diff --git a/refs/ref-cache.c b/refs/ref-cache.c
index 2294c4564f..6e3b725245 100644
--- a/refs/ref-cache.c
+++ b/refs/ref-cache.c
@@ -412,7 +412,8 @@ static int cache_ref_iterator_advance(struct ref_iterator *ref_iterator)
 
 		if (level->prefix_state == PREFIX_WITHIN_DIR) {
 			entry_prefix_state = overlaps_prefix(entry->name, iter->prefix);
-			if (entry_prefix_state == PREFIX_EXCLUDES_DIR)
+			if (entry_prefix_state == PREFIX_EXCLUDES_DIR ||
+			    (entry_prefix_state == PREFIX_WITHIN_DIR && !(entry->flag & REF_DIR)))
 				continue;
 		} else {
 			entry_prefix_state = level->prefix_state;
diff --git a/t/t1500-rev-parse.sh b/t/t1500-rev-parse.sh
index 37ee5091b5..3f9e7f62e4 100755
--- a/t/t1500-rev-parse.sh
+++ b/t/t1500-rev-parse.sh
@@ -264,4 +264,27 @@ test_expect_success 'rev-parse --since= unsqueezed ordering' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'rev-parse --bisect includes bad, excludes good' '
+	test_commit_bulk 6 &&
+
+	git update-ref refs/bisect/bad-1 HEAD~1 &&
+	git update-ref refs/bisect/b HEAD~2 &&
+	git update-ref refs/bisect/bad-3 HEAD~3 &&
+	git update-ref refs/bisect/good-3 HEAD~3 &&
+	git update-ref refs/bisect/bad-4 HEAD~4 &&
+	git update-ref refs/bisect/go HEAD~4 &&
+
+	# Note: refs/bisect/b and refs/bisect/go should be ignored because they
+	# do not match the refs/bisect/bad or refs/bisect/good prefixes.
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	refs/bisect/bad-1
+	refs/bisect/bad-3
+	refs/bisect/bad-4
+	^refs/bisect/good-3
+	EOF
+
+	git rev-parse --symbolic-full-name --bisect >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t4205-log-pretty-formats.sh b/t/t4205-log-pretty-formats.sh
index dd9035aa38..b431a22bbd 100755
--- a/t/t4205-log-pretty-formats.sh
+++ b/t/t4205-log-pretty-formats.sh
@@ -924,6 +924,36 @@ test_expect_success '%S in git log --format works with other placeholders (part
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'setup more commits for %S with --bisect' '
+	test_commit four &&
+	test_commit five &&
+
+	head1=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD~0) &&
+	head2=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD~1) &&
+	head3=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD~2) &&
+	head4=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD~3)
+'
+
+test_expect_success '%S with --bisect labels commits with refs/bisect/bad ref' '
+	git update-ref refs/bisect/bad-$head1 $head1 &&
+	git update-ref refs/bisect/go $head1 &&
+	git update-ref refs/bisect/bad-$head2 $head2 &&
+	git update-ref refs/bisect/b $head3 &&
+	git update-ref refs/bisect/bad-$head4 $head4 &&
+	git update-ref refs/bisect/good-$head4 $head4 &&
+
+	# We expect to see the range of commits betwee refs/bisect/good-$head4
+	# and refs/bisect/bad-$head1. The "source" ref is the nearest bisect ref
+	# from which the commit is reachable.
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	$head1 refs/bisect/bad-$head1
+	$head2 refs/bisect/bad-$head2
+	$head3 refs/bisect/bad-$head2
+	EOF
+	git log --bisect --format="%H %S" >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'log --pretty=reference' '
 	git log --pretty="tformat:%h (%s, %as)" >expect &&
 	git log --pretty=reference >actual &&