diff --git a/git-mergetool.sh b/git-mergetool.sh
index 00e1337306..a4855d9444 100755
--- a/git-mergetool.sh
+++ b/git-mergetool.sh
@@ -127,6 +127,14 @@ check_unchanged () {
     fi
 }
 
+checkout_staged_file () {
+    tmpfile=$(expr "$(git checkout-index --temp --stage="$1" "$2")" : '\([^	]*\)	')
+
+    if test $? -eq 0 -a -n "$tmpfile" ; then
+	mv -- "$tmpfile" "$3"
+    fi
+}
+
 merge_file () {
     MERGED="$1"
 
@@ -153,9 +161,9 @@ merge_file () {
     local_mode=`git ls-files -u -- "$MERGED" | awk '{if ($3==2) print $1;}'`
     remote_mode=`git ls-files -u -- "$MERGED" | awk '{if ($3==3) print $1;}'`
 
-    base_present   && git cat-file blob ":1:$prefix$MERGED" >"$BASE" 2>/dev/null
-    local_present  && git cat-file blob ":2:$prefix$MERGED" >"$LOCAL" 2>/dev/null
-    remote_present && git cat-file blob ":3:$prefix$MERGED" >"$REMOTE" 2>/dev/null
+    base_present   && checkout_staged_file 1 "$prefix$MERGED" "$BASE"
+    local_present  && checkout_staged_file 2 "$prefix$MERGED" "$LOCAL"
+    remote_present && checkout_staged_file 3 "$prefix$MERGED" "$REMOTE"
 
     if test -z "$local_mode" -o -z "$remote_mode"; then
 	echo "Deleted merge conflict for '$MERGED':"
diff --git a/t/t7610-mergetool.sh b/t/t7610-mergetool.sh
index 09fa5f115c..edb6a57b7b 100755
--- a/t/t7610-mergetool.sh
+++ b/t/t7610-mergetool.sh
@@ -34,13 +34,24 @@ test_expect_success 'custom mergetool' '
     git config merge.tool mytool &&
     git config mergetool.mytool.cmd "cat \"\$REMOTE\" >\"\$MERGED\"" &&
     git config mergetool.mytool.trustExitCode true &&
-	git checkout branch1 &&
+    git checkout branch1 &&
     test_must_fail git merge master >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
     ( yes "" | git mergetool file1>/dev/null 2>&1 ) &&
     ( yes "" | git mergetool file2>/dev/null 2>&1 ) &&
     test "$(cat file1)" = "master updated" &&
     test "$(cat file2)" = "master new" &&
-	git commit -m "branch1 resolved with mergetool"
+    git commit -m "branch1 resolved with mergetool"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'mergetool crlf' '
+    git config core.autocrlf true &&
+    git reset --hard HEAD^
+    test_must_fail git merge master >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
+    ( yes "" | git mergetool file1>/dev/null 2>&1 ) &&
+    ( yes "" | git mergetool file2>/dev/null 2>&1 ) &&
+    test "$(printf x | cat file1 -)" = "$(printf "master updated\r\nx")" &&
+    test "$(printf x | cat file2 -)" = "$(printf "master new\r\nx")" &&
+    git commit -m "branch1 resolved with mergetool - autocrlf"
 '
 
 test_done