diff --git a/tests/test1.in b/tests/test1.in
index a66bf598f..b9db902ae 100644
--- a/tests/test1.in
+++ b/tests/test1.in
@@ -150,6 +150,11 @@ echo "/bin/echo pipe 12 <&12 12<&-" | source 12<&0
 echo "Checking for infinite loops in no-execute"
 echo "while true; end" | ../fish --no-execute
 
+# Comments allowed in between lines (#1987)
+echo before comment \
+  # comment
+  after comment
+
 function always_fails
     if true
         return 1
diff --git a/tests/test1.out b/tests/test1.out
index d44ae37c6..fb5ea8c8a 100644
--- a/tests/test1.out
+++ b/tests/test1.out
@@ -51,4 +51,5 @@ pipe 10
 pipe 11
 pipe 12
 Checking for infinite loops in no-execute
+before comment after comment
 1