diff --git a/git-rebase--merge.sh b/git-rebase--merge.sh
index cf4c042214..aa2f2f0872 100644
--- a/git-rebase--merge.sh
+++ b/git-rebase--merge.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ call_merge () {
 	test -z "$strategy" && strategy=recursive
 	# If cmt doesn't have a parent, don't include it as a base
 	base=$(git rev-parse --verify --quiet $cmt^)
-	eval 'git-merge-$strategy' $strategy_opts $base ' -- "$hd" "$cmt"'
+	eval 'git merge-$strategy' $strategy_opts $base ' -- "$hd" "$cmt"'
 	rv=$?
 	case "$rv" in
 	0)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ call_merge () {
 		;;
 	*)
 		die "Unknown exit code ($rv) from command:" \
-			"git-merge-$strategy $cmt^ -- HEAD $cmt"
+			"git merge-$strategy $cmt^ -- HEAD $cmt"
 		;;
 	esac
 }
diff --git a/git-rebase.sh b/git-rebase.sh
index 19bdebb480..f3b10c7f62 100755
--- a/git-rebase.sh
+++ b/git-rebase.sh
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ do
 		do_merge=t
 		;;
 	--strategy-option=*)
-		strategy_opts="$strategy_opts $(git rev-parse --sq-quote "--${1#--strategy-option=}")"
+		strategy_opts="$strategy_opts $(git rev-parse --sq-quote "--${1#--strategy-option=}" | sed -e s/^.//)"
 		do_merge=t
 		test -z "$strategy" && strategy=recursive
 		;;
diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index 39363a950f..03c47405fb 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -2207,6 +2207,7 @@ static int populate_opts_cb(const char *key, const char *value, void *data)
 static void read_strategy_opts(struct replay_opts *opts, struct strbuf *buf)
 {
 	int i;
+	char *strategy_opts_string;
 
 	strbuf_reset(buf);
 	if (!read_oneliner(buf, rebase_path_strategy(), 0))
@@ -2215,7 +2216,11 @@ static void read_strategy_opts(struct replay_opts *opts, struct strbuf *buf)
 	if (!read_oneliner(buf, rebase_path_strategy_opts(), 0))
 		return;
 
-	opts->xopts_nr = split_cmdline(buf->buf, (const char ***)&opts->xopts);
+	strategy_opts_string = buf->buf;
+	if (*strategy_opts_string == ' ')
+		strategy_opts_string++;
+	opts->xopts_nr = split_cmdline(strategy_opts_string,
+				       (const char ***)&opts->xopts);
 	for (i = 0; i < opts->xopts_nr; i++) {
 		const char *arg = opts->xopts[i];
 
diff --git a/t/t3418-rebase-continue.sh b/t/t3418-rebase-continue.sh
index 03bf1b8a3b..c145dbac38 100755
--- a/t/t3418-rebase-continue.sh
+++ b/t/t3418-rebase-continue.sh
@@ -74,6 +74,38 @@ test_expect_success 'rebase --continue remembers merge strategy and options' '
 	test -f funny.was.run
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'rebase -i --continue handles merge strategy and options' '
+	rm -fr .git/rebase-* &&
+	git reset --hard commit-new-file-F2-on-topic-branch &&
+	test_commit "commit-new-file-F3-on-topic-branch-for-dash-i" F3 32 &&
+	test_when_finished "rm -fr test-bin funny.was.run funny.args" &&
+	mkdir test-bin &&
+	cat >test-bin/git-merge-funny <<-EOF &&
+	#!$SHELL_PATH
+	echo "\$@" >>funny.args
+	case "\$1" in --opt) ;; *) exit 2 ;; esac
+	case "\$2" in --foo) ;; *) exit 2 ;; esac
+	case "\$4" in --) ;; *) exit 2 ;; esac
+	shift 2 &&
+	>funny.was.run &&
+	exec git merge-recursive "\$@"
+	EOF
+	chmod +x test-bin/git-merge-funny &&
+	(
+		PATH=./test-bin:$PATH &&
+		test_must_fail git rebase -i -s funny -Xopt -Xfoo master topic
+	) &&
+	test -f funny.was.run &&
+	rm funny.was.run &&
+	echo "Resolved" >F2 &&
+	git add F2 &&
+	(
+		PATH=./test-bin:$PATH &&
+		git rebase --continue
+	) &&
+	test -f funny.was.run
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'rebase passes merge strategy options correctly' '
 	rm -fr .git/rebase-* &&
 	git reset --hard commit-new-file-F3-on-topic-branch &&