--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='format-patch -s should force MIME encoding as needed'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success setup '
+
+ >F &&
+ git add F &&
+ git commit -m initial &&
+ echo new line >F &&
+
+ test_tick &&
+ git commit -m "This adds some lines to F" F
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'format normally' '
+
+ git format-patch --stdout -1 >output &&
+ ! grep Content-Type output
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'format with signoff without funny signer name' '
+
+ git format-patch -s --stdout -1 >output &&
+ ! grep Content-Type output
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'format with non ASCII signer name' '
+
+ GIT_COMMITTER_NAME="\e$B$O$^$N\e(B \e$B$U$K$*$&\e(B" \
+ git format-patch -s --stdout -1 >output &&
+ grep Content-Type output
+
+'
+
+test_done
+