diff --git a/builtin/reset.c b/builtin/reset.c
index f2f9d55392..60048030dd 100644
--- a/builtin/reset.c
+++ b/builtin/reset.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ int cmd_reset(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (patch_mode) {
 		if (reset_type != NONE)
 			die(_("--patch is incompatible with --{hard,mixed,soft}"));
-		return run_add_interactive(sha1_to_hex(sha1), "--patch=reset", &pathspec);
+		return run_add_interactive(rev, "--patch=reset", &pathspec);
 	}
 
 	/* git reset tree [--] paths... can be used to
diff --git a/t/t7105-reset-patch.sh b/t/t7105-reset-patch.sh
index 95fab20361..98b7d7b969 100755
--- a/t/t7105-reset-patch.sh
+++ b/t/t7105-reset-patch.sh
@@ -25,15 +25,17 @@ test_expect_success PERL 'saying "n" does nothing' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success PERL 'git reset -p' '
-	(echo n; echo y) | git reset -p &&
+	(echo n; echo y) | git reset -p >output &&
 	verify_state dir/foo work head &&
-	verify_saved_state bar
+	verify_saved_state bar &&
+	test_i18ngrep "Unstage" output
 '
 
 test_expect_success PERL 'git reset -p HEAD^' '
-	(echo n; echo y) | git reset -p HEAD^ &&
+	(echo n; echo y) | git reset -p HEAD^ >output &&
 	verify_state dir/foo work parent &&
-	verify_saved_state bar
+	verify_saved_state bar &&
+	test_i18ngrep "Apply" output
 '
 
 # The idea in the rest is that bar sorts first, so we always say 'y'
diff --git a/t/t7106-reset-unborn-branch.sh b/t/t7106-reset-unborn-branch.sh
index af00ab4d88..0f95f00477 100755
--- a/t/t7106-reset-unborn-branch.sh
+++ b/t/t7106-reset-unborn-branch.sh
@@ -37,11 +37,12 @@ test_expect_success PERL 'reset -p' '
 	rm .git/index &&
 	git add a &&
 	echo y >yes &&
-	git reset -p <yes &&
+	git reset -p <yes >output &&
 
 	>expect &&
 	git ls-files >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_i18ngrep "Unstage" output
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'reset --soft is a no-op' '