diff --git a/tests/test-locate b/tests/test-locate
--- a/tests/test-locate
+++ b/tests/test-locate
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ cd t
 hg init
 echo 0 > a
 echo 0 > b
+echo 0 > t.h
 mkdir t
 echo 0 > t/x
 hg ci -A -m m -d "1000000 0"
@@ -24,3 +25,7 @@ echo % -I/-X with relative path should w
 cd t
 hg locate
 hg locate -I ../t
+# test issue294
+cd ..
+rm -rf t
+hg locate t
diff --git a/tests/test-locate.out b/tests/test-locate.out
--- a/tests/test-locate.out
+++ b/tests/test-locate.out
@@ -1,21 +1,27 @@
 adding a
 adding b
+adding t.h
 adding t/x
 a
 NONEXISTENT: No such file or directory
 a
 b
+t.h
 t/x
 a: No such file or directory
 NONEXISTENT: No such file or directory
 b
+t.h
 t/x
 a
-NONEXISTENT: No such file in rev 9449ae447738
+NONEXISTENT: No such file in rev ce18e5bc5cd3
 a
 t/x
 b
+t.h
 % -I/-X with relative path should work
 b
+t.h
 t/x
 t/x
+t/x