diff --git a/Documentation/git-mv.txt b/Documentation/git-mv.txt
index e93fcb49fd..1f6fce083e 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-mv.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-mv.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
-This script is used to move or rename a file, directory or symlink.
+Move or rename a file, directory or symlink.
 
  git mv [-v] [-f] [-n] [-k] <source> <destination>
  git mv [-v] [-f] [-n] [-k] <source> ... <destination directory>
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ OPTIONS
 --verbose::
 	Report the names of files as they are moved.
 
+SUBMODULES
+----------
+Moving a submodule using a gitfile (which means they were cloned
+with a Git version 1.7.8 or newer) will update the gitfile and
+core.worktree setting to make the submodule work in the new location.
+
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/builtin/mv.c b/builtin/mv.c
index 1d3ef63fa3..68b7060a47 100644
--- a/builtin/mv.c
+++ b/builtin/mv.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "cache-tree.h"
 #include "string-list.h"
 #include "parse-options.h"
+#include "submodule.h"
 
 static const char * const builtin_mv_usage[] = {
 	N_("git mv [options] <source>... <destination>"),
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		OPT_BOOLEAN('k', NULL, &ignore_errors, N_("skip move/rename errors")),
 		OPT_END(),
 	};
-	const char **source, **destination, **dest_path;
+	const char **source, **destination, **dest_path, **submodule_gitfile;
 	enum update_mode { BOTH = 0, WORKING_DIRECTORY, INDEX } *modes;
 	struct stat st;
 	struct string_list src_for_dst = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	source = internal_copy_pathspec(prefix, argv, argc, 0);
 	modes = xcalloc(argc, sizeof(enum update_mode));
 	dest_path = internal_copy_pathspec(prefix, argv + argc, 1, 0);
+	submodule_gitfile = xcalloc(argc, sizeof(char *));
 
 	if (dest_path[0][0] == '\0')
 		/* special case: "." was normalized to "" */
@@ -120,8 +122,14 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		else if (src_is_dir) {
 			int first = cache_name_pos(src, length);
 			if (first >= 0) {
+				struct strbuf submodule_dotgit = STRBUF_INIT;
 				if (!S_ISGITLINK(active_cache[first]->ce_mode))
 					die (_("Huh? Directory %s is in index and no submodule?"), src);
+				strbuf_addf(&submodule_dotgit, "%s/.git", src);
+				submodule_gitfile[i] = read_gitfile(submodule_dotgit.buf);
+				if (submodule_gitfile[i])
+					submodule_gitfile[i] = xstrdup(submodule_gitfile[i]);
+				strbuf_release(&submodule_dotgit);
 			} else {
 				const char *src_w_slash = add_slash(src);
 				int last, len_w_slash = length + 1;
@@ -216,9 +224,12 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		int pos;
 		if (show_only || verbose)
 			printf(_("Renaming %s to %s\n"), src, dst);
-		if (!show_only && mode != INDEX &&
-				rename(src, dst) < 0 && !ignore_errors)
-			die_errno (_("renaming '%s' failed"), src);
+		if (!show_only && mode != INDEX) {
+			if (rename(src, dst) < 0 && !ignore_errors)
+				die_errno (_("renaming '%s' failed"), src);
+			if (submodule_gitfile[i])
+				connect_work_tree_and_git_dir(dst, submodule_gitfile[i]);
+		}
 
 		if (mode == WORKING_DIRECTORY)
 			continue;
diff --git a/submodule.c b/submodule.c
index 85415d0057..392e83e0bf 100644
--- a/submodule.c
+++ b/submodule.c
@@ -1004,3 +1004,34 @@ int merge_submodule(unsigned char result[20], const char *path,
 	free(merges.objects);
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/* Update gitfile and core.worktree setting to connect work tree and git dir */
+void connect_work_tree_and_git_dir(const char *work_tree, const char *git_dir)
+{
+	struct strbuf file_name = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf rel_path = STRBUF_INIT;
+	const char *real_work_tree = xstrdup(real_path(work_tree));
+	FILE *fp;
+
+	/* Update gitfile */
+	strbuf_addf(&file_name, "%s/.git", work_tree);
+	fp = fopen(file_name.buf, "w");
+	if (!fp)
+		die(_("Could not create git link %s"), file_name.buf);
+	fprintf(fp, "gitdir: %s\n", relative_path(git_dir, real_work_tree,
+						  &rel_path));
+	fclose(fp);
+
+	/* Update core.worktree setting */
+	strbuf_reset(&file_name);
+	strbuf_addf(&file_name, "%s/config", git_dir);
+	if (git_config_set_in_file(file_name.buf, "core.worktree",
+				   relative_path(real_work_tree, git_dir,
+						 &rel_path)))
+		die(_("Could not set core.worktree in %s"),
+		    file_name.buf);
+
+	strbuf_release(&file_name);
+	strbuf_release(&rel_path);
+	free((void *)real_work_tree);
+}
diff --git a/submodule.h b/submodule.h
index c7ffc7c399..29e9658980 100644
--- a/submodule.h
+++ b/submodule.h
@@ -36,5 +36,6 @@ int merge_submodule(unsigned char result[20], const char *path, const unsigned c
 int find_unpushed_submodules(unsigned char new_sha1[20], const char *remotes_name,
 		struct string_list *needs_pushing);
 int push_unpushed_submodules(unsigned char new_sha1[20], const char *remotes_name);
+void connect_work_tree_and_git_dir(const char *work_tree, const char *git_dir);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/t/t7001-mv.sh b/t/t7001-mv.sh
index 15c18b6006..b99177f689 100755
--- a/t/t7001-mv.sh
+++ b/t/t7001-mv.sh
@@ -293,4 +293,23 @@ test_expect_success 'git mv moves a submodule with a .git directory and no .gitm
 	git diff-files --quiet
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'git mv moves a submodule with gitfile' '
+	rm -rf mod/sub &&
+	git reset --hard &&
+	git submodule update &&
+	entry="$(git ls-files --stage sub | cut -f 1)" &&
+	(
+		cd mod &&
+		git mv ../sub/ .
+	) &&
+	! test -e sub &&
+	[ "$entry" = "$(git ls-files --stage mod/sub | cut -f 1)" ] &&
+	(
+		cd mod/sub &&
+		git status
+	) &&
+	git update-index --refresh &&
+	git diff-files --quiet
+'
+
 test_done