2 files changed, 60 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/t/t3422-rebase-incompatible-options.sh b/t/t3422-rebase-incompatible-options.sh
index 50e7960702..55ca46786d 100755
--- a/t/t3422-rebase-incompatible-options.sh
+++ b/t/t3422-rebase-incompatible-options.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ test_rebase_am_only () {
 }
 
 test_rebase_am_only --whitespace=fix
-test_rebase_am_only --ignore-whitespace
 test_rebase_am_only --committer-date-is-author-date
 test_rebase_am_only -C4
 
diff --git a/t/t3436-rebase-more-options.sh b/t/t3436-rebase-more-options.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..4f8a6e51c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t3436-rebase-more-options.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Rohit Ashiwal
+#
+
+test_description='tests to ensure compatibility between am and interactive backends'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+. "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-rebase.sh
+
+# This is a special case in which both am and interactive backends
+# provide the same output. It was done intentionally because
+# both the backends fall short of optimal behaviour.
+test_expect_success 'setup' '
+	git checkout -b topic &&
+	test_write_lines "line 1" "	line 2" "line 3" >file &&
+	git add file &&
+	git commit -m "add file" &&
+
+	test_write_lines "line 1" "new line 2" "line 3" >file &&
+	git commit -am "update file" &&
+	git tag side &&
+
+	git checkout --orphan master &&
+	test_write_lines "line 1" "        line 2" "line 3" >file &&
+	git commit -am "add file" &&
+	git tag main
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--ignore-whitespace works with apply backend' '
+	test_must_fail git rebase --apply main side &&
+	git rebase --abort &&
+	git rebase --apply --ignore-whitespace main side &&
+	git diff --exit-code side
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--ignore-whitespace works with merge backend' '
+	test_must_fail git rebase --merge main side &&
+	git rebase --abort &&
+	git rebase --merge --ignore-whitespace main side &&
+	git diff --exit-code side
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--ignore-whitespace is remembered when continuing' '
+	(
+		set_fake_editor &&
+		FAKE_LINES="break 1" git rebase -i --ignore-whitespace \
+			main side &&
+		git rebase --continue
+	) &&
+	git diff --exit-code side
+'
+
+# This must be the last test in this file
+test_expect_success '$EDITOR and friends are unchanged' '
+	test_editor_unchanged
+'
+
+test_done