--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='merging with submodules'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+#
+# history
+#
+# a --- c
+# / \ /
+# root X
+# \ / \
+# b --- d
+#
+
+test_expect_success setup '
+
+ mkdir sub &&
+ (cd sub &&
+ git init &&
+ echo original > file &&
+ git add file &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git commit -m sub-root) &&
+ git add sub &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git commit -m root &&
+
+ git checkout -b a master &&
+ (cd sub &&
+ echo A > file &&
+ git add file &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git commit -m sub-a) &&
+ git add sub &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git commit -m a &&
+
+ git checkout -b b master &&
+ (cd sub &&
+ echo B > file &&
+ git add file &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git commit -m sub-b) &&
+ git add sub &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git commit -m b
+
+ git checkout -b c a &&
+ git merge -s ours b &&
+
+ git checkout -b d b &&
+ git merge -s ours a
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'merging with modify/modify conflict' '
+
+ git checkout -b test1 a &&
+ test_must_fail git merge b &&
+ test -f .git/MERGE_MSG &&
+ git diff
+
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'merging with a modify/modify conflict between merge bases' '
+
+ git reset --hard HEAD &&
+ git checkout -b test2 c &&
+ git merge d
+
+'
+
+test_done