--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='cherry picking and reverting a merge
+
+ b---c
+ / /
+ initial---a
+
+'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success setup '
+
+ >A &&
+ >B &&
+ git add A B &&
+ git commit -m "Initial" &&
+ git tag initial &&
+ git branch side &&
+ echo new line >A &&
+ git commit -m "add line to A" A &&
+ git tag a &&
+ git checkout side &&
+ echo new line >B &&
+ git commit -m "add line to B" B &&
+ git tag b &&
+ git checkout master &&
+ git merge side &&
+ git tag c
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cherry-pick a non-merge with -m should fail' '
+
+ git reset --hard &&
+ git checkout a^0 &&
+ ! git cherry-pick -m 1 b &&
+ git diff --exit-code a
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cherry pick a merge without -m should fail' '
+
+ git reset --hard &&
+ git checkout a^0 &&
+ ! git cherry-pick c &&
+ git diff --exit-code a
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cherry pick a merge (1)' '
+
+ git reset --hard &&
+ git checkout a^0 &&
+ git cherry-pick -m 1 c &&
+ git diff --exit-code c
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cherry pick a merge (2)' '
+
+ git reset --hard &&
+ git checkout b^0 &&
+ git cherry-pick -m 2 c &&
+ git diff --exit-code c
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cherry pick a merge relative to nonexistent parent should fail' '
+
+ git reset --hard &&
+ git checkout b^0 &&
+ ! git cherry-pick -m 3 c
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'revert a non-merge with -m should fail' '
+
+ git reset --hard &&
+ git checkout c^0 &&
+ ! git revert -m 1 b &&
+ git diff --exit-code c
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'revert a merge without -m should fail' '
+
+ git reset --hard &&
+ git checkout c^0 &&
+ ! git revert c &&
+ git diff --exit-code c
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'revert a merge (1)' '
+
+ git reset --hard &&
+ git checkout c^0 &&
+ git revert -m 1 c &&
+ git diff --exit-code a
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'revert a merge (2)' '
+
+ git reset --hard &&
+ git checkout c^0 &&
+ git revert -m 2 c &&
+ git diff --exit-code b
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'revert a merge relative to nonexistent parent should fail' '
+
+ git reset --hard &&
+ git checkout c^0 &&
+ ! git revert -m 3 c &&
+ git diff --exit-code c
+
+'
+
+test_done