1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/t/t5510-fetch.sh b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
index d217657146..aad863db7a 100755
--- a/t/t5510-fetch.sh
+++ b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
@@ -208,4 +208,11 @@ test_expect_success 'fetch with a non-applying branch.<name>.merge' '
 	git fetch blub
 '
 
+# the strange name is: a\!'b
+test_expect_success 'quoting of a strangely named repo' '
+	! git fetch "a\\!'\''b" > result 2>&1 &&
+	cat result &&
+	grep "fatal: '\''a\\\\!'\''b'\''" result
+'
+
 test_done