diff --git a/t/t3421-rebase-topology-linear.sh b/t/t3421-rebase-topology-linear.sh
index 7274dca40b..b847064f91 100755
--- a/t/t3421-rebase-topology-linear.sh
+++ b/t/t3421-rebase-topology-linear.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ test_run_rebase success -m
 test_run_rebase success -i
 test_have_prereq !REBASE_P || test_run_rebase success -p
 
+test_expect_success 'setup branches and remote tracking' '
+	git tag -l >tags &&
+	for tag in $(cat tags)
+	do
+		git branch branch-$tag $tag || return 1
+	done &&
+	git remote add origin "file://$PWD" &&
+	git fetch origin
+'
+
 test_run_rebase () {
 	result=$1
 	shift
@@ -57,10 +67,28 @@ test_run_rebase () {
 	"
 }
 test_run_rebase success ''
+test_run_rebase success --fork-point
 test_run_rebase success -m
 test_run_rebase success -i
 test_have_prereq !REBASE_P || test_run_rebase failure -p
 
+test_run_rebase () {
+	result=$1
+	shift
+	test_expect_$result "rebase $* -f rewrites even if remote upstream is an ancestor" "
+		reset_rebase &&
+		git rebase $* -f branch-b branch-e &&
+		! test_cmp_rev branch-e origin/branch-e &&
+		test_cmp_rev branch-b HEAD~2 &&
+		test_linear_range 'd e' branch-b..
+	"
+}
+test_run_rebase success ''
+test_run_rebase success --fork-point
+test_run_rebase success -m
+test_run_rebase success -i
+test_have_prereq !REBASE_P || test_run_rebase success -p
+
 test_run_rebase () {
 	result=$1
 	shift
@@ -71,6 +99,7 @@ test_run_rebase () {
 	"
 }
 test_run_rebase success ''
+test_run_rebase success --fork-point
 test_run_rebase success -m
 test_run_rebase success -i
 test_have_prereq !REBASE_P || test_run_rebase success -p