--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='merging when a directory was replaced with a symlink'
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'create a commit where dir a/b changed to symlink' '
+ mkdir -p a/b/c a/b-2/c &&
+ > a/b/c/d &&
+ > a/b-2/c/d &&
+ > a/x &&
+ git add -A &&
+ git commit -m base &&
+ git tag start &&
+ rm -rf a/b &&
+ ln -s b-2 a/b &&
+ git add -A &&
+ git commit -m "dir to symlink"
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'keep a/b-2/c/d across checkout' '
+ git checkout HEAD^0 &&
+ git reset --hard master &&
+ git rm --cached a/b &&
+ git commit -m "untracked symlink remains" &&
+ git checkout start^0 &&
+ test -f a/b-2/c/d
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'checkout should not have deleted a/b-2/c/d' '
+ git checkout HEAD^0 &&
+ git reset --hard master &&
+ git checkout start^0 &&
+ test -f a/b-2/c/d
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'setup for merge test' '
+ git reset --hard &&
+ test -f a/b-2/c/d &&
+ echo x > a/x &&
+ git add a/x &&
+ git commit -m x &&
+ git tag baseline
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'do not lose a/b-2/c/d in merge (resolve)' '
+ git reset --hard &&
+ git checkout baseline^0 &&
+ git merge -s resolve master &&
+ test -h a/b &&
+ test -f a/b-2/c/d
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'do not lose a/b-2/c/d in merge (recursive)' '
+ git reset --hard &&
+ git checkout baseline^0 &&
+ git merge -s recursive master &&
+ test -h a/b &&
+ test -f a/b-2/c/d
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'setup a merge where dir a/b-2 changed to symlink' '
+ git reset --hard &&
+ git checkout start^0 &&
+ rm -rf a/b-2 &&
+ ln -s b a/b-2 &&
+ git add -A &&
+ git commit -m "dir a/b-2 to symlink" &&
+ git tag test2
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'merge should not have conflicts (resolve)' '
+ git reset --hard &&
+ git checkout baseline^0 &&
+ git merge -s resolve test2 &&
+ test -h a/b-2 &&
+ test -f a/b/c/d
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'merge should not have conflicts (recursive)' '
+ git reset --hard &&
+ git checkout baseline^0 &&
+ git merge -s recursive test2 &&
+ test -h a/b-2 &&
+ test -f a/b/c/d
+'
+
+test_done