diff --git a/git-rebase--interactive.sh b/git-rebase--interactive.sh
index 6b86abc64bf..31e68603f4e 100755
--- a/git-rebase--interactive.sh
+++ b/git-rebase--interactive.sh
@@ -263,10 +263,10 @@ pick_one_preserving_merges () {
 	then
 		if test "$fast_forward" = t
 		then
-			cat "$DOTEST"/current-commit | while read current_commit
+			while read current_commit
 			do
 				git rev-parse HEAD > "$REWRITTEN"/$current_commit
-			done
+			done <"$DOTEST"/current-commit
 			rm "$DOTEST"/current-commit ||
 			die "Cannot write current commit's replacement sha1"
 		fi
@@ -440,9 +440,9 @@ record_in_rewritten() {
 	echo "$oldsha1" >> "$REWRITTEN_PENDING"
 
 	case "$(peek_next_command)" in
-	    squash|s|fixup|f)
+	squash|s|fixup|f)
 		;;
-	    *)
+	*)
 		flush_rewritten_pending
 		;;
 	esac
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ record_in_rewritten() {
 
 do_next () {
 	rm -f "$MSG" "$AUTHOR_SCRIPT" "$AMEND" || exit
-	read command sha1 rest < "$TODO"
+	read -r command sha1 rest < "$TODO"
 	case "$command" in
 	'#'*|''|noop)
 		mark_action_done
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ do_rest () {
 # skip picking commits whose parents are unchanged
 skip_unnecessary_picks () {
 	fd=3
-	while read command sha1 rest
+	while read -r command sha1 rest
 	do
 		# fd=3 means we skip the command
 		case "$fd,$command,$(git rev-parse --verify --quiet $sha1^)" in
@@ -644,13 +644,13 @@ rearrange_squash () {
 	test -s "$1.sq" || return
 
 	used=
-	while read pick sha1 message
+	while read -r pick sha1 message
 	do
 		case " $used" in
 		*" $sha1 "*) continue ;;
 		esac
 		echo "$pick $sha1 $message"
-		while read squash action msg
+		while read -r squash action msg
 		do
 			case "$message" in
 			"$msg"*)
@@ -890,7 +890,8 @@ first and then run 'git rebase --continue' again."
 		git rev-list $MERGES_OPTION --pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit \
 			--abbrev=7 --reverse --left-right --topo-order \
 			$REVISIONS | \
-			sed -n "s/^>//p" | while read shortsha1 rest
+			sed -n "s/^>//p" |
+		while read -r shortsha1 rest
 		do
 			if test t != "$PRESERVE_MERGES"
 			then
diff --git a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
index ee9a1b25e6a..47ca88fc523 100755
--- a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
+++ b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
@@ -630,4 +630,22 @@ test_expect_success 'always cherry-pick with --no-ff' '
 	test_cmp empty out
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'set up commits with funny messages' '
+	git checkout -b funny A &&
+	echo >>file1 &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -a -m "end with slash\\" &&
+	echo >>file1 &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -a -m "another commit"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rebase-i history with funny messages' '
+	git rev-list A..funny >expect &&
+	test_tick &&
+	FAKE_LINES="1 2" git rebase -i A &&
+	git rev-list A.. >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done