2 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/absl/status/status.h b/absl/status/status.h
index 9019e6c2..08d3e806 100644
--- a/absl/status/status.h
+++ b/absl/status/status.h
@@ -705,9 +705,11 @@ inline Status::Status(Status&& x) noexcept : rep_(x.rep_) {
 
 inline Status& Status::operator=(Status&& x) {
   uintptr_t old_rep = rep_;
-  rep_ = x.rep_;
-  x.rep_ = MovedFromRep();
-  Unref(old_rep);
+  if (x.rep_ != old_rep) {
+    rep_ = x.rep_;
+    x.rep_ = MovedFromRep();
+    Unref(old_rep);
+  }
   return *this;
 }
 
diff --git a/absl/status/status_test.cc b/absl/status/status_test.cc
index ca9488ad..25333fa2 100644
--- a/absl/status/status_test.cc
+++ b/absl/status/status_test.cc
@@ -397,6 +397,12 @@ TEST(Status, MoveAssignment) {
     assignee = std::move(status);
     EXPECT_EQ(assignee, copy);
   }
+  {
+    absl::Status status(absl::StatusCode::kInvalidArgument, "message");
+    absl::Status copy(status);
+    status = static_cast<absl::Status&&>(status);
+    EXPECT_EQ(status, copy);
+  }
 }
 
 TEST(Status, Update) {