--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2014 Ephrim Khong
+#
+
+test_description='repack involving cyclic alternate'
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success setup '
+ GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY=.git//../.git/objects &&
+ export GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY &&
+ touch a &&
+ git add a &&
+ git commit -m 1 &&
+ git repack -adl &&
+ echo "$(pwd)"/.git/objects/../objects >.git/objects/info/alternates
+'
+
+test_expect_success 're-packing repository with itsself as alternate' '
+ git repack -adl &&
+ git fsck
+'
+
+test_done