diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go b/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go
index 0aa61b463bf8..0350354c58c4 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ var tests = []*components.IntegrationTest{
 	worktree.AssociateBranchBisect,
 	worktree.AssociateBranchRebase,
 	worktree.BareRepo,
+	worktree.BareRepoWorktreeConfig,
 	worktree.Crud,
 	worktree.CustomCommand,
 	worktree.DetachWorktreeFromBranch,
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/worktree/bare_repo_worktree_config.go b/pkg/integration/tests/worktree/bare_repo_worktree_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..211c4088780d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/worktree/bare_repo_worktree_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package worktree
+
+import (
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
+	. "github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/integration/components"
+)
+
+// This case is identical to dotfile_bare_repo.go, except
+// that it invokes lazygit with $GIT_DIR set but not
+// $GIT_WORK_TREE. Instead, the repo uses the core.worktree
+// config to identify the main worktre.
+
+var BareRepoWorktreeConfig = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
+	Description:  "Open lazygit in the worktree of a vcsh-style bare repo and add a file and commit",
+	ExtraCmdArgs: []string{"--git-dir={{.actualPath}}/.bare"},
+	Skip:         false,
+	// passing this because we're explicitly passing --git-dir and --work-tree args
+	UseCustomPath: true,
+	SetupConfig:   func(config *config.AppConfig) {},
+	SetupRepo: func(shell *Shell) {
+		// we're going to have a directory structure like this:
+		// project
+		//  - .bare
+		//  - . (a worktree at the same path as .bare)
+		//
+		//
+		// 'repo' is the repository/directory that all lazygit tests start in
+
+		shell.CreateFileAndAdd("a/b/c/blah", "blah")
+		shell.Commit("initial commit")
+
+		shell.CreateFileAndAdd(".gitignore", ".bare/\n")
+		shell.Commit("add .gitignore")
+
+		shell.Chdir("..")
+
+		// configure this "fake bare"" repo using the vcsh convention
+		// of core.bare=false and core.worktree set to the actual
+		// worktree path (a homedir root). This allows $GIT_DIR
+		// alone to make this repo "self worktree identifying"
+		shell.RunCommand([]string{"git", "--git-dir=./.bare", "init", "--shared=false"})
+		shell.RunCommand([]string{"git", "--git-dir=./.bare", "config", "core.bare", "false"})
+		shell.RunCommand([]string{"git", "--git-dir=./.bare", "config", "core.worktree", ".."})
+		shell.RunCommand([]string{"git", "--git-dir=./.bare", "remote", "add", "origin", "./repo"})
+		shell.RunCommand([]string{"git", "--git-dir=./.bare", "checkout", "-b", "main"})
+		shell.RunCommand([]string{"git", "--git-dir=./.bare", "config", "branch.main.remote", "origin"})
+		shell.RunCommand([]string{"git", "--git-dir=./.bare", "config", "branch.main.merge", "refs/heads/master"})
+		shell.RunCommand([]string{"git", "--git-dir=./.bare", "fetch", "origin", "master"})
+		shell.RunCommand([]string{"git", "--git-dir=./.bare", "-c", "merge.ff=true", "merge", "origin/master"})
+
+		// we no longer need the original repo so remove it
+		shell.DeleteFile("repo")
+
+		shell.UpdateFile("a/b/c/blah", "updated content\n")
+		shell.Chdir("a/b/c")
+	},
+	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
+		t.Views().Branches().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("main"),
+			)
+
+		t.Views().Commits().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("add .gitignore"),
+				Contains("initial commit"),
+			)
+
+		t.Views().Files().
+			IsFocused().
+			Lines(
+				Contains(" a/b/c"),  // shows as modified
+				Contains(" M blah"), // shows as modified
+			).
+			PressPrimaryAction().
+			Press(keys.Files.CommitChanges)
+
+		t.ExpectPopup().CommitMessagePanel().
+			Title(Equals("Commit summary")).
+			Type("Add blah").
+			Confirm()
+
+		t.Views().Files().
+			IsEmpty()
+
+		t.Views().Commits().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("Add blah"),
+				Contains("add .gitignore"),
+				Contains("initial commit"),
+			)
+	},
+})