Index: tests/cmdline/log_tests.py
===================================================================
--- tests/cmdline/log_tests.py	(revision 1129130)
+++ tests/cmdline/log_tests.py	(working copy)
@@ -1973,6 +1973,39 @@
   log_chain = parse_log_output(out)
   check_merge_results(log_chain, expected_merges)
 
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------
+def log_unrelated(sbox):
+  "'svn log -rM:N PEG', where M/N is unrelated to PEG"
+
+  guarantee_repos_and_wc(sbox)
+
+  unknown_location = ".*Unable to find repository location for.*"
+
+  target = os.path.join(sbox.repo_url, 'A', 'D', 'G', 'rho') + "@2"
+
+  # log for /A/D/G/rho, deleted in revision 5, recreated in revision 8
+  exit_code, output, err = svntest.actions.run_and_verify_svn(
+    None, None, unknown_location,
+    'log', '-r', '2:9', target)
+  exit_code, output, err = svntest.actions.run_and_verify_svn(
+    None, None, unknown_location,
+    'log', '-r', '9:2', target)
+  exit_code, output, err = svntest.actions.run_and_verify_svn(
+    None, None, unknown_location,
+    'log', '-r', '2:HEAD', target)
+  exit_code, output, err = svntest.actions.run_and_verify_svn(
+    None, None, unknown_location, 
+    'log', '-r', 'HEAD:2', target)
+
+  file_not_found = ".*File not found.*"
+
+  exit_code, output, err = svntest.actions.run_and_verify_svn(
+    None, None, file_not_found, 
+    'log', '-r', '6:7', target)
+  exit_code, output, err = svntest.actions.run_and_verify_svn(
+    None, None, file_not_found, 
+    'log', '-r', '7:6', target)
+
 ########################################################################
 # Run the tests
 
@@ -2010,6 +2043,7 @@
               log_of_local_copy,
               merge_sensitive_log_reverse_merges,
               merge_sensitive_log_ignores_cyclic_merges,
+              log_unrelated,
              ]
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':