diff --git a/t/t3004-ls-files-basic.sh b/t/t3004-ls-files-basic.sh
index 8d9bc3c2af..e20c077e0f 100755
--- a/t/t3004-ls-files-basic.sh
+++ b/t/t3004-ls-files-basic.sh
@@ -36,4 +36,21 @@ test_expect_success 'ls-files -h in corrupt repository' '
 	test_i18ngrep "[Uu]sage: git ls-files " broken/usage
 '
 
+test_expect_failure SYMLINKS 'ls-files with absolute paths to symlinks' '
+	mkdir subs &&
+	ln -s nosuch link &&
+	ln -s ../nosuch subs/link &&
+	git add link subs/link &&
+	git ls-files -s link subs/link >expect &&
+	git ls-files -s "$(pwd)/link" "$(pwd)/subs/link" >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+	(
+		cd subs &&
+		git ls-files -s link >../expect &&
+		git ls-files -s "$(pwd)/link" >../actual
+	) &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done