diff --git a/lib/tests/runner.rs b/lib/tests/runner.rs
index 03f134bbde..145059b4f8 100644
--- a/lib/tests/runner.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/runner.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ mod test_bad_locking;
 mod test_commit_builder;
 mod test_commit_concurrent;
 mod test_conflicts;
+mod test_copy_tracking;
 mod test_default_revset_graph_iterator;
 mod test_diff_summary;
 mod test_git;
diff --git a/lib/tests/test_copy_tracking.rs b/lib/tests/test_copy_tracking.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..770deff3a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tests/test_copy_tracking.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+// Copyright 2024 The Jujutsu Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use futures::executor::block_on_stream;
+use jj_lib::backend::{Backend, CommitId, CopySource, CopySources};
+use jj_lib::commit::Commit;
+use jj_lib::git_backend::GitBackend;
+use jj_lib::repo::Repo;
+use jj_lib::repo_path::{RepoPath, RepoPathBuf};
+use jj_lib::settings::UserSettings;
+use jj_lib::transaction::Transaction;
+use testutils::{create_tree, TestRepo, TestRepoBackend};
+
+fn get_copy_records(
+    backend: &GitBackend,
+    paths: &[RepoPathBuf],
+    a: &Commit,
+    b: &Commit,
+) -> HashMap<String, Vec<String>> {
+    let stream = backend
+        .get_copy_records(paths, &[a.id().clone()], &[b.id().clone()])
+        .unwrap();
+    let mut res: HashMap<String, Vec<String>> = HashMap::new();
+    for copy_record in block_on_stream(stream).filter_map(|r| r.ok()) {
+        res.insert(
+            copy_record.target.as_internal_file_string().into(),
+            match copy_record.sources {
+                CopySources::Resolved(CopySource { path, .. }) => {
+                    vec![path.as_internal_file_string().into()]
+                }
+                CopySources::Conflict(conflicting) => conflicting
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|s| s.path.as_internal_file_string().into())
+                    .collect(),
+            },
+        );
+    }
+    res
+}
+
+fn make_commit(
+    tx: &mut Transaction,
+    settings: &UserSettings,
+    parents: Vec<CommitId>,
+    content: &[(&RepoPath, &str)],
+) -> Commit {
+    let tree = create_tree(tx.base_repo(), content);
+    tx.mut_repo()
+        .new_commit(settings, parents, tree.id())
+        .write()
+        .unwrap()
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_git_detection() {
+    let settings = testutils::user_settings();
+    let test_repo = TestRepo::init_with_backend(TestRepoBackend::Git);
+    let repo = &test_repo.repo;
+
+    let paths = &[
+        RepoPathBuf::from_internal_string("file0"),
+        RepoPathBuf::from_internal_string("file1"),
+        RepoPathBuf::from_internal_string("file2"),
+    ];
+
+    let mut tx = repo.start_transaction(&settings);
+    let commit_a = make_commit(
+        &mut tx,
+        &settings,
+        vec![repo.store().root_commit_id().clone()],
+        &[(&paths[0], "content")],
+    );
+    let commit_b = make_commit(
+        &mut tx,
+        &settings,
+        vec![commit_a.id().clone()],
+        &[(&paths[1], "content")],
+    );
+    let commit_c = make_commit(
+        &mut tx,
+        &settings,
+        vec![commit_b.id().clone()],
+        &[(&paths[2], "content")],
+    );
+
+    let backend: &GitBackend = repo.store().backend_impl().downcast_ref().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        get_copy_records(backend, paths, &commit_a, &commit_b),
+        HashMap::from([("file1".to_string(), vec!["file0".to_string()])])
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        get_copy_records(backend, paths, &commit_b, &commit_c),
+        HashMap::from([("file2".to_string(), vec!["file1".to_string()])])
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        get_copy_records(backend, paths, &commit_a, &commit_c),
+        HashMap::from([("file2".to_string(), vec!["file0".to_string()])])
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        get_copy_records(backend, &[], &commit_a, &commit_c),
+        HashMap::default(),
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        get_copy_records(backend, paths, &commit_c, &commit_c),
+        HashMap::default(),
+    );
+}