diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
index ab02bc74ac..0f7585e119 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
@@ -708,6 +708,18 @@ class FetcherLocalTest(FetcherTest):
     def test_local_gitfetch_usehead_withname(self):
         self.dummyGitTest("usehead=1;name=newName")
 
+    def test_local_gitfetch_shared(self):
+        self.dummyGitTest("usehead=1;name=sharedName")
+        alt = os.path.join(self.unpackdir, 'git/.git/objects/info/alternates')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(alt))
+
+    def test_local_gitfetch_noshared(self):
+        self.d.setVar('BB_GIT_NOSHARED', '1')
+        self.unpackdir += '_noshared'
+        self.dummyGitTest("usehead=1;name=noSharedName")
+        alt = os.path.join(self.unpackdir, 'git/.git/objects/info/alternates')
+        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(alt))
+
 class FetcherNoNetworkTest(FetcherTest):
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
@@ -2628,3 +2640,29 @@ class NPMTest(FetcherTest):
         fetcher = bb.fetch.Fetch(['npmsw://' + swfile], self.d)
         fetcher.download()
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(ud.localpath))
+
+class GitSharedTest(FetcherTest):
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(GitSharedTest, self).setUp()
+        self.recipe_url = "git://git.openembedded.org/bitbake"
+        self.d.setVar('SRCREV', '82ea737a0b42a8b53e11c9cde141e9e9c0bd8c40')
+
+    @skipIfNoNetwork()
+    def test_shared_unpack(self):
+        fetcher = bb.fetch.Fetch([self.recipe_url], self.d)
+
+        fetcher.download()
+        fetcher.unpack(self.unpackdir)
+        alt = os.path.join(self.unpackdir, 'git/.git/objects/info/alternates')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(alt))
+
+    @skipIfNoNetwork()
+    def test_noshared_unpack(self):
+        self.d.setVar('BB_GIT_NOSHARED', '1')
+        self.unpackdir += '_noshared'
+        fetcher = bb.fetch.Fetch([self.recipe_url], self.d)
+
+        fetcher.download()
+        fetcher.unpack(self.unpackdir)
+        alt = os.path.join(self.unpackdir, 'git/.git/objects/info/alternates')
+        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(alt))