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diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index 3a451727d..8018a1446 100644
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static const char * const builtin_merge_usage[] = {
 
 static int show_diffstat = 1, shortlog_len = -1, squash;
 static int option_commit = 1, allow_fast_forward = 1;
-static int fast_forward_only, option_edit;
+static int fast_forward_only, option_edit = -1;
 static int allow_trivial = 1, have_message;
 static int overwrite_ignore = 1;
 static struct strbuf merge_msg = STRBUF_INIT;
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static struct option builtin_merge_options[] = {
 		"create a single commit instead of doing a merge"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "commit", &option_commit,
 		"perform a commit if the merge succeeds (default)"),
-	OPT_BOOLEAN('e', "edit", &option_edit,
+	OPT_BOOL('e', "edit", &option_edit,
 		"edit message before committing"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "ff", &allow_fast_forward,
 		"allow fast-forward (default)"),
@@ -885,11 +885,21 @@ static void abort_commit(const char *err_msg)
 	exit(1);
 }
 
+static const char merge_editor_comment[] =
+N_("Please enter a commit message to explain why this merge is necessary,\n"
+   "especially if it merges an updated upstream into a topic branch.\n"
+   "\n"
+   "Lines starting with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts\n"
+   "the commit.\n");
+
 static void prepare_to_commit(void)
 {
 	struct strbuf msg = STRBUF_INIT;
+	const char *comment = _(merge_editor_comment);
 	strbuf_addbuf(&msg, &merge_msg);
 	strbuf_addch(&msg, '\n');
+	if (0 < option_edit)
+		strbuf_add_lines(&msg, "# ", comment, strlen(comment));
 	write_merge_msg(&msg);
 	run_hook(get_index_file(), "prepare-commit-msg",
 		 git_path("MERGE_MSG"), "merge", NULL, NULL);
@@ -1283,14 +1293,19 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			    sha1_to_hex(commit->object.sha1));
 		setenv(buf.buf, argv[i], 1);
 		strbuf_reset(&buf);
-		if (merge_remote_util(commit) &&
+		if (!fast_forward_only &&
+		    merge_remote_util(commit) &&
 		    merge_remote_util(commit)->obj &&
 		    merge_remote_util(commit)->obj->type == OBJ_TAG) {
-			option_edit = 1;
+			if (option_edit < 0)
+				option_edit = 1;
 			allow_fast_forward = 0;
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (option_edit < 0)
+		option_edit = 0;
+
 	if (!use_strategies) {
 		if (!remoteheads->next)
 			add_strategies(pull_twohead, DEFAULT_TWOHEAD);