diff --git a/git-p4.py b/git-p4.py
index c33dece5d2..825b9f32d5 100755
--- a/git-p4.py
+++ b/git-p4.py
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ def p4_add(f):
 def p4_delete(f):
     p4_system(["delete", wildcard_encode(f)])
 
-def p4_edit(f):
-    p4_system(["edit", wildcard_encode(f)])
+def p4_edit(f, *options):
+    p4_system(["edit"] + list(options) + [wildcard_encode(f)])
 
 def p4_revert(f):
     p4_system(["revert", wildcard_encode(f)])
@@ -1554,6 +1554,7 @@ def applyCommit(self, id):
 
         diff = read_pipe_lines("git diff-tree -r %s \"%s^\" \"%s\"" % (self.diffOpts, id, id))
         filesToAdd = set()
+        filesToChangeType = set()
         filesToDelete = set()
         editedFiles = set()
         pureRenameCopy = set()
@@ -1614,6 +1615,8 @@ def applyCommit(self, id):
                     os.unlink(dest)
                     filesToDelete.add(src)
                 editedFiles.add(dest)
+            elif modifier == "T":
+                filesToChangeType.add(path)
             else:
                 die("unknown modifier %s for %s" % (modifier, path))
 
@@ -1673,6 +1676,8 @@ def applyCommit(self, id):
         #
         system(applyPatchCmd)
 
+        for f in filesToChangeType:
+            p4_edit(f, "-t", "auto")
         for f in filesToAdd:
             p4_add(f)
         for f in filesToDelete:
diff --git a/t/t9827-git-p4-change-filetype.sh b/t/t9827-git-p4-change-filetype.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..7433998f47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t9827-git-p4-change-filetype.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='git p4 support for file type change'
+
+. ./lib-git-p4.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'start p4d' '
+	start_p4d
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'create files' '
+	(
+		cd "$cli" &&
+		p4 client -o | sed "/LineEnd/s/:.*/:unix/" | p4 client -i &&
+		cat >file1 <<-EOF &&
+		text without any funny substitution business
+		EOF
+		cat >file2 <<-EOF &&
+		second file whose type will change
+		EOF
+		p4 add file1 file2 &&
+		p4 submit -d "add files"
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'change file to symbolic link' '
+	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot@all &&
+	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
+	(
+		cd "$git" &&
+		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEdit true &&
+
+		rm file2 &&
+		ln -s file1 file2 &&
+		git add file2 &&
+		git commit -m "symlink file1 to file2" &&
+		git p4 submit &&
+		p4 filelog -m 1 //depot/file2 >filelog &&
+		grep "(symlink)" filelog
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'change symbolic link to file' '
+	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot@all &&
+	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
+	(
+		cd "$git" &&
+		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEdit true &&
+
+		rm file2 &&
+		cat >file2 <<-EOF &&
+		This is another content for the second file.
+		EOF
+		git add file2 &&
+		git commit -m "re-write file2" &&
+		git p4 submit &&
+		p4 filelog -m 1 //depot/file2 >filelog &&
+		grep "(text)" filelog
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
+	kill_p4d
+'
+
+test_done