diff --git a/bisect.c b/bisect.c
index 9154f810f7..a50278ea7e 100644
--- a/bisect.c
+++ b/bisect.c
@@ -635,6 +635,11 @@ static void bisect_rev_setup(struct repository *r, struct rev_info *revs,
 	struct argv_array rev_argv = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
 	int i;
 
+	/*
+	 * `revs` could has been used before.
+	 * Thus we first need to reset it.
+	 */
+	reset_revision_walk();
 	repo_init_revisions(r, revs, prefix);
 	revs->abbrev = 0;
 	revs->commit_format = CMIT_FMT_UNSPECIFIED;
@@ -980,6 +985,12 @@ void read_bisect_terms(const char **read_bad, const char **read_good)
  * the bisection process finished successfully.
  * In this case the calling function or command should not turn a
  * BISECT_INTERNAL_SUCCESS_1ST_BAD_FOUND return code into an error or a non zero exit code.
+ *
+ * Checking BISECT_INTERNAL_SUCCESS_1ST_BAD_FOUND
+ * in bisect_helper::bisect_next() and only transforming it to 0 at
+ * the end of bisect_helper::cmd_bisect__helper() helps bypassing
+ * all the code related to finding a commit to test.
+ *
  * If no_checkout is non-zero, the bisection process does not
  * checkout the trial commit but instead simply updates BISECT_HEAD.
  */
diff --git a/builtin/bisect--helper.c b/builtin/bisect--helper.c
index e949ea74e2..447e9e75db 100644
--- a/builtin/bisect--helper.c
+++ b/builtin/bisect--helper.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "run-command.h"
 #include "prompt.h"
 #include "quote.h"
+#include "revision.h"
 
 static GIT_PATH_FUNC(git_path_bisect_terms, "BISECT_TERMS")
 static GIT_PATH_FUNC(git_path_bisect_expected_rev, "BISECT_EXPECTED_REV")
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ static const char * const git_bisect_helper_usage[] = {
 	N_("git bisect--helper --bisect-terms [--term-good | --term-old | --term-bad | --term-new]"),
 	N_("git bisect--helper --bisect-start [--term-{old,good}=<term> --term-{new,bad}=<term>]"
 					     "[--no-checkout] [<bad> [<good>...]] [--] [<paths>...]"),
+	N_("git bisect--helper --bisect-next"),
+	N_("git bisect--helper --bisect-auto-next"),
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -436,6 +439,149 @@ static int bisect_append_log_quoted(const char **argv)
 	return res;
 }
 
+static int register_good_ref(const char *refname,
+			     const struct object_id *oid, int flags,
+			     void *cb_data)
+{
+	struct argv_array *rev_argv = cb_data;
+
+	argv_array_push(rev_argv, oid_to_hex(oid));
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void prepare_rev_argv(struct bisect_terms *terms, struct argv_array *rev_argv)
+{
+	char *term_good = xstrfmt("%s-*", terms->term_good);
+
+	argv_array_pushl(rev_argv, "skipped_commits", "refs/bisect/bad", "--not", NULL);
+	for_each_glob_ref_in(register_good_ref, term_good, "refs/bisect/", rev_argv);
+
+	free(term_good);
+}
+
+static int prepare_revs(struct bisect_terms *terms, struct rev_info *revs)
+{
+	int res = 0;
+	struct argv_array rev_argv = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
+
+	prepare_rev_argv(terms, &rev_argv);
+
+	/*
+	 * It is important to reset the flags used by revision walks
+	 * as the previous call to bisect_next_all() in turn
+	 * sets up a revision walk.
+	 */
+	reset_revision_walk();
+	init_revisions(revs, NULL);
+	rev_argv.argc = setup_revisions(rev_argv.argc, rev_argv.argv, revs, NULL);
+	if (prepare_revision_walk(revs))
+		res = error(_("revision walk setup failed\n"));
+
+	argv_array_clear(&rev_argv);
+	return res;
+}
+
+static int process_skipped_commits(FILE *fp, struct bisect_terms *terms, struct rev_info *revs)
+{
+	struct commit *commit;
+	struct pretty_print_context pp = {0};
+
+	if (fprintf(fp, "# only skipped commits left to test\n") < 1)
+		return -1;
+
+	while ((commit = get_revision(revs)) != NULL) {
+		struct strbuf commit_name = STRBUF_INIT;
+		format_commit_message(commit, "%s",
+				      &commit_name, &pp);
+		fprintf(fp, "# possible first %s commit: [%s] %s\n",
+			terms->term_bad, oid_to_hex(&commit->object.oid),
+			commit_name.buf);
+		strbuf_release(&commit_name);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Reset the flags used by revision walks in case
+	 * there is another revision walk after this one.
+	 */
+	reset_revision_walk();
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int bisect_skipped_commits(struct bisect_terms *terms)
+{
+	int res = 0;
+	FILE *fp = NULL;
+	struct rev_info revs;
+
+	fp = fopen(git_path_bisect_log(), "a");
+	if (!fp)
+		return error_errno(_("could not open '%s' for appending"),
+				  git_path_bisect_log());
+
+	res = prepare_revs(terms, &revs);
+
+	if (!res)
+		res = process_skipped_commits(fp, terms, &revs);
+
+	fclose(fp);
+	return res;
+}
+
+static int bisect_successful(struct bisect_terms *terms)
+{
+	struct object_id oid;
+	struct commit *commit;
+	struct pretty_print_context pp = {0};
+	struct strbuf commit_name = STRBUF_INIT;
+	char *bad_ref = xstrfmt("refs/bisect/%s",terms->term_bad);
+	int res;
+
+	read_ref(bad_ref, &oid);
+	printf("%s\n", bad_ref);
+	commit = lookup_commit_reference(the_repository, &oid);
+	format_commit_message(commit, "%s", &commit_name, &pp);
+
+	res = write_in_file(git_path_bisect_log(), "a", "# first %s commit: [%s] %s\n",
+			    terms->term_bad, oid_to_hex(&oid),
+			    commit_name.buf);
+
+	strbuf_release(&commit_name);
+	free(bad_ref);
+	return res;
+}
+
+static enum bisect_error bisect_next(struct bisect_terms *terms, const char *prefix)
+{
+	int no_checkout;
+	enum bisect_error res;
+
+	if (bisect_next_check(terms, terms->term_good))
+		return BISECT_FAILED;
+
+	no_checkout = !is_empty_or_missing_file(git_path_bisect_head());
+
+	/* Perform all bisection computation, display and checkout */
+	res = bisect_next_all(the_repository, prefix, no_checkout);
+
+	if (res == BISECT_INTERNAL_SUCCESS_1ST_BAD_FOUND) {
+		res = bisect_successful(terms);
+		return res ? res : BISECT_INTERNAL_SUCCESS_MERGE_BASE;
+	} else if (res == BISECT_ONLY_SKIPPED_LEFT) {
+		res = bisect_skipped_commits(terms);
+		return res ? res : BISECT_ONLY_SKIPPED_LEFT;
+	}
+	return res;
+}
+
+static enum bisect_error bisect_auto_next(struct bisect_terms *terms, const char *prefix)
+{
+	if (bisect_next_check(terms, NULL))
+		return BISECT_OK;
+
+	return bisect_next(terms, prefix);
+}
+
 static int bisect_start(struct bisect_terms *terms, int no_checkout,
 			const char **argv, int argc)
 {
@@ -640,7 +786,9 @@ int cmd_bisect__helper(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		CHECK_AND_SET_TERMS,
 		BISECT_NEXT_CHECK,
 		BISECT_TERMS,
-		BISECT_START
+		BISECT_START,
+		BISECT_NEXT,
+		BISECT_AUTO_NEXT,
 	} cmdmode = 0;
 	int no_checkout = 0, res = 0, nolog = 0;
 	struct option options[] = {
@@ -664,6 +812,10 @@ int cmd_bisect__helper(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			 N_("print out the bisect terms"), BISECT_TERMS),
 		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "bisect-start", &cmdmode,
 			 N_("start the bisect session"), BISECT_START),
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "bisect-next", &cmdmode,
+			 N_("find the next bisection commit"), BISECT_NEXT),
+		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "bisect-auto-next", &cmdmode,
+			 N_("verify the next bisection state then checkout the next bisection commit"), BISECT_AUTO_NEXT),
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "no-checkout", &no_checkout,
 			 N_("update BISECT_HEAD instead of checking out the current commit")),
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "no-log", &nolog,
@@ -725,6 +877,18 @@ int cmd_bisect__helper(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		set_terms(&terms, "bad", "good");
 		res = bisect_start(&terms, no_checkout, argv, argc);
 		break;
+	case BISECT_NEXT:
+		if (argc)
+			return error(_("--bisect-next requires 0 arguments"));
+		get_terms(&terms);
+		res = bisect_next(&terms, prefix);
+		break;
+	case BISECT_AUTO_NEXT:
+		if (argc)
+			return error(_("--bisect-auto-next requires 0 arguments"));
+		get_terms(&terms);
+		res = bisect_auto_next(&terms, prefix);
+		break;
 	default:
 		res = error(_("BUG: unknown subcommand."));
 	}
diff --git a/git-bisect.sh b/git-bisect.sh
index efee12b8b1..e03f210d55 100755
--- a/git-bisect.sh
+++ b/git-bisect.sh
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ bisect_start() {
 	#
 	# Check if we can proceed to the next bisect state.
 	#
-	get_terms
-	bisect_auto_next
+	git bisect--helper --bisect-auto-next || exit
 
 	trap '-' 0
 }
@@ -140,45 +139,7 @@ bisect_state() {
 	*)
 		usage ;;
 	esac
-	bisect_auto_next
-}
-
-bisect_auto_next() {
-	git bisect--helper --bisect-next-check $TERM_GOOD $TERM_BAD && bisect_next || :
-}
-
-bisect_next() {
-	case "$#" in 0) ;; *) usage ;; esac
-	bisect_autostart
-	git bisect--helper --bisect-next-check $TERM_GOOD $TERM_BAD $TERM_GOOD|| exit
-
-	# Perform all bisection computation, display and checkout
-	git bisect--helper --next-all $(test -f "$GIT_DIR/BISECT_HEAD" && echo --no-checkout)
-	res=$?
-
-	# Check if we should exit because bisection is finished
-	if test $res -eq 10
-	then
-		bad_rev=$(git show-ref --hash --verify refs/bisect/$TERM_BAD)
-		bad_commit=$(git show-branch $bad_rev)
-		echo "# first $TERM_BAD commit: $bad_commit" >>"$GIT_DIR/BISECT_LOG"
-		exit 0
-	elif test $res -eq 2
-	then
-		echo "# only skipped commits left to test" >>"$GIT_DIR/BISECT_LOG"
-		good_revs=$(git for-each-ref --format="%(objectname)" "refs/bisect/$TERM_GOOD-*")
-		for skipped in $(git rev-list refs/bisect/$TERM_BAD --not $good_revs)
-		do
-			skipped_commit=$(git show-branch $skipped)
-			echo "# possible first $TERM_BAD commit: $skipped_commit" >>"$GIT_DIR/BISECT_LOG"
-		done
-		exit $res
-	fi
-
-	# Check for an error in the bisection process
-	test $res -ne 0 && exit $res
-
-	return 0
+	git bisect--helper --bisect-auto-next
 }
 
 bisect_visualize() {
@@ -232,7 +193,7 @@ bisect_replay () {
 			die "$(gettext "?? what are you talking about?")" ;;
 		esac
 	done <"$file"
-	bisect_auto_next
+	git bisect--helper --bisect-auto-next
 }
 
 bisect_run () {
@@ -329,7 +290,7 @@ case "$#" in
 		bisect_skip "$@" ;;
 	next)
 		# Not sure we want "next" at the UI level anymore.
-		bisect_next "$@" ;;
+		git bisect--helper --bisect-next "$@" || exit ;;
 	visualize|view)
 		bisect_visualize "$@" ;;
 	reset)
