diff --git a/src/nvim/api/win_config.c b/src/nvim/api/win_config.c
index ac27554172..3a3e6da2b1 100644
--- a/src/nvim/api/win_config.c
+++ b/src/nvim/api/win_config.c
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ Window nvim_open_win(Buffer buffer, Boolean enter, Dict(float_config) *config, E
   }
   // autocmds in win_enter or win_set_buf below may close the window
   if (win_valid(wp) && buffer > 0) {
-    win_set_buf(wp, buf, fconfig.noautocmd, err);
+    Boolean noautocmd = !enter || fconfig.noautocmd;
+    win_set_buf(wp, buf, noautocmd, err);
   }
   if (!win_valid(wp)) {
     api_set_error(err, kErrorTypeException, "Window was closed immediately");
diff --git a/test/functional/ui/float_spec.lua b/test/functional/ui/float_spec.lua
index 6cdd6e51fa..0cf8a124ff 100644
--- a/test/functional/ui/float_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/ui/float_spec.lua
@@ -415,6 +415,46 @@ describe('float window', function()
     eq(winids, eval('winids'))
   end)
 
+  it("open does not trigger BufEnter #15300", function()
+    local res = exec_lua[[
+      local times = {}
+      local buf = vim.api.nvim_create_buf(fasle, true)
+      vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('BufEnter', {
+        callback = function(opt)
+          if opt.buf == buf then
+            times[#times + 1] = 1
+          end
+        end
+      })
+      local win_id
+      local fconfig = {
+        relative = 'editor',
+        row = 10,
+        col = 10,
+        width = 10,
+        height = 10,
+      }
+      --enter is false doesn't trigger
+      win_id = vim.api.nvim_open_win(buf, false, fconfig)
+      vim.api.nvim_win_close(win_id, true)
+      times[#times + 1] = #times == 0 and true or nil
+
+      --enter is true trigger
+      win_id = vim.api.nvim_open_win(buf, true, fconfig)
+      vim.api.nvim_win_close(win_id, true)
+      times[#times + 1] = #times == 2 and true or nil
+
+      --enter is true and fconfig.noautocmd is true doesn't trigger
+      fconfig.noautocmd = true
+      win_id = vim.api.nvim_open_win(buf, true, fconfig)
+      vim.api.nvim_win_close(win_id, true)
+      times[#times + 1] = #times == 2 and true or nil
+
+      return times
+    ]]
+    eq({true, 1, true}, res)
+  end)
+
   it('no crash with bufpos and non-existent window', function()
     command('new')
     local closed_win = meths.get_current_win().id