diff --git a/bisect.c b/bisect.c
index db00850065..0864e2a21b 100644
--- a/bisect.c
+++ b/bisect.c
@@ -980,6 +980,12 @@ 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 36166840d1..9a9705c9e3 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")
@@ -29,10 +30,17 @@ 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"),
 	N_("git bisect--helper --bisect-autostart"),
 	NULL
 };
 
+struct add_bisect_ref_data {
+	struct rev_info *revs;
+	unsigned int object_flags;
+};
+
 struct bisect_terms {
 	char *term_good;
 	char *term_bad;
@@ -56,6 +64,8 @@ static void set_terms(struct bisect_terms *terms, const char *bad,
 static const char vocab_bad[] = "bad|new";
 static const char vocab_good[] = "good|old";
 
+static int bisect_autostart(struct bisect_terms *terms);
+
 /*
  * Check whether the string `term` belongs to the set of strings
  * included in the variable arguments.
@@ -107,6 +117,18 @@ static int write_to_file(const char *path, const char *format, ...)
 	return res;
 }
 
+static int append_to_file(const char *path, const char *format, ...)
+{
+	int res;
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, format);
+	res = write_in_file(path, "a", format, args);
+	va_end(args);
+
+	return res;
+}
+
 static int check_term_format(const char *term, const char *orig_term)
 {
 	int res;
@@ -449,6 +471,143 @@ static int bisect_append_log_quoted(const char **argv)
 	return res;
 }
 
+static int add_bisect_ref(const char *refname, const struct object_id *oid,
+			  int flags, void *cb)
+{
+	struct add_bisect_ref_data *data = cb;
+
+	add_pending_oid(data->revs, refname, oid, data->object_flags);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int prepare_revs(struct bisect_terms *terms, struct rev_info *revs)
+{
+	int res = 0;
+	struct add_bisect_ref_data cb = { revs };
+	char *good = xstrfmt("%s-*", terms->term_good);
+
+	/*
+	 * We cannot use terms->term_bad directly in
+	 * for_each_glob_ref_in() and we have to append a '*' to it,
+	 * otherwise for_each_glob_ref_in() will append '/' and '*'.
+	 */
+	char *bad = xstrfmt("%s*", terms->term_bad);
+
+	/*
+	 * 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);
+	setup_revisions(0, NULL, revs, NULL);
+	for_each_glob_ref_in(add_bisect_ref, bad, "refs/bisect/", &cb);
+	cb.object_flags = UNINTERESTING;
+	for_each_glob_ref_in(add_bisect_ref, good, "refs/bisect/", &cb);
+	if (prepare_revision_walk(revs))
+		res = error(_("revision walk setup failed\n"));
+
+	free(good);
+	free(bad);
+	return res;
+}
+
+static int bisect_skipped_commits(struct bisect_terms *terms)
+{
+	int res;
+	FILE *fp = NULL;
+	struct rev_info revs;
+	struct commit *commit;
+	struct pretty_print_context pp = {0};
+	struct strbuf commit_name = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	res = prepare_revs(terms, &revs);
+	if (res)
+		return res;
+
+	fp = fopen(git_path_bisect_log(), "a");
+	if (!fp)
+		return error_errno(_("could not open '%s' for appending"),
+				  git_path_bisect_log());
+
+	if (fprintf(fp, "# only skipped commits left to test\n") < 0)
+		return error_errno(_("failed to write to '%s'"), git_path_bisect_log());
+
+	while ((commit = get_revision(&revs)) != NULL) {
+		strbuf_reset(&commit_name);
+		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);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Reset the flags used by revision walks in case
+	 * there is another revision walk after this one.
+	 */
+	reset_revision_walk();
+
+	strbuf_release(&commit_name);
+	fclose(fp);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+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);
+	commit = lookup_commit_reference_by_name(bad_ref);
+	format_commit_message(commit, "%s", &commit_name, &pp);
+
+	res = append_to_file(git_path_bisect_log(), "# first %s commit: [%s] %s\n",
+			    terms->term_bad, oid_to_hex(&commit->object.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;
+
+	bisect_autostart(terms);
+	if (bisect_next_check(terms, terms->term_good))
+		return BISECT_FAILED;
+
+	no_checkout = file_exists(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_1ST_BAD_FOUND;
+	} 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)
 {
@@ -691,7 +850,9 @@ int cmd_bisect__helper(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		BISECT_NEXT_CHECK,
 		BISECT_TERMS,
 		BISECT_START,
-		BISECT_AUTOSTART,
+		BISECT_NEXT,
+		BISECT_AUTO_NEXT,
+		BISECT_AUTOSTART
 	} cmdmode = 0;
 	int no_checkout = 0, res = 0, nolog = 0;
 	struct option options[] = {
@@ -715,6 +876,10 @@ 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_CMDMODE(0, "bisect-autostart", &cmdmode,
 			 N_("start the bisection if it has not yet been started"), BISECT_AUTOSTART),
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "no-checkout", &no_checkout,
@@ -778,6 +943,18 @@ 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;
 	case BISECT_AUTOSTART:
 		if (argc)
 			return error(_("--bisect-autostart does not accept arguments"));
@@ -793,7 +970,7 @@ int cmd_bisect__helper(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	 * Handle early success
 	 * From check_merge_bases > check_good_are_ancestors_of_bad > bisect_next_all
 	 */
-	if (res == BISECT_INTERNAL_SUCCESS_MERGE_BASE)
+	if ((res == BISECT_INTERNAL_SUCCESS_MERGE_BASE) || (res == BISECT_INTERNAL_SUCCESS_1ST_BAD_FOUND))
 		res = BISECT_OK;
 
 	return -res;
diff --git a/git-bisect.sh b/git-bisect.sh
index d7a6990c29..809be25424 100755
--- a/git-bisect.sh
+++ b/git-bisect.sh
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ 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
 }
@@ -119,45 +118,7 @@ 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
-	git bisect--helper --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() {
@@ -213,7 +174,7 @@ bisect_replay () {
 		esac
 	done <"$file"
 	IFS="$oIFS"
-	bisect_auto_next
+	git bisect--helper --bisect-auto-next
 }
 
 bisect_run () {
@@ -310,7 +271,7 @@ 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)
