diff --git a/llvm/utils/revert_checker.py b/llvm/utils/revert_checker.py
index 3c3ff3e6b846..ced68bc8475d 100755
--- a/llvm/utils/revert_checker.py
+++ b/llvm/utils/revert_checker.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ origin/release/12.x) are deduplicated in output.
 
 import argparse
 import collections
+import itertools
 import logging
 import re
 import subprocess
@@ -246,7 +247,11 @@ def _load_pr_commit_mappings(
 # enough for the 99% case of reverts: rarely should someone land a cleanish
 # revert of a >6 month old change...
 def find_reverts(
-    git_dir: str, across_ref: str, root: str, max_pr_lookback: int = 20000
+    git_dir: str,
+    across_ref: str,
+    root: str,
+    max_pr_lookback: int = 20000,
+    stop_at_sha: Optional[str] = None,
 ) -> List[Revert]:
     """Finds reverts across `across_ref` in `git_dir`, starting from `root`.
 
@@ -260,6 +265,9 @@ def find_reverts(
             SHAs. These heuristics require that commit history from `root` to
             `some_parent_of_root` is loaded in memory. `max_pr_lookback` is how
             many commits behind `across_ref` should be loaded in memory.
+        stop_at_sha: If non-None and `stop_at_sha` is encountered while walking
+            to `across_ref` from `root`, stop checking for reverts. This allows for
+            faster incremental checking between `find_reverts` calls.
     """
     across_sha = _rev_parse(git_dir, across_ref)
     root_sha = _rev_parse(git_dir, root)
@@ -281,10 +289,16 @@ def find_reverts(
         root_sha,
     )
 
+    commit_log_stream: Iterable[_LogEntry] = _log_stream(git_dir, root_sha, across_sha)
+    if stop_at_sha:
+        commit_log_stream = itertools.takewhile(
+            lambda x: x.sha != stop_at_sha, commit_log_stream
+        )
+
     all_reverts = []
     # Lazily load PR <-> commit mappings, since it can be expensive.
     pr_commit_mappings = None
-    for sha, commit_message in _log_stream(git_dir, root_sha, across_sha):
+    for sha, commit_message in commit_log_stream:
         reverts, pr_reverts = _try_parse_reverts_from_commit_message(
             commit_message,
         )
diff --git a/llvm/utils/revert_checker_test.py b/llvm/utils/revert_checker_test.py
index c149be8dc0dd..b99a920402a8 100755
--- a/llvm/utils/revert_checker_test.py
+++ b/llvm/utils/revert_checker_test.py
@@ -130,6 +130,45 @@ class Test(unittest.TestCase):
             ],
         )
 
+    def test_stop_at_sha_stops_early(self) -> None:
+        reverts = revert_checker.find_reverts(
+            git_dir=get_llvm_project_path(),
+            # This SHA is a direct child of the reverted SHA expected below.
+            across_ref="2d5f3b0a61fb171617012a2c3ba05fd31fb3bb1d",
+            # This SHA is a direct child of the revert SHA listed below.
+            root="2c01b278580212914ec037bb5dd9b73702dfe7f1",
+            max_pr_lookback=50,
+            # This SHA is the first revert that would be returned, if not for
+            # `stop_at_sha`.
+            stop_at_sha="50866e84d1da8462aeb96607bf6d9e5bbd5869c5",
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(reverts, [])
+
+    def test_stop_at_sha_still_catches_reverts_in_range(self) -> None:
+        reverts = revert_checker.find_reverts(
+            git_dir=get_llvm_project_path(),
+            # This SHA is a direct child of the reverted SHA expected below.
+            across_ref="2d5f3b0a61fb171617012a2c3ba05fd31fb3bb1d",
+            # This SHA is the direct child of the revert mentioned in
+            # `assertEqual` below.
+            root="2c01b278580212914ec037bb5dd9b73702dfe7f1",
+            max_pr_lookback=50,
+            # This SHA is the direct parent of the revert mentioned in
+            # `assertEqual` below.
+            stop_at_sha="b96ebee1fab2b281c97deb54f3d61c469fe07d01",
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            reverts,
+            [
+                revert_checker.Revert(
+                    # This SHA is a `Reverts ${PR}` for #111004.
+                    sha="50866e84d1da8462aeb96607bf6d9e5bbd5869c5",
+                    # ...And this was the commit for #111004.
+                    reverted_sha="67160c5ab5f5b7fd5fa7851abcfde367c8a9f91b",
+                ),
+            ],
+        )
+
     def test_pr_based_revert_works(self) -> None:
         reverts = revert_checker.find_reverts(
             git_dir=get_llvm_project_path(),