diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt
index 045b37b82..7a1585def 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 	     [ \--reverse ]
 	     [ \--walk-reflogs ]
 	     [ \--no-walk ] [ \--do-walk ]
+	     [ \--use-bitmap-index ]
 	     <commit>... [ \-- <paths>... ]
 
 DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
index 5bdfb4285..c236b857b 100644
--- a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
@@ -274,6 +274,14 @@ See also linkgit:git-reflog[1].
 	Output excluded boundary commits. Boundary commits are
 	prefixed with `-`.
 
+ifdef::git-rev-list[]
+--use-bitmap-index::
+
+	Try to speed up the traversal using the pack bitmap index (if
+	one is available). Note that when traversing with `--objects`,
+	trees and blobs will not have their associated path printed.
+endif::git-rev-list[]
+
 --
 
 History Simplification
diff --git a/builtin/rev-list.c b/builtin/rev-list.c
index 4fc161663..5209255f2 100644
--- a/builtin/rev-list.c
+++ b/builtin/rev-list.c
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include "diff.h"
 #include "revision.h"
 #include "list-objects.h"
+#include "pack.h"
+#include "pack-bitmap.h"
 #include "builtin.h"
 #include "log-tree.h"
 #include "graph.h"
@@ -257,6 +259,18 @@ static int show_bisect_vars(struct rev_list_info *info, int reaches, int all)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int show_object_fast(
+	const unsigned char *sha1,
+	enum object_type type,
+	int exclude,
+	uint32_t name_hash,
+	struct packed_git *found_pack,
+	off_t found_offset)
+{
+	fprintf(stdout, "%s\n", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+	return 1;
+}
+
 int cmd_rev_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	struct rev_info revs;
@@ -265,6 +279,7 @@ int cmd_rev_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	int bisect_list = 0;
 	int bisect_show_vars = 0;
 	int bisect_find_all = 0;
+	int use_bitmap_index = 0;
 
 	git_config(git_default_config, NULL);
 	init_revisions(&revs, prefix);
@@ -306,6 +321,14 @@ int cmd_rev_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			bisect_show_vars = 1;
 			continue;
 		}
+		if (!strcmp(arg, "--use-bitmap-index")) {
+			use_bitmap_index = 1;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (!strcmp(arg, "--test-bitmap")) {
+			test_bitmap_walk(&revs);
+			return 0;
+		}
 		usage(rev_list_usage);
 
 	}
@@ -333,6 +356,22 @@ int cmd_rev_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (bisect_list)
 		revs.limited = 1;
 
+	if (use_bitmap_index) {
+		if (revs.count && !revs.left_right && !revs.cherry_mark) {
+			uint32_t commit_count;
+			if (!prepare_bitmap_walk(&revs)) {
+				count_bitmap_commit_list(&commit_count, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+				printf("%d\n", commit_count);
+				return 0;
+			}
+		} else if (revs.tag_objects && revs.tree_objects && revs.blob_objects) {
+			if (!prepare_bitmap_walk(&revs)) {
+				traverse_bitmap_commit_list(&show_object_fast);
+				return 0;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (prepare_revision_walk(&revs))
 		die("revision walk setup failed");
 	if (revs.tree_objects)