diff --git a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
index 374d2486f7..e8df8d5214 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
@@ -459,17 +459,38 @@ with `--keep-base` in order to drop those commits from your branch.
 See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below.
 
 --ignore-whitespace::
+	Ignore whitespace differences when trying to reconcile
+differences. Currently, each backend implements an approximation of
+this behavior:
++
+apply backend: When applying a patch, ignore changes in whitespace in
+context lines. Unfortunately, this means that if the "old" lines being
+replaced by the patch differ only in whitespace from the existing
+file, you will get a merge conflict instead of a successful patch
+application.
++
+merge backend: Treat lines with only whitespace changes as unchanged
+when merging. Unfortunately, this means that any patch hunks that were
+intended to modify whitespace and nothing else will be dropped, even
+if the other side had no changes that conflicted.
+
 --whitespace=<option>::
-	These flags are passed to the 'git apply' program
+	This flag is passed to the 'git apply' program
 	(see linkgit:git-apply[1]) that applies the patch.
 	Implies --apply.
 +
 See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below.
 
 --committer-date-is-author-date::
+	Instead of using the current time as the committer date, use
+	the author date of the commit being rebased as the committer
+	date. This option implies `--force-rebase`.
+
 --ignore-date::
-	These flags are passed to 'git am' to easily change the dates
-	of the rebased commits (see linkgit:git-am[1]).
+--reset-author-date::
+	Instead of using the author date of the original commit, use
+	the current time as the	author date of the rebased commit.  This
+	option implies `--force-rebase`.
 +
 See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below.
 
@@ -607,9 +628,6 @@ INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS
 The following options:
 
  * --apply
- * --committer-date-is-author-date
- * --ignore-date
- * --ignore-whitespace
  * --whitespace
  * -C
 
@@ -636,6 +654,9 @@ In addition, the following pairs of options are incompatible:
  * --preserve-merges and --signoff
  * --preserve-merges and --rebase-merges
  * --preserve-merges and --empty=
+ * --preserve-merges and --ignore-whitespace
+ * --preserve-merges and --committer-date-is-author-date
+ * --preserve-merges and --ignore-date
  * --keep-base and --onto
  * --keep-base and --root
  * --fork-point and --root
diff --git a/builtin/am.c b/builtin/am.c
index dd4e6c2d9b..b5c63ddf1d 100644
--- a/builtin/am.c
+++ b/builtin/am.c
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ struct am_state {
 	char *author_name;
 	char *author_email;
 	char *author_date;
+	char *committer_name;
+	char *committer_email;
 	char *msg;
 	size_t msg_len;
 
@@ -130,6 +132,8 @@ struct am_state {
  */
 static void am_state_init(struct am_state *state)
 {
+	const char *committer;
+	struct ident_split id;
 	int gpgsign;
 
 	memset(state, 0, sizeof(*state));
@@ -150,6 +154,14 @@ static void am_state_init(struct am_state *state)
 
 	if (!git_config_get_bool("commit.gpgsign", &gpgsign))
 		state->sign_commit = gpgsign ? "" : NULL;
+
+	committer = git_committer_info(IDENT_STRICT);
+	if (split_ident_line(&id, committer, strlen(committer)) < 0)
+		die(_("invalid committer: %s"), committer);
+	state->committer_name =
+		xmemdupz(id.name_begin, id.name_end - id.name_begin);
+	state->committer_email =
+		xmemdupz(id.mail_begin, id.mail_end - id.mail_end);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -161,6 +173,8 @@ static void am_state_release(struct am_state *state)
 	free(state->author_name);
 	free(state->author_email);
 	free(state->author_date);
+	free(state->committer_name);
+	free(state->committer_email);
 	free(state->msg);
 	strvec_clear(&state->git_apply_opts);
 }
@@ -1556,7 +1570,7 @@ static void do_commit(const struct am_state *state)
 	struct object_id tree, parent, commit;
 	const struct object_id *old_oid;
 	struct commit_list *parents = NULL;
-	const char *reflog_msg, *author;
+	const char *reflog_msg, *author, *committer = NULL;
 	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	if (run_hook_le(NULL, "pre-applypatch", NULL))
@@ -1580,11 +1594,15 @@ static void do_commit(const struct am_state *state)
 			IDENT_STRICT);
 
 	if (state->committer_date_is_author_date)
-		setenv("GIT_COMMITTER_DATE",
-			state->ignore_date ? "" : state->author_date, 1);
+		committer = fmt_ident(state->committer_name,
+				      state->author_email, WANT_COMMITTER_IDENT,
+				      state->ignore_date ? NULL
+							 : state->author_date,
+				      IDENT_STRICT);
 
-	if (commit_tree(state->msg, state->msg_len, &tree, parents, &commit,
-			author, state->sign_commit))
+	if (commit_tree_extended(state->msg, state->msg_len, &tree, parents,
+				 &commit, author, committer, state->sign_commit,
+				 NULL))
 		die(_("failed to write commit object"));
 
 	reflog_msg = getenv("GIT_REFLOG_ACTION");
diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index 671721c385..5d91b13a5c 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -1672,8 +1672,8 @@ int cmd_commit(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 
 	if (commit_tree_extended(sb.buf, sb.len, &active_cache_tree->oid,
-				 parents, &oid, author_ident.buf, sign_commit,
-				 extra)) {
+				 parents, &oid, author_ident.buf, NULL,
+				 sign_commit, extra)) {
 		rollback_index_files();
 		die(_("failed to write commit object"));
 	}
diff --git a/builtin/rebase.c b/builtin/rebase.c
index dadb52fa92..c4ff2039ef 100644
--- a/builtin/rebase.c
+++ b/builtin/rebase.c
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ struct rebase_options {
 	int autosquash;
 	char *gpg_sign_opt;
 	int autostash;
+	int committer_date_is_author_date;
+	int ignore_date;
 	char *cmd;
 	int allow_empty_message;
 	int rebase_merges, rebase_cousins;
@@ -130,8 +132,12 @@ static struct replay_opts get_replay_opts(const struct rebase_options *opts)
 	replay.quiet = !(opts->flags & REBASE_NO_QUIET);
 	replay.verbose = opts->flags & REBASE_VERBOSE;
 	replay.reschedule_failed_exec = opts->reschedule_failed_exec;
+	replay.committer_date_is_author_date =
+					opts->committer_date_is_author_date;
+	replay.ignore_date = opts->ignore_date;
 	replay.gpg_sign = xstrdup_or_null(opts->gpg_sign_opt);
 	replay.strategy = opts->strategy;
+
 	if (opts->strategy_opts)
 		parse_strategy_opts(&replay, opts->strategy_opts);
 
@@ -1289,6 +1295,7 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	struct strbuf revisions = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct object_id merge_base;
+	int ignore_whitespace = 0;
 	enum action action = ACTION_NONE;
 	const char *gpg_sign = NULL;
 	struct string_list exec = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
@@ -1318,16 +1325,17 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			PARSE_OPT_NOARG, NULL, REBASE_DIFFSTAT },
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "signoff", &options.signoff,
 			 N_("add a Signed-off-by: line to each commit")),
-		OPT_PASSTHRU_ARGV(0, "ignore-whitespace", &options.git_am_opts,
-				  NULL, N_("passed to 'git am'"),
-				  PARSE_OPT_NOARG),
-		OPT_PASSTHRU_ARGV(0, "committer-date-is-author-date",
-				  &options.git_am_opts, NULL,
-				  N_("passed to 'git am'"), PARSE_OPT_NOARG),
-		OPT_PASSTHRU_ARGV(0, "ignore-date", &options.git_am_opts, NULL,
-				  N_("passed to 'git am'"), PARSE_OPT_NOARG),
+		OPT_BOOL(0, "committer-date-is-author-date",
+			 &options.committer_date_is_author_date,
+			 N_("make committer date match author date")),
+		OPT_BOOL(0, "reset-author-date", &options.ignore_date,
+			 N_("ignore author date and use current date")),
+		OPT_HIDDEN_BOOL(0, "ignore-date", &options.ignore_date,
+				N_("synonym of --reset-author-date")),
 		OPT_PASSTHRU_ARGV('C', NULL, &options.git_am_opts, N_("n"),
 				  N_("passed to 'git apply'"), 0),
+		OPT_BOOL(0, "ignore-whitespace", &ignore_whitespace,
+			 N_("ignore changes in whitespace")),
 		OPT_PASSTHRU_ARGV(0, "whitespace", &options.git_am_opts,
 				  N_("action"), N_("passed to 'git apply'"), 0),
 		OPT_BIT('f', "force-rebase", &options.flags,
@@ -1624,12 +1632,12 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	    options.autosquash) {
 		allow_preemptive_ff = 0;
 	}
+	if (options.committer_date_is_author_date || options.ignore_date)
+		options.flags |= REBASE_FORCE;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < options.git_am_opts.nr; i++) {
 		const char *option = options.git_am_opts.v[i], *p;
-		if (!strcmp(option, "--committer-date-is-author-date") ||
-		    !strcmp(option, "--ignore-date") ||
-		    !strcmp(option, "--whitespace=fix") ||
+		if (!strcmp(option, "--whitespace=fix") ||
 		    !strcmp(option, "--whitespace=strip"))
 			allow_preemptive_ff = 0;
 		else if (skip_prefix(option, "-C", &p)) {
@@ -1682,6 +1690,23 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		imply_merge(&options, "--rebase-merges");
 	}
 
+	if (options.type == REBASE_APPLY) {
+		if (ignore_whitespace)
+			strvec_push(&options.git_am_opts,
+				    "--ignore-whitespace");
+		if (options.committer_date_is_author_date)
+			strvec_push(&options.git_am_opts,
+				    "--committer-date-is-author-date");
+		if (options.ignore_date)
+			strvec_push(&options.git_am_opts, "--ignore-date");
+	} else {
+		/* REBASE_MERGE and PRESERVE_MERGES */
+		if (ignore_whitespace) {
+			string_list_append(&strategy_options,
+					   "ignore-space-change");
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (strategy_options.nr) {
 		int i;
 
diff --git a/commit.c b/commit.c
index 4ce8cb38d5..bc741e78ad 100644
--- a/commit.c
+++ b/commit.c
@@ -1316,8 +1316,8 @@ int commit_tree(const char *msg, size_t msg_len, const struct object_id *tree,
 	int result;
 
 	append_merge_tag_headers(parents, &tail);
-	result = commit_tree_extended(msg, msg_len, tree, parents, ret,
-				      author, sign_commit, extra);
+	result = commit_tree_extended(msg, msg_len, tree, parents, ret, author,
+				      NULL, sign_commit, extra);
 	free_commit_extra_headers(extra);
 	return result;
 }
@@ -1440,7 +1440,8 @@ N_("Warning: commit message did not conform to UTF-8.\n"
 int commit_tree_extended(const char *msg, size_t msg_len,
 			 const struct object_id *tree,
 			 struct commit_list *parents, struct object_id *ret,
-			 const char *author, const char *sign_commit,
+			 const char *author, const char *committer,
+			 const char *sign_commit,
 			 struct commit_extra_header *extra)
 {
 	int result;
@@ -1473,7 +1474,9 @@ int commit_tree_extended(const char *msg, size_t msg_len,
 	if (!author)
 		author = git_author_info(IDENT_STRICT);
 	strbuf_addf(&buffer, "author %s\n", author);
-	strbuf_addf(&buffer, "committer %s\n", git_committer_info(IDENT_STRICT));
+	if (!committer)
+		committer = git_committer_info(IDENT_STRICT);
+	strbuf_addf(&buffer, "committer %s\n", committer);
 	if (!encoding_is_utf8)
 		strbuf_addf(&buffer, "encoding %s\n", git_commit_encoding);
 
diff --git a/commit.h b/commit.h
index e901538909..bd73b84472 100644
--- a/commit.h
+++ b/commit.h
@@ -270,10 +270,9 @@ int commit_tree(const char *msg, size_t msg_len,
 
 int commit_tree_extended(const char *msg, size_t msg_len,
 			 const struct object_id *tree,
-			 struct commit_list *parents,
-			 struct object_id *ret, const char *author,
-			 const char *sign_commit,
-			 struct commit_extra_header *);
+			 struct commit_list *parents, struct object_id *ret,
+			 const char *author, const char *committer,
+			 const char *sign_commit, struct commit_extra_header *);
 
 struct commit_extra_header *read_commit_extra_headers(struct commit *, const char **);
 
diff --git a/ident.c b/ident.c
index 813741c06c..6aba4b5cb6 100644
--- a/ident.c
+++ b/ident.c
@@ -375,11 +375,15 @@ static void ident_env_hint(enum want_ident whose_ident)
 const char *fmt_ident(const char *name, const char *email,
 		      enum want_ident whose_ident, const char *date_str, int flag)
 {
-	static struct strbuf ident = STRBUF_INIT;
+	static int index;
+	static struct strbuf ident_pool[2] = { STRBUF_INIT, STRBUF_INIT };
 	int strict = (flag & IDENT_STRICT);
 	int want_date = !(flag & IDENT_NO_DATE);
 	int want_name = !(flag & IDENT_NO_NAME);
 
+	struct strbuf *ident = &ident_pool[index];
+	index = (index + 1) % ARRAY_SIZE(ident_pool);
+
 	if (!email) {
 		if (whose_ident == WANT_AUTHOR_IDENT && git_author_email.len)
 			email = git_author_email.buf;
@@ -435,25 +439,25 @@ const char *fmt_ident(const char *name, const char *email,
 			die(_("name consists only of disallowed characters: %s"), name);
 	}
 
-	strbuf_reset(&ident);
+	strbuf_reset(ident);
 	if (want_name) {
-		strbuf_addstr_without_crud(&ident, name);
-		strbuf_addstr(&ident, " <");
+		strbuf_addstr_without_crud(ident, name);
+		strbuf_addstr(ident, " <");
 	}
-	strbuf_addstr_without_crud(&ident, email);
+	strbuf_addstr_without_crud(ident, email);
 	if (want_name)
-			strbuf_addch(&ident, '>');
+		strbuf_addch(ident, '>');
 	if (want_date) {
-		strbuf_addch(&ident, ' ');
+		strbuf_addch(ident, ' ');
 		if (date_str && date_str[0]) {
-			if (parse_date(date_str, &ident) < 0)
+			if (parse_date(date_str, ident) < 0)
 				die(_("invalid date format: %s"), date_str);
 		}
 		else
-			strbuf_addstr(&ident, ident_default_date());
+			strbuf_addstr(ident, ident_default_date());
 	}
 
-	return ident.buf;
+	return ident->buf;
 }
 
 const char *fmt_name(enum want_ident whose_ident)
diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index d7db076715..e8676e965f 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ static GIT_PATH_FUNC(rebase_path_refs_to_delete, "rebase-merge/refs-to-delete")
  * command-line.
  */
 static GIT_PATH_FUNC(rebase_path_gpg_sign_opt, "rebase-merge/gpg_sign_opt")
+static GIT_PATH_FUNC(rebase_path_cdate_is_adate, "rebase-merge/cdate_is_adate")
+static GIT_PATH_FUNC(rebase_path_ignore_date, "rebase-merge/ignore_date")
 static GIT_PATH_FUNC(rebase_path_orig_head, "rebase-merge/orig-head")
 static GIT_PATH_FUNC(rebase_path_verbose, "rebase-merge/verbose")
 static GIT_PATH_FUNC(rebase_path_quiet, "rebase-merge/quiet")
@@ -303,6 +305,8 @@ int sequencer_remove_state(struct replay_opts *opts)
 		}
 	}
 
+	free(opts->committer_name);
+	free(opts->committer_email);
 	free(opts->gpg_sign);
 	free(opts->strategy);
 	for (i = 0; i < opts->xopts_nr; i++)
@@ -864,6 +868,22 @@ static char *get_author(const char *message)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static const char *author_date_from_env_array(const struct strvec *env)
+{
+	int i;
+	const char *date;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < env->nr; i++)
+		if (skip_prefix(env->v[i],
+				"GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=", &date))
+			return date;
+	/*
+	 * If GIT_AUTHOR_DATE is missing we should have already errored out when
+	 * reading the script
+	 */
+	BUG("GIT_AUTHOR_DATE missing from author script");
+}
+
 static const char staged_changes_advice[] =
 N_("you have staged changes in your working tree\n"
 "If these changes are meant to be squashed into the previous commit, run:\n"
@@ -930,6 +950,14 @@ static int run_git_commit(struct repository *r,
 			     gpg_opt, gpg_opt);
 	}
 
+	if (opts->committer_date_is_author_date)
+		strvec_pushf(&cmd.env_array, "GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=%s",
+			     opts->ignore_date ?
+			     "" :
+			     author_date_from_env_array(&cmd.env_array));
+	if (opts->ignore_date)
+		strvec_push(&cmd.env_array, "GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=");
+
 	strvec_push(&cmd.args, "commit");
 
 	if (!(flags & VERIFY_MSG))
@@ -1309,6 +1337,7 @@ static int try_to_commit(struct repository *r,
 	struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf commit_msg = STRBUF_INIT;
 	char *amend_author = NULL;
+	const char *committer = NULL;
 	const char *hook_commit = NULL;
 	enum commit_msg_cleanup_mode cleanup;
 	int res = 0;
@@ -1400,10 +1429,57 @@ static int try_to_commit(struct repository *r,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	reset_ident_date();
+	if (opts->committer_date_is_author_date) {
+		struct ident_split id;
+		struct strbuf date = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	if (commit_tree_extended(msg->buf, msg->len, &tree, parents,
-				 oid, author, opts->gpg_sign, extra)) {
+		if (!opts->ignore_date) {
+			if (split_ident_line(&id, author, (int)strlen(author)) < 0) {
+				res = error(_("invalid author identity '%s'"),
+					    author);
+				goto out;
+			}
+			if (!id.date_begin) {
+				res = error(_(
+					"corrupt author: missing date information"));
+				goto out;
+			}
+			strbuf_addf(&date, "@%.*s %.*s",
+				    (int)(id.date_end - id.date_begin),
+				    id.date_begin,
+				    (int)(id.tz_end - id.tz_begin),
+				    id.tz_begin);
+		} else {
+			reset_ident_date();
+		}
+		committer = fmt_ident(opts->committer_name,
+				      opts->committer_email,
+				      WANT_COMMITTER_IDENT,
+				      opts->ignore_date ? NULL : date.buf,
+				      IDENT_STRICT);
+		strbuf_release(&date);
+	} else {
+		reset_ident_date();
+	}
+
+	if (opts->ignore_date) {
+		struct ident_split id;
+		char *name, *email;
+
+		if (split_ident_line(&id, author, strlen(author)) < 0) {
+			error(_("invalid author identity '%s'"), author);
+			goto out;
+		}
+		name = xmemdupz(id.name_begin, id.name_end - id.name_begin);
+		email = xmemdupz(id.mail_begin, id.mail_end - id.mail_begin);
+		author = fmt_ident(name, email, WANT_AUTHOR_IDENT, NULL,
+				   IDENT_STRICT);
+		free(name);
+		free(email);
+	}
+
+	if (commit_tree_extended(msg->buf, msg->len, &tree, parents, oid,
+				 author, committer, opts->gpg_sign, extra)) {
 		res = error(_("failed to write commit object"));
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -2535,6 +2611,16 @@ static int read_populate_opts(struct replay_opts *opts)
 			opts->signoff = 1;
 		}
 
+		if (file_exists(rebase_path_cdate_is_adate())) {
+			opts->allow_ff = 0;
+			opts->committer_date_is_author_date = 1;
+		}
+
+		if (file_exists(rebase_path_ignore_date())) {
+			opts->allow_ff = 0;
+			opts->ignore_date = 1;
+		}
+
 		if (file_exists(rebase_path_reschedule_failed_exec()))
 			opts->reschedule_failed_exec = 1;
 
@@ -2630,6 +2716,10 @@ int write_basic_state(struct replay_opts *opts, const char *head_name,
 		write_file(rebase_path_drop_redundant_commits(), "%s", "");
 	if (opts->keep_redundant_commits)
 		write_file(rebase_path_keep_redundant_commits(), "%s", "");
+	if (opts->committer_date_is_author_date)
+		write_file(rebase_path_cdate_is_adate(), "%s", "");
+	if (opts->ignore_date)
+		write_file(rebase_path_ignore_date(), "%s", "");
 	if (opts->reschedule_failed_exec)
 		write_file(rebase_path_reschedule_failed_exec(), "%s", "");
 
@@ -3552,6 +3642,14 @@ static int do_merge(struct repository *r,
 			goto leave_merge;
 		}
 
+		if (opts->committer_date_is_author_date)
+			strvec_pushf(&cmd.env_array, "GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=%s",
+				     opts->ignore_date ?
+				     "" :
+				     author_date_from_env_array(&cmd.env_array));
+		if (opts->ignore_date)
+			strvec_push(&cmd.env_array, "GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=");
+
 		cmd.git_cmd = 1;
 		strvec_push(&cmd.args, "merge");
 		strvec_push(&cmd.args, "-s");
@@ -3916,7 +4014,9 @@ static int pick_commits(struct repository *r,
 	prev_reflog_action = xstrdup(getenv(GIT_REFLOG_ACTION));
 	if (opts->allow_ff)
 		assert(!(opts->signoff || opts->no_commit ||
-				opts->record_origin || opts->edit));
+			 opts->record_origin || opts->edit ||
+			 opts->committer_date_is_author_date ||
+			 opts->ignore_date));
 	if (read_and_refresh_cache(r, opts))
 		return -1;
 
@@ -4358,6 +4458,22 @@ static int commit_staged_changes(struct repository *r,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int init_committer(struct replay_opts *opts)
+{
+	struct ident_split id;
+	const char *committer;
+
+	committer = git_committer_info(IDENT_STRICT);
+	if (split_ident_line(&id, committer, strlen(committer)) < 0)
+		return error(_("invalid committer '%s'"), committer);
+	opts->committer_name =
+		xmemdupz(id.name_begin, id.name_end - id.name_begin);
+	opts->committer_email =
+		xmemdupz(id.mail_begin, id.mail_end - id.mail_end);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int sequencer_continue(struct repository *r, struct replay_opts *opts)
 {
 	struct todo_list todo_list = TODO_LIST_INIT;
@@ -4369,6 +4485,9 @@ int sequencer_continue(struct repository *r, struct replay_opts *opts)
 	if (read_populate_opts(opts))
 		return -1;
 	if (is_rebase_i(opts)) {
+		if (opts->committer_date_is_author_date && init_committer(opts))
+			return -1;
+
 		if ((res = read_populate_todo(r, &todo_list, opts)))
 			goto release_todo_list;
 
@@ -5263,6 +5382,9 @@ int complete_action(struct repository *r, struct replay_opts *opts, unsigned fla
 
 	res = -1;
 
+	if (opts->committer_date_is_author_date && init_committer(opts))
+		goto cleanup;
+
 	if (checkout_onto(r, opts, onto_name, &oid, orig_head))
 		goto cleanup;
 
diff --git a/sequencer.h b/sequencer.h
index d31c41f018..b2a501e445 100644
--- a/sequencer.h
+++ b/sequencer.h
@@ -45,9 +45,13 @@ struct replay_opts {
 	int verbose;
 	int quiet;
 	int reschedule_failed_exec;
+	int committer_date_is_author_date;
+	int ignore_date;
 
 	int mainline;
 
+	char *committer_name;
+	char *committer_email;
 	char *gpg_sign;
 	enum commit_msg_cleanup_mode default_msg_cleanup;
 	int explicit_cleanup;
diff --git a/t/t3422-rebase-incompatible-options.sh b/t/t3422-rebase-incompatible-options.sh
index 50e7960702..c8234062c6 100755
--- a/t/t3422-rebase-incompatible-options.sh
+++ b/t/t3422-rebase-incompatible-options.sh
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ test_rebase_am_only () {
 }
 
 test_rebase_am_only --whitespace=fix
-test_rebase_am_only --ignore-whitespace
-test_rebase_am_only --committer-date-is-author-date
 test_rebase_am_only -C4
 
 test_expect_success REBASE_P '--preserve-merges incompatible with --signoff' '
diff --git a/t/t3436-rebase-more-options.sh b/t/t3436-rebase-more-options.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..996e82787e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t3436-rebase-more-options.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Rohit Ashiwal
+#
+
+test_description='tests to ensure compatibility between am and interactive backends'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+. "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-rebase.sh
+
+GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="1999-04-02T08:03:20+05:30"
+export GIT_AUTHOR_DATE
+
+# This is a special case in which both am and interactive backends
+# provide the same output. It was done intentionally because
+# both the backends fall short of optimal behaviour.
+test_expect_success 'setup' '
+	git checkout -b topic &&
+	test_write_lines "line 1" "	line 2" "line 3" >file &&
+	git add file &&
+	git commit -m "add file" &&
+
+	test_write_lines "line 1" "new line 2" "line 3" >file &&
+	git commit -am "update file" &&
+	git tag side &&
+	test_commit commit1 foo foo1 &&
+	test_commit commit2 foo foo2 &&
+	test_commit commit3 foo foo3 &&
+
+	git checkout --orphan master &&
+	rm foo &&
+	test_write_lines "line 1" "        line 2" "line 3" >file &&
+	git commit -am "add file" &&
+	git tag main &&
+
+	mkdir test-bin &&
+	write_script test-bin/git-merge-test <<-\EOF
+	exec git merge-recursive "$@"
+	EOF
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--ignore-whitespace works with apply backend' '
+	test_must_fail git rebase --apply main side &&
+	git rebase --abort &&
+	git rebase --apply --ignore-whitespace main side &&
+	git diff --exit-code side
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--ignore-whitespace works with merge backend' '
+	test_must_fail git rebase --merge main side &&
+	git rebase --abort &&
+	git rebase --merge --ignore-whitespace main side &&
+	git diff --exit-code side
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--ignore-whitespace is remembered when continuing' '
+	(
+		set_fake_editor &&
+		FAKE_LINES="break 1" git rebase -i --ignore-whitespace \
+			main side &&
+		git rebase --continue
+	) &&
+	git diff --exit-code side
+'
+
+test_ctime_is_atime () {
+	git log $1 --format=%ai >authortime &&
+	git log $1 --format=%ci >committertime &&
+	test_cmp authortime committertime
+}
+
+test_expect_success '--committer-date-is-author-date works with apply backend' '
+	GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="@1234 +0300" git commit --amend --reset-author &&
+	git rebase --apply --committer-date-is-author-date HEAD^ &&
+	test_ctime_is_atime -1
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--committer-date-is-author-date works with merge backend' '
+	GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="@1234 +0300" git commit --amend --reset-author &&
+	git rebase -m --committer-date-is-author-date HEAD^ &&
+	test_ctime_is_atime -1
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--committer-date-is-author-date works with rebase -r' '
+	git checkout side &&
+	GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="@1234 +0300" git merge --no-ff commit3 &&
+	git rebase -r --root --committer-date-is-author-date &&
+	test_ctime_is_atime
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--committer-date-is-author-date works when forking merge' '
+	git checkout side &&
+	GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="@1234 +0300" git merge --no-ff commit3 &&
+	PATH="./test-bin:$PATH" git rebase -r --root --strategy=test \
+					--committer-date-is-author-date &&
+	test_ctime_is_atime
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--committer-date-is-author-date works when committing conflict resolution' '
+	git checkout commit2 &&
+	GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="@1980 +0000" git commit --amend --only --reset-author &&
+	test_must_fail git rebase -m --committer-date-is-author-date \
+		--onto HEAD^^ HEAD^ &&
+	echo resolved > foo &&
+	git add foo &&
+	git rebase --continue &&
+	test_ctime_is_atime -1
+'
+
+# Checking for +0000 in the author date is sufficient since the
+# default timezone is UTC but the timezone used while committing is
+# +0530. The inverted logic in the grep is necessary to check all the
+# author dates in the file.
+test_atime_is_ignored () {
+	git log $1 --format=%ai >authortime &&
+	! grep -v +0000 authortime
+}
+
+test_expect_success '--reset-author-date works with apply backend' '
+	git commit --amend --date="$GIT_AUTHOR_DATE" &&
+	git rebase --apply --reset-author-date HEAD^ &&
+	test_atime_is_ignored -1
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--reset-author-date works with merge backend' '
+	git commit --amend --date="$GIT_AUTHOR_DATE" &&
+	git rebase --reset-author-date -m HEAD^ &&
+	test_atime_is_ignored -1
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--reset-author-date works after conflict resolution' '
+	test_must_fail git rebase --reset-author-date -m \
+		--onto commit2^^ commit2^ commit2 &&
+	echo resolved >foo &&
+	git add foo &&
+	git rebase --continue &&
+	test_atime_is_ignored -1
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--reset-author-date works with rebase -r' '
+	git checkout side &&
+	git merge --no-ff commit3 &&
+	git rebase -r --root --reset-author-date &&
+	test_atime_is_ignored
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--reset-author-date with --committer-date-is-author-date works' '
+	test_must_fail git rebase -m --committer-date-is-author-date \
+		--reset-author-date --onto commit2^^ commit2^ commit3 &&
+	git checkout --theirs foo &&
+	git add foo &&
+	git rebase --continue &&
+	test_ctime_is_atime -2 &&
+	test_atime_is_ignored -2
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--reset-author-date --committer-date-is-author-date works when forking merge' '
+	GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR="echo \"merge -C $(git rev-parse HEAD) commit3\">" \
+		PATH="./test-bin:$PATH" git rebase -i --strategy=test \
+				--reset-author-date \
+				--committer-date-is-author-date side side &&
+	test_ctime_is_atime -1 &&
+	test_atime_is_ignored -1
+ '
+
+test_expect_success '--ignore-date is an alias for --reset-author-date' '
+	git commit --amend --date="$GIT_AUTHOR_DATE" &&
+	git rebase --apply --ignore-date HEAD^ &&
+	git commit --allow-empty -m empty --date="$GIT_AUTHOR_DATE" &&
+	git rebase -m --ignore-date HEAD^ &&
+	test_atime_is_ignored -2
+'
+
+# This must be the last test in this file
+test_expect_success '$EDITOR and friends are unchanged' '
+	test_editor_unchanged
+'
+
+test_done