@@ -278,6 +278,13 @@ test_expect_success 'status with options' '
test_all_match git status --porcelain=v2 -uno
'
+test_expect_success 'status with diff in unexpanded sparse directory' '
+ init_repos &&
+ test_all_match git checkout rename-base &&
+ test_all_match git reset --soft rename-out-to-out &&
+ test_all_match git status --porcelain=v2
+'
+
test_expect_success 'status reports sparse-checkout' '
init_repos &&
git -C sparse-checkout status >full &&
@@ -651,6 +651,15 @@ static void wt_status_collect_changes_index(struct wt_status *s)
rev.diffopt.detect_rename = s->detect_rename >= 0 ? s->detect_rename : rev.diffopt.detect_rename;
rev.diffopt.rename_limit = s->rename_limit >= 0 ? s->rename_limit : rev.diffopt.rename_limit;
rev.diffopt.rename_score = s->rename_score >= 0 ? s->rename_score : rev.diffopt.rename_score;
+
+ /*
+ * The `recursive` option must be enabled to show differences in files
+ * *more than* one level deep in a sparse directory index entry (e.g., given
+ * sparse directory 'sparse-dir/', reporting a difference in the file
+ * 'sparse-dir/another-dir/my-file').
+ */
+ rev.diffopt.flags.recursive = 1;
+
copy_pathspec(&rev.prune_data, &s->pathspec);
run_diff_index(&rev, 1);
object_array_clear(&rev.pending);