diff --git a/tests/end2end/data/hints/link_input.html b/tests/end2end/data/hints/link_input.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56d02433c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/end2end/data/hints/link_input.html
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+
+<html>
+    <head>
+        <meta charset="utf-8">
+        <title>Simple link and input</title>
+        <script type="text/javascript">
+          function setup_event_listener() {
+              var elem = document.getElementById('qute-input-existing');
+              console.log(elem);
+              elem.addEventListener('input', function() {
+                  console.log("contents: " + elem.value);
+              });
+          }
+        </script>
+    </head>
+    <body onload="setup_event_listener()">
+        <a href="/data/hello.txt" id="link">Follow me!</a>
+        <form><input id="qute-input"></input></form>
+        With padding:
+        <form><input type="text" style="padding-left: 20px;"></input></form>
+        With existing text (logs to JS)::
+        <form><input id="qute-input-existing" value="existing"></input></form>
+    </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/tests/end2end/features/hints.feature b/tests/end2end/features/hints.feature
index c3b857bc4..7805082ad 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/features/hints.feature
+++ b/tests/end2end/features/hints.feature
@@ -203,6 +203,17 @@ Feature: Using hints
         And I run :fake-key new
         Then the javascript message "contents: existingnew" should be logged
 
+    Scenario: Typing input with existing text after opening a bg tab
+        When I open data/hints/link_input.html
+        And I run :click-element id qute-input-existing
+        And I wait for "Entering mode KeyMode.insert *" in the log
+        And I run :leave-mode
+        And I hint with args "all tab-bg" and follow a
+        And I wait until data/hello.txt is loaded
+        And I run :enter-mode insert
+        And I run :fake-key -g new
+        Then the javascript message "contents: existingnew" should be logged
+
     ### iframes
     Scenario: Using :follow-hint inside an iframe
         When I open data/hints/iframe.html
