diff --git a/src/nvim/ex_getln.c b/src/nvim/ex_getln.c
index 4a70b3180e..5abe2dfedd 100644
--- a/src/nvim/ex_getln.c
+++ b/src/nvim/ex_getln.c
@@ -4070,18 +4070,22 @@ static char *get_cmdline_completion(void)
     return NULL;
   }
 
-  set_expand_context(p->xpc);
-  if (p->xpc->xp_context == EXPAND_UNSUCCESSFUL) {
+  int xp_context = p->xpc->xp_context;
+  if (xp_context == EXPAND_NOTHING) {
+    set_expand_context(p->xpc);
+    xp_context = p->xpc->xp_context;
+    p->xpc->xp_context = EXPAND_NOTHING;
+  }
+  if (xp_context == EXPAND_UNSUCCESSFUL) {
     return NULL;
   }
 
-  char *cmd_compl = get_user_cmd_complete(p->xpc, p->xpc->xp_context);
+  char *cmd_compl = get_user_cmd_complete(NULL, xp_context);
   if (cmd_compl == NULL) {
     return NULL;
   }
 
-  if (p->xpc->xp_context == EXPAND_USER_LIST
-      || p->xpc->xp_context == EXPAND_USER_DEFINED) {
+  if (xp_context == EXPAND_USER_LIST || xp_context == EXPAND_USER_DEFINED) {
     size_t buflen = strlen(cmd_compl) + strlen(p->xpc->xp_arg) + 2;
     char *buffer = xmalloc(buflen);
     snprintf(buffer, buflen, "%s,%s", cmd_compl, p->xpc->xp_arg);
diff --git a/test/old/testdir/test_cmdline.vim b/test/old/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
index 443539fbfd..a8a2dd2e21 100644
--- a/test/old/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
+++ b/test/old/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
@@ -3736,7 +3736,7 @@ func Test_cmdline_complete_bang_cmd_argument()
 endfunc
 
 func Call_cmd_funcs()
-  return string([getcmdpos(), getcmdscreenpos(), getcmdcompltype()])
+  return [getcmdpos(), getcmdscreenpos(), getcmdcompltype()]
 endfunc
 
 func Test_screenpos_and_completion()
@@ -3744,13 +3744,24 @@ func Test_screenpos_and_completion()
   call assert_equal(0, getcmdscreenpos())
   call assert_equal('', getcmdcompltype())
 
-  cnoremap <expr> <F2> string([getcmdpos(), getcmdscreenpos(), getcmdcompltype()])
+  cnoremap <expr> <F2> string(Call_cmd_funcs())
   call feedkeys(":let a\<F2>\<C-B>\"\<CR>", "xt")
   call assert_equal("\"let a[6, 7, 'var']", @:)
   call feedkeys(":quit \<F2>\<C-B>\"\<CR>", "xt")
   call assert_equal("\"quit [6, 7, '']", @:)
   call feedkeys(":nosuchcommand \<F2>\<C-B>\"\<CR>", "xt")
   call assert_equal("\"nosuchcommand [15, 16, '']", @:)
+
+  " Check that getcmdcompltype() doesn't interfere with cmdline completion.
+  let g:results = []
+  cnoremap <F2> <Cmd>let g:results += [[getcmdline()] + Call_cmd_funcs()]<CR>
+  call feedkeys(":sign un\<Tab>\<F2>\<Tab>\<F2>\<Tab>\<F2>\<C-C>", "xt")
+  call assert_equal([
+        \ ['sign undefine', 14, 15, 'sign'],
+        \ ['sign unplace', 13, 14, 'sign'],
+        \ ['sign un', 8, 9, 'sign']], g:results)
+
+  unlet g:results
   cunmap <F2>
 endfunc