diff --git a/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh b/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh
index 8a95adf4b5..2d7fa65d81 100755
--- a/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh
+++ b/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh
@@ -2259,4 +2259,53 @@ test_expect_success 'worktree is not expanded' '
 	ensure_not_expanded worktree remove .worktrees/hotfix
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'check-attr with pathspec inside sparse definition' '
+	init_repos &&
+
+	echo "a -crlf myAttr" >>.gitattributes &&
+	run_on_all cp ../.gitattributes ./deep &&
+
+	test_all_match git check-attr -a -- deep/a &&
+
+	test_all_match git add deep/.gitattributes &&
+	test_all_match git check-attr -a --cached -- deep/a
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'check-attr with pathspec outside sparse definition' '
+	init_repos &&
+
+	echo "a -crlf myAttr" >>.gitattributes &&
+	run_on_sparse mkdir folder1 &&
+	run_on_all cp ../.gitattributes ./folder1 &&
+	run_on_all cp a folder1/a &&
+
+	test_all_match git check-attr -a -- folder1/a &&
+
+	git -C full-checkout add folder1/.gitattributes &&
+	test_sparse_match git add --sparse folder1/.gitattributes &&
+	test_all_match git commit -m "add .gitattributes" &&
+	test_sparse_match git sparse-checkout reapply &&
+	test_all_match git check-attr -a --cached -- folder1/a
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'diff --check with pathspec outside sparse definition' '
+	init_repos &&
+
+	write_script edit-contents <<-\EOF &&
+	echo "a " >"$1"
+	EOF
+
+	test_all_match git config core.whitespace -trailing-space,-space-before-tab &&
+
+	echo "a whitespace=trailing-space,space-before-tab" >>.gitattributes &&
+	run_on_all mkdir -p folder1 &&
+	run_on_all cp ../.gitattributes ./folder1 &&
+	test_all_match git add --sparse folder1/.gitattributes &&
+	run_on_all ../edit-contents folder1/a &&
+	test_all_match git add --sparse folder1/a &&
+
+	test_sparse_match git sparse-checkout reapply &&
+	test_all_match test_must_fail git diff --check --cached -- folder1/a
+'
+
 test_done