diff --git a/tests-clar/checkout/tree.c b/tests-clar/checkout/tree.c
index 90f215fc1..79cfb6f87 100644
--- a/tests-clar/checkout/tree.c
+++ b/tests-clar/checkout/tree.c
@@ -48,6 +48,33 @@ void test_checkout_tree__can_checkout_a_subdirectory_from_a_commit(void)
 	cl_assert_equal_i(true, git_path_isfile("./testrepo/ab/de/fgh/1.txt"));
 }
 
+void test_checkout_tree__can_checkout_and_remove_directory(void)
+{
+	git_reference *head;
+	cl_assert_equal_i(false, git_path_isdir("./testrepo/ab/"));
+
+	// Checkout brach "subtrees" and update HEAD, so that HEAD matches the current working tree
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&g_object, g_repo, "subtrees"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_checkout_tree(g_repo, g_object, &g_opts));
+	cl_git_pass(git_reference_lookup(&head, g_repo, "HEAD"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_reference_symbolic_set_target(head, "refs/heads/subtrees"));
+	git_reference_free(head);
+	
+	cl_assert_equal_i(true, git_path_isdir("./testrepo/ab/"));
+	cl_assert_equal_i(true, git_path_isfile("./testrepo/ab/de/2.txt"));
+	cl_assert_equal_i(true, git_path_isfile("./testrepo/ab/de/fgh/1.txt"));
+
+	// Checkout brach "master" and update HEAD, so that HEAD matches the current working tree
+	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(&g_object, g_repo, "master"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_checkout_tree(g_repo, g_object, &g_opts));
+	cl_git_pass(git_reference_lookup(&head, g_repo, "HEAD"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_reference_symbolic_set_target(head, "refs/heads/master"));
+	git_reference_free(head);
+
+	// This directory should no longer exist
+	cl_assert_equal_i(false, git_path_isdir("./testrepo/ab/"));
+}
+
 void test_checkout_tree__can_checkout_a_subdirectory_from_a_subtree(void)
 {
 	char *entries[] = { "de/" };