diff --git a/mercurial/commandserver.py b/mercurial/commandserver.py
--- a/mercurial/commandserver.py
+++ b/mercurial/commandserver.py
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ class server(object):
         self.repo.baseui = copiedui
         self.repo.ui = self.repo.dirstate._ui = self.repoui.copy()
         self.repo.invalidate()
+        self.repo.invalidatedirstate()
 
         req = dispatch.request(args[:], copiedui, self.repo, self.cin,
                                self.cout, self.cerr)
diff --git a/tests/test-commandserver.py b/tests/test-commandserver.py
--- a/tests/test-commandserver.py
+++ b/tests/test-commandserver.py
@@ -163,8 +163,10 @@ def outsidechanges(server):
     f = open('a', 'ab')
     f.write('a\n')
     f.close()
+    runcommand(server, ['status'])
     os.system('hg ci -Am2')
     runcommand(server, ['tip'])
+    runcommand(server, ['status'])
 
 def bookmarks(server):
     readchannel(server)
diff --git a/tests/test-commandserver.py.out b/tests/test-commandserver.py.out
--- a/tests/test-commandserver.py.out
+++ b/tests/test-commandserver.py.out
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ eff892de26ec tip
 
 testing outsidechanges:
 
+ runcommand status
+M a
  runcommand tip
 changeset:   1:d3a0a68be6de
 tag:         tip
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ user:        test
 date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
 summary:     2
 
+ runcommand status
 
 testing bookmarks: