diff --git a/git-rebase--interactive.sh b/git-rebase--interactive.sh
index 5873ba4bc3b2a94cd7754ae572072fd745dc059d..c308529a9f1f668f02d63cfddcbac10770faa723 100755
--- a/git-rebase--interactive.sh
+++ b/git-rebase--interactive.sh
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ pick_one_preserving_merges () {
 			# No point in merging the first parent, that's HEAD
 			new_parents=${new_parents# $first_parent}
 			if ! do_with_author output \
-				git merge $STRATEGY -m "$msg" $new_parents
+				git merge --no-ff $STRATEGY -m "$msg" $new_parents
 			then
 				printf "%s\n" "$msg" > "$GIT_DIR"/MERGE_MSG
 				die_with_patch $sha1 "Error redoing merge $sha1"
diff --git a/t/t3409-rebase-preserve-merges.sh b/t/t3409-rebase-preserve-merges.sh
index 19341e5ca1c7f415afdf2c82f67930b8fed5478b..08201e2331d36af769d832e3d9551c48331b7033 100755
--- a/t/t3409-rebase-preserve-merges.sh
+++ b/t/t3409-rebase-preserve-merges.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,17 @@ export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL
 #    \
 #     B2       <-- origin/topic
 #
-# In both cases, 'topic' is rebased onto 'origin/topic'.
+# Clone 3 (no-ff merge):
+#
+# A1--A2--B3   <-- origin/master
+#  \
+#   B1------M  <-- topic
+#    \     /
+#     \--A3    <-- topic2
+#      \
+#       B2     <-- origin/topic
+#
+# In all cases, 'topic' is rebased onto 'origin/topic'.
 
 test_expect_success 'setup for merge-preserving rebase' \
 	'echo First > A &&
@@ -61,6 +71,16 @@ test_expect_success 'setup for merge-preserving rebase' \
 		git commit -m "Merge origin/master into topic"
 	) &&
 
+	git clone ./. clone3 &&
+	(
+		cd clone3 &&
+		git checkout -b topic2 origin/topic &&
+		echo Sixth > A &&
+		git commit -a -m "Modify A3" &&
+		git checkout -b topic origin/topic &&
+		git merge --no-ff topic2
+	) &&
+
 	git checkout topic &&
 	echo Fourth >> B &&
 	git commit -a -m "Modify B2"
@@ -93,4 +113,14 @@ test_expect_success '--continue works after a conflict' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'rebase -p preserves no-ff merges' '
+	(
+	cd clone3 &&
+	git fetch &&
+	git rebase -p origin/topic &&
+	test 3 = $(git rev-list --all --pretty=oneline | grep "Modify A" | wc -l) &&
+	test 1 = $(git rev-list --all --pretty=oneline | grep "Merge branch" | wc -l)
+	)
+'
+
 test_done