diff --git a/mercurial/shelve.py b/mercurial/shelve.py
--- a/mercurial/shelve.py
+++ b/mercurial/shelve.py
@@ -967,6 +967,8 @@
         ui.status(_("unshelving change '%s'\n") % basename)
     else:
         basename = shelved[0]
+    if interactive and opts.get('keep'):
+        raise error.Abort(_('--keep on --interactive is not yet supported'))
 
     if not shelvedfile(repo, basename, patchextension).exists():
         raise error.Abort(_("shelved change '%s' not found") % basename)
diff --git a/tests/test-shelve.t b/tests/test-shelve.t
--- a/tests/test-shelve.t
+++ b/tests/test-shelve.t
@@ -1456,3 +1456,8 @@
   record this change to 'bar2'?
   (enter ? for help) [Ynesfdaq?] y
   
+-- test for --interactive --keep
+  $ hg unshelve -i --keep
+  unshelving change 'default'
+  abort: --keep on interactive is not yet supported
+  [255]