diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
index 8c70c76fdf3..4bdca7a1251 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
@@ -2036,11 +2036,8 @@ bool GitClient::synchronousFetch(const QString &workingDirectory, const QString
     return resp.result == Utils::SynchronousProcessResponse::Finished;
 }
 
-bool GitClient::synchronousPull(const QString &workingDirectory, bool rebase)
+bool GitClient::synchronousPullOrRebase(const QString &workingDirectory, const QStringList &arguments, bool rebase)
 {
-    QStringList arguments(QLatin1String("pull"));
-    if (rebase)
-        arguments << QLatin1String("--rebase");
     // Disable UNIX terminals to suppress SSH prompting.
     const unsigned flags = VcsBase::VcsBasePlugin::SshPasswordPrompt|VcsBase::VcsBasePlugin::ShowStdOutInLogWindow;
     const Utils::SynchronousProcessResponse resp = synchronousGit(workingDirectory, arguments, flags);
@@ -2053,6 +2050,21 @@ bool GitClient::synchronousPull(const QString &workingDirectory, bool rebase)
     return ok;
 }
 
+bool GitClient::synchronousPull(const QString &workingDirectory, bool rebase)
+{
+    QStringList arguments(QLatin1String("pull"));
+    if (rebase)
+        arguments << QLatin1String("--rebase");
+    return synchronousPullOrRebase(workingDirectory, arguments, rebase);
+}
+
+bool GitClient::synchronousRebaseContinue(const QString &workingDirectory)
+{
+    QStringList arguments(QLatin1String("rebase"));
+    arguments << QLatin1String("--continue");
+    return synchronousPullOrRebase(workingDirectory, arguments, true);
+}
+
 void GitClient::handleMergeConflicts(const QString &workingDir, bool rebase)
 {
     QMessageBox mergeOrAbort(QMessageBox::Question, tr("Conflicts detected"),
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.h b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.h
index 45cfa70e66c..21179d8dd4c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.h
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ public:
     QString vcsGetRepositoryURL(const QString &directory);
     bool synchronousFetch(const QString &workingDirectory, const QString &remote);
     bool synchronousPull(const QString &workingDirectory, bool rebase);
+    bool synchronousRebaseContinue(const QString &workingDirectory);
     bool synchronousPush(const QString &workingDirectory, const QString &remote = QString());
 
     // git svn support (asynchronous).
@@ -284,6 +285,7 @@ private:
                          QString *errorMessage,
                          bool revertStaging);
     void connectRepositoryChanged(const QString & repository, VcsBase::Command *cmd);
+    bool synchronousPullOrRebase(const QString &workingDirectory, const QStringList &arguments, bool rebase);
     void handleMergeConflicts(const QString &workingDir, bool rebase);
     bool tryLauchingGitK(const QProcessEnvironment &env,
                          const QString &workingDirectory,
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/mergetool.cpp b/src/plugins/git/mergetool.cpp
index a42a47ba9d3..30401cc0ee7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/mergetool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/mergetool.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <vcsbase/vcsbaseoutputwindow.h>
 
+#include <QFile>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QProcess>
 #include <QPushButton>
@@ -257,10 +258,21 @@ void MergeTool::done()
 {
     VcsBase::VcsBaseOutputWindow *outputWindow = VcsBase::VcsBaseOutputWindow::instance();
     int exitCode = m_process->exitCode();
-    if (!exitCode)
+    if (!exitCode) {
         outputWindow->append(tr("Merge tool process finished successully"));
-    else
+        QString workingDirectory = m_process->workingDirectory();
+        GitClient *client = GitPlugin::instance()->gitClient();
+        QString gitDir = client->findGitDirForRepository(workingDirectory);
+        if (QFile::exists(gitDir + QLatin1String("/rebase-apply/rebasing"))) {
+            if (QMessageBox::question(0, tr("Continue Rebase"),
+                                      tr("Continue rebase?"),
+                                      QMessageBox::Yes, QMessageBox::No) == QMessageBox::Yes) {
+                client->synchronousRebaseContinue(workingDirectory);
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
         outputWindow->append(tr("Merge tool process terminated with exit code %1").arg(exitCode));
+    }
     deleteLater();
 }