diff --git a/Command/Fsck.hs b/Command/Fsck.hs
index 7341ab5e5e..3b31b72110 100644
--- a/Command/Fsck.hs
+++ b/Command/Fsck.hs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {- git-annex command
  -
- - Copyright 2010-2015 Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
+ - Copyright 2010-2016 Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
  -
  - Licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.
  -}
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import Logs.Activity
 import Logs.TimeStamp
 import Annex.NumCopies
 import Annex.UUID
+import Annex.ReplaceFile
 import Utility.DataUnits
 import Config
 import Utility.HumanTime
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ perform key file backend numcopies = do
 		[ fixLink key file
 		, verifyLocationLog key keystatus file
 		, verifyAssociatedFiles key keystatus file
-		, verifyDirectMode key file
+		, verifyWorkTree key file
 		, checkKeySize key keystatus
 		, checkBackend backend key keystatus (Just file)
 		, checkKeyNumCopies key (Just file) numcopies
@@ -280,17 +281,36 @@ verifyAssociatedFiles key keystatus file = do
 				Database.Keys.addAssociatedFile key f
 		_ -> return ()
 
-{- Ensures that files whose content is available are in direct mode. -}
-verifyDirectMode :: Key -> FilePath -> Annex Bool
-verifyDirectMode key file = do
-	whenM (isDirect <&&> isJust <$> isAnnexLink file) $ do
+verifyWorkTree :: Key -> FilePath -> Annex Bool
+verifyWorkTree key file = do
+	ifM isDirect ( godirect, goindirect )
+	return True
+  where
+	{- Ensures that files whose content is available are in direct mode. -}
+	godirect = whenM (isJust <$> isAnnexLink file) $ do
 		v <- toDirectGen key file
 		case v of
 			Nothing -> noop
 			Just a -> do
 				showNote "fixing direct mode"
 				a
-	return True
+	{- Make sure that a pointer file is replaced with its content,
+	 - when the content is available. -}
+	goindirect = do
+		mk <- liftIO $ isPointerFile file
+		case mk of
+			Just k | k == key -> whenM (inAnnex key) $ do
+				showNote "fixing worktree content"
+				replaceFile file $ \tmp -> 
+					ifM (annexThin <$> Annex.getGitConfig)
+						( void $ linkFromAnnex key tmp
+						, do
+							obj <- calcRepo $ gitAnnexLocation key
+							void $ checkedCopyFile key obj tmp
+							thawContent tmp
+						)
+				Database.Keys.storeInodeCaches key [file]
+			_ -> return ()
 
 {- The size of the data for a key is checked against the size encoded in
  - the key's metadata, if available.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c7d9bd8a7a..b93d7ba918 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ git-annex (6.20160212) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * Fix storing of filenames of v6 unlocked files when the filename is not
     representable in the current locale.
   * fsck: Detect and fix missing associated file mappings in v6 repositories.
+  * fsck: Populate unlocked files in v6 repositories whose content is
+    present in annex/objects but didn't reach the work tree.
 
  -- Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>  Fri, 12 Feb 2016 14:03:46 -0400
 
diff --git a/doc/bugs/__39__git_annex_get__39___fails_for_unlocked_files_with_special_characters___40__e.g._umlauts__41___when_using_precompiled_version_6.20160126-g2336107_.mdwn b/doc/bugs/__39__git_annex_get__39___fails_for_unlocked_files_with_special_characters___40__e.g._umlauts__41___when_using_precompiled_version_6.20160126-g2336107_.mdwn
index b59f7ea94f..1225643f4d 100644
--- a/doc/bugs/__39__git_annex_get__39___fails_for_unlocked_files_with_special_characters___40__e.g._umlauts__41___when_using_precompiled_version_6.20160126-g2336107_.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bugs/__39__git_annex_get__39___fails_for_unlocked_files_with_special_characters___40__e.g._umlauts__41___when_using_precompiled_version_6.20160126-g2336107_.mdwn
@@ -74,3 +74,4 @@ I tested this on two different systems, Arch Linux and Debian Jessie. It does no
 
 Yes, I've been using it for more than a year to synchronize between different PCs. Great work :-) 
 
+> [[fixed|done]] --[[Joey]]
diff --git a/doc/bugs/__39__git_annex_get__39___fails_for_unlocked_files_with_special_characters___40__e.g._umlauts__41___when_using_precompiled_version_6.20160126-g2336107_/comment_2_1c547ab07cf57cfa9eb5398629e27d56._comment b/doc/bugs/__39__git_annex_get__39___fails_for_unlocked_files_with_special_characters___40__e.g._umlauts__41___when_using_precompiled_version_6.20160126-g2336107_/comment_2_1c547ab07cf57cfa9eb5398629e27d56._comment
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee1c707817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/bugs/__39__git_annex_get__39___fails_for_unlocked_files_with_special_characters___40__e.g._umlauts__41___when_using_precompiled_version_6.20160126-g2336107_/comment_2_1c547ab07cf57cfa9eb5398629e27d56._comment
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="joey"
+ subject="""comment 2"""
+ date="2016-02-14T21:10:53Z"
+ content="""
+`git annex fsck` will now clean up repos affected by this problem.
+"""]]