diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
index dd0dba5b1d..3c93c21683 100644
--- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
@@ -557,6 +557,9 @@ endif::git-format-patch[]
 --text::
 	Treat all files as text.
 
+--ignore-cr-at-eol::
+	Ignore carrige-return at the end of line when doing a comparison.
+
 --ignore-space-at-eol::
 	Ignore changes in whitespace at EOL.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/merge-strategies.txt b/Documentation/merge-strategies.txt
index a09d597463..fd5d748d1b 100644
--- a/Documentation/merge-strategies.txt
+++ b/Documentation/merge-strategies.txt
@@ -58,11 +58,12 @@ diff-algorithm=[patience|minimal|histogram|myers];;
 ignore-space-change;;
 ignore-all-space;;
 ignore-space-at-eol;;
+ignore-cr-at-eol;;
 	Treats lines with the indicated type of whitespace change as
 	unchanged for the sake of a three-way merge.  Whitespace
 	changes mixed with other changes to a line are not ignored.
-	See also linkgit:git-diff[1] `-b`, `-w`, and
-	`--ignore-space-at-eol`.
+	See also linkgit:git-diff[1] `-b`, `-w`,
+	`--ignore-space-at-eol`, and `--ignore-cr-at-eol`.
 +
 * If 'their' version only introduces whitespace changes to a line,
   'our' version is used;
diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
index f07f16b28f..38d5e4a909 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ __git_diff_common_options="--stat --numstat --shortstat --summary
 			--patch-with-stat --name-only --name-status --color
 			--no-color --color-words --no-renames --check
 			--full-index --binary --abbrev --diff-filter=
-			--find-copies-harder
+			--find-copies-harder --ignore-cr-at-eol
 			--text --ignore-space-at-eol --ignore-space-change
 			--ignore-all-space --ignore-blank-lines --exit-code
 			--quiet --ext-diff --no-ext-diff
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index 0763e89263..2ebe2227b4 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -4129,9 +4129,7 @@ void diff_setup_done(struct diff_options *options)
 	 * inside contents.
 	 */
 
-	if (DIFF_XDL_TST(options, IGNORE_WHITESPACE) ||
-	    DIFF_XDL_TST(options, IGNORE_WHITESPACE_CHANGE) ||
-	    DIFF_XDL_TST(options, IGNORE_WHITESPACE_AT_EOL))
+	if ((options->xdl_opts & XDF_WHITESPACE_FLAGS))
 		options->flags.diff_from_contents = 1;
 	else
 		options->flags.diff_from_contents = 0;
@@ -4588,6 +4586,8 @@ int diff_opt_parse(struct diff_options *options,
 		DIFF_XDL_SET(options, IGNORE_WHITESPACE_CHANGE);
 	else if (!strcmp(arg, "--ignore-space-at-eol"))
 		DIFF_XDL_SET(options, IGNORE_WHITESPACE_AT_EOL);
+	else if (!strcmp(arg, "--ignore-cr-at-eol"))
+		DIFF_XDL_SET(options, IGNORE_CR_AT_EOL);
 	else if (!strcmp(arg, "--ignore-blank-lines"))
 		DIFF_XDL_SET(options, IGNORE_BLANK_LINES);
 	else if (!strcmp(arg, "--indent-heuristic"))
diff --git a/merge-recursive.c b/merge-recursive.c
index b48b15a6fd..85b4e58478 100644
--- a/merge-recursive.c
+++ b/merge-recursive.c
@@ -2252,6 +2252,8 @@ int parse_merge_opt(struct merge_options *o, const char *s)
 		DIFF_XDL_SET(o, IGNORE_WHITESPACE);
 	else if (!strcmp(s, "ignore-space-at-eol"))
 		DIFF_XDL_SET(o, IGNORE_WHITESPACE_AT_EOL);
+	else if (!strcmp(s, "ignore-cr-at-eol"))
+		DIFF_XDL_SET(o, IGNORE_CR_AT_EOL);
 	else if (!strcmp(s, "renormalize"))
 		o->renormalize = 1;
 	else if (!strcmp(s, "no-renormalize"))
diff --git a/t/t4015-diff-whitespace.sh b/t/t4015-diff-whitespace.sh
index 6c9a93b734..559a7541a8 100755
--- a/t/t4015-diff-whitespace.sh
+++ b/t/t4015-diff-whitespace.sh
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ test_expect_success 'another test, without options' '
 	git diff -w -b --ignore-space-at-eol >out &&
 	test_cmp expect out &&
 
+	git diff -w --ignore-cr-at-eol >out &&
+	test_cmp expect out &&
 
 	tr "Q_" "\015 " <<-\EOF >expect &&
 	diff --git a/x b/x
@@ -128,6 +130,9 @@ test_expect_success 'another test, without options' '
 	git diff -b --ignore-space-at-eol >out &&
 	test_cmp expect out &&
 
+	git diff -b --ignore-cr-at-eol >out &&
+	test_cmp expect out &&
+
 	tr "Q_" "\015 " <<-\EOF >expect &&
 	diff --git a/x b/x
 	index d99af23..22d9f73 100644
@@ -145,6 +150,29 @@ test_expect_success 'another test, without options' '
 	 CR at end
 	EOF
 	git diff --ignore-space-at-eol >out &&
+	test_cmp expect out &&
+
+	git diff --ignore-space-at-eol --ignore-cr-at-eol >out &&
+	test_cmp expect out &&
+
+	tr "Q_" "\015 " <<-\EOF >expect &&
+	diff --git a/x b/x
+	index_d99af23..22d9f73 100644
+	--- a/x
+	+++ b/x
+	@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+	-whitespace at beginning
+	-whitespace change
+	-whitespace in the middle
+	-whitespace at end
+	+_	whitespace at beginning
+	+whitespace_	_change
+	+white space in the middle
+	+whitespace at end__
+	 unchanged line
+	 CR at end
+	EOF
+	git diff --ignore-cr-at-eol >out &&
 	test_cmp expect out
 '
 
diff --git a/xdiff/xdiff.h b/xdiff/xdiff.h
index 785ecb0899..915591f7d4 100644
--- a/xdiff/xdiff.h
+++ b/xdiff/xdiff.h
@@ -27,22 +27,28 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif /* #ifdef __cplusplus */
 
+/* xpparm_t.flags */
+#define XDF_NEED_MINIMAL (1 << 0)
 
-#define XDF_NEED_MINIMAL (1 << 1)
-#define XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE (1 << 2)
-#define XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE_CHANGE (1 << 3)
-#define XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE_AT_EOL (1 << 4)
-#define XDF_WHITESPACE_FLAGS (XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE | XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE_CHANGE | XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE_AT_EOL)
-
-#define XDF_PATIENCE_DIFF (1 << 5)
-#define XDF_HISTOGRAM_DIFF (1 << 6)
-#define XDF_DIFF_ALGORITHM_MASK (XDF_PATIENCE_DIFF | XDF_HISTOGRAM_DIFF)
-#define XDF_DIFF_ALG(x) ((x) & XDF_DIFF_ALGORITHM_MASK)
+#define XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE (1 << 1)
+#define XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE_CHANGE (1 << 2)
+#define XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE_AT_EOL (1 << 3)
+#define XDF_IGNORE_CR_AT_EOL (1 << 4)
+#define XDF_WHITESPACE_FLAGS (XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE | \
+			      XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE_CHANGE | \
+			      XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE_AT_EOL | \
+			      XDF_IGNORE_CR_AT_EOL)
 
 #define XDF_IGNORE_BLANK_LINES (1 << 7)
 
-#define XDF_INDENT_HEURISTIC (1 << 8)
+#define XDF_PATIENCE_DIFF (1 << 14)
+#define XDF_HISTOGRAM_DIFF (1 << 15)
+#define XDF_DIFF_ALGORITHM_MASK (XDF_PATIENCE_DIFF | XDF_HISTOGRAM_DIFF)
+#define XDF_DIFF_ALG(x) ((x) & XDF_DIFF_ALGORITHM_MASK)
 
+#define XDF_INDENT_HEURISTIC (1 << 23)
+
+/* xdemitconf_t.flags */
 #define XDL_EMIT_FUNCNAMES (1 << 0)
 #define XDL_EMIT_FUNCCONTEXT (1 << 2)
 
diff --git a/xdiff/xutils.c b/xdiff/xutils.c
index 088001db4f..88e5995535 100644
--- a/xdiff/xutils.c
+++ b/xdiff/xutils.c
@@ -156,6 +156,24 @@ int xdl_blankline(const char *line, long size, long flags)
 	return (i == size);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Have we eaten everything on the line, except for an optional
+ * CR at the very end?
+ */
+static int ends_with_optional_cr(const char *l, long s, long i)
+{
+	int complete = s && l[s-1] == '\n';
+
+	if (complete)
+		s--;
+	if (s == i)
+		return 1;
+	/* do not ignore CR at the end of an incomplete line */
+	if (complete && s == i + 1 && l[i] == '\r')
+		return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int xdl_recmatch(const char *l1, long s1, const char *l2, long s2, long flags)
 {
 	int i1, i2;
@@ -170,7 +188,8 @@ int xdl_recmatch(const char *l1, long s1, const char *l2, long s2, long flags)
 
 	/*
 	 * -w matches everything that matches with -b, and -b in turn
-	 * matches everything that matches with --ignore-space-at-eol.
+	 * matches everything that matches with --ignore-space-at-eol,
+	 * which in turn matches everything that matches with --ignore-cr-at-eol.
 	 *
 	 * Each flavor of ignoring needs different logic to skip whitespaces
 	 * while we have both sides to compare.
@@ -204,6 +223,14 @@ int xdl_recmatch(const char *l1, long s1, const char *l2, long s2, long flags)
 			i1++;
 			i2++;
 		}
+	} else if (flags & XDF_IGNORE_CR_AT_EOL) {
+		/* Find the first difference and see how the line ends */
+		while (i1 < s1 && i2 < s2 && l1[i1] == l2[i2]) {
+			i1++;
+			i2++;
+		}
+		return (ends_with_optional_cr(l1, s1, i1) &&
+			ends_with_optional_cr(l2, s2, i2));
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -230,9 +257,16 @@ static unsigned long xdl_hash_record_with_whitespace(char const **data,
 		char const *top, long flags) {
 	unsigned long ha = 5381;
 	char const *ptr = *data;
+	int cr_at_eol_only = (flags & XDF_WHITESPACE_FLAGS) == XDF_IGNORE_CR_AT_EOL;
 
 	for (; ptr < top && *ptr != '\n'; ptr++) {
-		if (XDL_ISSPACE(*ptr)) {
+		if (cr_at_eol_only) {
+			/* do not ignore CR at the end of an incomplete line */
+			if (*ptr == '\r' &&
+			    (ptr + 1 < top && ptr[1] == '\n'))
+				continue;
+		}
+		else if (XDL_ISSPACE(*ptr)) {
 			const char *ptr2 = ptr;
 			int at_eol;
 			while (ptr + 1 < top && XDL_ISSPACE(ptr[1])