diff --git a/stdlib/REPL/test/repl.jl b/stdlib/REPL/test/repl.jl
index 27041ed46b8ddd..21d6558107c3c2 100644
--- a/stdlib/REPL/test/repl.jl
+++ b/stdlib/REPL/test/repl.jl
@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ end
     end
 end
 
-# err should reprint error
+# err should reprint error if deeper than top-level
 fake_repl() do stdin_write, stdout_read, repl
     repltask = @async begin
         REPL.run_repl(repl)
@@ -1374,6 +1374,11 @@ fake_repl() do stdin_write, stdout_read, repl
     readuntil(stdout_read, "julia> ", keep=true)
     write(stdin_write, "err\n")
     readline(stdout_read)
+    @test readline(stdout_read) == "\e[0mERROR: UndefVarError: err not defined"
+    readuntil(stdout_read, "julia> ", keep=true)
+    write(stdin_write, "foo() = foobar\n")
+    write(stdin_write, "foo()\n")
+    readline(stdout_read)
     @test readline(stdout_read) == "\e[0m1-element ExceptionStack:"
     @test readline(stdout_read) == "ERROR: UndefVarError: foobar not defined"
     @test readline(stdout_read) == "Stacktrace:"