diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -2393,6 +2393,10 @@ def _dograft(ui, repo, *revs, **opts):
     # list of new nodes created by ongoing graft
     statedata['newnodes'] = []
 
+    if opts.get('user') and opts.get('currentuser'):
+        raise error.Abort(_('--user and --currentuser are mutually exclusive'))
+    if opts.get('date') and opts.get('currentdate'):
+        raise error.Abort(_('--date and --currentdate are mutually exclusive'))
     if not opts.get('user') and opts.get('currentuser'):
         opts['user'] = ui.username()
     if not opts.get('date') and opts.get('currentdate'):
diff --git a/tests/test-graft.t b/tests/test-graft.t
--- a/tests/test-graft.t
+++ b/tests/test-graft.t
@@ -112,6 +112,16 @@ Specify revisions with -r:
   skipping ancestor revision 1:5d205f8b35b6
   [255]
 
+Conflicting date/user options:
+
+  $ hg up -q 0
+  $ hg graft -U --user foo 2
+  abort: --user and --currentuser are mutually exclusive
+  [255]
+  $ hg graft -D --date '0 0' 2
+  abort: --date and --currentdate are mutually exclusive
+  [255]
+
 Can't graft with dirty wd:
 
   $ hg up -q 0