--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='test cloning a repository with detached HEAD'
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+head_is_detached() {
+ git --git-dir=$1/.git rev-parse --verify HEAD &&
+ test_must_fail git --git-dir=$1/.git symbolic-ref HEAD
+}
+
+test_expect_success 'setup' '
+ echo one >file &&
+ git add file &&
+ git commit -m one &&
+ echo two >file &&
+ git commit -a -m two &&
+ git tag two &&
+ echo three >file &&
+ git commit -a -m three
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'clone repo (detached HEAD points to branch)' '
+ git checkout master^0 &&
+ git clone "file://$PWD" detached-branch
+'
+test_expect_success 'cloned HEAD matches' '
+ echo three >expect &&
+ git --git-dir=detached-branch/.git log -1 --format=%s >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+test_expect_failure 'cloned HEAD is detached' '
+ head_is_detached detached-branch
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'clone repo (detached HEAD points to tag)' '
+ git checkout two^0 &&
+ git clone "file://$PWD" detached-tag
+'
+test_expect_success 'cloned HEAD matches' '
+ echo two >expect &&
+ git --git-dir=detached-tag/.git log -1 --format=%s >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+test_expect_failure 'cloned HEAD is detached' '
+ head_is_detached detached-tag
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'clone repo (detached HEAD points to history)' '
+ git checkout two^ &&
+ git clone "file://$PWD" detached-history
+'
+test_expect_success 'cloned HEAD matches' '
+ echo one >expect &&
+ git --git-dir=detached-history/.git log -1 --format=%s >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+test_expect_success 'cloned HEAD is detached' '
+ head_is_detached detached-history
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'clone repo (orphan detached HEAD)' '
+ git checkout master^0 &&
+ echo four >file &&
+ git commit -a -m four &&
+ git clone "file://$PWD" detached-orphan
+'
+test_expect_failure 'cloned HEAD matches' '
+ echo four >expect &&
+ git --git-dir=detached-orphan/.git log -1 --format=%s >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+test_expect_failure 'cloned HEAD is detached' '
+ head_is_detached detached-orphan
+'
+
+test_done