diff --git a/builtin/rebase.c b/builtin/rebase.c
index 26a6d0ea33..774264bae8 100644
--- a/builtin/rebase.c
+++ b/builtin/rebase.c
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@ finished_rebase:
 
 #define RESET_HEAD_DETACH (1<<0)
 #define RESET_HEAD_HARD (1<<1)
+#define RESET_HEAD_RUN_POST_CHECKOUT_HOOK (1<<2)
 
 static int reset_head(struct object_id *oid, const char *action,
 		      const char *switch_to_branch, unsigned flags,
@@ -540,6 +541,7 @@ static int reset_head(struct object_id *oid, const char *action,
 {
 	unsigned detach_head = flags & RESET_HEAD_DETACH;
 	unsigned reset_hard = flags & RESET_HEAD_HARD;
+	unsigned run_hook = flags & RESET_HEAD_RUN_POST_CHECKOUT_HOOK;
 	struct object_id head_oid;
 	struct tree_desc desc[2] = { { NULL }, { NULL } };
 	struct lock_file lock = LOCK_INIT;
@@ -639,6 +641,10 @@ static int reset_head(struct object_id *oid, const char *action,
 			ret = update_ref(reflog_head, "HEAD", oid, NULL, 0,
 					 UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR);
 	}
+	if (run_hook)
+		run_hook_le(NULL, "post-checkout",
+			    oid_to_hex(orig ? orig : &null_oid),
+			    oid_to_hex(oid), "1", NULL);
 
 leave_reset_head:
 	strbuf_release(&msg);
@@ -1506,7 +1512,8 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 					    getenv(GIT_REFLOG_ACTION_ENVIRONMENT),
 					    options.switch_to);
 				if (reset_head(&oid, "checkout",
-					       options.head_name, 0,
+					       options.head_name,
+					       RESET_HEAD_RUN_POST_CHECKOUT_HOOK,
 					       NULL, buf.buf) < 0) {
 					ret = !!error(_("could not switch to "
 							"%s"),
@@ -1580,7 +1587,8 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	strbuf_addf(&msg, "%s: checkout %s",
 		    getenv(GIT_REFLOG_ACTION_ENVIRONMENT), options.onto_name);
 	if (reset_head(&options.onto->object.oid, "checkout", NULL,
-		       RESET_HEAD_DETACH, NULL, msg.buf))
+		       RESET_HEAD_DETACH | RESET_HEAD_RUN_POST_CHECKOUT_HOOK,
+		       NULL, msg.buf))
 		die(_("Could not detach HEAD"));
 	strbuf_release(&msg);
 
diff --git a/t/t5403-post-checkout-hook.sh b/t/t5403-post-checkout-hook.sh
index fc898c9eac..a539ffc080 100755
--- a/t/t5403-post-checkout-hook.sh
+++ b/t/t5403-post-checkout-hook.sh
@@ -7,82 +7,70 @@ test_description='Test the post-checkout hook.'
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_expect_success setup '
-	echo Data for commit0. >a &&
-	echo Data for commit0. >b &&
-	git update-index --add a &&
-	git update-index --add b &&
-	tree0=$(git write-tree) &&
-	commit0=$(echo setup | git commit-tree $tree0) &&
-	git update-ref refs/heads/master $commit0 &&
-	git clone ./. clone1 &&
-	git clone ./. clone2 &&
-	GIT_DIR=clone2/.git git branch new2 &&
-	echo Data for commit1. >clone2/b &&
-	GIT_DIR=clone2/.git git add clone2/b &&
-	GIT_DIR=clone2/.git git commit -m new2
-'
-
-for clone in 1 2; do
-    cat >clone${clone}/.git/hooks/post-checkout <<'EOF'
-#!/bin/sh
-echo $@ > $GIT_DIR/post-checkout.args
-EOF
-    chmod u+x clone${clone}/.git/hooks/post-checkout
-done
-
-test_expect_success 'post-checkout runs as expected ' '
-	GIT_DIR=clone1/.git git checkout master &&
-	test -e clone1/.git/post-checkout.args
+	mkdir -p .git/hooks &&
+	write_script .git/hooks/post-checkout <<-\EOF &&
+	echo "$@" >.git/post-checkout.args
+	EOF
+	test_commit one &&
+	test_commit two &&
+	test_commit rebase-on-me &&
+	git reset --hard HEAD^ &&
+	test_commit three
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'post-checkout receives the right arguments with HEAD unchanged ' '
-	old=$(awk "{print \$1}" clone1/.git/post-checkout.args) &&
-	new=$(awk "{print \$2}" clone1/.git/post-checkout.args) &&
-	flag=$(awk "{print \$3}" clone1/.git/post-checkout.args) &&
+	test_when_finished "rm -f .git/post-checkout.args" &&
+	git checkout master &&
+	read old new flag <.git/post-checkout.args &&
 	test $old = $new && test $flag = 1
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'post-checkout runs as expected ' '
-	GIT_DIR=clone1/.git git checkout master &&
-	test -e clone1/.git/post-checkout.args
-'
-
 test_expect_success 'post-checkout args are correct with git checkout -b ' '
-	GIT_DIR=clone1/.git git checkout -b new1 &&
-	old=$(awk "{print \$1}" clone1/.git/post-checkout.args) &&
-	new=$(awk "{print \$2}" clone1/.git/post-checkout.args) &&
-	flag=$(awk "{print \$3}" clone1/.git/post-checkout.args) &&
+	test_when_finished "rm -f .git/post-checkout.args" &&
+	git checkout -b new1 &&
+	read old new flag <.git/post-checkout.args &&
 	test $old = $new && test $flag = 1
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'post-checkout receives the right args with HEAD changed ' '
-	GIT_DIR=clone2/.git git checkout new2 &&
-	old=$(awk "{print \$1}" clone2/.git/post-checkout.args) &&
-	new=$(awk "{print \$2}" clone2/.git/post-checkout.args) &&
-	flag=$(awk "{print \$3}" clone2/.git/post-checkout.args) &&
+	test_when_finished "rm -f .git/post-checkout.args" &&
+	git checkout two &&
+	read old new flag <.git/post-checkout.args &&
 	test $old != $new && test $flag = 1
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'post-checkout receives the right args when not switching branches ' '
-	GIT_DIR=clone2/.git git checkout master b &&
-	old=$(awk "{print \$1}" clone2/.git/post-checkout.args) &&
-	new=$(awk "{print \$2}" clone2/.git/post-checkout.args) &&
-	flag=$(awk "{print \$3}" clone2/.git/post-checkout.args) &&
+	test_when_finished "rm -f .git/post-checkout.args" &&
+	git checkout master -- three.t &&
+	read old new flag <.git/post-checkout.args &&
 	test $old = $new && test $flag = 0
 '
 
-if test "$(git config --bool core.filemode)" = true; then
-mkdir -p templates/hooks
-cat >templates/hooks/post-checkout <<'EOF'
-#!/bin/sh
-echo $@ > $GIT_DIR/post-checkout.args
-EOF
-chmod +x templates/hooks/post-checkout
+test_expect_success 'post-checkout is triggered on rebase' '
+	test_when_finished "rm -f .git/post-checkout.args" &&
+	git checkout -b rebase-test master &&
+	rm -f .git/post-checkout.args &&
+	git rebase rebase-on-me &&
+	read old new flag <.git/post-checkout.args &&
+	test $old != $new && test $flag = 1
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'post-checkout is triggered on rebase with fast-forward' '
+	test_when_finished "rm -f .git/post-checkout.args" &&
+	git checkout -b ff-rebase-test rebase-on-me^ &&
+	rm -f .git/post-checkout.args &&
+	git rebase rebase-on-me &&
+	read old new flag <.git/post-checkout.args &&
+	test $old != $new && test $flag = 1
+'
 
 test_expect_success 'post-checkout hook is triggered by clone' '
+	mkdir -p templates/hooks &&
+	write_script templates/hooks/post-checkout <<-\EOF &&
+	echo "$@" >$GIT_DIR/post-checkout.args
+	EOF
 	git clone --template=templates . clone3 &&
 	test -f clone3/.git/post-checkout.args
 '
-fi
 
 test_done