@@ -165,8 +165,9 @@ class DiffIndex(list):
     # A = Added
     # D = Deleted
     # R = Renamed
-    # M = modified
-    change_type = ("A", "D", "R", "M")
+    # M = Modified
+    # T = Changed in the type
+    change_type = ("A", "D", "R", "M", "T")
 
     def iter_change_type(self, change_type):
         """
@@ -179,7 +180,9 @@ def iter_change_type(self, change_type):
             * 'A' for added paths
             * 'D' for deleted paths
             * 'R' for renamed paths
-            * 'M' for paths with modified data"""
+            * 'M' for paths with modified data
+            * 'T' for changed in the type paths
+         """
         if change_type not in self.change_type:
             raise ValueError("Invalid change type: %s" % change_type)
 
@@ -499,6 +502,9 @@ def handle_diff_line(line):
                 a_path = a_path.encode(defenc)
                 b_path = b_path.encode(defenc)
                 rename_from, rename_to = a_path, b_path
+            elif change_type == 'T':
+                # Nothing to do
+                pass
             # END add/remove handling
 
             diff = Diff(repo, a_path, b_path, a_blob_id, b_blob_id, old_mode, new_mode,
 
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+diff --git a/this b/this
+deleted file mode 100644
+index e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+diff --git a/this b/this
+new file mode 120000
+index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..42061c01a1c70097d1e4579f29a5adf40abdec95
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/this
+@@ -0,0 +1 @@
++that
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+:100644 120000 e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391 42061c01a1c70097d1e4579f29a5adf40abdec95 T     this
@@ -112,6 +112,33 @@ def test_diff_with_rename(self):
         self.assertEqual(diff.score, 100)
         self.assertEqual(len(list(diffs.iter_change_type('R'))), 1)
 
+    def test_diff_with_change_in_type(self):
+        output = StringProcessAdapter(fixture('diff_change_in_type'))
+        diffs = Diff._index_from_patch_format(self.rorepo, output)
+        self._assert_diff_format(diffs)
+        assert_equal(2, len(diffs))
+
+        diff = diffs[0]
+        self.assertIsNotNone(diff.deleted_file)
+        assert_equal(diff.a_path, 'this')
+        assert_equal(diff.b_path, 'this')
+        assert isinstance(str(diff), str)
+
+        diff = diffs[1]
+        assert_equal(diff.a_path, None)
+        assert_equal(diff.b_path, 'this')
+        self.assertIsNotNone(diff.new_file)
+        assert isinstance(str(diff), str)
+
+        output = StringProcessAdapter(fixture('diff_change_in_type_raw'))
+        diffs = Diff._index_from_raw_format(self.rorepo, output)
+        self.assertEqual(len(diffs), 1)
+        diff = diffs[0]
+        self.assertEqual(diff.rename_from, None)
+        self.assertEqual(diff.rename_to, None)
+        self.assertEqual(diff.change_type, 'T')
+        self.assertEqual(len(list(diffs.iter_change_type('T'))), 1)
+
     def test_diff_of_modified_files_not_added_to_the_index(self):
         output = StringProcessAdapter(fixture('diff_abbrev-40_full-index_M_raw_no-color'))
         diffs = Diff._index_from_raw_format(self.rorepo, output)
Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
	1	+ :100644 120000 e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391 42061c01a1c70097d1e4579f29a5adf40abdec95 T this