diff --git a/t/t2200-add-update.sh b/t/t2200-add-update.sh
index 4cdebda6a..c317254b9 100755
--- a/t/t2200-add-update.sh
+++ b/t/t2200-add-update.sh
@@ -80,6 +80,22 @@ test_expect_success 'change gets noticed' '
 
 '
 
+# Note that this is scheduled to change in Git 2.0, when
+# "git add -u" will become full-tree by default.
+test_expect_success 'non-limited update in subdir leaves root alone' '
+	(
+		cd dir1 &&
+		echo even more >>sub2 &&
+		git add -u
+	) &&
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	check
+	top
+	EOF
+	git diff-files --name-only >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'replace a file with a symlink' '
 
 	rm foo &&