diff --git a/t/t7810-grep.sh b/t/t7810-grep.sh
index 8d69113695..daa906b9b0 100755
--- a/t/t7810-grep.sh
+++ b/t/t7810-grep.sh
@@ -1114,6 +1114,13 @@ test_expect_success PCRE 'grep -P -w pattern' '
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success PCRE 'grep -P backreferences work (the PCRE NO_AUTO_CAPTURE flag is not set)' '
+	git grep -P -h "(?P<one>.)(?P=one)" hello_world >actual &&
+	test_cmp hello_world actual &&
+	git grep -P -h "(.)\1" hello_world >actual &&
+	test_cmp hello_world actual
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'grep -G invalidpattern properly dies ' '
 	test_must_fail git grep -G "a["
 '