diff --git a/src/filterdiff.c b/src/filterdiff.c
index a6087ea4..b245cb4c 100644
--- a/src/filterdiff.c
+++ b/src/filterdiff.c
@@ -1227,6 +1227,9 @@ static int filterdiff (FILE *f, const char *patchname)
 				else if (!strncmp (line, "Binary files ", 13)) {
 					/* Binary files line - this is diff content, break to process */
 					break;
+				} else if (!strncmp (line, "GIT binary patch", 16)) {
+					/* GIT binary patch line - this is diff content, break to process */
+					break;
 				} else if (strncmp (line, "old mode ", 9) &&
 				    strncmp (line, "new mode ", 9) &&
 				    strncmp (line, "deleted file mode ", 18) &&
diff --git a/tests/git-error-handling/run-test b/tests/git-error-handling/run-test
index 0fbe3bfb..484a7212 100755
--- a/tests/git-error-handling/run-test
+++ b/tests/git-error-handling/run-test
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ ${LSDIFF} mixed-binary.patch 2>errors9 >result9 || exit 1
 
 cat << EOF | cmp - result9 || exit 1
 a/file1.bin
+a/file2.dat
 EOF
 
 # Test 10: Empty git diff (just headers, no content)