diff --git a/Documentation/config/merge.txt b/Documentation/config/merge.txt
index d389c739292c2d16e6a0767157f9d4781caa1d29..6a313937f8c024d18188d94abcb797aea6bc3bc6 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/merge.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/merge.txt
@@ -39,9 +39,22 @@ merge.renameLimit::
 	is turned off.
 
 merge.renames::
-	Whether and how Git detects renames.  If set to "false",
-	rename detection is disabled. If set to "true", basic rename
-	detection is enabled.  Defaults to the value of diff.renames.
+	Whether Git detects renames.  If set to "false", rename detection
+	is disabled. If set to "true", basic rename detection is enabled.
+	Defaults to the value of diff.renames.
+
+merge.directoryRenames::
+	Whether Git detects directory renames, affecting what happens at
+	merge time to new files added to a directory on one side of
+	history when that directory was renamed on the other side of
+	history.  If merge.directoryRenames is set to "false", directory
+	rename detection is disabled, meaning that such new files will be
+	left behind in the old directory.  If set to "true", directory
+	rename detection is enabled, meaning that such new files will be
+	moved into the new directory.  If set to "conflict", a conflict
+	will be reported for such paths.  If merge.renames is false,
+	merge.directoryRenames is ignored and treated as false.  Defaults
+	to "conflict".
 
 merge.renormalize::
 	Tell Git that canonical representation of files in the
diff --git a/merge-recursive.c b/merge-recursive.c
index 2edfa01e43c5b78b200858c9ce1297ce7d68be66..36af441faa0b562222853c27128b5a23de99e551 100644
--- a/merge-recursive.c
+++ b/merge-recursive.c
@@ -1370,30 +1370,39 @@ static int handle_rename_via_dir(struct merge_options *opt,
 	 */
 	const struct rename *ren = ci->ren1;
 	const struct diff_filespec *dest = ren->pair->two;
+	char *file_path = dest->path;
+	int mark_conflicted = (opt->detect_directory_renames == 1);
+	assert(ren->dir_rename_original_dest);
 
 	if (!opt->call_depth && would_lose_untracked(opt, dest->path)) {
-		char *alt_path = unique_path(opt, dest->path, ren->branch);
-
+		mark_conflicted = 1;
+		file_path = unique_path(opt, dest->path, ren->branch);
 		output(opt, 1, _("Error: Refusing to lose untracked file at %s; "
-			       "writing to %s instead."),
-		       dest->path, alt_path);
+				 "writing to %s instead."),
+		       dest->path, file_path);
+	}
+
+	if (mark_conflicted) {
 		/*
-		 * Write the file in worktree at alt_path, but not in the
-		 * index.  Instead, write to dest->path for the index but
-		 * only at the higher appropriate stage.
+		 * Write the file in worktree at file_path.  In the index,
+		 * only record the file at dest->path in the appropriate
+		 * higher stage.
 		 */
-		if (update_file(opt, 0, dest, alt_path))
+		if (update_file(opt, 0, dest, file_path))
 			return -1;
-		free(alt_path);
-		return update_stages(opt, dest->path, NULL,
-				     ren->branch == opt->branch1 ? dest : NULL,
-				     ren->branch == opt->branch1 ? NULL : dest);
+		if (file_path != dest->path)
+			free(file_path);
+		if (update_stages(opt, dest->path, NULL,
+				  ren->branch == opt->branch1 ? dest : NULL,
+				  ren->branch == opt->branch1 ? NULL : dest))
+			return -1;
+		return 0; /* not clean, but conflicted */
+	} else {
+		/* Update dest->path both in index and in worktree */
+		if (update_file(opt, 1, dest, dest->path))
+			return -1;
+		return 1; /* clean */
 	}
-
-	/* Update dest->path both in index and in worktree */
-	if (update_file(opt, 1, dest, dest->path))
-		return -1;
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int handle_change_delete(struct merge_options *opt,
@@ -3090,10 +3099,88 @@ static int handle_rename_normal(struct merge_options *opt,
 				const struct diff_filespec *b,
 				struct rename_conflict_info *ci)
 {
-	/* Merge the content and write it out */
+	struct rename *ren = ci->ren1;
 	struct merge_file_info mfi;
-	return handle_content_merge(&mfi, opt, path, was_dirty(opt, path),
-				    o, a, b, ci);
+	int clean;
+	int side = (ren->branch == opt->branch1 ? 2 : 3);
+
+	/* Merge the content and write it out */
+	clean = handle_content_merge(&mfi, opt, path, was_dirty(opt, path),
+				     o, a, b, ci);
+
+	if (clean && opt->detect_directory_renames == 1 &&
+	    ren->dir_rename_original_dest) {
+		if (update_stages(opt, path,
+				  NULL,
+				  side == 2 ? &mfi.blob : NULL,
+				  side == 2 ? NULL : &mfi.blob))
+			return -1;
+		clean = 0; /* not clean, but conflicted */
+	}
+	return clean;
+}
+
+static void dir_rename_warning(const char *msg,
+			       int is_add,
+			       int clean,
+			       struct merge_options *opt,
+			       struct rename *ren)
+{
+	const char *other_branch;
+	other_branch = (ren->branch == opt->branch1 ?
+			opt->branch2 : opt->branch1);
+	if (is_add) {
+		output(opt, clean ? 2 : 1, msg,
+		       ren->pair->one->path, ren->branch,
+		       other_branch, ren->pair->two->path);
+		return;
+	}
+	output(opt, clean ? 2 : 1, msg,
+	       ren->pair->one->path, ren->dir_rename_original_dest, ren->branch,
+	       other_branch, ren->pair->two->path);
+}
+static int warn_about_dir_renamed_entries(struct merge_options *opt,
+					  struct rename *ren)
+{
+	const char *msg;
+	int clean = 1, is_add;
+
+	if (!ren)
+		return clean;
+
+	/* Return early if ren was not affected/created by a directory rename */
+	if (!ren->dir_rename_original_dest)
+		return clean;
+
+	/* Sanity checks */
+	assert(opt->detect_directory_renames > 0);
+	assert(ren->dir_rename_original_type == 'A' ||
+	       ren->dir_rename_original_type == 'R');
+
+	/* Check whether to treat directory renames as a conflict */
+	clean = (opt->detect_directory_renames == 2);
+
+	is_add = (ren->dir_rename_original_type == 'A');
+	if (ren->dir_rename_original_type == 'A' && clean) {
+		msg = _("Path updated: %s added in %s inside a "
+			"directory that was renamed in %s; moving it to %s.");
+	} else if (ren->dir_rename_original_type == 'A' && !clean) {
+		msg = _("CONFLICT (file location): %s added in %s "
+			"inside a directory that was renamed in %s, "
+			"suggesting it should perhaps be moved to %s.");
+	} else if (ren->dir_rename_original_type == 'R' && clean) {
+		msg = _("Path updated: %s renamed to %s in %s, inside a "
+			"directory that was renamed in %s; moving it to %s.");
+	} else if (ren->dir_rename_original_type == 'R' && !clean) {
+		msg = _("CONFLICT (file location): %s renamed to %s in %s, "
+			"inside a directory that was renamed in %s, "
+			"suggesting it should perhaps be moved to %s.");
+	} else {
+		BUG("Impossible dir_rename_original_type/clean combination");
+	}
+	dir_rename_warning(msg, is_add, clean, opt, ren);
+
+	return clean;
 }
 
 /* Per entry merge function */
@@ -3115,6 +3202,10 @@ static int process_entry(struct merge_options *opt,
 	if (entry->rename_conflict_info) {
 		struct rename_conflict_info *ci = entry->rename_conflict_info;
 		struct diff_filespec *temp;
+		int path_clean;
+
+		path_clean = warn_about_dir_renamed_entries(opt, ci->ren1);
+		path_clean &= warn_about_dir_renamed_entries(opt, ci->ren2);
 
 		/*
 		 * For cases with a single rename, {o,a,b}->path have all been
@@ -3135,9 +3226,7 @@ static int process_entry(struct merge_options *opt,
 							   ci);
 			break;
 		case RENAME_VIA_DIR:
-			clean_merge = 1;
-			if (handle_rename_via_dir(opt, ci))
-				clean_merge = -1;
+			clean_merge = handle_rename_via_dir(opt, ci);
 			break;
 		case RENAME_ADD:
 			/*
@@ -3187,6 +3276,8 @@ static int process_entry(struct merge_options *opt,
 			entry->processed = 0;
 			break;
 		}
+		if (path_clean < clean_merge)
+			clean_merge = path_clean;
 	} else if (o_valid && (!a_valid || !b_valid)) {
 		/* Case A: Deleted in one */
 		if ((!a_valid && !b_valid) ||
@@ -3558,6 +3649,15 @@ static void merge_recursive_config(struct merge_options *opt)
 		opt->merge_detect_rename = git_config_rename("merge.renames", value);
 		free(value);
 	}
+	if (!git_config_get_string("merge.directoryrenames", &value)) {
+		int boolval = git_parse_maybe_bool(value);
+		if (0 <= boolval) {
+			opt->detect_directory_renames = boolval ? 2 : 0;
+		} else if (!strcasecmp(value, "conflict")) {
+			opt->detect_directory_renames = 1;
+		} /* avoid erroring on values from future versions of git */
+		free(value);
+	}
 	git_config(git_xmerge_config, NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/t/t3401-rebase-and-am-rename.sh b/t/t3401-rebase-and-am-rename.sh
index e0b5111993e741a22c9d92f9cbe6b7a9ce731267..a0b9438b2286712c41fb0d5648e8bf29caee8842 100755
--- a/t/t3401-rebase-and-am-rename.sh
+++ b/t/t3401-rebase-and-am-rename.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ test_expect_success 'rebase --interactive: directory rename detected' '
 		git checkout B^0 &&
 
 		set_fake_editor &&
-		FAKE_LINES="1" git rebase --interactive A &&
+		FAKE_LINES="1" git -c merge.directoryRenames=true rebase --interactive A &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 5 out &&
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ test_expect_failure 'rebase (am): directory rename detected' '
 
 		git checkout B^0 &&
 
-		git rebase A &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true rebase A &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 5 out &&
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ test_expect_success 'rebase --merge: directory rename detected' '
 
 		git checkout B^0 &&
 
-		git rebase --merge A &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true rebase --merge A &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 5 out &&
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ test_expect_failure 'am: directory rename detected' '
 
 		git format-patch -1 B &&
 
-		git am --3way 0001*.patch &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true am --3way 0001*.patch &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 5 out &&
diff --git a/t/t6043-merge-rename-directories.sh b/t/t6043-merge-rename-directories.sh
index fe205be607e659793fe5384504223a5412cf7d23..50b7543483e9988f3a97d7782e11504f82558af4 100755
--- a/t/t6043-merge-rename-directories.sh
+++ b/t/t6043-merge-rename-directories.sh
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ test_expect_success '1a-check: Simple directory rename detection' '
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 4 out &&
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ test_expect_success '1b-check: Merge a directory with another' '
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 4 out &&
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ test_expect_success '1c-check: Transitive renaming' '
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 3 out &&
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ test_expect_success '1d-check: Directory renames cause a rename/rename(2to1) con
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "CONFLICT (rename/rename)" out &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ test_expect_success '1e-check: Renamed directory, with all files being renamed t
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 3 out &&
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ test_expect_success '1f-check: Split a directory into two other directories' '
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 6 out &&
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ test_expect_success '2a-check: Directory split into two on one side, with equal
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "CONFLICT.*directory rename split" out &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ test_expect_success '2b-check: Directory split into two on one side, with equal
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 3 out &&
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ test_expect_success '3a-check: Avoid implicit rename if involved as source on ot
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 3 out &&
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ test_expect_success '3b-check: Avoid implicit rename if involved as source on cu
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
 		test_i18ngrep CONFLICT.*rename/rename.*z/d.*x/d.*w/d out &&
 		test_i18ngrep ! CONFLICT.*rename/rename.*y/d out &&
 
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ test_expect_success '4a-check: Directory split, with original directory still pr
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 5 out &&
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ test_expect_success '5a-check: Merge directories, other side adds files to origi
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "CONFLICT.*implicit dir rename" out &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ test_expect_success '5b-check: Rename/delete in order to get add/add/add conflic
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "CONFLICT (add/add).* y/d" out &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ test_expect_success '5c-check: Transitive rename would cause rename/rename/renam
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "CONFLICT (rename/rename).*x/d.*w/d.*z/d" out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "CONFLICT (add/add).* y/d" out &&
 
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ test_expect_success '5d-check: Directory/file/file conflict due to directory ren
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "CONFLICT (file/directory).*y/d" out &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ test_expect_success '6a-check: Tricky rename/delete' '
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "CONFLICT (rename/delete).*z/c.*y/c" out &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ test_expect_success '6b-check: Same rename done on both sides' '
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 3 out &&
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ test_expect_success '6c-check: Rename only done on same side' '
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 3 out &&
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ test_expect_success '6d-check: We do not always want transitive renaming' '
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 3 out &&
@@ -1495,7 +1495,7 @@ test_expect_success '6e-check: Add/add from one side' '
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 4 out &&
@@ -1591,7 +1591,7 @@ test_expect_success '7a-check: rename-dir vs. rename-dir (NOT split evenly) PLUS
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "CONFLICT (rename/rename).*z/b.*y/b.*w/b" out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "CONFLICT (rename/rename).*z/c.*y/c.*x/c" out &&
 
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ test_expect_success '7b-check: rename/rename(2to1), but only due to transitive r
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "CONFLICT (rename/rename)" out &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
@@ -1740,7 +1740,7 @@ test_expect_success '7c-check: rename/rename(1to...2or3); transitive rename may
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "CONFLICT (rename/rename).*x/d.*w/d.*y/d" out &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@ test_expect_success '7d-check: transitive rename involved in rename/delete; how
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "CONFLICT (rename/delete).*x/d.*y/d" out &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
@@ -1894,7 +1894,7 @@ test_expect_success '7e-check: transitive rename in rename/delete AND dirs in th
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "CONFLICT (rename/delete).*x/d.*y/d" out &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
@@ -1985,7 +1985,7 @@ test_expect_success '8a-check: Dual-directory rename, one into the others way' '
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 6 out &&
@@ -2063,7 +2063,7 @@ test_expect_success '8b-check: Dual-directory rename, one into the others way, w
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 6 out &&
@@ -2135,7 +2135,7 @@ test_expect_success '8c-check: modify/delete or rename+modify/delete' '
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "CONFLICT (modify/delete).* z/d" out &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
@@ -2212,7 +2212,7 @@ test_expect_success '8d-check: rename/delete...or not?' '
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 3 out &&
@@ -2287,7 +2287,7 @@ test_expect_success '8e-check: Both sides rename, one side adds to original dire
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
 		test_i18ngrep CONFLICT.*rename/rename.*z/c.*y/c.*w/c out &&
 		test_i18ngrep CONFLICT.*rename/rename.*z/b.*y/b.*w/b out &&
 
@@ -2374,7 +2374,7 @@ test_expect_success '9a-check: Inner renamed directory within outer renamed dire
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 7 out &&
@@ -2444,7 +2444,7 @@ test_expect_success '9b-check: Transitive rename with content merge' '
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 3 out &&
@@ -2534,7 +2534,7 @@ test_expect_success '9c-check: Doubly transitive rename?' '
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "WARNING: Avoiding applying x -> z rename to x/f" out &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
@@ -2622,7 +2622,7 @@ test_expect_success '9d-check: N-way transitive rename?' '
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "WARNING: Avoiding applying z -> y rename to z/t" out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "WARNING: Avoiding applying y -> x rename to y/a" out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "WARNING: Avoiding applying x -> w rename to x/b" out &&
@@ -2704,7 +2704,7 @@ test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT '9e-check: N-to-1 whammo' '
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out &&
 		grep "CONFLICT (implicit dir rename): Cannot map more than one path to combined/yo" out >error_line &&
 		grep -q dir1/yo error_line &&
 		grep -q dir2/yo error_line &&
@@ -2782,7 +2782,7 @@ test_expect_success '9f-check: Renamed directory that only contained immediate s
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 4 out &&
@@ -2849,7 +2849,7 @@ test_expect_failure '9g-check: Renamed directory that only contained immediate s
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 4 out &&
@@ -2918,7 +2918,7 @@ test_expect_success '9h-check: Avoid dir rename on merely modified path' '
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 3 out &&
@@ -2993,7 +2993,7 @@ test_expect_success '10a-check: Overwrite untracked with normal rename/delete' '
 		echo very >z/c &&
 		echo important >z/d &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
 		test_i18ngrep "The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by merge" err &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
@@ -3061,7 +3061,7 @@ test_expect_success '10b-check: Overwrite untracked with dir rename + delete' '
 		echo important >y/d &&
 		echo contents >y/e &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
 		test_i18ngrep "CONFLICT (rename/delete).*Version B\^0 of y/d left in tree at y/d~B\^0" out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "Error: Refusing to lose untracked file at y/e; writing to y/e~B\^0 instead" out &&
 
@@ -3137,7 +3137,7 @@ test_expect_success '10c-check: Overwrite untracked with dir rename/rename(1to2)
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 		echo important >y/c &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
 		test_i18ngrep "CONFLICT (rename/rename)" out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "Refusing to lose untracked file at y/c; adding as y/c~B\^0 instead" out &&
 
@@ -3174,7 +3174,7 @@ test_expect_success '10c-check: Overwrite untracked with dir rename/rename(1to2)
 		mkdir y &&
 		echo important >y/c &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive A^0 >out 2>err &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive A^0 >out 2>err &&
 		test_i18ngrep "CONFLICT (rename/rename)" out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "Refusing to lose untracked file at y/c; adding as y/c~HEAD instead" out &&
 
@@ -3249,7 +3249,7 @@ test_expect_success '10d-check: Delete untracked with dir rename/rename(2to1)' '
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 		echo important >y/wham &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
 		test_i18ngrep "CONFLICT (rename/rename)" out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "Refusing to lose untracked file at y/wham" out &&
 
@@ -3327,7 +3327,7 @@ test_expect_failure '10e-check: Does git complain about untracked file that is n
 		mkdir z &&
 		echo random >z/c &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
 		test_i18ngrep ! "following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by merge" err &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
@@ -3407,7 +3407,7 @@ test_expect_success '11a-check: Avoid losing dirty contents with simple rename'
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 		echo stuff >>z/c &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
 		test_i18ngrep "Refusing to lose dirty file at z/c" out &&
 
 		test_seq 1 10 >expected &&
@@ -3479,7 +3479,7 @@ test_expect_success '11b-check: Avoid losing dirty file involved in directory re
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 		echo stuff >>z/c &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
 		test_i18ngrep "Refusing to lose dirty file at z/c" out &&
 
 		grep -q stuff z/c &&
@@ -3554,7 +3554,7 @@ test_expect_success '11c-check: Avoid losing not-uptodate with rename + D/F conf
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 		echo stuff >>y/c &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
 		test_i18ngrep "following files would be overwritten by merge" err &&
 
 		grep -q stuff y/c &&
@@ -3621,7 +3621,7 @@ test_expect_success '11d-check: Avoid losing not-uptodate with rename + D/F conf
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 		echo stuff >>z/c &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
 		test_i18ngrep "Refusing to lose dirty file at z/c" out &&
 
 		grep -q stuff z/c &&
@@ -3700,7 +3700,7 @@ test_expect_success '11e-check: Avoid deleting not-uptodate with dir rename/rena
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 		echo mods >>y/c &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
 		test_i18ngrep "CONFLICT (rename/rename)" out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "Refusing to lose dirty file at y/c" out &&
 
@@ -3782,7 +3782,7 @@ test_expect_success '11f-check: Avoid deleting not-uptodate with dir rename/rena
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 		echo important >>y/wham &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
 		test_i18ngrep "CONFLICT (rename/rename)" out &&
 		test_i18ngrep "Refusing to lose dirty file at y/wham" out &&
 
@@ -3870,7 +3870,7 @@ test_expect_success '12a-check: Moving one directory hierarchy into another' '
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 6 out &&
@@ -3946,7 +3946,7 @@ test_expect_success '12b-check: Moving two directory hierarchies into each other
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		git merge -s recursive B^0 &&
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 &&
 
 		git ls-files -s >out &&
 		test_line_count = 4 out &&
@@ -4016,7 +4016,7 @@ test_expect_success '12c-check: Moving one directory hierarchy into another w/ c
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 &&
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 &&
 
 		git ls-files -u >out &&
 		test_line_count = 12 out &&
@@ -4051,4 +4051,356 @@ test_expect_success '12c-check: Moving one directory hierarchy into another w/ c
 	)
 '
 
+###########################################################################
+# SECTION 13: Checking informational and conflict messages
+#
+# A year after directory rename detection became the default, it was
+# instead decided to report conflicts on the pathname on the basis that
+# some users may expect the new files added or moved into a directory to
+# be unrelated to all the other files in that directory, and thus that
+# directory rename detection is unexpected.  Test that the messages printed
+# match our expectation.
+###########################################################################
+
+# Testcase 13a, Basic directory rename with newly added files
+#   Commit O: z/{b,c}
+#   Commit A: y/{b,c}
+#   Commit B: z/{b,c,d,e/f}
+#   Expected: y/{b,c,d,e/f}, with notices/conflicts for both y/d and y/e/f
+
+test_expect_success '13a-setup: messages for newly added files' '
+	test_create_repo 13a &&
+	(
+		cd 13a &&
+
+		mkdir z &&
+		echo b >z/b &&
+		echo c >z/c &&
+		git add z &&
+		test_tick &&
+		git commit -m "O" &&
+
+		git branch O &&
+		git branch A &&
+		git branch B &&
+
+		git checkout A &&
+		git mv z y &&
+		test_tick &&
+		git commit -m "A" &&
+
+		git checkout B &&
+		echo d >z/d &&
+		mkdir z/e &&
+		echo f >z/e/f &&
+		git add z/d z/e/f &&
+		test_tick &&
+		git commit -m "B"
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success '13a-check(conflict): messages for newly added files' '
+	(
+		cd 13a &&
+
+		git checkout A^0 &&
+
+		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
+
+		test_i18ngrep CONFLICT..file.location.*z/e/f.added.in.B^0.*y/e/f out &&
+		test_i18ngrep CONFLICT..file.location.*z/d.added.in.B^0.*y/d out &&
+
+		git ls-files >paths &&
+		! grep z/ paths &&
+		grep "y/[de]" paths &&
+
+		test_path_is_missing z/d &&
+		test_path_is_file    y/d &&
+		test_path_is_missing z/e/f &&
+		test_path_is_file    y/e/f
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success '13a-check(info): messages for newly added files' '
+	(
+		cd 13a &&
+
+		git reset --hard &&
+		git checkout A^0 &&
+
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
+
+		test_i18ngrep Path.updated:.*z/e/f.added.in.B^0.*y/e/f out &&
+		test_i18ngrep Path.updated:.*z/d.added.in.B^0.*y/d out &&
+
+		git ls-files >paths &&
+		! grep z/ paths &&
+		grep "y/[de]" paths &&
+
+		test_path_is_missing z/d &&
+		test_path_is_file    y/d &&
+		test_path_is_missing z/e/f &&
+		test_path_is_file    y/e/f
+	)
+'
+
+# Testcase 13b, Transitive rename with conflicted content merge and default
+#               "conflict" setting
+#   (Related to testcase 1c, 9b)
+#   Commit O: z/{b,c},   x/d_1
+#   Commit A: y/{b,c},   x/d_2
+#   Commit B: z/{b,c,d_3}
+#   Expected: y/{b,c,d_merged}, with two conflict messages for y/d,
+#             one about content, and one about file location
+
+test_expect_success '13b-setup: messages for transitive rename with conflicted content' '
+	test_create_repo 13b &&
+	(
+		cd 13b &&
+
+		mkdir x &&
+		mkdir z &&
+		test_seq 1 10 >x/d &&
+		echo b >z/b &&
+		echo c >z/c &&
+		git add x z &&
+		test_tick &&
+		git commit -m "O" &&
+
+		git branch O &&
+		git branch A &&
+		git branch B &&
+
+		git checkout A &&
+		git mv z y &&
+		echo 11 >>x/d &&
+		git add x/d &&
+		test_tick &&
+		git commit -m "A" &&
+
+		git checkout B &&
+		echo eleven >>x/d &&
+		git mv x/d z/d &&
+		git add z/d &&
+		test_tick &&
+		git commit -m "B"
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success '13b-check(conflict): messages for transitive rename with conflicted content' '
+	(
+		cd 13b &&
+
+		git checkout A^0 &&
+
+		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
+
+		test_i18ngrep CONFLICT.*content.*Merge.conflict.in.y/d out &&
+		test_i18ngrep CONFLICT..file.location.*x/d.renamed.to.z/d.*moved.to.y/d out &&
+
+		git ls-files >paths &&
+		! grep z/ paths &&
+		grep "y/d" paths &&
+
+		test_path_is_missing z/d &&
+		test_path_is_file    y/d
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success '13b-check(info): messages for transitive rename with conflicted content' '
+	(
+		cd 13b &&
+
+		git reset --hard &&
+		git checkout A^0 &&
+
+		test_must_fail git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
+
+		test_i18ngrep CONFLICT.*content.*Merge.conflict.in.y/d out &&
+		test_i18ngrep Path.updated:.*x/d.renamed.to.z/d.in.B^0.*moving.it.to.y/d out &&
+
+		git ls-files >paths &&
+		! grep z/ paths &&
+		grep "y/d" paths &&
+
+		test_path_is_missing z/d &&
+		test_path_is_file    y/d
+	)
+'
+
+# Testcase 13c, Rename/rename(1to1) due to directory rename
+#   Commit O: z/{b,c},   x/{d,e}
+#   Commit A: y/{b,c,d}, x/e
+#   Commit B: z/{b,c,d}, x/e
+#   Expected: y/{b,c,d}, with info or conflict messages for d (
+#             A: renamed x/d -> z/d; B: renamed z/ -> y/ AND renamed x/d to y/d
+#             One could argue A had partial knowledge of what was done with
+#             d and B had full knowledge, but that's a slippery slope as
+#             shown in testcase 13d.
+
+test_expect_success '13c-setup: messages for rename/rename(1to1) via transitive rename' '
+	test_create_repo 13c &&
+	(
+		cd 13c &&
+
+		mkdir x &&
+		mkdir z &&
+		test_seq 1 10 >x/d &&
+		echo e >x/e &&
+		echo b >z/b &&
+		echo c >z/c &&
+		git add x z &&
+		test_tick &&
+		git commit -m "O" &&
+
+		git branch O &&
+		git branch A &&
+		git branch B &&
+
+		git checkout A &&
+		git mv z y &&
+		git mv x/d y/ &&
+		test_tick &&
+		git commit -m "A" &&
+
+		git checkout B &&
+		git mv x/d z/d &&
+		git add z/d &&
+		test_tick &&
+		git commit -m "B"
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success '13c-check(conflict): messages for rename/rename(1to1) via transitive rename' '
+	(
+		cd 13c &&
+
+		git checkout A^0 &&
+
+		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
+
+		test_i18ngrep CONFLICT..file.location.*x/d.renamed.to.z/d.*moved.to.y/d out &&
+
+		git ls-files >paths &&
+		! grep z/ paths &&
+		grep "y/d" paths &&
+
+		test_path_is_missing z/d &&
+		test_path_is_file    y/d
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success '13c-check(info): messages for rename/rename(1to1) via transitive rename' '
+	(
+		cd 13c &&
+
+		git reset --hard &&
+		git checkout A^0 &&
+
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
+
+		test_i18ngrep Path.updated:.*x/d.renamed.to.z/d.in.B^0.*moving.it.to.y/d out &&
+
+		git ls-files >paths &&
+		! grep z/ paths &&
+		grep "y/d" paths &&
+
+		test_path_is_missing z/d &&
+		test_path_is_file    y/d
+	)
+'
+
+# Testcase 13d, Rename/rename(1to1) due to directory rename on both sides
+#   Commit O: a/{z,y}, b/x,     c/w
+#   Commit A: a/z,     b/{y,x}, d/w
+#   Commit B: a/z,     d/x,     c/{y,w}
+#   Expected: a/z, d/{y,x,w} with no file location conflict for x
+#             Easy cases:
+#               * z is always in a; so it stays in a.
+#               * x starts in b, only modified on one side to move into d/
+#               * w starts in c, only modified on one side to move into d/
+#             Hard case:
+#               * A renames a/y to b/y, and B renames b/->d/ => a/y -> d/y
+#               * B renames a/y to c/y, and A renames c/->d/ => a/y -> d/y
+#               No conflict in where a/y ends up, so put it in d/y.
+
+test_expect_success '13d-setup: messages for rename/rename(1to1) via dual transitive rename' '
+	test_create_repo 13d &&
+	(
+		cd 13d &&
+
+		mkdir a &&
+		mkdir b &&
+		mkdir c &&
+		echo z >a/z &&
+		echo y >a/y &&
+		echo x >b/x &&
+		echo w >c/w &&
+		git add a b c &&
+		test_tick &&
+		git commit -m "O" &&
+
+		git branch O &&
+		git branch A &&
+		git branch B &&
+
+		git checkout A &&
+		git mv a/y b/ &&
+		git mv c/ d/ &&
+		test_tick &&
+		git commit -m "A" &&
+
+		git checkout B &&
+		git mv a/y c/ &&
+		git mv b/ d/ &&
+		test_tick &&
+		git commit -m "B"
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success '13d-check(conflict): messages for rename/rename(1to1) via dual transitive rename' '
+	(
+		cd 13d &&
+
+		git checkout A^0 &&
+
+		test_must_fail git merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
+
+		test_i18ngrep CONFLICT..file.location.*a/y.renamed.to.b/y.*moved.to.d/y out &&
+		test_i18ngrep CONFLICT..file.location.*a/y.renamed.to.c/y.*moved.to.d/y out &&
+
+		git ls-files >paths &&
+		! grep b/ paths &&
+		! grep c/ paths &&
+		grep "d/y" paths &&
+
+		test_path_is_missing b/y &&
+		test_path_is_missing c/y &&
+		test_path_is_file    d/y
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success '13d-check(info): messages for rename/rename(1to1) via dual transitive rename' '
+	(
+		cd 13d &&
+
+		git reset --hard &&
+		git checkout A^0 &&
+
+		git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
+
+		test_i18ngrep Path.updated.*a/y.renamed.to.b/y.*moving.it.to.d/y out &&
+		test_i18ngrep Path.updated.*a/y.renamed.to.c/y.*moving.it.to.d/y out &&
+
+		git ls-files >paths &&
+		! grep b/ paths &&
+		! grep c/ paths &&
+		grep "d/y" paths &&
+
+		test_path_is_missing b/y &&
+		test_path_is_missing c/y &&
+		test_path_is_file    d/y
+	)
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t6046-merge-skip-unneeded-updates.sh b/t/t6046-merge-skip-unneeded-updates.sh
index 38e24f787cffb5e645a5b31c8bfa30fb5106bea7..3a47623ed3160b9037cbf7fd63bf7638a8dd57dc 100755
--- a/t/t6046-merge-skip-unneeded-updates.sh
+++ b/t/t6046-merge-skip-unneeded-updates.sh
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ test_expect_success '3a-check-L: bq_1->foo/bq_2 on A, foo/->bar/ on B' '
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY=3 git merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
+		GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY=3 git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
 
 		test_i18ngrep ! "Skipped bar/bq" out &&
 		test_must_be_empty err &&
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ test_expect_success '3a-check-R: bq_1->foo/bq_2 on A, foo/->bar/ on B' '
 
 		git checkout B^0 &&
 
-		GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY=3 git merge -s recursive A^0 >out 2>err &&
+		GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY=3 git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive A^0 >out 2>err &&
 
 		test_i18ngrep ! "Skipped bar/bq" out &&
 		test_must_be_empty err &&
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ test_expect_success '3b-check-L: bq_1->foo/bq_2 on A, foo/->bar/ on B' '
 
 		git checkout A^0 &&
 
-		GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY=3 git merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
+		GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY=3 git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive B^0 >out 2>err &&
 
 		test_i18ngrep ! "Skipped bar/bq" out &&
 		test_must_be_empty err &&
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ test_expect_success '3b-check-R: bq_1->foo/bq_2 on A, foo/->bar/ on B' '
 
 		git checkout B^0 &&
 
-		GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY=3 git merge -s recursive A^0 >out 2>err &&
+		GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY=3 git -c merge.directoryRenames=true merge -s recursive A^0 >out 2>err &&
 
 		test_i18ngrep ! "Skipped bar/bq" out &&
 		test_must_be_empty err &&