diff --git a/git-rebase.sh b/git-rebase.sh
index ab4afa7dee..386be43d99 100755
--- a/git-rebase.sh
+++ b/git-rebase.sh
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ fi
 if test -z "$do_merge"
 then
 	git format-patch -k --stdout --full-index --ignore-if-in-upstream \
-		$root_flag "$revisions" |
+		--no-renames $root_flag "$revisions" |
 	git am $git_am_opt --rebasing --resolvemsg="$RESOLVEMSG" &&
 	move_to_original_branch
 	ret=$?
diff --git a/t/t3400-rebase.sh b/t/t3400-rebase.sh
index 083d76814d..a19aeb6441 100755
--- a/t/t3400-rebase.sh
+++ b/t/t3400-rebase.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,16 @@ test_expect_success 'prepare repository with topic branches' '
 	echo First >A &&
 	git update-index --add A &&
 	git commit -m "Add A." &&
-	git checkout -b my-topic-branch &&
+	git checkout -b force-3way &&
+	echo Dummy >Y &&
+	git update-index --add Y &&
+	git commit -m "Add Y." &&
+	git checkout -b filemove &&
+	git reset --soft master &&
+	mkdir D &&
+	git mv A D/A &&
+	git commit -m "Move A." &&
+	git checkout -b my-topic-branch master &&
 	echo Second >B &&
 	git update-index --add B &&
 	git commit -m "Add B." &&
@@ -128,6 +137,19 @@ test_expect_success 'rebase a single mode change' '
 	GIT_TRACE=1 git rebase master
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'rebase is not broken by diff.renames' '
+	git config diff.renames copies &&
+	test_when_finished "git config --unset diff.renames" &&
+	git checkout filemove &&
+	GIT_TRACE=1 git rebase force-3way
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'setup: recover' '
+	test_might_fail git rebase --abort &&
+	git reset --hard &&
+	git checkout modechange
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'Show verbose error when HEAD could not be detached' '
 	>B &&
 	test_must_fail git rebase topic 2>output.err >output.out &&