--- a/tests/test-commit-unresolved.t	Sun Nov 15 22:18:48 2015 +0100
+++ b/tests/test-commit-unresolved.t	Mon Nov 30 16:31:28 2015 -0800
@@ -43,4 +43,25 @@
   (no more unresolved files)
   $ hg commit -m "Merged"
 
+Test that if a file is removed but not marked resolved, the commit still fails
+(issue4972)
+
+  $ hg up ".^"
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ hg merge 2
+  merging A
+  warning: conflicts while merging A! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 1 files unresolved
+  use 'hg resolve' to retry unresolved file merges or 'hg update -C .' to abandon
+  [1]
+  $ hg rm --force A
+  $ hg commit -m merged
+  abort: unresolved merge conflicts (see "hg help resolve")
+  [255]
+
+  $ hg resolve -ma
+  (no more unresolved files)
+  $ hg commit -m merged
+  created new head
+
   $ cd ..