diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index 0173e0148b..cddd6051e3 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -779,6 +779,10 @@ static int add_parents_to_list(struct rev_info *revs, struct commit *commit,
 		return 0;
 	commit->object.flags |= ADDED;
 
+	if (revs->include_check &&
+	    !revs->include_check(commit, revs->include_check_data))
+		return 0;
+
 	/*
 	 * If the commit is uninteresting, don't try to
 	 * prune parents - we want the maximal uninteresting
diff --git a/revision.h b/revision.h
index e7f1d211bf..9957f3c6e5 100644
--- a/revision.h
+++ b/revision.h
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ struct rev_info {
 	unsigned long min_age;
 	int min_parents;
 	int max_parents;
+	int (*include_check)(struct commit *, void *);
+	void *include_check_data;
 
 	/* diff info for patches and for paths limiting */
 	struct diff_options diffopt;