--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='checkout can handle submodules'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'setup' '
+ mkdir submodule &&
+ (cd submodule &&
+ git init &&
+ test_commit first) &&
+ git add submodule &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git commit -m superproject &&
+ (cd submodule &&
+ test_commit second) &&
+ git add submodule &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git commit -m updated.superproject
+'
+
+test_expect_success '"reset <submodule>" updates the index' '
+ git update-index --refresh &&
+ git diff-files --quiet &&
+ git diff-index --quiet --cached HEAD &&
+ test_must_fail git reset HEAD^ submodule &&
+ test_must_fail git diff-files --quiet &&
+ git reset submodule &&
+ git diff-files --quiet
+'
+
+test_expect_success '"checkout <submodule>" updates the index only' '
+ git update-index --refresh &&
+ git diff-files --quiet &&
+ git diff-index --quiet --cached HEAD &&
+ git checkout HEAD^ submodule &&
+ test_must_fail git diff-files --quiet &&
+ git checkout HEAD submodule &&
+ git diff-files --quiet
+'
+
+test_done