diff --git a/t/t6036-recursive-corner-cases.sh b/t/t6036-recursive-corner-cases.sh
index e1cef58f2a..78138a7fb4 100755
--- a/t/t6036-recursive-corner-cases.sh
+++ b/t/t6036-recursive-corner-cases.sh
@@ -1402,4 +1402,198 @@ test_expect_failure 'check conflicting modes for regular file' '
 	)
 '
 
+# Setup:
+#          L1---L2
+#         /  \ /  \
+#   master    X    ?
+#         \  / \  /
+#          R1---R2
+#
+# Where:
+#   master has two files, named 'b' and 'a'
+#   branches L1 and R1 both modify each of the two files in conflicting ways
+#
+#   L2 is a merge of R1 into L1; more on it later.
+#   R2 is a merge of L1 into R1; more on it later.
+#
+#   X is an auto-generated merge-base used when merging L2 and R2.
+#   since X is a merge of L1 and R1, it has conflicting versions of each file
+#
+#   More about L2 and R2:
+#     - both resolve the conflicts in 'b' and 'a' differently
+#     - L2 renames 'b' to 'm'
+#     - R2 renames 'a' to 'm'
+#
+#   In the end, in file 'm' we have four different conflicting files (from
+#   two versions of 'b' and two of 'a').  In addition, if
+#   merge.conflictstyle is diff3, then the base version also has
+#   conflict markers of its own, leading to a total of three levels of
+#   conflict markers.  This is a pretty weird corner case, but we just want
+#   to ensure that we handle it as well as practical.
+
+test_expect_success "setup nested conflicts" '
+	test_create_repo nested_conflicts &&
+	(
+		cd nested_conflicts &&
+
+		# Create some related files now
+		for i in $(test_seq 1 10)
+		do
+			echo Random base content line $i
+		done >initial &&
+
+		cp initial b_L1 &&
+		cp initial b_R1 &&
+		cp initial b_L2 &&
+		cp initial b_R2 &&
+		cp initial a_L1 &&
+		cp initial a_R1 &&
+		cp initial a_L2 &&
+		cp initial a_R2 &&
+
+		test_write_lines b b_L1 >>b_L1 &&
+		test_write_lines b b_R1 >>b_R1 &&
+		test_write_lines b b_L2 >>b_L2 &&
+		test_write_lines b b_R2 >>b_R2 &&
+		test_write_lines a a_L1 >>a_L1 &&
+		test_write_lines a a_R1 >>a_R1 &&
+		test_write_lines a a_L2 >>a_L2 &&
+		test_write_lines a a_R2 >>a_R2 &&
+
+		# Setup original commit (or merge-base), consisting of
+		# files named "b" and "a"
+		cp initial b &&
+		cp initial a &&
+		echo b >>b &&
+		echo a >>a &&
+		git add b a &&
+		test_tick && git commit -m initial &&
+
+		git branch L &&
+		git branch R &&
+
+		# Handle the left side
+		git checkout L &&
+		mv -f b_L1 b &&
+		mv -f a_L1 a &&
+		git add b a &&
+		test_tick && git commit -m "version L1 of files" &&
+		git tag L1 &&
+
+		# Handle the right side
+		git checkout R &&
+		mv -f b_R1 b &&
+		mv -f a_R1 a &&
+		git add b a &&
+		test_tick && git commit -m "verson R1 of files" &&
+		git tag R1 &&
+
+		# Create first merge on left side
+		git checkout L &&
+		test_must_fail git merge R1 &&
+		mv -f b_L2 b &&
+		mv -f a_L2 a &&
+		git add b a &&
+		git mv b m &&
+		test_tick && git commit -m "left merge, rename b->m" &&
+		git tag L2 &&
+
+		# Create first merge on right side
+		git checkout R &&
+		test_must_fail git merge L1 &&
+		mv -f b_R2 b &&
+		mv -f a_R2 a &&
+		git add b a &&
+		git mv a m &&
+		test_tick && git commit -m "right merge, rename a->m" &&
+		git tag R2
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_failure "check nested conflicts" '
+	(
+		cd nested_conflicts &&
+
+		git clean -f &&
+		git checkout L2^0 &&
+
+		# Merge must fail; there is a conflict
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.conflictstyle=diff3 merge -s recursive R2^0 &&
+
+		# Make sure the index has the right number of entries
+		git ls-files -s >out &&
+		test_line_count = 2 out &&
+		git ls-files -u >out &&
+		test_line_count = 2 out &&
+		# Ensure we have the correct number of untracked files
+		git ls-files -o >out &&
+		test_line_count = 1 out &&
+
+		# Create a and b from virtual merge base X
+		git cat-file -p master:a >base &&
+		git cat-file -p L1:a >ours &&
+		git cat-file -p R1:a >theirs &&
+		test_must_fail git merge-file --diff3 \
+			-L "Temporary merge branch 1" \
+			-L "merged common ancestors"  \
+			-L "Temporary merge branch 2" \
+			ours  \
+			base  \
+			theirs &&
+		sed -e "s/^\([<|=>]\)/\1\1/" ours >vmb_a &&
+
+		git cat-file -p master:b >base &&
+		git cat-file -p L1:b >ours &&
+		git cat-file -p R1:b >theirs &&
+		test_must_fail git merge-file --diff3 \
+			-L "Temporary merge branch 1" \
+			-L "merged common ancestors"  \
+			-L "Temporary merge branch 2" \
+			ours  \
+			base  \
+			theirs &&
+		sed -e "s/^\([<|=>]\)/\1\1/" ours >vmb_b &&
+
+		# Compare :2:m to expected values
+		git cat-file -p L2:m >ours &&
+		git cat-file -p R2:b >theirs &&
+		test_must_fail git merge-file --diff3  \
+			-L "HEAD:m"                    \
+			-L "merged common ancestors:b" \
+			-L "R2^0:b"                    \
+			ours                           \
+			vmb_b                          \
+			theirs                         &&
+		sed -e "s/^\([<|=>]\)/\1\1/" ours >m_stage_2 &&
+		git cat-file -p :2:m >actual &&
+		test_cmp m_stage_2 actual &&
+
+		# Compare :3:m to expected values
+		git cat-file -p L2:a >ours &&
+		git cat-file -p R2:m >theirs &&
+		test_must_fail git merge-file --diff3  \
+			-L "HEAD:a"                    \
+			-L "merged common ancestors:a" \
+			-L "R2^0:m"                    \
+			ours                           \
+			vmb_a                          \
+			theirs                         &&
+		sed -e "s/^\([<|=>]\)/\1\1/" ours >m_stage_3 &&
+		git cat-file -p :3:m >actual &&
+		test_cmp m_stage_3 actual &&
+
+		# Compare m to expected contents
+		>empty &&
+		cp -a m_stage_2 expected_final_m &&
+		test_must_fail git merge-file --diff3 \
+			-L "HEAD"                     \
+			-L "merged common ancestors"  \
+			-L "R2^0"                     \
+			expected_final_m              \
+			empty                         \
+			m_stage_3                     &&
+		test_cmp expected_final_m m
+	)
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t6042-merge-rename-corner-cases.sh b/t/t6042-merge-rename-corner-cases.sh
index b6fed2cb9a..5e69e60b48 100755
--- a/t/t6042-merge-rename-corner-cases.sh
+++ b/t/t6042-merge-rename-corner-cases.sh
@@ -1099,4 +1099,122 @@ test_conflicts_with_adds_and_renames rename add    failure
 test_conflicts_with_adds_and_renames add    rename failure
 test_conflicts_with_adds_and_renames add    add    success
 
+# Setup:
+#          L
+#         / \
+#   master   ?
+#         \ /
+#          R
+#
+# Where:
+#   master has two files, named 'one' and 'two'.
+#   branches L and R both modify 'one', in conflicting ways.
+#   branches L and R both modify 'two', in conflicting ways.
+#   branch L also renames 'one' to 'three'.
+#   branch R also renames 'two' to 'three'.
+#
+#   So, we have four different conflicting files that all end up at path
+#   'three'.
+test_expect_success "setup nested conflicts from rename/rename(2to1)" '
+	test_create_repo nested_conflicts_from_rename_rename &&
+	(
+		cd nested_conflicts_from_rename_rename &&
+
+		# Create some related files now
+		for i in $(test_seq 1 10)
+		do
+			echo Random base content line $i
+		done >file_v1 &&
+
+		cp file_v1 file_v2 &&
+		cp file_v1 file_v3 &&
+		cp file_v1 file_v4 &&
+		cp file_v1 file_v5 &&
+		cp file_v1 file_v6 &&
+
+		echo one  >>file_v1 &&
+		echo uno  >>file_v2 &&
+		echo eins >>file_v3 &&
+
+		echo two  >>file_v4 &&
+		echo dos  >>file_v5 &&
+		echo zwei >>file_v6 &&
+
+		# Setup original commit (or merge-base), consisting of
+		# files named "one" and "two".
+		mv file_v1 one &&
+		mv file_v4 two &&
+		git add one two &&
+		test_tick && git commit -m english &&
+
+		git branch L &&
+		git branch R &&
+
+		# Handle the left side
+		git checkout L &&
+		git mv one three &&
+		mv -f file_v2 three &&
+		mv -f file_v5 two &&
+		git add two three &&
+		test_tick && git commit -m spanish &&
+
+		# Handle the right side
+		git checkout R &&
+		git mv two three &&
+		mv -f file_v3 one &&
+		mv -f file_v6 three &&
+		git add one three &&
+		test_tick && git commit -m german
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_failure "check nested conflicts from rename/rename(2to1)" '
+	(
+		cd nested_conflicts_from_rename_rename &&
+
+		git checkout L^0 &&
+
+		# Merge must fail; there is a conflict
+		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive R^0 &&
+
+		# Make sure the index has the right number of entries
+		git ls-files -s >out &&
+		test_line_count = 2 out &&
+		git ls-files -u >out &&
+		test_line_count = 2 out &&
+		# Ensure we have the correct number of untracked files
+		git ls-files -o >out &&
+		test_line_count = 1 out &&
+
+		# Compare :2:three to expected values
+		git cat-file -p master:one >base &&
+		git cat-file -p L:three >ours &&
+		git cat-file -p R:one >theirs &&
+		test_must_fail git merge-file    \
+			-L "HEAD:three"  -L ""  -L "R^0:one" \
+			ours             base   theirs &&
+		sed -e "s/^\([<=>]\)/\1\1/" ours >L-three &&
+		git cat-file -p :2:three >expect &&
+		test_cmp expect L-three &&
+
+		# Compare :2:three to expected values
+		git cat-file -p master:two >base &&
+		git cat-file -p L:two >ours &&
+		git cat-file -p R:three >theirs &&
+		test_must_fail git merge-file    \
+			-L "HEAD:two"  -L ""  -L "R^0:three" \
+			ours           base   theirs &&
+		sed -e "s/^\([<=>]\)/\1\1/" ours >R-three &&
+		git cat-file -p :3:three >expect &&
+		test_cmp expect R-three &&
+
+		# Compare three to expected contents
+		>empty &&
+		test_must_fail git merge-file    \
+			-L "HEAD"  -L ""  -L "R^0" \
+			L-three    empty  R-three &&
+		test_cmp three L-three
+	)
+'
+
 test_done
