diff --git a/mercurial/merge.py b/mercurial/merge.py
--- a/mercurial/merge.py
+++ b/mercurial/merge.py
@@ -639,6 +639,20 @@
                         (f, f, None, False, pa.node()),
                         b'both created',
                     )
+            elif f in branch_copies1.copy:
+                fa = branch_copies1.copy[f]
+                actions[f] = (
+                    mergestatemod.ACTION_MERGE,
+                    (f, fa, fa, False, pa.node()),
+                    b'local replaced from %s' % fa,
+                )
+            elif f in branch_copies2.copy:
+                fa = branch_copies2.copy[f]
+                actions[f] = (
+                    mergestatemod.ACTION_MERGE,
+                    (fa, f, fa, False, pa.node()),
+                    b'other replaced from %s' % fa,
+                )
             else:
                 a = ma[f]
                 fla = ma.flags(f)
diff --git a/tests/test-copies.t b/tests/test-copies.t
--- a/tests/test-copies.t
+++ b/tests/test-copies.t
@@ -501,11 +501,11 @@
   original
 #else
   $ hg merge 2
-  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  merging x and y to y
+  0 files updated, 1 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   (branch merge, don't forget to commit)
-BROKEN: should be "modified"
   $ cat y
-  original
+  modified
 #endif
 Same as above, but in the opposite direction
 #if filelog
@@ -523,11 +523,11 @@
 #else
   $ hg co -qC 2
   $ hg merge 3
-  0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  merging y and x to y
+  0 files updated, 1 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   (branch merge, don't forget to commit)
-BROKEN: should be "modified"
   $ cat y
-  original
+  modified
 #endif
 
 Test for a case in fullcopytracing algorithm where neither of the merging csets