--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+# Test that 'date' does not mishandle %% in the format string.
+
+# Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+. "${srcdir=.}/tests/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ./src
+print_ver_ date
+
+for loc in C "$LOCALE_FR" "$LOCALE_FR_UTF8"; do
+ test -z "$loc" && continue
+ # Time conversion specifiers.
+ fmt=$(echo HIklMNpPrRsSTXzZ | sed 's/./%%&/g') || framework_failure_
+ echo $fmt | sed 's/%%/%/g' > exp || framework_failure_
+ LC_ALL="$loc" date +"$fmt" > out || fail=1
+ compare exp out || fail=1
+ # Date conversion specifiers.
+ fmt=$(echo aAbBcCdDeFgGhjmuUVwWxyY | sed 's/./%%&/g') || framework_failure_
+ echo $fmt | sed 's/%%/%/g' > exp || framework_failure_
+ LC_ALL="$loc" date +"$fmt" > out || fail=1
+ compare exp out || fail=1
+done
+
+Exit $fail
tests/date/date-ethiopia.sh \
tests/date/date-iran.sh \
tests/date/date-locale-hour.sh \
+ tests/date/percent-percent.sh \
tests/date/reference.sh \
tests/date/resolution.sh \
tests/date/date-sec.sh \