diff --git a/test/highlight/regions/cmd b/test/highlight/regions/cmd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db6cccd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/highlight/regions/cmd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<c-l>:q<ret>
diff --git a/test/highlight/regions/display b/test/highlight/regions/display
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b839286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/highlight/regions/display
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw", "params": [[[{ "face": { "fg": "black", "bg": "white", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "\"" }, { "face": { "fg": "green", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "abcdefgh\"" }, { "face": { "fg": "yellow", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " hehe " }, { "face": { "fg": "red", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "${ youhou{hihi} }" }, { "face": { "fg": "yellow", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "\u000a" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "" }]], { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }] }
+{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "menu_hide", "params": [] }
+{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "info_hide", "params": [] }
+{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw_status", "params": [[], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "out 1:1 " }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " " }, { "face": { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "1 sel" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " - unnamed0@[kak-test-highlight-regions]" }], { "fg": "cyan", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }] }
+{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "refresh", "params": [true] }
diff --git a/test/highlight/regions/in b/test/highlight/regions/in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b76db01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/highlight/regions/in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"abcdefgh" hehe ${ youhou{hihi} }
diff --git a/test/highlight/regions/rc b/test/highlight/regions/rc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4679889e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/highlight/regions/rc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+addhl regions -default code regions_test \
+    string %{"} %{(?<!\\)(\\\\)*"} '' \
+    shell '\$\{' '\}' '\{'
+
+addhl -group regions_test/code fill yellow
+addhl -group regions_test/string fill green
+addhl -group regions_test/shell fill red
diff --git a/test/run b/test/run
index 7fa78172..e20eaab0 100755
--- a/test/run
+++ b/test/run
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ main() {
   trap "rm -R $work" EXIT
   for dir in $(find $dirs -type d | sort); do
     cd $test/$dir;
-    test_files=$(ls out selections state 2>/dev/null)
+    test_files=$(ls out selections state display 2>/dev/null)
     cd $work/$dir;
     indent="$(echo "${dir}/" | sed -e 's|[^/]*/\+|  |g')"
     name=$(basename $PWD)
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ main() {
       touch in; cp in out
       kak_commands="
         set global autoreload yes
+        set global autoinfo ''
+        set global autoshowcompl false
         try %{
           source rc
         }
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ main() {
           quit!
         }
         exec '$(cat cmd | sed -e s/\'/\\\\\'/g)'
+        exec <c-l>
         eval -buffer *debug* write debug
         nop %sh{
           IFS==
@@ -49,7 +52,9 @@ main() {
         write out
         quit!
       "
-      ${test}/../src/kak out -n -ui dummy -e "$kak_commands"
+      session="kak-test-$(echo -n "$dir" | sed -e 's+^\./++; s+/+-+g')"
+      rm -f /tmp/kakoune/$USER/$session
+      ${test}/../src/kak out -n -s "$session" -ui json -e "$kak_commands" > display
       retval=$?
       if [ $should_fail = 0 ]; then
         if [ $retval -ne 0 ]; then