diff --git a/t/t1300-config.sh b/t/t1300-config.sh
index 358d636379..61e44027bc 100755
--- a/t/t1300-config.sh
+++ b/t/t1300-config.sh
@@ -2362,6 +2362,71 @@ test_expect_success '--show-scope with --default' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'list with nonexistent global config' '
+	rm -rf "$HOME"/.gitconfig "$HOME"/.config/git/config &&
+	git config ${mode_prefix}list --show-scope
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'list --global with nonexistent global config' '
+	rm -rf "$HOME"/.gitconfig "$HOME"/.config/git/config &&
+	test_must_fail git config ${mode_prefix}list --global --show-scope
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'list --global with only home' '
+	rm -rf "$HOME"/.config/git/config &&
+
+	test_when_finished rm -f \"\$HOME\"/.gitconfig &&
+	cat >"$HOME"/.gitconfig <<-EOF &&
+	[home]
+		config = true
+	EOF
+
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	global	home.config=true
+	EOF
+	git config ${mode_prefix}list --global --show-scope >output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'list --global with only xdg' '
+	rm -f "$HOME"/.gitconfig &&
+
+	test_when_finished rm -rf \"\$HOME\"/.config/git &&
+	mkdir -p "$HOME"/.config/git &&
+	cat >"$HOME"/.config/git/config <<-EOF &&
+	[xdg]
+		config = true
+	EOF
+
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	global	xdg.config=true
+	EOF
+	git config ${mode_prefix}list --global --show-scope >output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'list --global with both home and xdg' '
+	test_when_finished rm -f \"\$HOME\"/.gitconfig &&
+	cat >"$HOME"/.gitconfig <<-EOF &&
+	[home]
+		config = true
+	EOF
+
+	test_when_finished rm -rf \"\$HOME\"/.config/git &&
+	mkdir -p "$HOME"/.config/git &&
+	cat >"$HOME"/.config/git/config <<-EOF &&
+	[xdg]
+		config = true
+	EOF
+
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	global	file:$HOME/.config/git/config	xdg.config=true
+	global	file:$HOME/.gitconfig	home.config=true
+	EOF
+	git config ${mode_prefix}list --global --show-scope --show-origin >output &&
+	! test_cmp expect output
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'override global and system config' '
 	test_when_finished rm -f \"\$HOME\"/.gitconfig &&
 	cat >"$HOME"/.gitconfig <<-EOF &&
diff --git a/t/t1306-xdg-files.sh b/t/t1306-xdg-files.sh
index 40d3c42618..0318755799 100755
--- a/t/t1306-xdg-files.sh
+++ b/t/t1306-xdg-files.sh
@@ -68,9 +68,10 @@ test_expect_success 'read with --list: xdg file exists and ~/.gitconfig exists'
 	>.gitconfig &&
 	echo "[user]" >.gitconfig &&
 	echo "	name = read_gitconfig" >>.gitconfig &&
-	echo user.name=read_gitconfig >expected &&
+	echo user.name=read_config >expected &&
+	echo user.name=read_gitconfig >>expected &&
 	git config --global --list >actual &&
-	test_cmp expected actual
+	! test_cmp expected actual
 '