diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index 7e6db3bb35..ed0f959ac4 100644
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
@@ -1324,7 +1324,8 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		    merge_remote_util(commit) &&
 		    merge_remote_util(commit)->obj &&
 		    merge_remote_util(commit)->obj->type == OBJ_TAG) {
-			option_edit = 1;
+			if (option_edit < 0)
+				option_edit = 1;
 			allow_fast_forward = 0;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/t/t7600-merge.sh b/t/t7600-merge.sh
index a598dfa477..9e27bbf902 100755
--- a/t/t7600-merge.sh
+++ b/t/t7600-merge.sh
@@ -683,4 +683,16 @@ test_expect_success GPG 'merge --ff-only tag' '
 	test_cmp actual expect
 '
 
+test_expect_success GPG 'merge --no-edit tag should skip editor' '
+	git reset --hard c0 &&
+	git commit --allow-empty -m "A newer commit" &&
+	git tag -f -s -m "A newer commit" signed &&
+	git reset --hard c0 &&
+
+	EDITOR=false git merge --no-edit signed &&
+	git rev-parse signed^0 >expect &&
+	git rev-parse HEAD^2 >actual &&
+	test_cmp actual expect
+'
+
 test_done