diff --git a/builtin/revert.c b/builtin/revert.c
index 8e87acd12e..52c35e75d9 100644
--- a/builtin/revert.c
+++ b/builtin/revert.c
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ int cmd_cherry_pick(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	memset(&opts, 0, sizeof(opts));
 	opts.action = REPLAY_PICK;
 	git_config(git_default_config, NULL);
+	if (!strcmp(argv[1], "-"))
+		argv[1] = "@{-1}";
 	parse_args(argc, argv, &opts);
 	res = sequencer_pick_revisions(&opts);
 	if (res < 0)
diff --git a/t/t3501-revert-cherry-pick.sh b/t/t3501-revert-cherry-pick.sh
index 46aaf2f511..bff6ffe088 100755
--- a/t/t3501-revert-cherry-pick.sh
+++ b/t/t3501-revert-cherry-pick.sh
@@ -109,4 +109,24 @@ test_expect_success 'cherry-pick on unborn branch' '
 	! test_cmp_rev initial HEAD
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'cherry-pick "-" to pick from previous branch' '
+	git checkout unborn &&
+	test_commit to-pick actual content &&
+	git checkout master &&
+	git cherry-pick - &&
+	echo content >expect &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cherry-pick "-" is meaningless without checkout' '
+	test_create_repo afresh &&
+	(
+		cd afresh &&
+		test_commit one &&
+		test_commit two &&
+		test_commit three &&
+		test_must_fail git cherry-pick -
+	)
+'
+
 test_done