diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -4917,8 +4917,12 @@
 
             if mark:
                 if markcheck:
-                    with repo.wvfs(f) as fobj:
-                        fdata = fobj.read()
+                    try:
+                        with repo.wvfs(f) as fobj:
+                            fdata = fobj.read()
+                    except (IOError, OSError) as inst:
+                        if inst.errno != errno.ENOENT:
+                            raise
                     if filemerge.hasconflictmarkers(fdata) and \
                         ms[f] != mergemod.MERGE_RECORD_RESOLVED:
                         hasconflictmarkers.append(f)
diff --git a/tests/test-resolve.t b/tests/test-resolve.t
--- a/tests/test-resolve.t
+++ b/tests/test-resolve.t
@@ -616,3 +616,59 @@
 
 Done with commands.resolve.confirm tests:
   $ cd ..
+
+Test that commands.resolve.mark-check works even if there are deleted files:
+  $ hg init resolve-deleted
+  $ cd resolve-deleted
+  $ echo r0 > file1
+  $ hg ci -qAm r0
+  $ echo r1 > file1
+  $ hg ci -qm r1
+  $ hg co -qr 0
+  $ hg rm file1
+  $ hg ci -qm "r2 (delete file1)"
+
+(At this point we have r0 creating file1, and sibling commits r1 and r2, which
+ modify and delete file1, respectively)
+
+  $ hg merge -r 1
+  file 'file1' was deleted in local [working copy] but was modified in other [merge rev].
+  What do you want to do?
+  use (c)hanged version, leave (d)eleted, or leave (u)nresolved? u
+  0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 1 files unresolved
+  use 'hg resolve' to retry unresolved file merges or 'hg merge --abort' to abandon
+  [1]
+  $ hg resolve --list
+  U file1
+  $ hg resolve --mark --config commands.resolve.mark-check=abort
+  (no more unresolved files)
+  $ hg resolve --list
+  R file1
+  $ hg resolve --unmark file1
+  $ hg resolve --mark --config commands.resolve.mark-check=warn
+  (no more unresolved files)
+  $ hg resolve --list
+  R file1
+
+For completeness, let's try that in the opposite direction (merging r2 into r1,
+instead of r1 into r2):
+  $ hg update -qCr 1
+  $ hg merge -r 2
+  file 'file1' was deleted in other [merge rev] but was modified in local [working copy].
+  What do you want to do?
+  use (c)hanged version, (d)elete, or leave (u)nresolved? u
+  0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 1 files unresolved
+  use 'hg resolve' to retry unresolved file merges or 'hg merge --abort' to abandon
+  [1]
+  $ hg resolve --list
+  U file1
+  $ hg resolve --mark --config commands.resolve.mark-check=abort
+  (no more unresolved files)
+  $ hg resolve --list
+  R file1
+  $ hg resolve --unmark file1
+  $ hg resolve --mark --config commands.resolve.mark-check=warn
+  (no more unresolved files)
+  $ hg resolve --list
+  R file1
+  $ cd ..