diff --git a/builtin-rerere.c b/builtin-rerere.c
index 2be9ffb77b..0253abf9b6 100644
--- a/builtin-rerere.c
+++ b/builtin-rerere.c
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ int cmd_rerere(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	if (!strcmp(argv[1], "-h"))
 		usage(git_rerere_usage);
+	else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "forget"))
+		return rerere_forget(argv + 2);
 
 	fd = setup_rerere(&merge_rr);
 	if (fd < 0)
diff --git a/rerere.c b/rerere.c
index db1d42f1b6..d92990a6bb 100644
--- a/rerere.c
+++ b/rerere.c
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 #include "rerere.h"
 #include "xdiff/xdiff.h"
 #include "xdiff-interface.h"
+#include "dir.h"
+#include "resolve-undo.h"
+#include "ll-merge.h"
 
 /* if rerere_enabled == -1, fall back to detection of .git/rr-cache */
 static int rerere_enabled = -1;
@@ -223,6 +226,87 @@ static int handle_file(const char *path, unsigned char *sha1, const char *output
 	return hunk_no;
 }
 
+struct rerere_io_mem {
+	struct rerere_io io;
+	struct strbuf input;
+};
+
+static int rerere_mem_getline(struct strbuf *sb, struct rerere_io *io_)
+{
+	struct rerere_io_mem *io = (struct rerere_io_mem *)io_;
+	char *ep;
+	size_t len;
+
+	strbuf_release(sb);
+	if (!io->input.len)
+		return -1;
+	ep = strchrnul(io->input.buf, '\n');
+	if (*ep == '\n')
+		ep++;
+	len = ep - io->input.buf;
+	strbuf_add(sb, io->input.buf, len);
+	strbuf_remove(&io->input, 0, len);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int handle_cache(const char *path, unsigned char *sha1, const char *output)
+{
+	mmfile_t mmfile[3];
+	mmbuffer_t result = {NULL, 0};
+	struct cache_entry *ce;
+	int pos, len, i, hunk_no;
+	struct rerere_io_mem io;
+
+	/*
+	 * Reproduce the conflicted merge in-core
+	 */
+	len = strlen(path);
+	pos = cache_name_pos(path, len);
+	if (0 <= pos)
+		return -1;
+	pos = -pos - 1;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+		enum object_type type;
+		unsigned long size;
+
+		mmfile[i].size = 0;
+		mmfile[i].ptr = NULL;
+		if (active_nr <= pos)
+			break;
+		ce = active_cache[pos++];
+		if (ce_namelen(ce) != len || memcmp(ce->name, path, len)
+		    || ce_stage(ce) != i + 1)
+			break;
+		mmfile[i].ptr = read_sha1_file(ce->sha1, &type, &size);
+		mmfile[i].size = size;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+		if (!mmfile[i].ptr && !mmfile[i].size)
+			mmfile[i].ptr = xstrdup("");
+	}
+	ll_merge(&result, path, &mmfile[0],
+		 &mmfile[1], "ours",
+		 &mmfile[2], "theirs", 0);
+	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+		free(mmfile[i].ptr);
+
+	memset(&io, 0, sizeof(&io));
+	io.io.getline = rerere_mem_getline;
+	if (output)
+		io.io.output = fopen(output, "w");
+	else
+		io.io.output = NULL;
+	strbuf_init(&io.input, 0);
+	strbuf_attach(&io.input, result.ptr, result.size, result.size);
+
+	hunk_no = handle_path(sha1, (struct rerere_io *)&io);
+	strbuf_release(&io.input);
+	if (io.io.output)
+		fclose(io.io.output);
+	return hunk_no;
+}
+
 static int find_conflict(struct string_list *conflict)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -434,3 +518,52 @@ int rerere(void)
 		return 0;
 	return do_plain_rerere(&merge_rr, fd);
 }
+
+static int rerere_forget_one_path(const char *path, struct string_list *rr)
+{
+	const char *filename;
+	char *hex;
+	unsigned char sha1[20];
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = handle_cache(path, sha1, NULL);
+	if (ret < 1)
+		return error("Could not parse conflict hunks in '%s'", path);
+	hex = xstrdup(sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+	filename = rerere_path(hex, "postimage");
+	if (unlink(filename))
+		return (errno == ENOENT
+			? error("no remembered resolution for %s", path)
+			: error("cannot unlink %s: %s", filename, strerror(errno)));
+
+	handle_cache(path, sha1, rerere_path(hex, "preimage"));
+	fprintf(stderr, "Updated preimage for '%s'\n", path);
+
+
+	string_list_insert(path, rr)->util = hex;
+	fprintf(stderr, "Forgot resolution for %s\n", path);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int rerere_forget(const char **pathspec)
+{
+	int i, fd;
+	struct string_list conflict = { NULL, 0, 0, 1 };
+	struct string_list merge_rr = { NULL, 0, 0, 1 };
+
+	if (read_cache() < 0)
+		return error("Could not read index");
+
+	fd = setup_rerere(&merge_rr);
+
+	unmerge_cache(pathspec);
+	find_conflict(&conflict);
+	for (i = 0; i < conflict.nr; i++) {
+		struct string_list_item *it = &conflict.items[i];
+		if (!match_pathspec(pathspec, it->string, strlen(it->string),
+				    0, NULL))
+			continue;
+		rerere_forget_one_path(it->string, &merge_rr);
+	}
+	return write_rr(&merge_rr, fd);
+}
diff --git a/rerere.h b/rerere.h
index 13313f3f2b..36560ff2f5 100644
--- a/rerere.h
+++ b/rerere.h
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ extern int setup_rerere(struct string_list *);
 extern int rerere(void);
 extern const char *rerere_path(const char *hex, const char *file);
 extern int has_rerere_resolution(const char *hex);
+extern int rerere_forget(const char **);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/t/t2030-unresolve-info.sh b/t/t2030-unresolve-info.sh
index 28e2eb1cec..a38bd6df84 100755
--- a/t/t2030-unresolve-info.sh
+++ b/t/t2030-unresolve-info.sh
@@ -115,4 +115,29 @@ test_expect_success 'unmerge with plumbing' '
 	test $(wc -l <actual) = 3
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'rerere and rerere --forget' '
+	mkdir .git/rr-cache &&
+	prime_resolve_undo &&
+	echo record the resolution &&
+	git rerere &&
+	rerere_id=$(cd .git/rr-cache && echo */postimage) &&
+	rerere_id=${rerere_id%/postimage} &&
+	test -f .git/rr-cache/$rerere_id/postimage &&
+	git checkout -m file &&
+	echo resurrect the conflict &&
+	grep "^=======" file &&
+	echo reresolve the conflict &&
+	git rerere &&
+	test "z$(cat file)" = zdifferent &&
+	echo register the resolution again &&
+	git add file &&
+	check_resolve_undo kept file initial:file second:file third:file &&
+	test -z "$(git ls-files -u)" &&
+	git rerere forget file &&
+	! test -f .git/rr-cache/$rerere_id/postimage &&
+	tr "\0" "\n" <.git/MERGE_RR >actual &&
+	echo "$rerere_id	file" >expect &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done