
 1
 2
+
+####################
+# Ensure $status isn't reset before a function is executed
+1
+0