commit - 13d9040b96f5ba9ac50c137a9909f824dd5bde20
commit + fc6346c42a66d7fc562608e08dbd41e775facfc4
blob - 3f0523ffaec3bb0f816ab6a98521fbe8d543e3f6
blob + 694339afe5680f6668ebb29a16409b9056d82593
--- lib/worktree.c
+++ lib/worktree.c
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ delete_blob(struct got_worktree *worktree, struct got_
     got_worktree_checkout_cb progress_cb, void *progress_arg,
     got_worktree_cancel_cb cancel_cb, void *cancel_arg)
 {
-	const struct got_error *err;
+	const struct got_error *err = NULL;
 	unsigned char status;
 	struct stat sb;
 	char *ondisk_path;
@@ -1231,17 +1231,29 @@ delete_blob(struct got_worktree *worktree, struct got_
 	err = get_file_status(&status, &sb, ie, ondisk_path, repo);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
-
-	(*progress_cb)(progress_arg, GOT_STATUS_DELETE, ie->path);
 
-	if (status == GOT_STATUS_NO_CHANGE) {
-		err = remove_ondisk_file(worktree->root_path, ie->path);
+	if (status == GOT_STATUS_MODIFY || status == GOT_STATUS_CONFLICT ||
+	    status == GOT_STATUS_ADD) {
+		(*progress_cb)(progress_arg, GOT_STATUS_MERGE, ie->path);
+		/*
+		 * Preserve the working file and change the deleted blob's
+		 * entry into a schedule-add entry.
+		 */
+		err = got_fileindex_entry_update(ie, ondisk_path, NULL, NULL,
+		    0);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
+	} else {
+		(*progress_cb)(progress_arg, GOT_STATUS_DELETE, ie->path);
+		if (status == GOT_STATUS_NO_CHANGE) {
+			err = remove_ondisk_file(worktree->root_path, ie->path);
+			if (err)
+				return err;
+		}
+		got_fileindex_entry_remove(fileindex, ie);
 	}
 
-	got_fileindex_entry_remove(fileindex, ie);
-	return NULL;
+	return err;
 }
 
 struct diff_cb_arg {
blob - 5b27ea3fdd42c59f652befa84aa020bb8f3b7139
blob + f5e6128544c9c93da5fd836b3efe97bb428880fa
--- regress/cmdline/update.sh
+++ regress/cmdline/update.sh
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ function test_update_conflict_wt_edit_vs_repo_rm {
 
 	(cd $testroot/wt && got update > $testroot/stdout)
 
-	echo "D  beta" > $testroot/stdout.expected
+	echo "G  beta" > $testroot/stdout.expected
 	echo -n "Updated to commit " >> $testroot/stdout.expected
 	git_show_head $testroot/repo >> $testroot/stdout.expected
 	echo >> $testroot/stdout.expected
@@ -950,8 +950,8 @@ function test_update_conflict_wt_edit_vs_repo_rm {
 		return 1
 	fi
 
-	# beta is now an unversioned file... we don't flag tree conflicts yet
-	echo '?  beta' > $testroot/stdout.expected
+	# beta is now an added file... we don't flag tree conflicts yet
+	echo 'A  beta' > $testroot/stdout.expected
 	(cd $testroot/wt && got status > $testroot/stdout)
 	cmp $testroot/stdout.expected $testroot/stdout
 	ret="$?"