diff --git a/tests/test-keygrabber.lua b/tests/test-keygrabber.lua
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+-- Test for #2712: It should be possible to create multiple instances of
+-- keygrabber during the same loop.
+
+local runner = require("_runner")
+local awful = require("awful")
+
+local keygrabber_a_active = false
+local keygrabber_b_active = false
+
+local steps = {
+    function()
+        awful.keygrabber {
+            keybindings = {
+                {{}, "a", function() keygrabber_a_active = true end},
+            },
+            stop_key = "Escape",
+            stop_callback = function() keygrabber_a_active = false end,
+            export_keybindings = true,
+        }
+        awful.keygrabber {
+            keybindings = {
+                {{}, "b", function() keygrabber_b_active = true end},
+            },
+            stop_key = "Escape",
+            stop_callback = function() keygrabber_b_active = false end,
+            export_keybindings = true,
+        }
+        return true
+    end,
+
+    function(count)
+        if count == 1 then
+            root.fake_input("key_press"  , "a")
+            root.fake_input("key_release", "a")
+        end
+        if keygrabber_a_active and not keygrabber_b_active then
+            return true
+        end
+    end,
+
+    function(count)
+        if count == 1 then
+            root.fake_input("key_press"  , "Escape")
+            root.fake_input("key_release", "Escape")
+        end
+        if not keygrabber_a_active and not keygrabber_b_active then
+            return true
+        end
+    end,
+
+    function(count)
+        if count == 1 then
+            root.fake_input("key_press"  , "b")
+            root.fake_input("key_release", "b")
+        end
+        if not keygrabber_a_active and keygrabber_b_active then
+            return true
+        end
+    end,
+
+    function(count)
+        if count == 1 then
+            root.fake_input("key_press"  , "Escape")
+            root.fake_input("key_release", "Escape")
+        end
+        if not keygrabber_a_active and not keygrabber_b_active then
+            return true
+        end
+    end,
+}
+runner.run_steps(steps)
+
+-- vim: filetype=lua:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:textwidth=80