diff --git a/autostash.c b/autostash.c
index a6898e0fda..62ec7a7c80 100644
--- a/autostash.c
+++ b/autostash.c
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "autostash.h"
+#include "dir.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
+#include "run-command.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
 
 int read_one(const char *path, struct strbuf *buf)
@@ -10,3 +12,47 @@ int read_one(const char *path, struct strbuf *buf)
 	strbuf_trim_trailing_newline(buf);
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int apply_autostash(const char *path)
+{
+	struct strbuf autostash = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct child_process stash_apply = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+
+	if (!file_exists(path))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (read_one(path, &autostash))
+		return error(_("Could not read '%s'"), path);
+	/* Ensure that the hash is not mistaken for a number */
+	strbuf_addstr(&autostash, "^0");
+	argv_array_pushl(&stash_apply.args,
+			 "stash", "apply", autostash.buf, NULL);
+	stash_apply.git_cmd = 1;
+	stash_apply.no_stderr = stash_apply.no_stdout =
+		stash_apply.no_stdin = 1;
+	if (!run_command(&stash_apply))
+		printf(_("Applied autostash.\n"));
+	else {
+		struct argv_array args = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
+		int res = 0;
+
+		argv_array_pushl(&args,
+				 "stash", "store", "-m", "autostash", "-q",
+				 autostash.buf, NULL);
+		if (run_command_v_opt(args.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
+			res = error(_("Cannot store %s"), autostash.buf);
+		argv_array_clear(&args);
+		strbuf_release(&autostash);
+		if (res)
+			return res;
+
+		fprintf(stderr,
+			_("Applying autostash resulted in conflicts.\n"
+			  "Your changes are safe in the stash.\n"
+			  "You can run \"git stash pop\" or \"git stash drop\" "
+			  "at any time.\n"));
+	}
+
+	strbuf_release(&autostash);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/autostash.h b/autostash.h
index 4a8f504f12..5f4e4bd22c 100644
--- a/autostash.h
+++ b/autostash.h
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@
 /* Read one file, then strip line endings */
 int read_one(const char *path, struct strbuf *buf);
 
+int apply_autostash(const char *path);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/builtin/rebase.c b/builtin/rebase.c
index 9fd7de6b2f..661928d427 100644
--- a/builtin/rebase.c
+++ b/builtin/rebase.c
@@ -682,51 +682,6 @@ static int rebase_write_basic_state(struct rebase_options *opts)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int apply_autostash(struct rebase_options *opts)
-{
-	const char *path = state_dir_path("autostash", opts);
-	struct strbuf autostash = STRBUF_INIT;
-	struct child_process stash_apply = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
-
-	if (!file_exists(path))
-		return 0;
-
-	if (read_one(path, &autostash))
-		return error(_("Could not read '%s'"), path);
-	/* Ensure that the hash is not mistaken for a number */
-	strbuf_addstr(&autostash, "^0");
-	argv_array_pushl(&stash_apply.args,
-			 "stash", "apply", autostash.buf, NULL);
-	stash_apply.git_cmd = 1;
-	stash_apply.no_stderr = stash_apply.no_stdout =
-		stash_apply.no_stdin = 1;
-	if (!run_command(&stash_apply))
-		printf(_("Applied autostash.\n"));
-	else {
-		struct argv_array args = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
-		int res = 0;
-
-		argv_array_pushl(&args,
-				 "stash", "store", "-m", "autostash", "-q",
-				 autostash.buf, NULL);
-		if (run_command_v_opt(args.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
-			res = error(_("Cannot store %s"), autostash.buf);
-		argv_array_clear(&args);
-		strbuf_release(&autostash);
-		if (res)
-			return res;
-
-		fprintf(stderr,
-			_("Applying autostash resulted in conflicts.\n"
-			  "Your changes are safe in the stash.\n"
-			  "You can run \"git stash pop\" or \"git stash drop\" "
-			  "at any time.\n"));
-	}
-
-	strbuf_release(&autostash);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int finish_rebase(struct rebase_options *opts)
 {
 	struct strbuf dir = STRBUF_INIT;
@@ -734,7 +689,7 @@ static int finish_rebase(struct rebase_options *opts)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	delete_ref(NULL, "REBASE_HEAD", NULL, REF_NO_DEREF);
-	apply_autostash(opts);
+	apply_autostash(state_dir_path("autostash", opts));
 	close_object_store(the_repository->objects);
 	/*
 	 * We ignore errors in 'gc --auto', since the
@@ -1181,7 +1136,7 @@ static int run_specific_rebase(struct rebase_options *opts, enum action action)
 	} else if (status == 2) {
 		struct strbuf dir = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-		apply_autostash(opts);
+		apply_autostash(state_dir_path("autostash", opts));
 		strbuf_addstr(&dir, opts->state_dir);
 		remove_dir_recursively(&dir, 0);
 		strbuf_release(&dir);
