+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='test cherry-picking an empty commit'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success setup '
+
+ echo first > file1 &&
+ git add file1 &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git commit -m "first" &&
+
+ git checkout -b empty-branch &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git commit --allow-empty -m "empty"
+
+'
+
+test_expect_code 1 'cherry-pick an empty commit' '
+
+ git checkout master &&
+ git cherry-pick empty-branch
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'index lockfile was removed' '
+
+ test ! -f .git/index.lock
+
+'
+
+test_done