diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1ab4d160cb..ccea651ac8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -596,7 +596,6 @@ SCRIPT_SH += git-bisect.sh
 SCRIPT_SH += git-difftool--helper.sh
 SCRIPT_SH += git-filter-branch.sh
 SCRIPT_SH += git-merge-octopus.sh
-SCRIPT_SH += git-merge-resolve.sh
 SCRIPT_SH += git-mergetool.sh
 SCRIPT_SH += git-quiltimport.sh
 SCRIPT_SH += git-request-pull.sh
@@ -1092,6 +1091,7 @@ BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/merge-index.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/merge-one-file.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/merge-ours.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/merge-recursive.o
+BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/merge-resolve.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/merge-tree.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/merge.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/mktag.o
diff --git a/builtin.h b/builtin.h
index 9205d5ecdc..6ea207c9fd 100644
--- a/builtin.h
+++ b/builtin.h
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ int cmd_merge_ours(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 int cmd_merge_file(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 int cmd_merge_one_file(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 int cmd_merge_recursive(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+int cmd_merge_resolve(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 int cmd_merge_tree(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 int cmd_mktag(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 int cmd_mktree(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
diff --git a/builtin/merge-resolve.c b/builtin/merge-resolve.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c66fef7b7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builtin/merge-resolve.c
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/*
+ * Builtin "git merge-resolve"
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Alban Gruin
+ *
+ * Based on git-merge-resolve.sh, written by Linus Torvalds and Junio C
+ * Hamano.
+ *
+ * Resolve two trees, using enhanced multi-base read-tree.
+ */
+
+#include "cache.h"
+#include "builtin.h"
+#include "run-command.h"
+
+static int merge_resolve(struct commit_list *bases, const char *head_arg,
+			 struct commit_list *remote)
+{
+	struct commit_list *j;
+	struct child_process cp_update = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT,
+		cp_read = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT,
+		cp_write = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+
+	cp_update.git_cmd = 1;
+	argv_array_pushl(&cp_update.args, "update-index", "-q", "--refresh", NULL);
+	run_command(&cp_update);
+
+	cp_read.git_cmd = 1;
+	argv_array_pushl(&cp_read.args, "read-tree", "-u", "-m", "--aggressive", NULL);
+
+	for (j = bases; j && j->item; j = j->next)
+		argv_array_push(&cp_read.args, oid_to_hex(&j->item->object.oid));
+
+	if (head_arg)
+		argv_array_push(&cp_read.args, head_arg);
+	if (remote && remote->item)
+		argv_array_push(&cp_read.args, oid_to_hex(&remote->item->object.oid));
+
+	if (run_command(&cp_read))
+		return 2;
+
+	puts("Trying simple merge.");
+
+	cp_write.git_cmd = 1;
+	cp_write.no_stdout = 1;
+	cp_write.no_stderr = 1;
+	argv_array_push(&cp_write.args, "write-tree");
+	if (run_command(&cp_write)) {
+		struct child_process cp_merge = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+
+		puts("Simple merge failed, trying Automatic merge.");
+
+		cp_merge.git_cmd = 1;
+		argv_array_pushl(&cp_merge.args, "merge-index", "-o",
+				 "git-merge-one-file", "-a", NULL);
+		if (run_command(&cp_merge))
+			return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const char builtin_merge_resolve_usage[] =
+	"git merge-resolve <bases>... -- <head> <remote>";
+
+int cmd_merge_resolve(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
+{
+	int i, is_baseless = 1, sep_seen = 0;
+	const char *head = NULL;
+	struct commit_list *bases = NULL, *remote = NULL;
+	struct commit_list **next_base = &bases;
+
+	if (argc < 5)
+		usage(builtin_merge_resolve_usage);
+
+	/* The first parameters up to -- are merge bases; the rest are
+	 * heads. */
+	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+		if (strcmp(argv[i], "--") == 0)
+			sep_seen = 1;
+		else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-h") == 0)
+			usage(builtin_merge_resolve_usage);
+		else if (sep_seen && !head)
+			head = argv[i];
+		else if (remote) {
+			/* Give up if we are given two or more remotes.
+			 * Not handling octopus. */
+			return 2;
+		} else {
+			struct object_id oid;
+
+			get_oid(argv[i], &oid);
+			is_baseless &= sep_seen;
+
+			if (!oideq(&oid, the_hash_algo->empty_tree)) {
+				struct commit *commit;
+				commit = lookup_commit_or_die(&oid, argv[i]);
+
+				if (sep_seen)
+					commit_list_append(commit, &remote);
+				else
+					next_base = commit_list_append(commit, next_base);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Give up if this is a baseless merge. */
+	if (is_baseless)
+		return 2;
+
+	return merge_resolve(bases, head, remote);
+}
diff --git a/git-merge-resolve.sh b/git-merge-resolve.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 343fe7bccd..0000000000
--- a/git-merge-resolve.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2005 Linus Torvalds
-# Copyright (c) 2005 Junio C Hamano
-#
-# Resolve two trees, using enhanced multi-base read-tree.
-
-# The first parameters up to -- are merge bases; the rest are heads.
-bases= head= remotes= sep_seen=
-for arg
-do
-	case ",$sep_seen,$head,$arg," in
-	*,--,)
-		sep_seen=yes
-		;;
-	,yes,,*)
-		head=$arg
-		;;
-	,yes,*)
-		remotes="$remotes$arg "
-		;;
-	*)
-		bases="$bases$arg "
-		;;
-	esac
-done
-
-# Give up if we are given two or more remotes -- not handling octopus.
-case "$remotes" in
-?*' '?*)
-	exit 2 ;;
-esac
-
-# Give up if this is a baseless merge.
-if test '' = "$bases"
-then
-	exit 2
-fi
-
-git update-index -q --refresh
-git read-tree -u -m --aggressive $bases $head $remotes || exit 2
-echo "Trying simple merge."
-if result_tree=$(git write-tree 2>/dev/null)
-then
-	exit 0
-else
-	echo "Simple merge failed, trying Automatic merge."
-	if git merge-index -o git-merge-one-file -a
-	then
-		exit 0
-	else
-		exit 1
-	fi
-fi
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 058d91a2a5..2e92019493 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
 	{ "merge-recursive", cmd_merge_recursive, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE | NO_PARSEOPT },
 	{ "merge-recursive-ours", cmd_merge_recursive, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE | NO_PARSEOPT },
 	{ "merge-recursive-theirs", cmd_merge_recursive, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE | NO_PARSEOPT },
+	{ "merge-resolve", cmd_merge_resolve, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE | NO_PARSEOPT },
 	{ "merge-subtree", cmd_merge_recursive, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE | NO_PARSEOPT },
 	{ "merge-tree", cmd_merge_tree, RUN_SETUP | NO_PARSEOPT },
 	{ "mktag", cmd_mktag, RUN_SETUP | NO_PARSEOPT },
