diff --git a/t/t3903-stash.sh b/t/t3903-stash.sh
index a283dca25f..e8a7338862 100755
--- a/t/t3903-stash.sh
+++ b/t/t3903-stash.sh
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stash branch - stashes on stack, stash-like argument' '
 	test $(git ls-files --modified | wc -l) -eq 1
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'stash show - stashes on stack, stash-like argument' '
+test_expect_failure 'stash show - stashes on stack, stash-like argument' '
 	git stash clear &&
 	test_when_finished "git reset --hard HEAD" &&
 	git reset --hard &&
@@ -416,16 +416,70 @@ test_expect_success 'stash show - stashes on stack, stash-like argument' '
 	echo bar >> file &&
 	STASH_ID=$(git stash create) &&
 	git reset --hard &&
-	git stash show ${STASH_ID}
+	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
+	 file |    1 +
+	 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
+	EOF
+	git stash show ${STASH_ID} >actual &&
+	test_cmp expected actual
 '
-test_expect_success 'stash show - no stashes on stack, stash-like argument' '
+
+test_expect_failure 'stash show -p - stashes on stack, stash-like argument' '
+	git stash clear &&
+	test_when_finished "git reset --hard HEAD" &&
+	git reset --hard &&
+	echo foo >> file &&
+	git stash &&
+	test_when_finished "git stash drop" &&
+	echo bar >> file &&
+	STASH_ID=$(git stash create) &&
+	git reset --hard &&
+	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
+	diff --git a/file b/file
+	index 7601807..935fbd3 100644
+	--- a/file
+	+++ b/file
+	@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+	 baz
+	+bar
+	EOF
+	git stash show -p ${STASH_ID} >actual &&
+	test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'stash show - no stashes on stack, stash-like argument' '
+	git stash clear &&
+	test_when_finished "git reset --hard HEAD" &&
+	git reset --hard &&
+	echo foo >> file &&
+	STASH_ID=$(git stash create) &&
+	git reset --hard &&
+	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
+	 file |    1 +
+	 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
+	EOF
+	git stash show ${STASH_ID} >actual &&
+	test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'stash show -p - no stashes on stack, stash-like argument' '
 	git stash clear &&
 	test_when_finished "git reset --hard HEAD" &&
 	git reset --hard &&
 	echo foo >> file &&
 	STASH_ID=$(git stash create) &&
 	git reset --hard &&
-	git stash show ${STASH_ID}
+	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
+	diff --git a/file b/file
+	index 7601807..71b52c4 100644
+	--- a/file
+	+++ b/file
+	@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+	 baz
+	+foo
+	EOF
+	git stash show -p ${STASH_ID} >actual &&
+	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'stash drop - fail early if specified stash is not a stash reference' '