diff --git a/pack-bitmap.c b/pack-bitmap.c
index d999616c9e..9b11af87aa 100644
--- a/pack-bitmap.c
+++ b/pack-bitmap.c
@@ -1325,10 +1325,52 @@ void count_bitmap_commit_list(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git,
 struct bitmap_test_data {
 	struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git;
 	struct bitmap *base;
+	struct bitmap *commits;
+	struct bitmap *trees;
+	struct bitmap *blobs;
+	struct bitmap *tags;
 	struct progress *prg;
 	size_t seen;
 };
 
+static void test_bitmap_type(struct bitmap_test_data *tdata,
+			     struct object *obj, int pos)
+{
+	enum object_type bitmap_type = OBJ_NONE;
+	int bitmaps_nr = 0;
+
+	if (bitmap_get(tdata->commits, pos)) {
+		bitmap_type = OBJ_COMMIT;
+		bitmaps_nr++;
+	}
+	if (bitmap_get(tdata->trees, pos)) {
+		bitmap_type = OBJ_TREE;
+		bitmaps_nr++;
+	}
+	if (bitmap_get(tdata->blobs, pos)) {
+		bitmap_type = OBJ_BLOB;
+		bitmaps_nr++;
+	}
+	if (bitmap_get(tdata->tags, pos)) {
+		bitmap_type = OBJ_TAG;
+		bitmaps_nr++;
+	}
+
+	if (bitmap_type == OBJ_NONE)
+		die("object %s not found in type bitmaps",
+		    oid_to_hex(&obj->oid));
+
+	if (bitmaps_nr > 1)
+		die("object %s does not have a unique type",
+		    oid_to_hex(&obj->oid));
+
+	if (bitmap_type != obj->type)
+		die("object %s: real type %s, expected: %s",
+		    oid_to_hex(&obj->oid),
+		    type_name(obj->type),
+		    type_name(bitmap_type));
+}
+
 static void test_show_object(struct object *object, const char *name,
 			     void *data)
 {
@@ -1338,6 +1380,7 @@ static void test_show_object(struct object *object, const char *name,
 	bitmap_pos = bitmap_position(tdata->bitmap_git, &object->oid);
 	if (bitmap_pos < 0)
 		die("Object not in bitmap: %s\n", oid_to_hex(&object->oid));
+	test_bitmap_type(tdata, object, bitmap_pos);
 
 	bitmap_set(tdata->base, bitmap_pos);
 	display_progress(tdata->prg, ++tdata->seen);
@@ -1352,6 +1395,7 @@ static void test_show_commit(struct commit *commit, void *data)
 				     &commit->object.oid);
 	if (bitmap_pos < 0)
 		die("Object not in bitmap: %s\n", oid_to_hex(&commit->object.oid));
+	test_bitmap_type(tdata, &commit->object, bitmap_pos);
 
 	bitmap_set(tdata->base, bitmap_pos);
 	display_progress(tdata->prg, ++tdata->seen);
@@ -1399,6 +1443,10 @@ void test_bitmap_walk(struct rev_info *revs)
 
 	tdata.bitmap_git = bitmap_git;
 	tdata.base = bitmap_new();
+	tdata.commits = ewah_to_bitmap(bitmap_git->commits);
+	tdata.trees = ewah_to_bitmap(bitmap_git->trees);
+	tdata.blobs = ewah_to_bitmap(bitmap_git->blobs);
+	tdata.tags = ewah_to_bitmap(bitmap_git->tags);
 	tdata.prg = start_progress("Verifying bitmap entries", result_popcnt);
 	tdata.seen = 0;