diff --git a/flag_test.go b/flag_test.go
index 44c3500a63..b9cbfc3068 100644
--- a/flag_test.go
+++ b/flag_test.go
@@ -2241,3 +2241,42 @@ func TestTimestampFlagApply_WithDestination(t *testing.T) {
 	expect(t, err, nil)
 	expect(t, *fl.Destination.timestamp, expectedResult)
 }
+
+// Test issue #1254
+// StringSlice() with UseShortOptionHandling causes duplicated entries, depending on the ordering of the flags
+func TestSliceShortOptionHandle(t *testing.T) {
+	wasCalled := false
+	err := (&App{
+		Commands: []*Command{
+			{
+				Name:                   "foobar",
+				UseShortOptionHandling: true,
+				Action: func(ctx *Context) error {
+					wasCalled = true
+					if ctx.Bool("i") != true {
+						t.Error("bool i not set")
+					}
+					if ctx.Bool("t") != true {
+						t.Error("bool i not set")
+					}
+					ss := ctx.StringSlice("net")
+					if !reflect.DeepEqual(ss, []string{"foo"}) {
+						t.Errorf("Got different slice(%v) than expected", ss)
+					}
+					return nil
+				},
+				Flags: []Flag{
+					&StringSliceFlag{Name: "net"},
+					&BoolFlag{Name: "i"},
+					&BoolFlag{Name: "t"},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}).Run([]string{"run", "foobar", "--net=foo", "-it"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !wasCalled {
+		t.Fatal("Action callback was never called")
+	}
+}