diff --git a/t/t7004-tag.sh b/t/t7004-tag.sh
index ac943f5eee..c7d49e1049 100755
--- a/t/t7004-tag.sh
+++ b/t/t7004-tag.sh
@@ -1030,6 +1030,72 @@ test_expect_success GPG \
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+# usage with rfc1991 signatures
+echo "rfc1991" > gpghome/gpg.conf
+get_tag_header rfc1991-signed-tag $commit commit $time >expect
+echo "RFC1991 signed tag" >>expect
+echo '-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----' >>expect
+test_expect_success GPG \
+	'creating a signed tag with rfc1991' '
+	git tag -s -m "RFC1991 signed tag" rfc1991-signed-tag $commit &&
+	get_tag_msg rfc1991-signed-tag >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+cat >fakeeditor <<'EOF'
+#!/bin/sh
+cp "$1" actual
+EOF
+chmod +x fakeeditor
+
+test_expect_failure GPG \
+	'reediting a signed tag body omits signature' '
+	echo "RFC1991 signed tag" >expect &&
+	GIT_EDITOR=./fakeeditor git tag -f -s rfc1991-signed-tag $commit &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_failure GPG \
+	'verifying rfc1991 signature' '
+	git tag -v rfc1991-signed-tag
+'
+
+test_expect_failure GPG \
+	'list tag with rfc1991 signature' '
+	echo "rfc1991-signed-tag RFC1991 signed tag" >expect &&
+	git tag -l -n1 rfc1991-signed-tag >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	git tag -l -n2 rfc1991-signed-tag >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	git tag -l -n999 rfc1991-signed-tag >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+rm -f gpghome/gpg.conf
+
+test_expect_failure GPG \
+	'verifying rfc1991 signature without --rfc1991' '
+	git tag -v rfc1991-signed-tag
+'
+
+test_expect_failure GPG \
+	'list tag with rfc1991 signature without --rfc1991' '
+	echo "rfc1991-signed-tag RFC1991 signed tag" >expect &&
+	git tag -l -n1 rfc1991-signed-tag >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	git tag -l -n2 rfc1991-signed-tag >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	git tag -l -n999 rfc1991-signed-tag >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_failure GPG \
+	'reediting a signed tag body omits signature' '
+	echo "RFC1991 signed tag" >expect &&
+	GIT_EDITOR=./fakeeditor git tag -f -s rfc1991-signed-tag $commit &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 # try to sign with bad user.signingkey
 git config user.signingkey BobTheMouse
 test_expect_success GPG \