diff --git a/builtin/fast-export.c b/builtin/fast-export.c
index 12220ad8da..9b70ec1fcf 100644
--- a/builtin/fast-export.c
+++ b/builtin/fast-export.c
@@ -614,6 +614,10 @@ static void import_marks(char *input_file)
 		if (object->flags & SHOWN)
 			error("Object %s already has a mark", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
 
+		if (object->type != OBJ_COMMIT)
+			/* only commits */
+			continue;
+
 		mark_object(object, mark);
 		if (last_idnum < mark)
 			last_idnum = mark;
diff --git a/t/t9350-fast-export.sh b/t/t9350-fast-export.sh
index 3e821f958b..5948b65f21 100755
--- a/t/t9350-fast-export.sh
+++ b/t/t9350-fast-export.sh
@@ -440,4 +440,18 @@ test_expect_success 'fast-export quotes pathnames' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'test bidirectionality' '
+	>marks-cur &&
+	>marks-new &&
+	git init marks-test &&
+	git fast-export --export-marks=marks-cur --import-marks=marks-cur --branches | \
+	git --git-dir=marks-test/.git fast-import --export-marks=marks-new --import-marks=marks-new &&
+	(cd marks-test &&
+	git reset --hard &&
+	echo Wohlauf > file &&
+	git commit -a -m "back in time") &&
+	git --git-dir=marks-test/.git fast-export --export-marks=marks-new --import-marks=marks-new --branches | \
+	git fast-import --export-marks=marks-cur --import-marks=marks-cur
+'
+
 test_done