diff --git a/merge-recursive.c b/merge-recursive.c
index 2da4333439..b97026bd5c 100644
--- a/merge-recursive.c
+++ b/merge-recursive.c
@@ -934,6 +934,11 @@ static int process_renames(struct merge_options *o,
 				       ren1_src, ren1_dst, branch1,
 				       branch2);
 				update_file(o, 0, ren1->pair->two->sha1, ren1->pair->two->mode, ren1_dst);
+				update_stages(ren1_dst, NULL,
+						branch1 == o->branch1 ?
+						ren1->pair->two : NULL,
+						branch1 == o->branch1 ?
+						NULL : ren1->pair->two, 1);
 			} else if (!sha_eq(dst_other.sha1, null_sha1)) {
 				const char *new_path;
 				clean_merge = 0;
diff --git a/t/t6024-recursive-merge.sh b/t/t6024-recursive-merge.sh
index 802d0d06eb..129fa3000c 100755
--- a/t/t6024-recursive-merge.sh
+++ b/t/t6024-recursive-merge.sh
@@ -97,4 +97,27 @@ test_expect_success 'refuse to merge binary files' '
 		merge.err
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'mark rename/delete as unmerged' '
+
+	git reset --hard &&
+	git checkout -b delete &&
+	git rm a1 &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m delete &&
+	git checkout -b rename HEAD^ &&
+	git mv a1 a2
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m rename &&
+	test_must_fail git merge delete &&
+	test 1 = $(git ls-files --unmerged | wc -l) &&
+	git rev-parse --verify :2:a2 &&
+	test_must_fail git rev-parse --verify :3:a2 &&
+	git checkout -f delete &&
+	test_must_fail git merge rename &&
+	test 1 = $(git ls-files --unmerged | wc -l) &&
+	test_must_fail git rev-parse --verify :2:a2 &&
+	git rev-parse --verify :3:a2
+
+'
+
 test_done