diff --git a/t/t7508-status.sh b/t/t7508-status.sh
index 99a74bda6..8e7727e5d 100755
--- a/t/t7508-status.sh
+++ b/t/t7508-status.sh
@@ -297,6 +297,24 @@ test_expect_success 'status -s with relative paths' '
 
 '
 
+cat > expect << \EOF
+ M dir1/modified
+A  dir2/added
+?? dir1/untracked
+?? dir2/modified
+?? dir2/untracked
+?? expect
+?? output
+?? untracked
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'status --porcelain ignores relative paths setting' '
+
+	(cd dir1 && git status --porcelain) > output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+
+'
+
 cat > expect << \EOF
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