b.diff

diff --git src/syntax.c src/syntax.c
index 369311f..e936b6f 100644
--- src/syntax.c
+++ src/syntax.c
@@ -6941,6 +6941,8 @@ do_highlight(line, forceit, init)
 
     if (doclear)
     {
+	int sg_link = 0;
+
 	/*
 	 * ":highlight clear [group]" command.
 	 */
@@ -7001,7 +7003,14 @@ do_highlight(line, forceit, init)
 	     */
 	    for (idx = 0; idx < highlight_ga.ga_len; ++idx)
 		highlight_clear(idx);
+
+	    id = syn_namen2id("Conceal", 7);
+	    if (HL_TABLE()[id - 1].sg_link) {
+		sg_link = HL_TABLE()[id - 1].sg_link;
+	    }
 	    init_highlight(TRUE, TRUE);
+	    if (sg_link)
+		HL_TABLE()[id - 1].sg_link = sg_link;
 #ifdef FEAT_GUI
 	    if (gui.in_use)
 		highlight_gui_started();
diff --git src/testdir/Makefile src/testdir/Makefile
index 833a82a..e0d37d9 100644
--- src/testdir/Makefile
+++ src/testdir/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ SCRIPTS = test1.out test2.out test3.out test4.out test5.out test6.out \
 		test59.out test60.out test61.out test62.out test63.out \
 		test64.out test65.out test66.out test67.out test68.out \
 		test69.out test70.out test71.out test72.out test73.out \
-		test74.out test75.out test76.out
+		test74.out test75.out test76.out test77.out
 
 SCRIPTS_GUI = test16.out