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diff --git a/lisp/subr.el b/lisp/subr.el
index a9edff6166f..d9d918ed12d 100644
--- a/lisp/subr.el
+++ b/lisp/subr.el
@@ -725,15 +725,18 @@ Elements of ALIST that are not conses are ignored."
(setq tail tail-cdr))))
alist)
-(defun alist-get (key alist &optional default remove)
- "Return the value associated with KEY in ALIST, using `assq'.
+(defun alist-get (key alist &optional default remove testfn)
+ "Return the value associated with KEY in ALIST.
If KEY is not found in ALIST, return DEFAULT.
+Use TESTFN to lookup in the alist if non-nil. Otherwise, use `assq'.
This is a generalized variable suitable for use with `setf'.
When using it to set a value, optional argument REMOVE non-nil
means to remove KEY from ALIST if the new value is `eql' to DEFAULT."
(ignore remove) ;;Silence byte-compiler.
- (let ((x (assq key alist)))
+ (let ((x (if (not testfn)
+ (assq key alist)
+ (assoc key alist testfn))))
(if x (cdr x) default)))
(defun remove (elt seq)