diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_python2.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_python2.vim
index 8d55b59c31..9628a298b9 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_python2.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_python2.vim
@@ -164,3 +164,11 @@ func Test_Write_To_Current_Buffer_Fixes_Cursor_Str()
 
   bwipe!
 endfunction
+
+func Test_Catch_Exception_Message()
+  try
+    py raise RuntimeError( 'TEST' )
+  catch /.*/
+    call assert_match('^Vim(.*):.*RuntimeError: TEST$', v:exception )
+  endtry
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_python3.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_python3.vim
index cd07b0883f..e64a8fcc47 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_python3.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_python3.vim
@@ -164,3 +164,11 @@ func Test_Write_To_Current_Buffer_Fixes_Cursor_Str()
 
   bwipe!
 endfunction
+
+func Test_Catch_Exception_Message()
+  try
+    py3 raise RuntimeError( 'TEST' )
+  catch /.*/
+    call assert_match('^Vim(.*):.*RuntimeError: TEST$', v:exception )
+  endtry
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_pyx2.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_pyx2.vim
index 50e57c3bfb..10ff3b6e58 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_pyx2.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_pyx2.vim
@@ -72,3 +72,11 @@ func Test_pyxfile()
     call assert_match(s:py3pattern, split(var)[0])
   endif
 endfunc
+
+func Test_Catch_Exception_Message()
+  try
+    pyx raise RuntimeError( 'TEST' )
+  catch /.*/
+    call assert_match('^Vim(.*):.*RuntimeError: TEST$', v:exception )
+  endtry
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_pyx3.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_pyx3.vim
index 64546b4688..2044af3abe 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_pyx3.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_pyx3.vim
@@ -72,3 +72,11 @@ func Test_pyxfile()
     call assert_match(s:py2pattern, split(var)[0])
   endif
 endfunc
+
+func Test_Catch_Exception_Message()
+  try
+    pyx raise RuntimeError( 'TEST' )
+  catch /.*/
+    call assert_match('^Vim(.*):.*RuntimeError: TEST$', v:exception )
+  endtry
+endfunc