diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/RevWalkFollowFilterTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/RevWalkFollowFilterTest.java
index c62136e64..5203e3fbe 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/RevWalkFollowFilterTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/RevWalkFollowFilterTest.java
@@ -27,9 +27,17 @@ public class RevWalkFollowFilterTest extends RevWalkTestCase {
 	private static class DiffCollector extends RenameCallback {
 		List<DiffEntry> diffs = new ArrayList<>();
 
+		List<RevCommit> commits = new ArrayList<>();
+
 		@Override
 		public void renamed(DiffEntry diff) {
+			throw new UnsupportedOperationException("unimplemented");
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void renamed(DiffEntry diff, RevCommit commit) {
 			diffs.add(diff);
+			commits.add(commit);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -77,6 +85,7 @@ public void testSingleRename() throws Exception {
 		assertNull(rw.next());
 
 		assertRenames("a->b");
+		assertRenameCommits(renameCommit);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -108,6 +117,7 @@ public void testMultiRename() throws Exception {
 		assertNull(rw.next());
 
 		assertRenames("c->a", "b->c", "a->b");
+		assertRenameCommits(renameCommit3, renameCommit2, renameCommit1);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -136,6 +146,20 @@ protected void assertRenames(String... expectedRenames) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	protected void assertRenameCommits(RevCommit... expectedCommits) {
+		Assert.assertEquals(
+				"Unexpected number of rename commits. Expected: "
+						+ expectedCommits.length + ", actual: "
+						+ diffCollector.diffs.size(),
+				expectedCommits.length, diffCollector.diffs.size());
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < expectedCommits.length; i++) {
+			RevCommit renameCommit = diffCollector.commits.get(i);
+			Assert.assertNotNull(renameCommit);
+			Assert.assertEquals(expectedCommits[i], renameCommit);
+		}
+	}
+
 	protected void assertNoRenames() {
 		Assert.assertEquals("Found unexpected rename/copy diff", 0,
 				diffCollector.diffs.size());
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/RenameCallback.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/RenameCallback.java
index ba3399ce9..9856f2c25 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/RenameCallback.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/RenameCallback.java
@@ -23,8 +23,30 @@ public abstract class RenameCallback {
 	 * Called whenever a diff was found that is actually a rename or copy of a
 	 * file.
 	 *
+	 * <p>Subclass of this class have to override this to receive diffEntry for
+	 * the rename.
+	 *
 	 * @param entry
 	 *            the entry representing the rename/copy
 	 */
 	public abstract void renamed(DiffEntry entry);
+
+	/**
+	 * Called whenever a diff was found that is actually a rename or copy of a
+	 * file along with the commit that caused it.
+	 *
+	 * <p>Subclass of this class have an option to override this if it wants to
+	 * know what commit generated the diffEntry. Otherwise defaults to the
+	 * {@link RenameCallback#renamed(DiffEntry)} function.
+	 *
+	 * @param entry
+	 *            the entry representing the rename/copy
+	 * @param commit
+	 *            commit at which callback occurred
+	 *
+	 * @since 6.7
+	 */
+	public void renamed(DiffEntry entry, RevCommit commit) {
+		renamed(entry);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/TreeRevFilter.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/TreeRevFilter.java
index 017a825ac..410c36b16 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/TreeRevFilter.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/TreeRevFilter.java
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ public boolean include(RevWalk walker, RevCommit c)
 				// commit. We need to update our filter to its older
 				// name, if we can discover it. Find out what that is.
 				//
-				updateFollowFilter(trees, ((FollowFilter) tw.getFilter()).cfg);
+				updateFollowFilter(trees, ((FollowFilter) tw.getFilter()).cfg,
+						c);
 			}
 			return true;
 		} else if (nParents == 0) {
@@ -313,7 +314,8 @@ public long getChangedPathFilterNegative() {
 		return changedPathFilterNegative;
 	}
 
-	private void updateFollowFilter(ObjectId[] trees, DiffConfig cfg)
+	private void updateFollowFilter(ObjectId[] trees, DiffConfig cfg,
+			RevCommit commit)
 			throws MissingObjectException, IncorrectObjectTypeException,
 			CorruptObjectException, IOException {
 		TreeWalk tw = pathFilter;
@@ -332,7 +334,7 @@ private void updateFollowFilter(ObjectId[] trees, DiffConfig cfg)
 				newFilter = FollowFilter.create(ent.getOldPath(), cfg);
 				RenameCallback callback = oldFilter.getRenameCallback();
 				if (callback != null) {
-					callback.renamed(ent);
+					callback.renamed(ent, commit);
 					// forward the callback to the new follow filter
 					((FollowFilter) newFilter).setRenameCallback(callback);
 				}