diff --git a/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh b/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
index 81ad6cd52f..e150246577 100755
--- a/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
+++ b/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
@@ -400,6 +400,42 @@ test_expect_success 'push with no ambiguity (2)' '
 	check_push_result testrepo $the_commit remotes/origin/main
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'push --dry-run two refspecs targeting the same ref fails' '
+	mk_test testrepo heads/main &&
+	test_must_fail git push --dry-run testrepo main:frotz main:frotz 2>err &&
+	test_grep "dst ref refs/heads/frotz receives from more than one src" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'push two refspecs targeting the same ref fails' '
+	mk_test testrepo heads/main &&
+	test_must_fail git push testrepo main:frotz main:frotz 2>err &&
+	test_grep "dst ref refs/heads/frotz receives from more than one src" err
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'push --dry-run two refspecs creating the same ref fails on empty repo' '
+	mk_empty testrepo &&
+	test_must_fail git push --dry-run testrepo main:frotz main:frotz 2>err &&
+	test_grep "dst ref refs/heads/frotz receives from more than one src" err
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'push two refspecs creating the same ref fails on empty repo' '
+	mk_empty testrepo &&
+	test_must_fail git push testrepo main:frotz main:frotz 2>err &&
+	test_grep "dst ref refs/heads/frotz receives from more than one src" err
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'push --dry-run abbreviated then full refspec creating the same ref fails on empty repo' '
+	mk_empty testrepo &&
+	test_must_fail git push --dry-run testrepo main:frotz main:refs/heads/frotz 2>err &&
+	test_grep "dst ref refs/heads/frotz receives from more than one src" err
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'push abbreviated then full refspec creating the same ref fails on empty repo' '
+	mk_empty testrepo &&
+	test_must_fail git push testrepo main:frotz main:refs/heads/frotz 2>err &&
+	test_grep "dst ref refs/heads/frotz receives from more than one src" err
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'push with colon-less refspec, no ambiguity' '
 	mk_test testrepo heads/main heads/t/main &&
 	git branch -f t/main main &&