diff --git a/git-rebase.sh b/git-rebase.sh
index 6503113a84..9bd89746ab 100755
--- a/git-rebase.sh
+++ b/git-rebase.sh
@@ -419,22 +419,27 @@ fi
 
 # Make sure the branch to rebase onto is valid.
 onto_name=${newbase-"$upstream_name"}
-if	left=$(expr "$onto_name" : '\(.*\)\.\.\.') &&
-	right=$(expr "$onto_name" : '\.\.\.\(.*\)$') &&
-	: ${left:=HEAD} ${right:=HEAD} &&
-	onto=$(git merge-base "$left" "$right")
-then
-	case "$onto" in
-	?*"$LF"?*)
-		die "$onto_name: there are more than one merge bases"
-		;;
-	'')
+case "$onto_name" in
+*...*)
+	if	left=${onto_name%...*} right=${onto_name#*...} &&
+		onto=$(git merge-base --all ${left:-HEAD} ${right:-HEAD})
+	then
+		case "$onto" in
+		?*"$LF"?*)
+			die "$onto_name: there are more than one merge bases"
+			;;
+		'')
+			die "$onto_name: there is no merge base"
+			;;
+		esac
+	else
 		die "$onto_name: there is no merge base"
-		;;
-	esac
-else
+	fi
+	;;
+*)
 	onto=$(git rev-parse --verify "${onto_name}^0") || exit
-fi
+	;;
+esac
 
 # If a hook exists, give it a chance to interrupt
 run_pre_rebase_hook "$upstream_arg" "$@"
diff --git a/t/t3415-rebase-onto-threedots.sh b/t/t3415-rebase-onto-threedots.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..b09e907c35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t3415-rebase-onto-threedots.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='git rebase --onto A...B'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+. "$TEST_DIRECTORY/lib-rebase.sh"
+
+# Rebase only the tip commit of "topic" on merge base between "master"
+# and "topic".  Cannot do this for "side" with "master" because there
+# is no single merge base.
+#
+#
+#	    F---G topic                             G'
+#	   /                                       /
+# A---B---C---D---E master      -->       A---B---C---D---E
+#      \   \ /
+#	\   x
+#	 \ / \
+#	  H---I---J---K side
+
+test_expect_success setup '
+	test_commit A &&
+	test_commit B &&
+	git branch side &&
+	test_commit C &&
+	git branch topic &&
+	git checkout side &&
+	test_commit H &&
+	git checkout master &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git merge H &&
+	git tag D &&
+	test_commit E &&
+	git checkout topic &&
+	test_commit F &&
+	test_commit G &&
+	git checkout side &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git merge C &&
+	git tag I &&
+	test_commit J &&
+	test_commit K
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rebase --onto master...topic' '
+	git reset --hard &&
+	git checkout topic &&
+	git reset --hard G &&
+
+	git rebase --onto master...topic F &&
+	git rev-parse HEAD^1 >actual &&
+	git rev-parse C^0 >expect &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rebase --onto master...' '
+	git reset --hard &&
+	git checkout topic &&
+	git reset --hard G &&
+
+	git rebase --onto master... F &&
+	git rev-parse HEAD^1 >actual &&
+	git rev-parse C^0 >expect &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rebase --onto master...side' '
+	git reset --hard &&
+	git checkout side &&
+	git reset --hard K &&
+
+	test_must_fail git rebase --onto master...side J
+'
+
+test_done