diff --git a/vcs-svn/fast_export.c b/vcs-svn/fast_export.c
index 0ad5382bfb..8786ed234a 100644
--- a/vcs-svn/fast_export.c
+++ b/vcs-svn/fast_export.c
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ void fast_export_modify(uint32_t depth, uint32_t *path, uint32_t mode,
 	putchar('\n');
 }
 
+void fast_export_begin_commit(uint32_t revision)
+{
+	printf("# commit %"PRIu32".\n", revision);
+}
+
 static char gitsvnline[MAX_GITSVN_LINE_LEN];
 void fast_export_commit(uint32_t revision, uint32_t author, char *log,
 			uint32_t uuid, uint32_t url,
diff --git a/vcs-svn/fast_export.h b/vcs-svn/fast_export.h
index fed30c14e6..09b2033772 100644
--- a/vcs-svn/fast_export.h
+++ b/vcs-svn/fast_export.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ void fast_export_reset(void);
 void fast_export_delete(uint32_t depth, uint32_t *path);
 void fast_export_modify(uint32_t depth, uint32_t *path, uint32_t mode,
 			uint32_t mark);
+void fast_export_begin_commit(uint32_t revision);
 void fast_export_commit(uint32_t revision, uint32_t author, char *log,
 			uint32_t uuid, uint32_t url, unsigned long timestamp);
 void fast_export_blob(uint32_t mode, uint32_t mark, uint32_t len,
diff --git a/vcs-svn/svndump.c b/vcs-svn/svndump.c
index e05a99d51f..3cc4135892 100644
--- a/vcs-svn/svndump.c
+++ b/vcs-svn/svndump.c
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@
 #define NODEACT_CHANGE 1
 #define NODEACT_UNKNOWN 0
 
-#define DUMP_CTX 0
-#define REV_CTX  1
-#define NODE_CTX 2
+/* States: */
+#define DUMP_CTX 0	/* dump metadata */
+#define REV_CTX  1	/* revision metadata */
+#define NODE_CTX 2	/* node metadata */
+#define INTERNODE_CTX 3	/* between nodes */
 
 #define LENGTH_UNKNOWN (~0)
 #define DATE_RFC2822_LEN 31
@@ -269,7 +271,14 @@ static void handle_node(void)
 				 node_ctx.textLength, &input);
 }
 
-static void handle_revision(void)
+static void begin_revision(void)
+{
+	if (!rev_ctx.revision)	/* revision 0 gets no git commit. */
+		return;
+	fast_export_begin_commit(rev_ctx.revision);
+}
+
+static void end_revision(void)
 {
 	if (rev_ctx.revision)
 		repo_commit(rev_ctx.revision, rev_ctx.author, rev_ctx.log,
@@ -303,13 +312,17 @@ void svndump_read(const char *url)
 		} else if (key == keys.revision_number) {
 			if (active_ctx == NODE_CTX)
 				handle_node();
+			if (active_ctx == REV_CTX)
+				begin_revision();
 			if (active_ctx != DUMP_CTX)
-				handle_revision();
+				end_revision();
 			active_ctx = REV_CTX;
 			reset_rev_ctx(atoi(val));
 		} else if (key == keys.node_path) {
 			if (active_ctx == NODE_CTX)
 				handle_node();
+			if (active_ctx == REV_CTX)
+				begin_revision();
 			active_ctx = NODE_CTX;
 			reset_node_ctx(val);
 		} else if (key == keys.node_kind) {
@@ -351,7 +364,7 @@ void svndump_read(const char *url)
 				read_props();
 			} else if (active_ctx == NODE_CTX) {
 				handle_node();
-				active_ctx = REV_CTX;
+				active_ctx = INTERNODE_CTX;
 			} else {
 				fprintf(stderr, "Unexpected content length header: %"PRIu32"\n", len);
 				buffer_skip_bytes(&input, len);
@@ -360,8 +373,10 @@ void svndump_read(const char *url)
 	}
 	if (active_ctx == NODE_CTX)
 		handle_node();
+	if (active_ctx == REV_CTX)
+		begin_revision();
 	if (active_ctx != DUMP_CTX)
-		handle_revision();
+		end_revision();
 }
 
 int svndump_init(const char *filename)