diff --git a/builtin/blame.c b/builtin/blame.c
index f6b03f750a..41525f1ea1 100644
--- a/builtin/blame.c
+++ b/builtin/blame.c
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ static void get_ac_line(const char *inbuf, const char *what,
 	timepos = tmp;
 
 	*tmp = 0;
-	while (person < tmp && *tmp != ' ')
+	while (person < tmp && !(*tmp == ' ' && tmp[1] == '<'))
 		tmp--;
 	if (tmp <= person)
 		return;
diff --git a/t/annotate-tests.sh b/t/annotate-tests.sh
index d34208cc27..c56a77d237 100644
--- a/t/annotate-tests.sh
+++ b/t/annotate-tests.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This file isn't used as a test script directly, instead it is
-# sourced from t8001-annotate.sh and t8001-blame.sh.
+# sourced from t8001-annotate.sh and t8002-blame.sh.
 
 check_count () {
 	head=
@@ -124,3 +124,14 @@ test_expect_success \
 test_expect_success \
     'some edit' \
     'check_count A 1 B 1 B1 1 B2 1 "A U Thor" 1 C 1 D 1'
+
+test_expect_success \
+    'an obfuscated email added' \
+    'echo "No robots allowed" > file.new &&
+     cat file >> file.new &&
+     mv file.new file &&
+     GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="E" GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="E at test dot git" git commit -a -m "norobots"'
+
+test_expect_success \
+    'obfuscated email parsed' \
+    'check_count A 1 B 1 B1 1 B2 1 "A U Thor" 1 C 1 D 1 E 1'
diff --git a/t/t8002-blame.sh b/t/t8002-blame.sh
index d3a51e1269..e2896cffc1 100755
--- a/t/t8002-blame.sh
+++ b/t/t8002-blame.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ PROG='git blame -c'
 
 PROG='git blame -c -e'
 test_expect_success 'Blame --show-email works' '
-    check_count "<A@test.git>" 1 "<B@test.git>" 1 "<B1@test.git>" 1 "<B2@test.git>" 1 "<author@example.com>" 1 "<C@test.git>" 1 "<D@test.git>" 1
+    check_count "<A@test.git>" 1 "<B@test.git>" 1 "<B1@test.git>" 1 "<B2@test.git>" 1 "<author@example.com>" 1 "<C@test.git>" 1 "<D@test.git>" 1 "<E at test dot git>" 1
 '
 
 test_done