diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/MergeCommandTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/MergeCommandTest.java
index 02d4b0e15..7efe7c948 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/MergeCommandTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/MergeCommandTest.java
@@ -313,6 +313,58 @@ public class MergeCommandTest extends RepositoryTestCase {
 		assertEquals(RepositoryState.SAFE, db.getRepositoryState());
 	}
 
+	public void testSingleDeletion() throws Exception {
+		Git git = new Git(db);
+
+		writeTrashFile("a", "1\na\n3\n");
+		writeTrashFile("b", "1\nb\n3\n");
+		writeTrashFile("d", "1\nd\n3\n");
+		writeTrashFile("c/c/c", "1\nc\n3\n");
+		git.add().addFilepattern("a").addFilepattern("b")
+				.addFilepattern("c/c/c").addFilepattern("d").call();
+		RevCommit initialCommit = git.commit().setMessage("initial").call();
+
+		createBranch(initialCommit, "refs/heads/side");
+		checkoutBranch("refs/heads/side");
+
+		assertTrue(new File(db.getWorkTree(), "b").delete());
+		git.add().addFilepattern("b").setUpdate(true).call();
+		RevCommit secondCommit = git.commit().setMessage("side").call();
+
+		assertFalse(new File(db.getWorkTree(), "b").exists());
+		checkoutBranch("refs/heads/master");
+		assertTrue(new File(db.getWorkTree(), "b").exists());
+
+		writeTrashFile("a", "1\na\n3(main)\n");
+		writeTrashFile("c/c/c", "1\nc(main)\n3\n");
+		git.add().addFilepattern("a").addFilepattern("c/c/c").call();
+		RevCommit thirdCommit = git.commit().setMessage("main").call();
+
+		// We are merging a deletion into our branch
+		MergeResult result = git.merge().include(secondCommit.getId())
+				.setStrategy(MergeStrategy.RESOLVE).call();
+		assertEquals(MergeStatus.MERGED, result.getMergeStatus());
+
+		assertEquals("1\na\n3(main)\n", read(new File(db.getWorkTree(), "a")));
+		assertFalse(new File(db.getWorkTree(), "b").exists());
+		assertEquals("1\nc(main)\n3\n",
+				read(new File(db.getWorkTree(), "c/c/c")));
+
+		// Do the opposite, be on a branch where we have deleted a file and
+		// merge in a old commit where this file was not deleted
+		checkoutBranch("refs/heads/side");
+		assertFalse(new File(db.getWorkTree(), "b").exists());
+
+		result = git.merge().include(thirdCommit.getId())
+				.setStrategy(MergeStrategy.RESOLVE).call();
+		assertEquals(MergeStatus.MERGED, result.getMergeStatus());
+
+		assertEquals("1\na\n3(main)\n", read(new File(db.getWorkTree(), "a")));
+		assertFalse(new File(db.getWorkTree(), "b").exists());
+		assertEquals("1\nc(main)\n3\n",
+				read(new File(db.getWorkTree(), "c/c/c")));
+	}
+
 	public void testMergeFailingWithDirtyWorkingTree() throws Exception {
 		Git git = new Git(db);