diff --git a/t/t1400-update-ref.sh b/t/t1400-update-ref.sh
index 664a3a4e4e..3996109ba4 100755
--- a/t/t1400-update-ref.sh
+++ b/t/t1400-update-ref.sh
@@ -457,6 +457,66 @@ test_expect_success 'git cat-file blob master@{2005-05-26 23:42}:F (expect OTHER
 	test OTHER = $(git cat-file blob "master@{2005-05-26 23:42}:F")
 '
 
+# Test adding and deleting pseudorefs
+
+test_expect_success 'given old value for missing pseudoref, do not create' '
+	test_must_fail git update-ref PSEUDOREF $A $B 2>err &&
+	test_path_is_missing .git/PSEUDOREF &&
+	grep "could not read ref" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'create pseudoref' '
+	git update-ref PSEUDOREF $A &&
+	test $A = $(cat .git/PSEUDOREF)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'overwrite pseudoref with no old value given' '
+	git update-ref PSEUDOREF $B &&
+	test $B = $(cat .git/PSEUDOREF)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'overwrite pseudoref with correct old value' '
+	git update-ref PSEUDOREF $C $B &&
+	test $C = $(cat .git/PSEUDOREF)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'do not overwrite pseudoref with wrong old value' '
+	test_must_fail git update-ref PSEUDOREF $D $E 2>err &&
+	test $C = $(cat .git/PSEUDOREF) &&
+	grep "unexpected object ID" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'delete pseudoref' '
+	git update-ref -d PSEUDOREF &&
+	test_path_is_missing .git/PSEUDOREF
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'do not delete pseudoref with wrong old value' '
+	git update-ref PSEUDOREF $A &&
+	test_must_fail git update-ref -d PSEUDOREF $B 2>err &&
+	test $A = $(cat .git/PSEUDOREF) &&
+	grep "unexpected object ID" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'delete pseudoref with correct old value' '
+	git update-ref -d PSEUDOREF $A &&
+	test_path_is_missing .git/PSEUDOREF
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'create pseudoref with old OID zero' '
+	git update-ref PSEUDOREF $A $Z &&
+	test $A = $(cat .git/PSEUDOREF)
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'do not overwrite pseudoref with old OID zero' '
+	test_when_finished git update-ref -d PSEUDOREF &&
+	test_must_fail git update-ref PSEUDOREF $B $Z 2>err &&
+	test $A = $(cat .git/PSEUDOREF) &&
+	grep "already exists" err
+'
+
+# Test --stdin
+
 a=refs/heads/a
 b=refs/heads/b
 c=refs/heads/c