diff --git a/contrib/subtree/git-subtree.sh b/contrib/subtree/git-subtree.sh
index 4d0be1ad5c..ff54009c49 100755
--- a/contrib/subtree/git-subtree.sh
+++ b/contrib/subtree/git-subtree.sh
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ h,help        show the help
 q             quiet
 d             show debug messages
 P,prefix=     the name of the subdir to split out
-m,message=    use the given message as the commit message for the merge commit
  options for 'split'
 annotate=     add a prefix to commit message of new commits
 b,branch=     create a new branch from the split subtree
 ignore-joins  ignore prior --rejoin commits
 onto=         try connecting new tree to an existing one
 rejoin        merge the new branch back into HEAD
- options for 'add' and 'merge' (also: 'pull')
+ options for 'add' and 'merge' (also: 'pull' and 'split --rejoin')
 squash        merge subtree changes as a single commit
+m,message=    use the given message as the commit message for the merge commit
 "
 
 PATH=$(git --exec-path):$PATH
@@ -424,6 +424,13 @@ add_msg () {
 	else
 		commit_message="Add '$dir/' from commit '$latest_new'"
 	fi
+	if test -n "$arg_split_rejoin"
+	then
+		# If this is from a --rejoin, then rejoin_msg has
+		# already inserted the `git-subtree-xxx:` tags
+		echo "$commit_message"
+		return
+	fi
 	cat <<-EOF
 		$commit_message
 
@@ -746,7 +753,12 @@ cmd_add_commit () {
 	rev=$(git rev-parse --verify "$1^{commit}") || exit $?
 
 	debug "Adding $dir as '$rev'..."
-	git read-tree --prefix="$dir" $rev || exit $?
+	if test -z "$arg_split_rejoin"
+	then
+		# Only bother doing this if this is a genuine 'add',
+		# not a synthetic 'add' from '--rejoin'.
+		git read-tree --prefix="$dir" $rev || exit $?
+	fi
 	git checkout -- "$dir" || exit $?
 	tree=$(git write-tree) || exit $?
 
@@ -786,6 +798,11 @@ cmd_split () {
 		die "You must provide exactly one revision.  Got: '$*'"
 	fi
 
+	if test -n "$arg_split_rejoin"
+	then
+		ensure_clean
+	fi
+
 	debug "Splitting $dir..."
 	cache_setup || exit $?
 
@@ -828,10 +845,12 @@ cmd_split () {
 	then
 		debug "Merging split branch into HEAD..."
 		latest_old=$(cache_get latest_old) || exit $?
-		git merge -s ours \
-			--allow-unrelated-histories \
-			-m "$(rejoin_msg "$dir" "$latest_old" "$latest_new")" \
-			"$latest_new" >&2 || exit $?
+		arg_addmerge_message="$(rejoin_msg "$dir" "$latest_old" "$latest_new")" || exit $?
+		if test -z "$(find_latest_squash "$dir")"; then
+			cmd_add "$latest_new" >&2 || exit $?
+		else
+			cmd_merge "$latest_new" >&2 || exit $?
+		fi
 	fi
 	if test -n "$arg_split_branch"
 	then
diff --git a/contrib/subtree/git-subtree.txt b/contrib/subtree/git-subtree.txt
index 5728778bdf..b03ef88e1a 100644
--- a/contrib/subtree/git-subtree.txt
+++ b/contrib/subtree/git-subtree.txt
@@ -109,9 +109,6 @@ settings passed to 'split' (such as '--annotate') are the same.
 Because of this, if you add new commits and then re-split, the new
 commits will be attached as commits on top of the history you
 generated last time, so 'git merge' and friends will work as expected.
-+
-Note that if you use '--squash' when you merge, you should usually not
-just '--rejoin' when you split.
 
 pull <repository> <remote-ref>::
 	Exactly like 'merge', but parallels 'git pull' in that
@@ -124,8 +121,8 @@ push <repository> <remote-ref>::
 	<remote-ref>.  This can be used to push your subtree to
 	different branches of the remote repository.
 
-OPTIONS
--------
+OPTIONS FOR ALL COMMANDS
+------------------------
 -q::
 --quiet::
 	Suppress unnecessary output messages on stderr.
@@ -140,15 +137,11 @@ OPTIONS
 	want to manipulate.  This option is mandatory
 	for all commands.
 
--m <message>::
---message=<message>::
-	This option is only valid for 'add', 'merge', 'pull', and 'split --rejoin'.
-	Specify <message> as the commit message for the merge commit.
-
-OPTIONS FOR 'add' AND 'merge' (ALSO: 'pull')
---------------------------------------------
+OPTIONS FOR 'add' AND 'merge' (ALSO: 'pull' AND 'split --rejoin')
+-----------------------------------------------------------------
 These options for 'add' and 'merge' may also be given to 'pull' (which
-wraps 'merge').
+wraps 'merge') and 'split --rejoin' (which wraps either 'add' or
+'merge' as appropriate).
 
 --squash::
 	Instead of merging the entire history from the subtree project, produce
@@ -176,6 +169,9 @@ Whether or not you use '--squash', changes made in your local repository
 remain intact and can be later split and send upstream to the
 subproject.
 
+-m <message>::
+--message=<message>::
+	Specify <message> as the commit message for the merge commit.
 
 OPTIONS FOR 'split'
 -------------------
@@ -229,9 +225,8 @@ Unfortunately, using this option results in 'git log' showing an extra
 copy of every new commit that was created (the original, and the
 synthetic one).
 +
-If you do all your merges with '--squash', don't use '--rejoin' when you
-split, because you don't want the subproject's history to be part of
-your project anyway.
+If you do all your merges with '--squash', make sure you also use
+'--squash' when you 'split --rejoin'.
 
 
 EXAMPLE 1. 'add' command
diff --git a/contrib/subtree/t/t7900-subtree.sh b/contrib/subtree/t/t7900-subtree.sh
index 3ee0524233..e5467c117b 100755
--- a/contrib/subtree/t/t7900-subtree.sh
+++ b/contrib/subtree/t/t7900-subtree.sh
@@ -324,6 +324,41 @@ test_expect_success 'split sub dir/ with --rejoin and --message' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'split "sub dir"/ with --rejoin and --squash' '
+	subtree_test_create_repo "$test_count" &&
+	subtree_test_create_repo "$test_count/sub proj" &&
+	test_create_commit "$test_count" main1 &&
+	test_create_commit "$test_count/sub proj" sub1 &&
+	(
+		cd "$test_count" &&
+		git fetch ./"sub proj" HEAD &&
+		git subtree add --prefix="sub dir" --squash FETCH_HEAD
+	) &&
+	test_create_commit "$test_count" "sub dir"/main-sub1 &&
+	test_create_commit "$test_count" main2 &&
+	test_create_commit "$test_count/sub proj" sub2 &&
+	test_create_commit "$test_count" "sub dir"/main-sub2 &&
+	(
+		cd "$test_count" &&
+		git subtree pull --prefix="sub dir" --squash ./"sub proj" HEAD &&
+		MAIN=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD) &&
+		SUB=$(git -C "sub proj" rev-parse --verify HEAD) &&
+
+		SPLIT=$(git subtree split --prefix="sub dir" --annotate="*" --rejoin --squash) &&
+
+		! git merge-base --is-ancestor $SUB HEAD &&
+		! git merge-base --is-ancestor $SPLIT HEAD &&
+		git rev-list HEAD ^$MAIN >commit-list &&
+		test_line_count = 2 commit-list &&
+		test "$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD:)"           = "$(git rev-parse --verify $MAIN:)" &&
+		test "$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD:"sub dir")"  = "$(git rev-parse --verify $SPLIT:)" &&
+		test "$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD^1)"          = $MAIN &&
+		test "$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD^2)"         != $SPLIT &&
+		test "$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD^2:)"         = "$(git rev-parse --verify $SPLIT:)" &&
+		test "$(last_commit_subject)" = "Split '\''sub dir/'\'' into commit '\''$SPLIT'\''"
+	)
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'split "sub dir"/ with --branch' '
 	subtree_test_create_repo "$test_count" &&
 	subtree_test_create_repo "$test_count/sub proj" &&
