diff --git a/Documentation/git-am.txt b/Documentation/git-am.txt
index fc3b993c3338b5..a5dff10fa23cc9 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-am.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-am.txt
@@ -142,10 +142,6 @@ default.   You can use `--no-utf8` to override this.
 	user to lie about the author date by using the same
 	value as the committer date.
 
---skip::
-	Skip the current patch.  This is only meaningful when
-	restarting an aborted patch.
-
 -S[<keyid>]::
 --gpg-sign[=<keyid>]::
 	GPG-sign commits. The `keyid` argument is optional and
@@ -162,6 +158,10 @@ default.   You can use `--no-utf8` to override this.
 	extracted from the e-mail message and the current index
 	file, and continue.
 
+--skip::
+	Skip the current patch.  This is only meaningful when
+	restarting an aborted patch.
+
 --resolvemsg=<msg>::
 	When a patch failure occurs, <msg> will be printed
 	to the screen before exiting.  This overrides the
diff --git a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
index 754b16ce0c9da6..83ce51aedfea54 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 [verse]
 'git cherry-pick' [--edit] [-n] [-m parent-number] [-s] [-x] [--ff]
 		  [-S[<keyid>]] <commit>...
-'git cherry-pick' --continue
-'git cherry-pick' --quit
-'git cherry-pick' --abort
+'git cherry-pick' (--continue | --skip | --abort | --quit)
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge.txt b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
index 6294dbc09d2138..740407855e0584 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-merge.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 	[-s <strategy>] [-X <strategy-option>] [-S[<keyid>]]
 	[--[no-]allow-unrelated-histories]
 	[--[no-]rerere-autoupdate] [-m <msg>] [-F <file>] [<commit>...]
-'git merge' --abort
-'git merge' --continue
+'git merge' (--continue | --skip | --abort | --quit)
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -88,6 +87,11 @@ will be appended to the specified message.
 	Allow the rerere mechanism to update the index with the
 	result of auto-conflict resolution if possible.
 
+--continue::
+	After a 'git merge' stops due to conflicts you can conclude the
+	merge by running 'git merge --continue' (see "HOW TO RESOLVE
+	CONFLICTS" section below).
+
 --abort::
 	Abort the current conflict resolution process, and
 	try to reconstruct the pre-merge state.
@@ -100,10 +104,9 @@ commit or stash your changes before running 'git merge'.
 'git merge --abort' is equivalent to 'git reset --merge' when
 `MERGE_HEAD` is present.
 
---continue::
-	After a 'git merge' stops due to conflicts you can conclude the
-	merge by running 'git merge --continue' (see "HOW TO RESOLVE
-	CONFLICTS" section below).
+--quit::
+	Forget about the current merge in progress. Leave the index
+	and the working tree as-is.
 
 <commit>...::
 	Commits, usually other branch heads, to merge into our branch.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
index 5e4e9276479c94..ededa36dc60ae2 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 	[<upstream> [<branch>]]
 'git rebase' [-i | --interactive] [<options>] [--exec <cmd>] [--onto <newbase>]
 	--root [<branch>]
-'git rebase' --continue | --skip | --abort | --quit | --edit-todo | --show-current-patch
+'git rebase' (--continue | --skip | --abort | --quit | --edit-todo | --show-current-patch)
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ leave out at most one of A and B, in which case it defaults to HEAD.
 --continue::
 	Restart the rebasing process after having resolved a merge conflict.
 
+--skip::
+	Restart the rebasing process by skipping the current patch.
+
 --abort::
 	Abort the rebase operation and reset HEAD to the original
 	branch. If <branch> was provided when the rebase operation was
@@ -240,6 +243,14 @@ leave out at most one of A and B, in which case it defaults to HEAD.
 	original branch. The index and working tree are also left
 	unchanged as a result.
 
+--edit-todo::
+	Edit the todo list during an interactive rebase.
+
+--show-current-patch::
+	Show the current patch in an interactive rebase or when rebase
+	is stopped because of conflicts. This is the equivalent of
+	`git show REBASE_HEAD`.
+
 --keep-empty::
 	Keep the commits that do not change anything from its
 	parents in the result.
@@ -253,17 +264,6 @@ See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below.
 +
 See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below.
 
---skip::
-	Restart the rebasing process by skipping the current patch.
-
---edit-todo::
-	Edit the todo list during an interactive rebase.
-
---show-current-patch::
-	Show the current patch in an interactive rebase or when rebase
-	is stopped because of conflicts. This is the equivalent of
-	`git show REBASE_HEAD`.
-
 -m::
 --merge::
 	Use merging strategies to rebase.  When the recursive (default) merge
diff --git a/Documentation/git-revert.txt b/Documentation/git-revert.txt
index 0c82ca5bc0e5a3..665e065ee378f6 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-revert.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-revert.txt
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
 'git revert' [--[no-]edit] [-n] [-m parent-number] [-s] [-S[<keyid>]] <commit>...
-'git revert' --continue
-'git revert' --quit
-'git revert' --abort
+'git revert' (--continue | --skip | --abort | --quit)
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/Documentation/sequencer.txt b/Documentation/sequencer.txt
index 5a57c4a4077f0b..4db07ea723a7ee 100644
--- a/Documentation/sequencer.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sequencer.txt
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@
 	`.git/sequencer`.  Can be used to continue after resolving
 	conflicts in a failed cherry-pick or revert.
 
+--skip::
+	Skip the current commit and continue with the rest of the
+	sequence.
+
+--abort::
+	Cancel the operation and return to the pre-sequence state.
+
 --quit::
 	Forget about the current operation in progress.  Can be used
 	to clear the sequencer state after a failed cherry-pick or
 	revert.
-
---abort::
-	Cancel the operation and return to the pre-sequence state.
diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index a594cc23e25458..4b345b84810bf9 100644
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
@@ -338,14 +338,20 @@ void create_branch(struct repository *r,
 	free(real_ref);
 }
 
-void remove_branch_state(struct repository *r)
+void remove_merge_branch_state(struct repository *r)
 {
-	sequencer_post_commit_cleanup(r);
 	unlink(git_path_merge_head(r));
 	unlink(git_path_merge_rr(r));
 	unlink(git_path_merge_msg(r));
 	unlink(git_path_merge_mode(r));
+}
+
+void remove_branch_state(struct repository *r)
+{
+	unlink(git_path_cherry_pick_head(r));
+	unlink(git_path_revert_head(r));
 	unlink(git_path_squash_msg(r));
+	remove_merge_branch_state(r);
 }
 
 void die_if_checked_out(const char *branch, int ignore_current_worktree)
diff --git a/branch.h b/branch.h
index 6f38db14e9c496..064ee576f29764 100644
--- a/branch.h
+++ b/branch.h
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ int validate_branchname(const char *name, struct strbuf *ref);
  */
 int validate_new_branchname(const char *name, struct strbuf *ref, int force);
 
+/*
+ * Remove information about the merge state on the current
+ * branch. (E.g., MERGE_HEAD)
+ */
+void remove_merge_branch_state(struct repository *r);
+
 /*
  * Remove information about the state of working on the current
  * branch. (E.g., MERGE_HEAD)
diff --git a/builtin/am.c b/builtin/am.c
index 912d9821b18acf..74a88221123225 100644
--- a/builtin/am.c
+++ b/builtin/am.c
@@ -2164,11 +2164,30 @@ int cmd_am(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	const char * const usage[] = {
 		N_("git am [<options>] [(<mbox> | <Maildir>)...]"),
-		N_("git am [<options>] (--continue | --skip | --abort)"),
+		N_("git am [<options>] (--continue | --skip | --abort | --quit"
+			" | --show-current-patch)"),
 		NULL
 	};
 
 	struct option options[] = {
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "continue", &resume,
+			N_("continue applying patches after resolving a conflict"),
+			RESUME_RESOLVED),
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "skip", &resume,
+			N_("skip the current patch"),
+			RESUME_SKIP),
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "abort", &resume,
+			N_("restore the original branch and abort the patching operation."),
+			RESUME_ABORT),
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "quit", &resume,
+			N_("abort the patching operation but keep HEAD where it is."),
+			RESUME_QUIT),
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "show-current-patch", &resume,
+			N_("show the patch being applied."),
+			RESUME_SHOW_PATCH),
+		OPT_CMDMODE('r', "resolved", &resume,
+			N_("synonym for --continue"),
+			RESUME_RESOLVED),
 		OPT_BOOL('i', "interactive", &state.interactive,
 			N_("run interactively")),
 		OPT_HIDDEN_BOOL('b', "binary", &binary,
@@ -2227,24 +2246,6 @@ int cmd_am(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			PARSE_OPT_NOARG),
 		OPT_STRING(0, "resolvemsg", &state.resolvemsg, NULL,
 			N_("override error message when patch failure occurs")),
-		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "continue", &resume,
-			N_("continue applying patches after resolving a conflict"),
-			RESUME_RESOLVED),
-		OPT_CMDMODE('r', "resolved", &resume,
-			N_("synonyms for --continue"),
-			RESUME_RESOLVED),
-		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "skip", &resume,
-			N_("skip the current patch"),
-			RESUME_SKIP),
-		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "abort", &resume,
-			N_("restore the original branch and abort the patching operation."),
-			RESUME_ABORT),
-		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "quit", &resume,
-			N_("abort the patching operation but keep HEAD where it is."),
-			RESUME_QUIT),
-		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "show-current-patch", &resume,
-			N_("show the patch being applied."),
-			RESUME_SHOW_PATCH),
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "committer-date-is-author-date",
 			&state.committer_date_is_author_date,
 			N_("lie about committer date")),
diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index 1c9e8e2228c7ce..1f47c51bdcabd4 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -60,15 +60,18 @@ N_("The previous cherry-pick is now empty, possibly due to conflict resolution.\
 "\n");
 
 static const char empty_cherry_pick_advice_single[] =
-N_("Otherwise, please use 'git reset'\n");
+N_("Otherwise, please use 'git cherry-pick --skip'\n");
 
 static const char empty_cherry_pick_advice_multi[] =
-N_("If you wish to skip this commit, use:\n"
+N_("and then use:\n"
 "\n"
-"    git reset\n"
+"    git cherry-pick --continue\n"
 "\n"
-"Then \"git cherry-pick --continue\" will resume cherry-picking\n"
-"the remaining commits.\n");
+"to resume cherry-picking the remaining commits.\n"
+"If you wish to skip this commit, use:\n"
+"\n"
+"    git cherry-pick --skip\n"
+"\n");
 
 static const char *color_status_slots[] = {
 	[WT_STATUS_HEADER]	  = "header",
diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index e96f72af804476..7153c4bd0db1c2 100644
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "packfile.h"
 #include "tag.h"
 #include "alias.h"
+#include "branch.h"
 #include "commit-reach.h"
 #include "wt-status.h"
 
@@ -52,8 +53,7 @@ struct strategy {
 
 static const char * const builtin_merge_usage[] = {
 	N_("git merge [<options>] [<commit>...]"),
-	N_("git merge --abort"),
-	N_("git merge --continue"),
+	N_("git merge (--continue | --skip | --abort | --quit)"),
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ static int option_renormalize;
 static int verbosity;
 static int allow_rerere_auto;
 static int abort_current_merge;
+static int quit_current_merge;
 static int continue_current_merge;
 static int allow_unrelated_histories;
 static int show_progress = -1;
@@ -238,6 +239,12 @@ static int option_parse_n(const struct option *opt,
 }
 
 static struct option builtin_merge_options[] = {
+	OPT_BOOL(0, "continue", &continue_current_merge,
+		N_("continue the current in-progress merge")),
+	OPT_BOOL(0, "abort", &abort_current_merge,
+		N_("abort the current in-progress merge")),
+	OPT_BOOL(0, "quit", &quit_current_merge,
+		N_("--abort but leave index and working tree alone")),
 	{ OPTION_CALLBACK, 'n', NULL, NULL, NULL,
 		N_("do not show a diffstat at the end of the merge"),
 		PARSE_OPT_NOARG, option_parse_n },
@@ -272,10 +279,6 @@ static struct option builtin_merge_options[] = {
 		N_("read message from file"), PARSE_OPT_NONEG,
 		NULL, 0, option_read_message },
 	OPT__VERBOSITY(&verbosity),
-	OPT_BOOL(0, "abort", &abort_current_merge,
-		N_("abort the current in-progress merge")),
-	OPT_BOOL(0, "continue", &continue_current_merge,
-		N_("continue the current in-progress merge")),
 	OPT_BOOL(0, "allow-unrelated-histories", &allow_unrelated_histories,
 		 N_("allow merging unrelated histories")),
 	OPT_SET_INT(0, "progress", &show_progress, N_("force progress reporting"), 1),
@@ -287,14 +290,6 @@ static struct option builtin_merge_options[] = {
 	OPT_END()
 };
 
-/* Cleans up metadata that is uninteresting after a succeeded merge. */
-static void drop_save(void)
-{
-	unlink(git_path_merge_head(the_repository));
-	unlink(git_path_merge_msg(the_repository));
-	unlink(git_path_merge_mode(the_repository));
-}
-
 static int save_state(struct object_id *stash)
 {
 	int len;
@@ -388,7 +383,7 @@ static void finish_up_to_date(const char *msg)
 {
 	if (verbosity >= 0)
 		printf("%s%s\n", squash ? _(" (nothing to squash)") : "", msg);
-	drop_save();
+	remove_merge_branch_state(the_repository);
 }
 
 static void squash_message(struct commit *commit, struct commit_list *remoteheads)
@@ -881,7 +876,7 @@ static int merge_trivial(struct commit *head, struct commit_list *remoteheads)
 			&result_commit, NULL, sign_commit))
 		die(_("failed to write commit object"));
 	finish(head, remoteheads, &result_commit, "In-index merge");
-	drop_save();
+	remove_merge_branch_state(the_repository);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -907,7 +902,7 @@ static int finish_automerge(struct commit *head,
 	strbuf_addf(&buf, "Merge made by the '%s' strategy.", wt_strategy);
 	finish(head, remoteheads, &result_commit, buf.buf);
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
-	drop_save();
+	remove_merge_branch_state(the_repository);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1289,6 +1284,16 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		goto done;
 	}
 
+	if (quit_current_merge) {
+		if (orig_argc != 2)
+			usage_msg_opt(_("--quit expects no arguments"),
+				      builtin_merge_usage,
+				      builtin_merge_options);
+
+		remove_merge_branch_state(the_repository);
+		goto done;
+	}
+
 	if (continue_current_merge) {
 		int nargc = 1;
 		const char *nargv[] = {"commit", NULL};
@@ -1495,7 +1500,7 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		}
 
 		finish(head_commit, remoteheads, &commit->object.oid, msg.buf);
-		drop_save();
+		remove_merge_branch_state(the_repository);
 		goto done;
 	} else if (!remoteheads->next && common->next)
 		;
diff --git a/builtin/rebase.c b/builtin/rebase.c
index db6ca9bd7d4c4e..def9a02ba92052 100644
--- a/builtin/rebase.c
+++ b/builtin/rebase.c
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ static char const * const builtin_rebase_usage[] = {
 		"[<upstream>] [<branch>]"),
 	N_("git rebase [-i] [options] [--exec <cmd>] [--onto <newbase>] "
 		"--root [<branch>]"),
-	N_("git rebase --continue | --abort | --skip | --edit-todo"),
+	N_("git rebase (--continue | --skip | --abort | --quit | --edit-todo | "
+	   "--show-current-patch)"),
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -1385,6 +1386,20 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	struct object_id squash_onto;
 	char *squash_onto_name = NULL;
 	struct option builtin_rebase_options[] = {
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "continue", &action, N_("continue"),
+			    ACTION_CONTINUE),
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "skip", &action,
+			    N_("skip current patch and continue"), ACTION_SKIP),
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "abort", &action,
+			    N_("abort and check out the original branch"),
+			    ACTION_ABORT),
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "quit", &action,
+			    N_("abort but keep HEAD where it is"), ACTION_QUIT),
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "edit-todo", &action, N_("edit the todo list "
+			    "during an interactive rebase"), ACTION_EDIT_TODO),
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "show-current-patch", &action,
+			    N_("show the patch file being applied or merged"),
+			    ACTION_SHOW_CURRENT_PATCH),
 		OPT_STRING(0, "onto", &options.onto_name,
 			   N_("revision"),
 			   N_("rebase onto given branch instead of upstream")),
@@ -1419,20 +1434,6 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		OPT_BIT(0, "no-ff", &options.flags,
 			N_("cherry-pick all commits, even if unchanged"),
 			REBASE_FORCE),
-		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "continue", &action, N_("continue"),
-			    ACTION_CONTINUE),
-		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "skip", &action,
-			    N_("skip current patch and continue"), ACTION_SKIP),
-		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "abort", &action,
-			    N_("abort and check out the original branch"),
-			    ACTION_ABORT),
-		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "quit", &action,
-			    N_("abort but keep HEAD where it is"), ACTION_QUIT),
-		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "edit-todo", &action, N_("edit the todo list "
-			    "during an interactive rebase"), ACTION_EDIT_TODO),
-		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "show-current-patch", &action,
-			    N_("show the patch file being applied or merged"),
-			    ACTION_SHOW_CURRENT_PATCH),
 		{ OPTION_CALLBACK, 'm', "merge", &options, NULL,
 			N_("use merging strategies to rebase"),
 			PARSE_OPT_NOARG | PARSE_OPT_NONEG,
diff --git a/builtin/revert.c b/builtin/revert.c
index d4dcedbdc683f9..1cc512d9b54ac0 100644
--- a/builtin/revert.c
+++ b/builtin/revert.c
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
 
 static const char * const revert_usage[] = {
 	N_("git revert [<options>] <commit-ish>..."),
-	N_("git revert <subcommand>"),
+	N_("git revert (--continue | --skip | --abort | --quit)"),
 	NULL
 };
 
 static const char * const cherry_pick_usage[] = {
 	N_("git cherry-pick [<options>] <commit-ish>..."),
-	N_("git cherry-pick <subcommand>"),
+	N_("git cherry-pick (--continue | --skip | --abort | --quit)"),
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -99,9 +99,10 @@ static int run_sequencer(int argc, const char **argv, struct replay_opts *opts)
 	const char *cleanup_arg = NULL;
 	int cmd = 0;
 	struct option base_options[] = {
-		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "quit", &cmd, N_("end revert or cherry-pick sequence"), 'q'),
 		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "continue", &cmd, N_("resume revert or cherry-pick sequence"), 'c'),
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "skip", &cmd, N_("skip current commit and continue"), 's'),
 		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "abort", &cmd, N_("cancel revert or cherry-pick sequence"), 'a'),
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "quit", &cmd, N_("end revert or cherry-pick sequence"), 'q'),
 		OPT_CLEANUP(&cleanup_arg),
 		OPT_BOOL('n', "no-commit", &opts->no_commit, N_("don't automatically commit")),
 		OPT_BOOL('e', "edit", &opts->edit, N_("edit the commit message")),
@@ -151,6 +152,8 @@ static int run_sequencer(int argc, const char **argv, struct replay_opts *opts)
 			this_operation = "--quit";
 		else if (cmd == 'c')
 			this_operation = "--continue";
+		else if (cmd == 's')
+			this_operation = "--skip";
 		else {
 			assert(cmd == 'a');
 			this_operation = "--abort";
@@ -210,6 +213,8 @@ static int run_sequencer(int argc, const char **argv, struct replay_opts *opts)
 		return sequencer_continue(the_repository, opts);
 	if (cmd == 'a')
 		return sequencer_rollback(the_repository, opts);
+	if (cmd == 's')
+		return sequencer_skip(the_repository, opts);
 	return sequencer_pick_revisions(the_repository, opts);
 }
 
diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index f88a97fb10a322..6e8afe8f223de1 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -2650,15 +2650,42 @@ static int walk_revs_populate_todo(struct todo_list *todo_list,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int create_seq_dir(void)
+static int create_seq_dir(struct repository *r)
 {
-	if (file_exists(git_path_seq_dir())) {
-		error(_("a cherry-pick or revert is already in progress"));
-		advise(_("try \"git cherry-pick (--continue | --quit | --abort)\""));
+	enum replay_action action;
+	const char *in_progress_error = NULL;
+	const char *in_progress_advice = NULL;
+	unsigned int advise_skip = file_exists(git_path_revert_head(r)) ||
+				file_exists(git_path_cherry_pick_head(r));
+
+	if (!sequencer_get_last_command(r, &action)) {
+		switch (action) {
+		case REPLAY_REVERT:
+			in_progress_error = _("revert is already in progress");
+			in_progress_advice =
+			_("try \"git revert (--continue | %s--abort | --quit)\"");
+			break;
+		case REPLAY_PICK:
+			in_progress_error = _("cherry-pick is already in progress");
+			in_progress_advice =
+			_("try \"git cherry-pick (--continue | %s--abort | --quit)\"");
+			break;
+		default:
+			BUG(_("unexpected action in create_seq_dir"));
+		}
+	}
+	if (in_progress_error) {
+		error("%s", in_progress_error);
+		if (advise_skip)
+			advise(in_progress_advice, "--skip | ");
+		else
+			advise(in_progress_advice, "");
 		return -1;
-	} else if (mkdir(git_path_seq_dir(), 0777) < 0)
+	}
+	if (mkdir(git_path_seq_dir(), 0777) < 0)
 		return error_errno(_("could not create sequencer directory '%s'"),
 				   git_path_seq_dir());
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2709,15 +2736,20 @@ static int rollback_is_safe(void)
 	return oideq(&actual_head, &expected_head);
 }
 
-static int reset_for_rollback(const struct object_id *oid)
+static int reset_merge(const struct object_id *oid)
 {
-	const char *argv[4];	/* reset --merge <arg> + NULL */
+	int ret;
+	struct argv_array argv = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
 
-	argv[0] = "reset";
-	argv[1] = "--merge";
-	argv[2] = oid_to_hex(oid);
-	argv[3] = NULL;
-	return run_command_v_opt(argv, RUN_GIT_CMD);
+	argv_array_pushl(&argv, "reset", "--merge", NULL);
+
+	if (!is_null_oid(oid))
+		argv_array_push(&argv, oid_to_hex(oid));
+
+	ret = run_command_v_opt(argv.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD);
+	argv_array_clear(&argv);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int rollback_single_pick(struct repository *r)
@@ -2731,7 +2763,16 @@ static int rollback_single_pick(struct repository *r)
 		return error(_("cannot resolve HEAD"));
 	if (is_null_oid(&head_oid))
 		return error(_("cannot abort from a branch yet to be born"));
-	return reset_for_rollback(&head_oid);
+	return reset_merge(&head_oid);
+}
+
+static int skip_single_pick(void)
+{
+	struct object_id head;
+
+	if (read_ref_full("HEAD", 0, &head, NULL))
+		return error(_("cannot resolve HEAD"));
+	return reset_merge(&head);
 }
 
 int sequencer_rollback(struct repository *r, struct replay_opts *opts)
@@ -2774,7 +2815,7 @@ int sequencer_rollback(struct repository *r, struct replay_opts *opts)
 		warning(_("You seem to have moved HEAD. "
 			  "Not rewinding, check your HEAD!"));
 	} else
-	if (reset_for_rollback(&oid))
+	if (reset_merge(&oid))
 		goto fail;
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
 	return sequencer_remove_state(opts);
@@ -2783,6 +2824,74 @@ int sequencer_rollback(struct repository *r, struct replay_opts *opts)
 	return -1;
 }
 
+int sequencer_skip(struct repository *r, struct replay_opts *opts)
+{
+	enum replay_action action = -1;
+	sequencer_get_last_command(r, &action);
+
+	/*
+	 * opts->action tells us which subcommand requested to skip
+	 * the commit.
+	 */
+	switch (opts->action) {
+	case REPLAY_REVERT:
+		/*
+		 * If .git/REVERT_HEAD exists then we are sure that we are in
+		 * the middle of a revert and we allow to skip the commit.
+		 */
+		if (!file_exists(git_path_revert_head(r))) {
+			/*
+			 * Check if the last instruction executed was related to
+			 * revert. If so, we are sure that a revert is in progress.
+			 *
+			 * NB: single commit revert is also counted in this
+			 * definition of "progress" (and was dealt with in the
+			 * previous check).
+			 */
+			if (action == REPLAY_REVERT) {
+				/*
+				 * Check if the user has moved the HEAD, i.e.,
+				 * already committed. In this case, we would like
+				 * to advise instead of skipping.
+				 */
+				if (!rollback_is_safe())
+					goto give_advice;
+				else
+					/* skip commit :) */
+					break;
+			}
+			return error(_("no revert in progress"));
+		}
+		break;
+	case REPLAY_PICK:
+		if (!file_exists(git_path_cherry_pick_head(r))) {
+			if (action == REPLAY_PICK) {
+				if (!rollback_is_safe())
+					goto give_advice;
+				else
+					break;
+			}
+			return error(_("no cherry-pick in progress"));
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		BUG("unexpected action in sequencer_skip");
+	}
+
+	if (skip_single_pick())
+		return error(_("failed to skip the commit"));
+	if (!is_directory(git_path_seq_dir()))
+		return 0;
+
+	return sequencer_continue(r, opts);
+
+give_advice:
+	advise(_("have you committed already?\n"
+		 "try \"git %s --continue\""),
+		 action == REPLAY_REVERT ? "revert" : "cherry-pick");
+	return error(_("there is nothing to skip"));
+}
+
 static int save_todo(struct todo_list *todo_list, struct replay_opts *opts)
 {
 	struct lock_file todo_lock = LOCK_INIT;
@@ -4237,7 +4346,7 @@ int sequencer_pick_revisions(struct repository *r,
 	 */
 
 	if (walk_revs_populate_todo(&todo_list, opts) ||
-			create_seq_dir() < 0)
+			create_seq_dir(r) < 0)
 		return -1;
 	if (get_oid("HEAD", &oid) && (opts->action == REPLAY_REVERT))
 		return error(_("can't revert as initial commit"));
diff --git a/sequencer.h b/sequencer.h
index 0c494b83d43e2c..731b9853ebd265 100644
--- a/sequencer.h
+++ b/sequencer.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ int sequencer_pick_revisions(struct repository *repo,
 			     struct replay_opts *opts);
 int sequencer_continue(struct repository *repo, struct replay_opts *opts);
 int sequencer_rollback(struct repository *repo, struct replay_opts *opts);
+int sequencer_skip(struct repository *repo, struct replay_opts *opts);
 int sequencer_remove_state(struct replay_opts *opts);
 
 #define TODO_LIST_KEEP_EMPTY (1U << 0)
diff --git a/t/t3510-cherry-pick-sequence.sh b/t/t3510-cherry-pick-sequence.sh
index 941d5026da2adc..0e8adc95fcdadc 100755
--- a/t/t3510-cherry-pick-sequence.sh
+++ b/t/t3510-cherry-pick-sequence.sh
@@ -93,6 +93,128 @@ test_expect_success 'cherry-pick cleans up sequencer state upon success' '
 	test_path_is_missing .git/sequencer
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'cherry-pick --skip requires cherry-pick in progress' '
+	pristine_detach initial &&
+	test_must_fail git cherry-pick --skip
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'revert --skip requires revert in progress' '
+	pristine_detach initial &&
+	test_must_fail git revert --skip
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cherry-pick --skip to skip commit' '
+	pristine_detach initial &&
+	test_must_fail git cherry-pick anotherpick &&
+	test_must_fail git revert --skip &&
+	git cherry-pick --skip &&
+	test_cmp_rev initial HEAD &&
+	test_path_is_missing .git/CHERRY_PICK_HEAD
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'revert --skip to skip commit' '
+	pristine_detach anotherpick &&
+	test_must_fail git revert anotherpick~1 &&
+	test_must_fail git cherry-pick --skip &&
+	git revert --skip &&
+	test_cmp_rev anotherpick HEAD
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'skip "empty" commit' '
+	pristine_detach picked &&
+	test_commit dummy foo d &&
+	test_must_fail git cherry-pick anotherpick &&
+	git cherry-pick --skip &&
+	test_cmp_rev dummy HEAD
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'skip a commit and check if rest of sequence is correct' '
+	pristine_detach initial &&
+	echo e >expect &&
+	cat >expect.log <<-EOF &&
+	OBJID
+	:100644 100644 OBJID OBJID M	foo
+	OBJID
+	:100644 100644 OBJID OBJID M	foo
+	OBJID
+	:100644 100644 OBJID OBJID M	unrelated
+	OBJID
+	:000000 100644 OBJID OBJID A	foo
+	:000000 100644 OBJID OBJID A	unrelated
+	EOF
+	test_must_fail git cherry-pick base..yetanotherpick &&
+	test_must_fail git cherry-pick --skip &&
+	echo d >foo &&
+	git add foo &&
+	git cherry-pick --continue &&
+	{
+		git rev-list HEAD |
+		git diff-tree --root --stdin |
+		sed "s/$OID_REGEX/OBJID/g"
+	} >actual.log &&
+	test_cmp expect foo &&
+	test_cmp expect.log actual.log
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'check advice when we move HEAD by committing' '
+	pristine_detach initial &&
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	hint: have you committed already?
+	hint: try "git cherry-pick --continue"
+	error: there is nothing to skip
+	fatal: cherry-pick failed
+	EOF
+	test_must_fail git cherry-pick base..yetanotherpick &&
+	echo c >foo &&
+	git commit -a &&
+	test_path_is_missing .git/CHERRY_PICK_HEAD &&
+	test_must_fail git cherry-pick --skip 2>advice &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect advice
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'selectively advise --skip while launching another sequence' '
+	pristine_detach initial &&
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	error: cherry-pick is already in progress
+	hint: try "git cherry-pick (--continue | --skip | --abort | --quit)"
+	fatal: cherry-pick failed
+	EOF
+	test_must_fail git cherry-pick picked..yetanotherpick &&
+	test_must_fail git cherry-pick picked..yetanotherpick 2>advice &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect advice &&
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	error: cherry-pick is already in progress
+	hint: try "git cherry-pick (--continue | --abort | --quit)"
+	fatal: cherry-pick failed
+	EOF
+	git reset --merge &&
+	test_must_fail git cherry-pick picked..yetanotherpick 2>advice &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect advice
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'allow skipping commit but not abort for a new history' '
+	pristine_detach initial &&
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	error: cannot abort from a branch yet to be born
+	fatal: cherry-pick failed
+	EOF
+	git checkout --orphan new_disconnected &&
+	git reset --hard &&
+	test_must_fail git cherry-pick anotherpick &&
+	test_must_fail git cherry-pick --abort 2>advice &&
+	git cherry-pick --skip &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect advice
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'allow skipping stopped cherry-pick because of untracked file modifications' '
+	pristine_detach initial &&
+	git rm --cached unrelated &&
+	git commit -m "untrack unrelated" &&
+	test_must_fail git cherry-pick initial base &&
+	test_path_is_missing .git/CHERRY_PICK_HEAD &&
+	git cherry-pick --skip
+'
+
 test_expect_success '--quit does not complain when no cherry-pick is in progress' '
 	pristine_detach initial &&
 	git cherry-pick --quit
diff --git a/t/t7600-merge.sh b/t/t7600-merge.sh
index 7f9c68cbe75a68..3e16aaed3b775b 100755
--- a/t/t7600-merge.sh
+++ b/t/t7600-merge.sh
@@ -867,4 +867,30 @@ test_expect_success EXECKEEPSPID 'killed merge can be completed with --continue'
 	verify_parents $c0 $c1
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'merge --quit' '
+	git init merge-quit &&
+	(
+		cd merge-quit &&
+		test_commit base &&
+		echo one >>base.t &&
+		git commit -am one &&
+		git branch one &&
+		git checkout base &&
+		echo two >>base.t &&
+		git commit -am two &&
+		test_must_fail git -c rerere.enabled=true merge one &&
+		test_path_is_file .git/MERGE_HEAD &&
+		test_path_is_file .git/MERGE_MODE &&
+		test_path_is_file .git/MERGE_MSG &&
+		git rerere status >rerere.before &&
+		git merge --quit &&
+		test_path_is_missing .git/MERGE_HEAD &&
+		test_path_is_missing .git/MERGE_MODE &&
+		test_path_is_missing .git/MERGE_MSG &&
+		git rerere status >rerere.after &&
+		test_must_be_empty rerere.after &&
+		! test_cmp rerere.after rerere.before
+	)
+'
+
 test_done