diff --git a/tests/test3.in b/tests/test3.in
index 522f7085b..0bcb419a8 100644
--- a/tests/test3.in
+++ b/tests/test3.in
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ function __fish_test_shadow
   env | string match -q '__fish_test_env17=*' ; or echo SHADOWED
 end
 __fish_test_shadow
+# Test that the variable is still exported (#2611)
+env | string match '__fish_test_env17=*'
 
 # clear for other shells
 set -eU __fish_test_universal_variables_variable_foo
diff --git a/tests/test3.out b/tests/test3.out
index 7f31877bd..8059d475f 100644
--- a/tests/test3.out
+++ b/tests/test3.out
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ count:5 content:[functionblock function global universal blocklocal]
 Test 16 pass
 __fish_test_env17=UNSHADOWED
 SHADOWED
+__fish_test_env17=UNSHADOWED
 Testing Universal Startup
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