diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index 6bcd28b36c..2ca131d23e 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -1035,7 +1035,14 @@ handle_swap_exists(bufref_T *old_curbuf)
 	    buf = old_curbuf->br_buf;
 	if (buf != NULL)
 	{
+	    int old_msg_silent = msg_silent;
+
+	    if (shortmess(SHM_FILEINFO))
+		msg_silent = 1;  // prevent fileinfo message
 	    enter_buffer(buf);
+	    // restore msg_silent, so that the command line will be shown
+	    msg_silent = old_msg_silent;
+
 # ifdef FEAT_SYN_HL
 	    if (old_tw != curbuf->b_p_tw)
 		check_colorcolumn(curwin);
diff --git a/src/memline.c b/src/memline.c
index fb262acef5..fbdd8a372c 100644
--- a/src/memline.c
+++ b/src/memline.c
@@ -828,10 +828,13 @@ ml_open_file(buf_T *buf)
  */
     void
 check_need_swap(
-    int	    newfile)		/* reading file into new buffer */
+    int	    newfile)		// reading file into new buffer
 {
+    int old_msg_silent = msg_silent; // might be reset by an E325 message
+
     if (curbuf->b_may_swap && (!curbuf->b_p_ro || !newfile))
 	ml_open_file(curbuf);
+    msg_silent = old_msg_silent;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_options.vim b/src/testdir/test_options.vim
index d8f033e03f..2d4a97aa18 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_options.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_options.vim
@@ -414,3 +414,24 @@ func Test_shortmess_F()
   set shortmess&
   bwipe
 endfunc
+
+func Test_shortmess_F2()
+  e file1
+  e file2
+  call assert_match('file1', execute('bn', ''))
+  call assert_match('file2', execute('bn', ''))
+  set shortmess+=F
+  call assert_true(empty(execute('bn', '')))
+  call assert_true(empty(execute('bn', '')))
+  set hidden
+  call assert_true(empty(execute('bn', '')))
+  call assert_true(empty(execute('bn', '')))
+  set nohidden
+  call assert_true(empty(execute('bn', '')))
+  call assert_true(empty(execute('bn', '')))
+  set shortmess&
+  call assert_match('file1', execute('bn', ''))
+  call assert_match('file2', execute('bn', ''))
+  bwipe
+  bwipe
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 8107b44c6e..cc62660160 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -794,6 +794,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    310,
 /**/
     309,
 /**/