--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='Test reflog interaction with detached HEAD'
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+reset_state () {
+ git checkout master &&
+ cp saved_reflog .git/logs/HEAD
+}
+
+test_expect_success setup '
+ test_tick &&
+ git commit --allow-empty -m initial &&
+ git branch side &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git commit --allow-empty -m second &&
+ cat .git/logs/HEAD >saved_reflog
+'
+
+test_expect_success baseline '
+ reset_state &&
+ git rev-parse master master^ >expect &&
+ git log -g --format=%H >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'switch to branch' '
+ reset_state &&
+ git rev-parse side master master^ >expect &&
+ git checkout side &&
+ git log -g --format=%H >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'detach to other' '
+ reset_state &&
+ git rev-parse master side master master^ >expect &&
+ git checkout side &&
+ git checkout master^0 &&
+ git log -g --format=%H >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'detach to self' '
+ reset_state &&
+ git rev-parse master master master^ >expect &&
+ git checkout master^0 &&
+ git log -g --format=%H >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'attach to self' '
+ reset_state &&
+ git rev-parse master master master master^ >expect &&
+ git checkout master^0 &&
+ git checkout master &&
+ git log -g --format=%H >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'attach to other' '
+ reset_state &&
+ git rev-parse side master master master^ >expect &&
+ git checkout master^0 &&
+ git checkout side &&
+ git log -g --format=%H >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_done