diff --git a/t/perf/p2000-sparse-operations.sh b/t/perf/p2000-sparse-operations.sh
index 92a2fbdfbf9e37..1259d22222b5cd 100755
--- a/t/perf/p2000-sparse-operations.sh
+++ b/t/perf/p2000-sparse-operations.sh
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ test_perf_on_all () {
 
 test_perf_on_all git status
 test_perf_on_all 'git stash && git stash pop'
+test_perf_on_all 'echo >>new && git stash -u && git stash pop'
 test_perf_on_all git add -A
 test_perf_on_all git add .
 test_perf_on_all git commit -a -m A
diff --git a/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh b/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh
index 706f137a22f8c0..9b450c070a51ac 100755
--- a/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh
+++ b/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh
@@ -1383,6 +1383,46 @@ test_expect_success 'sparse index is not expanded: read-tree' '
 	ensure_not_expanded read-tree --prefix=deep/deeper2 -u deepest
 '
 
+# NEEDSWORK: although the full repository's index is _not_ expanded as part of
+# stash, a temporary index, which is _not_ sparse, is created when stashing and
+# applying a stash of untracked files. As a result, the test reports that it
+# finds an instance of `ensure_full_index`, but it does not carry with it the
+# performance implications of expanding the full repository index.
+test_expect_success 'sparse index is not expanded: stash -u' '
+	init_repos &&
+
+	mkdir -p sparse-index/folder1 &&
+	echo >>sparse-index/README.md &&
+	echo >>sparse-index/a &&
+	echo >>sparse-index/folder1/new &&
+
+	GIT_TRACE2_EVENT="$(pwd)/trace2.txt" GIT_TRACE2_EVENT_NESTING=10 \
+		git -C sparse-index stash -u &&
+	test_region index ensure_full_index trace2.txt &&
+
+	GIT_TRACE2_EVENT="$(pwd)/trace2.txt" GIT_TRACE2_EVENT_NESTING=10 \
+		git -C sparse-index stash pop &&
+	test_region index ensure_full_index trace2.txt
+'
+
+# NEEDSWORK: similar to `git add`, untracked files outside of the sparse
+# checkout definition are successfully stashed and unstashed.
+test_expect_success 'stash -u outside sparse checkout definition' '
+	init_repos &&
+
+	write_script edit-contents <<-\EOF &&
+	echo text >>$1
+	EOF
+
+	run_on_sparse mkdir -p folder1 &&
+	run_on_all ../edit-contents folder1/new &&
+	test_all_match git stash -u &&
+	test_all_match git status --porcelain=v2 &&
+
+	test_all_match git stash pop -q &&
+	test_all_match git status --porcelain=v2
+'
+
 # NEEDSWORK: a sparse-checkout behaves differently from a full checkout
 # in this scenario, but it shouldn't.
 test_expect_success 'reset mixed and checkout orphan' '