diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_LOGIN_OPTIONS.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_LOGIN_OPTIONS.md
index dfdda91efd..80dabd7027 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_LOGIN_OPTIONS.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_LOGIN_OPTIONS.md
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ option.
 Using this option multiple times makes the last set string override the
 previous ones. Set it to NULL to disable its use again.
 
+CURLOPT_LOGIN_OPTIONS(3) is a *login property*, it does not change the
+security context. This means that this option changes how the login happens
+when a connection is created, but it does not affect which connections libcurl
+can reuse. libcurl may reuse a connection that was set up with a different
+options string; a different options string does not by itself prevent reuse.
+Connection reuse still depends on other connection properties matching, such
+as the protocol, hostname, port number, credentials and other settings that
+affect the connection.
+
 # DEFAULT
 
 NULL
diff --git a/tests/data/Makefile.am b/tests/data/Makefile.am
index 0256d0b6fc..1a41afc956 100644
--- a/tests/data/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/data/Makefile.am
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ test1941 test1942 test1943 test1944 test1945 test1946 test1947 test1948 \
 test1955 test1956 test1957 test1958 test1959 test1960 test1964 test1965 \
 \
 test1970 test1971 test1972 test1973 test1974 test1975 test1976 test1977 \
-test1978 test1979 test1980 test1981 \
+test1978 test1979 test1980 test1981 test1982 \
 \
 test2000 test2001 test2002 test2003 test2004 test2005 test2006 test2007 \
 test2008 \
diff --git a/tests/data/test1982 b/tests/data/test1982
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b6e38bf60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/test1982
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="US-ASCII"?>
+<testcase>
+<info>
+<keywords>
+IMAP
+Clear Text
+FETCH
+connection reuse
+options
+</keywords>
+</info>
+
+# Server-side
+<reply>
+<servercmd>
+REPLY "LOGIN user.one secret" A002 OK LOGIN completed
+</servercmd>
+<data crlf="yes">
+From: me@somewhere
+To: fake@nowhere
+
+body
+
+--
+  yours sincerely
+</data>
+</reply>
+
+# Client-side
+<client>
+<server>
+imap
+</server>
+<name>
+IMAP two requests, change options for the second
+</name>
+<command>
+'imap://user.one:secret@%HOSTIP:%IMAPPORT/%TESTNUMBER/;MAILINDEX=1' 'imap://user.one:secret;AUTH=XOAUTH2@%HOSTIP:%IMAPPORT/%TESTNUMBER/;UID=2'
+</command>
+</client>
+
+# Verify data after the test has been "shot"
+<verify>
+<protocol crlf="yes">
+A001 CAPABILITY
+A002 LOGIN user.one secret
+A003 SELECT %TESTNUMBER
+A004 FETCH 1 BODY[]
+A005 UID FETCH 2 BODY[]
+A006 LOGOUT
+</protocol>
+</verify>
+</testcase>