diff --git a/hgext/rebase.py b/hgext/rebase.py
--- a/hgext/rebase.py
+++ b/hgext/rebase.py
@@ -1928,6 +1928,17 @@
         rbsrt = rebaseruntime(repo, ui)
         rbsrt._prepareabortorcontinue(isabort=True)
 
+def continuerebase(ui, repo):
+    with repo.wlock(), repo.lock():
+        rbsrt = rebaseruntime(repo, ui)
+        ms = mergemod.mergestate.read(repo)
+        mergeutil.checkunresolved(ms)
+        retcode = rbsrt._prepareabortorcontinue(isabort=False)
+        if retcode is not None:
+            return retcode
+        rbsrt._performrebase(None)
+        rbsrt._finishrebase()
+
 def summaryhook(ui, repo):
     if not repo.vfs.exists('rebasestate'):
         return
@@ -1956,4 +1967,5 @@
                      _("specify merge tool for rebase")))
     cmdutil.summaryhooks.add('rebase', summaryhook)
     statemod.addunfinished('rebase', fname='rebasestate', stopflag=True,
-                            continueflag=True, abortfunc=abortrebase)
+                            continueflag=True, abortfunc=abortrebase,
+                            continuefunc=continuerebase)
diff --git a/tests/test-narrow-rebase.t b/tests/test-narrow-rebase.t
--- a/tests/test-narrow-rebase.t
+++ b/tests/test-narrow-rebase.t
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+#testcases continuecommand continueflag
+#if continueflag
+  $ cat >> $HGRCPATH <<EOF
+  > [alias]
+  > continue = rebase --continue
+  > EOF
+#endif
 
   $ . "$TESTDIR/narrow-library.sh"
 
@@ -69,7 +76,7 @@
   $ echo modified3 > inside/f1
   $ hg resolve -m 2>&1 | grep -v continue:
   (no more unresolved files)
-  $ hg rebase --continue
+  $ hg continue
   rebasing 6:cdce97fbf653 "conflicting inside/f1" (tip)
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/narrow/.hg/strip-backup/*-rebase.hg (glob)
 
diff --git a/tests/test-rebase-abort.t b/tests/test-rebase-abort.t
--- a/tests/test-rebase-abort.t
+++ b/tests/test-rebase-abort.t
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #testcases abortcommand abortflag
+#testcases continuecommand continueflag
 
   $ cat >> $HGRCPATH <<EOF
   > [extensions]
@@ -18,6 +19,13 @@
   > EOF
 #endif
 
+#if continueflag
+  $ cat >> $HGRCPATH <<EOF
+  > [alias]
+  > continue = rebase --continue
+  > EOF
+#endif
+
   $ hg init a
   $ cd a
 
@@ -162,7 +170,7 @@
   $ hg --config extensions.mq= strip --quiet "destination()"
   $ mv .hg/rebasestate.back .hg/rebasestate
 
-  $ hg rebase --continue
+  $ hg continue
   abort: cannot continue inconsistent rebase
   (use "hg rebase --abort" to clear broken state)
   [255]
diff --git a/tests/test-rebase-legacy.t b/tests/test-rebase-legacy.t
--- a/tests/test-rebase-legacy.t
+++ b/tests/test-rebase-legacy.t
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#testcases continuecommand continueflag
 Test rebase --continue with rebasestate written by legacy client
 
   $ cat >> $HGRCPATH <<EOF
@@ -6,6 +7,13 @@
   > drawdag=$TESTDIR/drawdag.py
   > EOF
 
+#if continueflag
+  $ cat >> $HGRCPATH <<EOF
+  > [alias]
+  > continue = rebase --continue
+  > EOF
+#endif
+
   $ hg init
   $ hg debugdrawdag <<'EOF'
   >    D H
@@ -40,7 +48,12 @@
   > 6582e6951a9c48c236f746f186378e36f59f4928:0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
   > EOF
 
-  $ hg rebase --continue
+#if continuecommand
+  $ hg continue --dry-run
+  rebase in progress, will be resumed
+#endif
+
+  $ hg continue
   rebasing 4:c1e6b162678d "B" (B)
   rebasing 8:6f7a236de685 "D" (D)
   rebasing 2:de008c61a447 "E" (E)
diff --git a/tests/test-rebase-mq-skip.t b/tests/test-rebase-mq-skip.t
--- a/tests/test-rebase-mq-skip.t
+++ b/tests/test-rebase-mq-skip.t
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#testcases continuecommand continueflag
 This emulates the effects of an hg pull --rebase in which the remote repo
 already has one local mq patch
 
@@ -13,6 +14,12 @@
   > tglog = log -G --template "{rev}: {node|short} '{desc}' tags: {tags}\n"
   > EOF
 
+#if continueflag
+  $ cat >> $HGRCPATH <<EOF
+  > [alias]
+  > continue = rebase --continue
+  > EOF
+#endif
 
   $ hg init a
   $ cd a
@@ -155,7 +162,7 @@
   (no more unresolved files)
   continue: hg rebase --continue
 
-  $ hg rebase --continue
+  $ hg continue
   already rebased 1:b4bffa6e4776 "r1" (qbase r1) as 057f55ff8f44
   already rebased 2:c0fd129beb01 "r2" (r2) as 1660ab13ce9a
   already rebased 3:6ff5b8feed8e "r3" (r3) as 1660ab13ce9a
diff --git a/tests/test-rebase-transaction.t b/tests/test-rebase-transaction.t
--- a/tests/test-rebase-transaction.t
+++ b/tests/test-rebase-transaction.t
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#testcases continuecommand continueflag
 Rebasing using a single transaction
 
   $ cat >> $HGRCPATH <<EOF
@@ -15,6 +16,13 @@
   > tglog = log -G --template "{rev}: {desc}"
   > EOF
 
+#if continueflag
+  $ cat >> $HGRCPATH <<EOF
+  > [alias]
+  > continue = rebase --continue
+  > EOF
+#endif
+
 Check that a simple rebase works
 
   $ hg init simple && cd simple
@@ -123,7 +131,7 @@
   $ hg resolve -m
   (no more unresolved files)
   continue: hg rebase --continue
-  $ hg rebase --continue
+  $ hg continue
   already rebased 1:112478962961 "B" (B) as 79bc8f4973ce
   rebasing 3:c26739dbe603 "C" (C)
   rebasing 5:d24bb333861c "D" (D tip)
@@ -177,7 +185,7 @@
   |/
   o  0: A
   
-  $ hg rebase --continue
+  $ hg continue
   rebasing 1:112478962961 "B" (B)
   rebasing 3:26805aba1e60 "C" (C)
   rebasing 5:f585351a92f8 "D" (D tip)