diff --git a/src/testdir/Make_all.mak b/src/testdir/Make_all.mak
index 39b6889112738..5857a228f53a1 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Make_all.mak
+++ b/src/testdir/Make_all.mak
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ NEW_TESTS = \
 	test_erasebackword \
 	test_escaped_glob \
 	test_eval_stuff \
+	test_ex_equal \
 	test_ex_undo \
 	test_ex_z \
 	test_exit \
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_alot.vim b/src/testdir/test_alot.vim
index be665120b356f..81873af2e687e 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_alot.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_alot.vim
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ source test_changedtick.vim
 source test_compiler.vim
 source test_cursor_func.vim
 source test_delete.vim
+source test_ex_equal.vim
 source test_ex_undo.vim
 source test_ex_z.vim
 source test_execute_func.vim
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_ex_equal.vim b/src/testdir/test_ex_equal.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..05ad276836d07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/test_ex_equal.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+" Test Ex := command.
+
+func Test_ex_equal()
+  new
+  call setline(1, ["foo\tbar", "bar\tfoo"])
+
+  let a = execute('=')
+  call assert_equal("\n2", a)
+
+  let a = execute('=#')
+  call assert_equal("\n2\n  1 foo     bar", a)
+
+  let a = execute('=l')
+  call assert_equal("\n2\nfoo^Ibar$", a)
+
+  let a = execute('=p')
+  call assert_equal("\n2\nfoo     bar", a)
+
+  let a = execute('=l#')
+  call assert_equal("\n2\n  1 foo^Ibar$", a)
+
+  let a = execute('=p#')
+  call assert_equal("\n2\n  1 foo     bar", a)
+
+  let a = execute('.=')
+  call assert_equal("\n1", a)
+
+  call assert_fails('3=', 'E16:')
+  call assert_fails('=x', 'E488:')
+
+  bwipe!
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 1cd591ffb238d..532b449ddc059 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -787,6 +787,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    817,
 /**/
     816,
 /**/