1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/functional/ex_cmds/write_spec.lua b/test/functional/ex_cmds/write_spec.lua
index 6c550b3395..38cc85fdb6 100644
--- a/test/functional/ex_cmds/write_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/ex_cmds/write_spec.lua
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ describe(':write', function()
     eq(1, eval("filereadable('Xtest_write/write2/p_opt.txt')"))
     eq(1, eval("filereadable('Xtest_write/write2/p_opt2.txt')"))
     eq(0, eval("filereadable('Xtest_write/write3/p_opt3.txt')"))
+    t.matches(
+      'E474: Invalid argument',
+      pcall_err(command, 'read ++edits Xtest_write/write/p_opt.txt')
+    )
 
     eq('Vim(write):E32: No file name', pcall_err(command, 'write ++p Xotherdir/'))
     if not is_os('win') then
@@ -136,6 +140,11 @@ describe(':write', function()
         pcall_err(command, 'write ++p ./')
       )
     end
+
+    t.matches(
+      'E474: Invalid argument',
+      pcall_err(command, 'write ++patate Xtest_write/garbage.txt')
+    )
   end)
 
   it('errors out correctly', function()