diff --git a/t/t6031-merge-recursive.sh b/t/t6031-merge-recursive.sh
index 8a3304fb0b..c50ee295a7 100755
--- a/t/t6031-merge-recursive.sh
+++ b/t/t6031-merge-recursive.sh
@@ -57,4 +57,35 @@ test_expect_success FILEMODE 'verify executable bit on file' '
 	test -x file2
 '
 
+test_expect_failure 'merging with triple rename across D/F conflict' '
+	git reset --hard HEAD &&
+	git checkout -b main &&
+	git rm -rf . &&
+
+	echo "just a file" >sub1 &&
+	mkdir -p sub2 &&
+	echo content1 >sub2/file1 &&
+	echo content2 >sub2/file2 &&
+	echo content3 >sub2/file3 &&
+	mkdir simple &&
+	echo base >simple/bar &&
+	git add -A &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m base &&
+
+	git checkout -b other &&
+	echo more >>simple/bar &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -a -m changesimplefile &&
+
+	git checkout main &&
+	git rm sub1 &&
+	git mv sub2 sub1 &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m changefiletodir &&
+
+	test_tick &&
+	git merge other
+'
+
 test_done