diff --git a/hgext/rebase.py b/hgext/rebase.py
--- a/hgext/rebase.py
+++ b/hgext/rebase.py
@@ -359,6 +359,13 @@ def rebase(ui, repo, **opts):
             # this should probably be cleaned up
             targetnode = repo[target].node()
 
+        # restore original working directory
+        # (we do this before stripping)
+        newwd = state.get(originalwd, originalwd)
+        if newwd not in [c.rev() for c in repo[None].parents()]:
+            ui.note(_("update back to initial working directory parent\n"))
+            hg.updaterepo(repo, newwd, False)
+
         if not keepf:
             collapsedas = None
             if collapsef:
diff --git a/tests/test-rebase-bookmarks.t b/tests/test-rebase-bookmarks.t
--- a/tests/test-rebase-bookmarks.t
+++ b/tests/test-rebase-bookmarks.t
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ Keep active bookmark on the correct chan
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a3/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @  3: 'C' bookmarks: Y Z
+  o  3: 'C' bookmarks: Y Z
   |
-  o  2: 'B' bookmarks: X
+  @  2: 'B' bookmarks: X
   |
   o  1: 'D' bookmarks: W
   |
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ Keep active bookmark on the correct chan
 rebase --continue with bookmarks present (issue3802)
 
   $ hg up 2
-  0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   $ echo 'C' > c
   $ hg add c
   $ hg ci -m 'other C'
diff --git a/tests/test-rebase-cache.t b/tests/test-rebase-cache.t
--- a/tests/test-rebase-cache.t
+++ b/tests/test-rebase-cache.t
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ Rebase part of branch2 (5-6) onto branch
   0: 'A' 
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @  8: 'E' branch3
+  o  8: 'E' branch3
   |
   o  7: 'D' branch3
   |
-  o  6: 'F' branch3
+  @  6: 'F' branch3
   |
   o  5: 'branch3' branch3
   |
diff --git a/tests/test-rebase-check-restore.t b/tests/test-rebase-check-restore.t
--- a/tests/test-rebase-check-restore.t
+++ b/tests/test-rebase-check-restore.t
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ Solve the conflict and go on:
   $ hg rebase --continue
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @  7:secret 'C'
+  o  7:secret 'C'
   |
   o  6:draft 'B'
   |
-  | o  5:draft 'F' notdefault
+  | @  5:draft 'F' notdefault
   | |
   o |  4:draft 'E'
   | |
diff --git a/tests/test-rebase-collapse.t b/tests/test-rebase-collapse.t
--- a/tests/test-rebase-collapse.t
+++ b/tests/test-rebase-collapse.t
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ Rebasing B onto H and collapsing changes
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a1/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglogp
-  @  5:secret 'Collapsed revision
+  o  5:secret 'Collapsed revision
   |  * B
   |  * C
   |  * D'
-  o  4:draft 'H'
+  @  4:draft 'H'
   |
   | o  3:draft 'G'
   |/|
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ Rebasing E onto H:
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a2/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @  6: 'Collapsed revision
+  o  6: 'Collapsed revision
   |  * E
   |  * G'
-  o  5: 'H'
+  @  5: 'H'
   |
   o  4: 'F'
   |
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ Rebasing G onto H with custom message:
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a3/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @  6: 'custom message'
+  o  6: 'custom message'
   |
-  o  5: 'H'
+  @  5: 'H'
   |
   o  4: 'F'
   |
@@ -235,11 +235,11 @@ Rebase and collapse - E onto H:
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/b1/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @    5: 'Collapsed revision
+  o    5: 'Collapsed revision
   |\   * E
   | |  * F
   | |  * G'
-  | o  4: 'H'
+  | @  4: 'H'
   | |
   o |    3: 'D'
   |\ \
@@ -384,12 +384,12 @@ Rebase and collapse - E onto I:
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/c1/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @    5: 'Collapsed revision
+  o    5: 'Collapsed revision
   |\   * E
   | |  * F
   | |  * G
   | |  * H'
-  | o  4: 'I'
+  | @  4: 'I'
   | |
   o |    3: 'D'
   |\ \
@@ -473,12 +473,12 @@ Rebase and collapse - B onto F:
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/d1/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @  2: 'Collapsed revision
+  o  2: 'Collapsed revision
   |  * B
   |  * C
   |  * D
   |  * E'
-  o  1: 'F'
+  @  1: 'F'
   |
   o  0: 'A'
   
@@ -740,9 +740,9 @@ Test collapsing changes that add then re
   $ hg rebase -d 0 -r "1::2" --collapse -m collapsed
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/collapseaddremove/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
   $ hg tglog
-  @  1: 'collapsed'
+  o  1: 'collapsed'
   |
-  o  0: 'base'
+  @  0: 'base'
   
   $ hg manifest --rev tip
   b
diff --git a/tests/test-rebase-detach.t b/tests/test-rebase-detach.t
--- a/tests/test-rebase-detach.t
+++ b/tests/test-rebase-detach.t
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ Rebasing D onto H detaching from C:
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a1/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg log -G --template "{rev}:{phase} '{desc}' {branches}\n"
-  @  7:secret 'D'
+  o  7:secret 'D'
   |
-  o  6:draft 'H'
+  @  6:draft 'H'
   |
   | o  5:draft 'G'
   |/|
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ Rebasing C onto H detaching from B:
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a2/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @  7: 'D'
+  o  7: 'D'
   |
   o  6: 'C'
   |
-  o  5: 'H'
+  @  5: 'H'
   |
   | o  4: 'G'
   |/|
@@ -155,13 +155,13 @@ Rebasing B onto H using detach (same as 
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a3/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @  7: 'D'
+  o  7: 'D'
   |
   o  6: 'C'
   |
   o  5: 'B'
   |
-  o  4: 'H'
+  @  4: 'H'
   |
   | o  3: 'G'
   |/|
@@ -209,10 +209,10 @@ Rebasing C onto H detaching from B and c
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a4/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg  log -G --template "{rev}:{phase} '{desc}' {branches}\n"
-  @  6:secret 'Collapsed revision
+  o  6:secret 'Collapsed revision
   |  * C
   |  * D'
-  o  5:draft 'H'
+  @  5:draft 'H'
   |
   | o  4:draft 'G'
   |/|
@@ -268,13 +268,13 @@ Rebasing across null as ancestor
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a5/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @  8: 'D'
+  o  8: 'D'
   |
   o  7: 'C'
   |
   o  6: 'B'
   |
-  o  5: 'extra branch'
+  @  5: 'extra branch'
   
   o  4: 'H'
   |
@@ -290,13 +290,13 @@ Rebasing across null as ancestor
   $ hg rebase -d 5 -s 7
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a5/.hg/strip-backup/13547172c9c0-backup.hg (glob)
   $ hg tglog
-  @  8: 'D'
+  o  8: 'D'
   |
   o  7: 'C'
   |
   | o  6: 'B'
   |/
-  o  5: 'extra branch'
+  @  5: 'extra branch'
   
   o  4: 'H'
   |
@@ -329,11 +329,11 @@ Verify that target is not selected as ex
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a6/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @  8: 'Collapsed revision
+  o  8: 'Collapsed revision
   |  * I
   |  * Merge
   |  * J'
-  o  7: 'H'
+  @  7: 'H'
   |
   | o  6: 'G'
   |/|
diff --git a/tests/test-rebase-interruptions.t b/tests/test-rebase-interruptions.t
--- a/tests/test-rebase-interruptions.t
+++ b/tests/test-rebase-interruptions.t
@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@ Solve the conflict and go on:
   warning: new changesets detected on source branch, not stripping
 
   $ hg tglogp
-  @  7:draft 'C'
+  o  7:draft 'C'
   |
   | o  6:secret 'Extra'
   | |
   o |  5:draft 'B'
   | |
-  o |  4:draft 'E'
+  @ |  4:draft 'E'
   | |
   o |  3:draft 'D'
   | |
diff --git a/tests/test-rebase-named-branches.t b/tests/test-rebase-named-branches.t
--- a/tests/test-rebase-named-branches.t
+++ b/tests/test-rebase-named-branches.t
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ Branch name containing a dash (issue3181
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a1/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @  9: 'dev-two named branch' dev-two
+  o  9: 'dev-two named branch' dev-two
   |
   o  8: 'H'
   |
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ Branch name containing a dash (issue3181
   |/|
   o |  6: 'F'
   | |
-  o |  5: 'dev-one named branch' dev-one
+  @ |  5: 'dev-one named branch' dev-one
   | |
   | o  4: 'E'
   | |
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ Branch name containing a dash (issue3181
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a1/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @  8: 'dev-two named branch' dev-two
+  o  8: 'dev-two named branch' dev-two
   |
   o  7: 'H'
   |
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ Branch name containing a dash (issue3181
   | |
   | o  1: 'B'
   |/
-  o  0: 'A'
+  @  0: 'A'
   
 
 Rebasing descendant onto ancestor across different named branches
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ Rebasing descendant onto ancestor across
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a1/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @  8: 'D'
+  o  8: 'D'
   |
   o  7: 'C'
   |
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ Rebasing descendant onto ancestor across
   | |
   | o  1: 'E'
   |/
-  o  0: 'A'
+  @  0: 'A'
   
   $ hg rebase -s 4 -d 5
   abort: source is ancestor of destination
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ Rebasing descendant onto ancestor across
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a1/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @  8: 'D'
+  o  8: 'D'
   |
   o  7: 'C'
   |
@@ -238,6 +238,6 @@ Rebasing descendant onto ancestor across
   | |
   | o  1: 'E'
   |/
-  o  0: 'A'
+  @  0: 'A'
   
   $ cd ..
diff --git a/tests/test-rebase-newancestor.t b/tests/test-rebase-newancestor.t
--- a/tests/test-rebase-newancestor.t
+++ b/tests/test-rebase-newancestor.t
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/repo/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @  3: 'C'
+  o  3: 'C'
   |
   o  2: 'B'
   |
-  o  1: 'AD'
+  @  1: 'AD'
   |
   o  0: 'A'
   
diff --git a/tests/test-rebase-obsolete.t b/tests/test-rebase-obsolete.t
--- a/tests/test-rebase-obsolete.t
+++ b/tests/test-rebase-obsolete.t
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ set.
   grafting revision 3
   $ hg rebase  -s 42ccdea3bb16 -d .
   $ hg log -G
-  @  10:5ae4c968c6ac C
+  o  10:5ae4c968c6ac C
   |
-  o  9:08483444fef9 D
+  @  9:08483444fef9 D
   |
   o  8:8877864f1edb B
   |
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ set.
   o  0:cd010b8cd998 A
   
   $ hg log --hidden -G
-  @  10:5ae4c968c6ac C
+  o  10:5ae4c968c6ac C
   |
-  o  9:08483444fef9 D
+  @  9:08483444fef9 D
   |
   o  8:8877864f1edb B
   |
@@ -209,11 +209,11 @@ More complex case were part of the rebas
   5ae4c968c6aca831df823664e706c9d4aa34473d 98f6af4ee9539e14da4465128f894c274900b6e5 0 {'date': '* *', 'user': 'test'} (glob)
   $ hg log --rev 'divergent()'
   $ hg log -G
-  @  13:98f6af4ee953 C
+  o  13:98f6af4ee953 C
   |
   o  12:462a34d07e59 B
   |
-  o  11:4596109a6a43 D
+  @  11:4596109a6a43 D
   |
   o  7:02de42196ebe H
   |
@@ -252,9 +252,9 @@ collapse rebase
   $ cd collapse
   $ hg rebase  -s 42ccdea3bb16 -d eea13746799a --collapse
   $ hg log -G
-  @  8:4dc2197e807b Collapsed revision
+  o  8:4dc2197e807b Collapsed revision
   |
-  | o  7:02de42196ebe H
+  | @  7:02de42196ebe H
   | |
   o |  6:eea13746799a G
   |\|
@@ -265,9 +265,9 @@ collapse rebase
   o  0:cd010b8cd998 A
   
   $ hg log --hidden -G
-  @  8:4dc2197e807b Collapsed revision
+  o  8:4dc2197e807b Collapsed revision
   |
-  | o  7:02de42196ebe H
+  | @  7:02de42196ebe H
   | |
   o |  6:eea13746799a G
   |\|
@@ -305,13 +305,13 @@ not be rebased.
   $ hg rebase -s 5fddd98957c8 -d eea13746799a
   $ hg rebase -s 42ccdea3bb16 -d 02de42196ebe
   $ hg log -G
-  @  10:7c6027df6a99 B
+  o  10:7c6027df6a99 B
   |
   | o  9:cf44d2f5a9f4 D
   | |
   | o  8:e273c5e7d2d2 C
   | |
-  o |  7:02de42196ebe H
+  @ |  7:02de42196ebe H
   | |
   | o  6:eea13746799a G
   |/|
@@ -322,13 +322,13 @@ not be rebased.
   o  0:cd010b8cd998 A
   
   $ hg log --hidden -G
-  @  10:7c6027df6a99 B
+  o  10:7c6027df6a99 B
   |
   | o  9:cf44d2f5a9f4 D
   | |
   | o  8:e273c5e7d2d2 C
   | |
-  o |  7:02de42196ebe H
+  @ |  7:02de42196ebe H
   | |
   | o  6:eea13746799a G
   |/|
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ Test that rewriting leaving instability 
   9:cf44d2f5a9f4 D (no-eol)
   $ hg rebase -r 8
   $ hg log -G
-  @  11:0d8f238b634c C
+  o  11:0d8f238b634c C
   |
   o  10:7c6027df6a99 B
   |
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ Test that rewriting leaving instability 
   | |
   | x  8:e273c5e7d2d2 C
   | |
-  o |  7:02de42196ebe H
+  @ |  7:02de42196ebe H
   | |
   | o  6:eea13746799a G
   |/|
@@ -381,11 +381,11 @@ Test multiple root handling
 
   $ hg rebase --dest 4 --rev '7+11+9'
   $ hg log -G
-  @  14:1e8370e38cca C
+  o  14:1e8370e38cca C
   |
   | o  13:102b4c1d889b D
   | |
-  o |  12:bfe264faf697 H
+  @ |  12:bfe264faf697 H
   |/
   | o  10:7c6027df6a99 B
   | |
diff --git a/tests/test-rebase-parameters.t b/tests/test-rebase-parameters.t
--- a/tests/test-rebase-parameters.t
+++ b/tests/test-rebase-parameters.t
@@ -197,11 +197,11 @@ Specify only source (from 2 onto 8):
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a4/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @  8: 'D'
+  o  8: 'D'
   |
   o  7: 'C'
   |
-  o  6: 'I'
+  @  6: 'I'
   |
   o  5: 'H'
   |
@@ -257,13 +257,13 @@ Specify only base (from 1 onto 8):
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a6/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @  8: 'D'
+  o  8: 'D'
   |
   o  7: 'C'
   |
   o  6: 'B'
   |
-  o  5: 'I'
+  @  5: 'I'
   |
   o  4: 'H'
   |
@@ -287,11 +287,11 @@ Specify source and dest (from 2 onto 7):
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a7/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @  8: 'D'
+  o  8: 'D'
   |
   o  7: 'C'
   |
-  | o  6: 'I'
+  | @  6: 'I'
   |/
   o  5: 'H'
   |
@@ -317,13 +317,13 @@ Specify base and dest (from 1 onto 7):
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a8/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @  8: 'D'
+  o  8: 'D'
   |
   o  7: 'C'
   |
   o  6: 'B'
   |
-  | o  5: 'I'
+  | @  5: 'I'
   |/
   o  4: 'H'
   |
@@ -347,11 +347,11 @@ Specify only revs (from 2 onto 8)
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a9/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @  8: 'D'
+  o  8: 'D'
   |
   o  7: 'C'
   |
-  o  6: 'I'
+  @  6: 'I'
   |
   o  5: 'H'
   |
diff --git a/tests/test-rebase-scenario-global.t b/tests/test-rebase-scenario-global.t
--- a/tests/test-rebase-scenario-global.t
+++ b/tests/test-rebase-scenario-global.t
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ D onto H - simple rebase:
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a1/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @  7: 'D'
+  o  7: 'D'
   |
-  o  6: 'H'
+  @  6: 'H'
   |
   | o  5: 'G'
   |/|
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ D onto F - intermediate point:
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a2/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @  7: 'D'
+  o  7: 'D'
   |
-  | o  6: 'H'
+  | @  6: 'H'
   |/
   | o  5: 'G'
   |/|
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ E onto H - skip of G:
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a3/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @  6: 'E'
+  o  6: 'E'
   |
-  o  5: 'H'
+  @  5: 'H'
   |
   o  4: 'F'
   |
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ G onto H - merged revision having a pare
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a5/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
   $ hg tglog
-  @    7: 'G'
+  o    7: 'G'
   |\
-  | o  6: 'H'
+  | @  6: 'H'
   | |
   | o  5: 'F'
   | |
@@ -256,11 +256,11 @@ C onto A - rebase onto an ancestor:
   $ hg rebase -d 0 -s 2
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/a7/.hg/strip-backup/5fddd98957c8-backup.hg (glob)
   $ hg tglog
-  @  7: 'D'
+  o  7: 'D'
   |
   o  6: 'C'
   |
-  | o  5: 'H'
+  | @  5: 'H'
   | |
   | | o  4: 'G'
   | |/|
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ Source on have two descendant heads but 
   [255]
   $ hg rebase -r '2::8' -d 1 --keep
   $ hg tglog
-  @  13: 'I'
+  o  13: 'I'
   |
   o  12: 'H'
   |
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ Base on have one descendant heads we ask
   [255]
   $ hg rebase -r '3::8' -d 1 --keep
   $ hg tglog
-  @  12: 'I'
+  o  12: 'I'
   |
   o  11: 'H'
   |
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ rebase subset
   [255]
   $ hg rebase -r '3::7' -d 1 --keep
   $ hg tglog
-  @  11: 'H'
+  o  11: 'H'
   |
   o  10: 'G'
   |
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ rebase subset with multiple head
   [255]
   $ hg rebase -r '3::(7+5)' -d 1 --keep
   $ hg tglog
-  @  13: 'H'
+  o  13: 'H'
   |
   o  12: 'G'
   |
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ rebase on ancestor with revset
   $ hg rebase -r '6::' -d 2
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/ah5/.hg/strip-backup/3d8a618087a7-backup.hg (glob)
   $ hg tglog
-  @  8: 'I'
+  o  8: 'I'
   |
   o  7: 'H'
   |
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ We would expect heads are I, F if it was
   $ hg rebase -r '(4+6)::' -d 1
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/ah6/.hg/strip-backup/3d8a618087a7-backup.hg (glob)
   $ hg tglog
-  @  8: 'I'
+  o  8: 'I'
   |
   o  7: 'H'
   |