+bogus_type="bogus"
+bogus_content="bogus"
+bogus_size=$(strlen "$bogus_content")
+bogus_sha1=$(echo_without_newline "$bogus_content" | git hash-object -t $bogus_type --literally -w --stdin)
+
+test_expect_success "Type of broken object is correct" '
+ echo $bogus_type >expect &&
+ git cat-file -t --allow-unknown-type $bogus_sha1 >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success "Size of broken object is correct" '
+ echo $bogus_size >expect &&
+ git cat-file -s --allow-unknown-type $bogus_sha1 >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+bogus_type="abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234679"
+bogus_content="bogus"
+bogus_size=$(strlen "$bogus_content")
+bogus_sha1=$(echo_without_newline "$bogus_content" | git hash-object -t $bogus_type --literally -w --stdin)
+
+test_expect_success "Type of broken object is correct when type is large" '
+ echo $bogus_type >expect &&
+ git cat-file -t --allow-unknown-type $bogus_sha1 >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success "Size of large broken object is correct when type is large" '
+ echo $bogus_size >expect &&
+ git cat-file -s --allow-unknown-type $bogus_sha1 >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+