diff --git a/test/unit/reload/cmd b/test/unit/reload/cmd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..74f3ac90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/reload/cmd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+:e!<ret>
diff --git a/test/unit/reload/in b/test/unit/reload/in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..907b3081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/reload/in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+blah
diff --git a/test/unit/reload/out b/test/unit/reload/out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..513e5520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/reload/out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+tchou
diff --git a/test/unit/reload/rc b/test/unit/reload/rc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9deeda5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/reload/rc
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+set global autoreload no
+nop %sh{ echo tchou > $kak_buffile }