--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='test cherry-picking with --ff option'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success setup '
+ echo first > file1 &&
+ git add file1 &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git commit -m "first" &&
+ git tag first &&
+
+ git checkout -b other &&
+ echo second >> file1 &&
+ git add file1 &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git commit -m "second" &&
+ git tag second
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cherry-pick using --ff fast forwards' '
+ git checkout master &&
+ git reset --hard first &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git cherry-pick --ff second &&
+ test "$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD)" = "$(git rev-parse --verify second)"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cherry-pick not using --ff does not fast forwards' '
+ git checkout master &&
+ git reset --hard first &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git cherry-pick second &&
+ test "$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD)" != "$(git rev-parse --verify second)"
+'
+
+#
+# We setup the following graph:
+#
+# B---C
+# / /
+# first---A
+#
+# (This has been taken from t3502-cherry-pick-merge.sh)
+#
+test_expect_success 'merge setup' '
+ git checkout master &&
+ git reset --hard first &&
+ echo new line >A &&
+ git add A &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git commit -m "add line to A" A &&
+ git tag A &&
+ git checkout -b side first &&
+ echo new line >B &&
+ git add B &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git commit -m "add line to B" B &&
+ git tag B &&
+ git checkout master &&
+ git merge side &&
+ git tag C &&
+ git checkout -b new A
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cherry-pick a non-merge with --ff and -m should fail' '
+ git reset --hard A -- &&
+ test_must_fail git cherry-pick --ff -m 1 B &&
+ git diff --exit-code A --
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cherry pick a merge with --ff but without -m should fail' '
+ git reset --hard A -- &&
+ test_must_fail git cherry-pick --ff C &&
+ git diff --exit-code A --
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cherry pick with --ff a merge (1)' '
+ git reset --hard A -- &&
+ git cherry-pick --ff -m 1 C &&
+ git diff --exit-code C &&
+ test "$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD)" = "$(git rev-parse --verify C)"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cherry pick with --ff a merge (2)' '
+ git reset --hard B -- &&
+ git cherry-pick --ff -m 2 C &&
+ git diff --exit-code C &&
+ test "$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD)" = "$(git rev-parse --verify C)"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cherry pick a merge relative to nonexistent parent with --ff should fail' '
+ git reset --hard B -- &&
+ test_must_fail git cherry-pick --ff -m 3 C
+'
+
+test_done