diff --git a/mercurial/cmdutil.py b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
--- a/mercurial/cmdutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
@@ -3426,6 +3426,29 @@
         graftstate = statemod.cmdstate(repo, 'graftstate')
         return abortgraft(ui, repo, graftstate)
 
+def continuegraft(ui, repo):
+    """logic to resume interrupted graft using 'hg continue'"""
+    with repo.wlock():
+        graftstate = statemod.cmdstate(repo, 'graftstate')
+        opts = {}
+        statedata = {}
+        cont = True
+        basectx = None
+        nodes, opts = updateopts(repo, graftstate, opts)
+        revs = [repo[node].rev() for node in nodes]
+        skipped = set()
+        if basectx is None:
+        # check for merges
+            for rev in repo.revs('%ld and merge()', revs):
+                ui.warn(_('skipping ungraftable merge revision %d\n') % rev)
+                skipped.add(rev)
+            revs = [r for r in revs if r not in skipped]
+        if not revs:
+            return -1
+        finishgraft(repo, ui, basectx, revs, statedata, cont, opts)
+        graftstate.delete()
+        return 0
+
 def finishgraft(repo, ui, basectx, revs, statedata, cont, opts,
                 graftstate=None):
     """logic to execute graft once revs are generated"""
diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -2630,6 +2630,7 @@
 statemod.addunfinished(
     'graft', fname='graftstate', clearable=True, stopflag=True,
     continueflag=True, abortfunc=cmdutil.hgabortgraft,
+    continuefunc=cmdutil.continuegraft,
     cmdhint=_("use 'hg graft --continue' or 'hg graft --stop' to stop")
 )
 
diff --git a/tests/test-graft.t b/tests/test-graft.t
--- a/tests/test-graft.t
+++ b/tests/test-graft.t
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#testcases abortcommand abortflag
+#testcases commandmode abortflag continueflag
 
   $ cat >> $HGRCPATH <<EOF
   > [extdiff]
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
   > EOF
 #endif
 
+#if continueflag
+  $ cat >> $HGRCPATH <<EOF
+  > [alias]
+  > continue = graft --continue
+  > EOF
+#endif
+
 Create a repo with some stuff in it:
 
   $ hg init a
@@ -92,9 +99,11 @@
 
   $ hg -q up -cr tip
   $ hg rm -q e
-  $ hg graft --continue
-  abort: no graft in progress
-  [255]
+  $ hg continue
+  abort: no graft in progress (continueflag !)
+  abort: no operation in progress (no-continueflag !)
+  [255]
+
   $ hg revert -r . -q e
 
 Need to specify a rev:
@@ -1697,7 +1706,13 @@
   $ hg resolve -m
   (no more unresolved files)
   continue: hg graft --continue
-  $ hg graft --continue
+
+#if commandmode
+  $ hg continue --dry-run
+  graft in progress, will be resumed
+#endif
+
+  $ hg continue
   grafting 1:80e6d2c47cfe "added b"
   grafting 2:8be98ac1a569 "added c"
 
@@ -1754,7 +1769,7 @@
   (no more unresolved files)
   continue: hg graft --continue
 
-  $ hg graft --continue
+  $ hg continue
   grafting 1:80e6d2c47cfe "added b"
   grafting 2:8be98ac1a569 "added c"
 
@@ -1803,7 +1818,7 @@
   $ hg resolve -m
   (no more unresolved files)
   continue: hg graft --continue
-  $ hg graft --continue
+  $ hg continue
   grafting 1:80e6d2c47cfe "added b"
   grafting 2:8be98ac1a569 "added c"
 
@@ -1843,7 +1858,7 @@
   (no more unresolved files)
   continue: hg graft --continue
 
-  $ hg graft --continue
+  $ hg continue
   grafting 1:80e6d2c47cfe "added b"
   grafting 2:8be98ac1a569 "added c"
 
@@ -1997,7 +2012,7 @@
 
   $ hg abort
   abort: no interrupted graft to abort (abortflag !)
-  abort: no operation in progress (abortcommand !)
+  abort: no operation in progress (no-abortflag !)
   [255]
 
 when stripping is required
@@ -2026,7 +2041,7 @@
   abort: cannot specify any other flag with '--abort'
   [255]
 
-#if abortcommand
+#if commandmode
 when in dry-run mode
   $ hg abort --dry-run
   graft in progress, will be aborted
@@ -2273,7 +2288,7 @@
   (no more unresolved files)
   continue: hg graft --continue
 
-  $ hg graft --continue
+  $ hg continue
   grafting 3:09e253b87e17 "A in file a"
   $ hg log -GT "{rev}:{node|short} {desc}\n"
   @  4:2aa9ad1006ff B in file a
@@ -2350,7 +2365,7 @@
   $ hg resolve --mark
   (no more unresolved files)
   continue: hg graft --continue
-  $ hg graft --continue
+  $ hg continue
   grafting 3:09e253b87e17 "A in file a"
   $ hg diff
   diff -r 2aa9ad1006ff a
diff --git a/tests/test-issue1175.t b/tests/test-issue1175.t
--- a/tests/test-issue1175.t
+++ b/tests/test-issue1175.t
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+#testcases continueflag continuecommand
+#if continueflag
+  $ cat >> $HGRCPATH <<EOF
+  > [alias]
+  > continue = graft --continue
+  > EOF
+#endif
+
 https://bz.mercurial-scm.org/1175
 
   $ hg init
@@ -80,7 +88,7 @@
   $ hg resolve --mark b
   (no more unresolved files)
   continue: hg graft --continue
-  $ hg graft --continue
+  $ hg continue
   grafting 1:5974126fad84 "b1"
   warning: can't find ancestor for 'b' copied from 'a'!
   $ hg log -f b -T 'changeset:   {rev}:{node|short}\nsummary:     {desc}\n\n'