diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -6219,6 +6219,7 @@
 statemod.addunfinished(
     'unshelve', fname='shelvedstate', continueflag=True,
     abortfunc=shelvemod.hgabortunshelve,
+    continuefunc=shelvemod.hgcontinueunshelve,
     cmdmsg=_('unshelve already in progress'),
 )
 
diff --git a/mercurial/shelve.py b/mercurial/shelve.py
--- a/mercurial/shelve.py
+++ b/mercurial/shelve.py
@@ -751,6 +751,12 @@
         unshelvecleanup(ui, repo, state.name, opts)
         ui.status(_("unshelve of '%s' complete\n") % state.name)
 
+def hgcontinueunshelve(ui, repo):
+    """logic to resume unshelve using 'hg continue'"""
+    with repo.wlock():
+        state = _loadshelvedstate(ui, repo, {'continue' : True})
+        return unshelvecontinue(ui, repo, state, {'keep' : state.keep})
+
 def _commitworkingcopychanges(ui, repo, opts, tmpwctx):
     """Temporarily commit working copy changes before moving unshelve commit"""
     # Store pending changes in a commit and remember added in case a shelve
diff --git a/tests/test-shelve2.t b/tests/test-shelve2.t
--- a/tests/test-shelve2.t
+++ b/tests/test-shelve2.t
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #testcases stripbased phasebased
 #testcases abortflag abortcommand
+#testcases continueflag continuecommand
 
   $ cat <<EOF >> $HGRCPATH
   > [extensions]
@@ -27,6 +28,13 @@
   > EOF
 #endif
 
+#if continueflag
+  $ cat >> $HGRCPATH <<EOF
+  > [alias]
+  > continue = unshelve --continue
+  > EOF
+#endif
+
 shelve should leave dirstate clean (issue4055)
 
   $ hg init shelverebase
@@ -560,7 +568,7 @@
   $ hg resolve --mark a
   (no more unresolved files)
   continue: hg unshelve --continue
-  $ hg unshelve --continue
+  $ hg continue
   marked working directory as branch test
   unshelve of 'default' complete
   $ cat a
@@ -641,7 +649,13 @@
   $ hg resolve --mark a
   (no more unresolved files)
   continue: hg unshelve --continue
-  $ hg unshelve --continue
+
+#if continuecommand
+  $ hg continue --dry-run
+  unshelve in progress, will be resumed
+#endif
+
+  $ hg continue
   unshelve of 'default' complete
   $ cat a
   aaabbbccc
@@ -704,7 +718,7 @@
   $ echo somethingsomething > .hg/shelvedstate
 
 Unshelve --continue fails with appropriate message if shelvedstate is corrupted
-  $ hg unshelve --continue
+  $ hg continue
   abort: corrupted shelved state file
   (please run hg unshelve --abort to abort unshelve operation)
   [255]
@@ -751,7 +765,7 @@
   $ hg resolve --mark file
   (no more unresolved files)
   continue: hg unshelve --continue
-  $ hg unshelve --continue
+  $ hg continue
   unshelve of 'default' complete
   $ hg shelve --list
   default         (*s ago) * changes to: 1 (glob)
@@ -822,7 +836,7 @@
   (no more unresolved files)
   continue: hg unshelve --continue
 mercurial does not crash
-  $ hg unshelve --continue
+  $ hg continue
   unshelve of 'ashelve' complete
 
 #if phasebased