diff --git a/evil-common.el b/evil-common.el
index fd259d6c..4397a9c3 100644
--- a/evil-common.el
+++ b/evil-common.el
@@ -3608,7 +3608,7 @@ transformations, usually `regexp-quote' or `replace-quote'."
     (?`  . "`")            (?^  . "^")
     (?$  . "$")            (?|  . "\\|")))
 
-(defconst evil-regexp-magic "[][(){}<>_dDsSxXoOaAlLuUwWyY.*+?=^$`|nrtb]")
+(defconst evil-regexp-magic "[][(){}<>_dDsSxXoOaAlLuUwWyY.*+?=^$`|nrtb0-9]")
 
 (defun evil-transform-vim-style-regexp (regexp)
   "Transform vim-style backslash codes to Emacs regexp.
diff --git a/evil-tests.el b/evil-tests.el
index 89bc4977..dcf8fce8 100644
--- a/evil-tests.el
+++ b/evil-tests.el
@@ -8319,7 +8319,24 @@ golf h[o]>tel")))
           "alpha [b]ravo charlie delta bravo echo"
           ("/\C-w" [return])
           "alpha bravo charlie delta [b]ravo echo")
-        (custom-set-variables `(evil-want-C-w-delete ,old-val))))))
+        (custom-set-variables `(evil-want-C-w-delete ,old-val))))
+    (ert-info ("Can use backreferences with vim-style regexp")
+      (let ((evil-ex-search-vim-style-regexp t))
+        (evil-test-buffer
+          "[a]bacababcacabccadefghij"
+          ;; Very magic
+          ("/\\v(.)(.)(.)\\3\\1/e" [return])
+          "abacababcacabcc[a]defghij")
+        (evil-test-buffer
+          "[a]bacababcacabccadefghij"
+          ;; Default magic
+          ("/\\(.\\)\\(.\\)\\(.\\)\\3\\1/e" [return])
+          "abacababcacabcc[a]defghij")
+        (evil-test-buffer
+          "[a]bacababcac1abcca1defghij"
+          ;; With literal numbers
+          ("/\\(.\\)\\(.\\)\\(.\\)\\3\\11/e" [return])
+          "abacababcac1abcca[1]defghij")))))
 
 (ert-deftest evil-test-ex-search-offset ()
   "Test search offsets."