diff --git a/diffcore-rename.c b/diffcore-rename.c
index 3d65bb370d..f639601c76 100644
--- a/diffcore-rename.c
+++ b/diffcore-rename.c
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ void diffcore_rename(struct diff_options *options)
 			else
 				locate_rename_dst(p->two, 1);
 		}
-		else if (!DIFF_FILE_VALID(p->two)) {
+		else if (!DIFF_PAIR_UNMERGED(p) && !DIFF_FILE_VALID(p->two)) {
 			/*
 			 * If the source is a broken "delete", and
 			 * they did not really want to get broken,
@@ -631,7 +631,10 @@ void diffcore_rename(struct diff_options *options)
 		struct diff_filepair *p = q->queue[i];
 		struct diff_filepair *pair_to_free = NULL;
 
-		if (!DIFF_FILE_VALID(p->one) && DIFF_FILE_VALID(p->two)) {
+		if (DIFF_PAIR_UNMERGED(p)) {
+			diff_q(&outq, p);
+		}
+		else if (!DIFF_FILE_VALID(p->one) && DIFF_FILE_VALID(p->two)) {
 			/*
 			 * Creation
 			 *
diff --git a/t/t7060-wtstatus.sh b/t/t7060-wtstatus.sh
index b4fcc86a10..3a5d927f83 100755
--- a/t/t7060-wtstatus.sh
+++ b/t/t7060-wtstatus.sh
@@ -56,4 +56,66 @@ test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'M/D conflict does not segfault' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'rename & unmerged setup' '
+	git rm -f -r . &&
+	cat "$TEST_DIRECTORY/README" >ONE &&
+	git add ONE &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m "One commit with ONE" &&
+
+	echo Modified >TWO &&
+	cat ONE >>TWO &&
+	cat ONE >>THREE &&
+	git add TWO THREE &&
+	sha1=$(git rev-parse :ONE) &&
+	git rm --cached ONE &&
+	(
+		echo "100644 $sha1 1	ONE" &&
+		echo "100644 $sha1 2	ONE" &&
+		echo "100644 $sha1 3	ONE"
+	) | git update-index --index-info &&
+	echo Further >>THREE
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rename & unmerged status' '
+	git status -suno >actual &&
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	UU ONE
+	AM THREE
+	A  TWO
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git diff-index --cached shows 2 added + 1 unmerged' '
+	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
+	U	ONE
+	A	THREE
+	A	TWO
+	EOF
+	git diff-index --cached --name-status HEAD >actual &&
+	test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git diff-index --cached -M shows 2 added + 1 unmerged' '
+	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
+	U	ONE
+	A	THREE
+	A	TWO
+	EOF
+	git diff-index --cached --name-status HEAD >actual &&
+	test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git diff-index --cached -C shows 2 copies + 1 unmerged' '
+	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
+	U	ONE
+	C	ONE	THREE
+	C	ONE	TWO
+	EOF
+	git diff-index --cached -C --name-status HEAD |
+	sed "s/^C[0-9]*/C/g" >actual &&
+	test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
 test_done