diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ec23959014..824141cba1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@
 /git-read-tree
 /git-rebase
 /git-rebase--am
+/git-rebase--common
 /git-rebase--helper
 /git-rebase--interactive
 /git-rebase--merge
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c311532791..c210681a1d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -619,6 +619,7 @@ SCRIPT_SH += git-web--browse.sh
 SCRIPT_LIB += git-mergetool--lib
 SCRIPT_LIB += git-parse-remote
 SCRIPT_LIB += git-rebase--am
+SCRIPT_LIB += git-rebase--common
 SCRIPT_LIB += git-rebase--interactive
 SCRIPT_LIB += git-rebase--preserve-merges
 SCRIPT_LIB += git-rebase--merge
diff --git a/git-legacy-rebase.sh b/git-legacy-rebase.sh
index 7973447645..af2cdfef03 100755
--- a/git-legacy-rebase.sh
+++ b/git-legacy-rebase.sh
@@ -57,12 +57,7 @@ cd_to_toplevel
 LF='
 '
 ok_to_skip_pre_rebase=
-resolvemsg="
-$(gettext 'Resolve all conflicts manually, mark them as resolved with
-"git add/rm <conflicted_files>", then run "git rebase --continue".
-You can instead skip this commit: run "git rebase --skip".
-To abort and get back to the state before "git rebase", run "git rebase --abort".')
-"
+
 squash_onto=
 unset onto
 unset restrict_revision
@@ -102,6 +97,7 @@ case "$(git config --bool commit.gpgsign)" in
 true)	gpg_sign_opt=-S ;;
 *)	gpg_sign_opt= ;;
 esac
+. git-rebase--common
 
 read_basic_state () {
 	test -f "$state_dir/head-name" &&
@@ -132,67 +128,6 @@ read_basic_state () {
 	}
 }
 
-write_basic_state () {
-	echo "$head_name" > "$state_dir"/head-name &&
-	echo "$onto" > "$state_dir"/onto &&
-	echo "$orig_head" > "$state_dir"/orig-head &&
-	echo "$GIT_QUIET" > "$state_dir"/quiet &&
-	test t = "$verbose" && : > "$state_dir"/verbose
-	test -n "$strategy" && echo "$strategy" > "$state_dir"/strategy
-	test -n "$strategy_opts" && echo "$strategy_opts" > \
-		"$state_dir"/strategy_opts
-	test -n "$allow_rerere_autoupdate" && echo "$allow_rerere_autoupdate" > \
-		"$state_dir"/allow_rerere_autoupdate
-	test -n "$gpg_sign_opt" && echo "$gpg_sign_opt" > "$state_dir"/gpg_sign_opt
-	test -n "$signoff" && echo "$signoff" >"$state_dir"/signoff
-}
-
-output () {
-	case "$verbose" in
-	'')
-		output=$("$@" 2>&1 )
-		status=$?
-		test $status != 0 && printf "%s\n" "$output"
-		return $status
-		;;
-	*)
-		"$@"
-		;;
-	esac
-}
-
-move_to_original_branch () {
-	case "$head_name" in
-	refs/*)
-		message="rebase finished: $head_name onto $onto"
-		git update-ref -m "$message" \
-			$head_name $(git rev-parse HEAD) $orig_head &&
-		git symbolic-ref \
-			-m "rebase finished: returning to $head_name" \
-			HEAD $head_name ||
-		die "$(eval_gettext "Could not move back to \$head_name")"
-		;;
-	esac
-}
-
-apply_autostash () {
-	if test -f "$state_dir/autostash"
-	then
-		stash_sha1=$(cat "$state_dir/autostash")
-		if git stash apply $stash_sha1 >/dev/null 2>&1
-		then
-			echo "$(gettext 'Applied autostash.')" >&2
-		else
-			git stash store -m "autostash" -q $stash_sha1 ||
-			die "$(eval_gettext "Cannot store \$stash_sha1")"
-			gettext 'Applying autostash resulted in conflicts.
-Your changes are safe in the stash.
-You can run "git stash pop" or "git stash drop" at any time.
-' >&2
-		fi
-	fi
-}
-
 finish_rebase () {
 	rm -f "$(git rev-parse --git-path REBASE_HEAD)"
 	apply_autostash &&
diff --git a/git-rebase--common.sh b/git-rebase--common.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e39d22871
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git-rebase--common.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+
+resolvemsg="
+$(gettext 'Resolve all conflicts manually, mark them as resolved with
+"git add/rm <conflicted_files>", then run "git rebase --continue".
+You can instead skip this commit: run "git rebase --skip".
+To abort and get back to the state before "git rebase", run "git rebase --abort".')
+"
+
+write_basic_state () {
+	echo "$head_name" > "$state_dir"/head-name &&
+	echo "$onto" > "$state_dir"/onto &&
+	echo "$orig_head" > "$state_dir"/orig-head &&
+	echo "$GIT_QUIET" > "$state_dir"/quiet &&
+	test t = "$verbose" && : > "$state_dir"/verbose
+	test -n "$strategy" && echo "$strategy" > "$state_dir"/strategy
+	test -n "$strategy_opts" && echo "$strategy_opts" > \
+		"$state_dir"/strategy_opts
+	test -n "$allow_rerere_autoupdate" && echo "$allow_rerere_autoupdate" > \
+		"$state_dir"/allow_rerere_autoupdate
+	test -n "$gpg_sign_opt" && echo "$gpg_sign_opt" > "$state_dir"/gpg_sign_opt
+	test -n "$signoff" && echo "$signoff" >"$state_dir"/signoff
+}
+
+apply_autostash () {
+	if test -f "$state_dir/autostash"
+	then
+		stash_sha1=$(cat "$state_dir/autostash")
+		if git stash apply $stash_sha1 >/dev/null 2>&1
+		then
+			echo "$(gettext 'Applied autostash.')" >&2
+		else
+			git stash store -m "autostash" -q $stash_sha1 ||
+			die "$(eval_gettext "Cannot store \$stash_sha1")"
+			gettext 'Applying autostash resulted in conflicts.
+Your changes are safe in the stash.
+You can run "git stash pop" or "git stash drop" at any time.
+' >&2
+		fi
+	fi
+}
+
+move_to_original_branch () {
+	case "$head_name" in
+	refs/*)
+		message="rebase finished: $head_name onto $onto"
+		git update-ref -m "$message" \
+			$head_name $(git rev-parse HEAD) $orig_head &&
+		git symbolic-ref \
+			-m "rebase finished: returning to $head_name" \
+			HEAD $head_name ||
+		die "$(eval_gettext "Could not move back to \$head_name")"
+		;;
+	esac
+}
+
+output () {
+	case "$verbose" in
+	'')
+		output=$("$@" 2>&1 )
+		status=$?
+		test $status != 0 && printf "%s\n" "$output"
+		return $status
+		;;
+	*)
+		"$@"
+		;;
+	esac
+}