diff --git a/git-send-email.perl b/git-send-email.perl
index e1f29a72a1..d6028ec7b4 100755
--- a/git-send-email.perl
+++ b/git-send-email.perl
@@ -1176,6 +1176,13 @@ foreach my $t (@files) {
 					$1, $_) unless $quiet;
 				push @cc, $1;
 			}
+			elsif (/^To:\s+(.*)$/) {
+				foreach my $addr (parse_address_line($1)) {
+					printf("(mbox) Adding to: %s from line '%s'\n",
+						$addr, $_) unless $quiet;
+					push @to, sanitize_address($addr);
+				}
+			}
 			elsif (/^Cc:\s+(.*)$/) {
 				foreach my $addr (parse_address_line($1)) {
 					if (unquote_rfc2047($addr) eq $sender) {
diff --git a/t/t9001-send-email.sh b/t/t9001-send-email.sh
index 71b3df9b55..294e31f7f0 100755
--- a/t/t9001-send-email.sh
+++ b/t/t9001-send-email.sh
@@ -947,6 +947,30 @@ test_expect_success $PREREQ '--no-bcc overrides sendemail.bcc' '
 	! grep "RCPT TO:<other@ex.com>" stdout
 '
 
+test_expect_success $PREREQ 'patches To headers are used by default' '
+	patch=`git format-patch -1 --to="bodies@example.com"` &&
+	test_when_finished "rm $patch" &&
+	git send-email \
+		--dry-run \
+		--from="Example <nobody@example.com>" \
+		--smtp-server relay.example.com \
+		$patch >stdout &&
+	grep "RCPT TO:<bodies@example.com>" stdout
+'
+
+test_expect_success $PREREQ 'patches To headers are appended to' '
+	patch=`git format-patch -1 --to="bodies@example.com"` &&
+	test_when_finished "rm $patch" &&
+	git send-email \
+		--dry-run \
+		--from="Example <nobody@example.com>" \
+		--to=nobody@example.com \
+		--smtp-server relay.example.com \
+		$patch >stdout &&
+	grep "RCPT TO:<bodies@example.com>" stdout &&
+	grep "RCPT TO:<nobody@example.com>" stdout
+'
+
 test_expect_success $PREREQ 'setup expect' '
 cat >email-using-8bit <<EOF
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