diff --git a/midx.c b/midx.c
index 0248c4577c..6e6cb0eb04 100644
--- a/midx.c
+++ b/midx.c
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ struct multi_pack_index *load_multi_pack_index(const char *object_dir, int local
 
 	pair_chunk(cf, MIDX_CHUNKID_LARGEOFFSETS, &m->chunk_large_offsets);
 
+	if (git_env_bool("GIT_TEST_MIDX_READ_RIDX", 1))
+		pair_chunk(cf, MIDX_CHUNKID_REVINDEX, &m->chunk_revindex);
+
 	m->num_objects = ntohl(m->chunk_oid_fanout[255]);
 
 	CALLOC_ARRAY(m->pack_names, m->num_packs);
@@ -1429,7 +1432,8 @@ static int write_midx_internal(const char *object_dir,
 	finalize_hashfile(f, midx_hash, CSUM_FSYNC | CSUM_HASH_IN_STREAM);
 	free_chunkfile(cf);
 
-	if (flags & MIDX_WRITE_REV_INDEX)
+	if (flags & MIDX_WRITE_REV_INDEX &&
+	    git_env_bool("GIT_TEST_MIDX_WRITE_REV", 0))
 		write_midx_reverse_index(midx_name.buf, midx_hash, &ctx);
 	if (flags & MIDX_WRITE_BITMAP) {
 		if (write_midx_bitmap(midx_name.buf, midx_hash, &ctx,
diff --git a/midx.h b/midx.h
index b7d79a515c..22e8e53288 100644
--- a/midx.h
+++ b/midx.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ struct multi_pack_index {
 	const unsigned char *chunk_oid_lookup;
 	const unsigned char *chunk_object_offsets;
 	const unsigned char *chunk_large_offsets;
+	const unsigned char *chunk_revindex;
 
 	const char **pack_names;
 	struct packed_git **packs;
diff --git a/pack-revindex.c b/pack-revindex.c
index bd15ebad03..08dc160167 100644
--- a/pack-revindex.c
+++ b/pack-revindex.c
@@ -298,9 +298,26 @@ int load_midx_revindex(struct multi_pack_index *m)
 {
 	struct strbuf revindex_name = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int ret;
+
 	if (m->revindex_data)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (m->chunk_revindex) {
+		/*
+		 * If the MIDX `m` has a `RIDX` chunk, then use its contents for
+		 * the reverse index instead of trying to load a separate `.rev`
+		 * file.
+		 *
+		 * Note that we do *not* set `m->revindex_map` here, since we do
+		 * not want to accidentally call munmap() in the middle of the
+		 * MIDX.
+		 */
+		trace2_data_string("load_midx_revindex", the_repository,
+				   "source", "midx");
+		m->revindex_data = (const uint32_t *)m->chunk_revindex;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	trace2_data_string("load_midx_revindex", the_repository,
 			   "source", "rev");
 
diff --git a/t/lib-bitmap.sh b/t/lib-bitmap.sh
index 253895c04e..a95537e759 100644
--- a/t/lib-bitmap.sh
+++ b/t/lib-bitmap.sh
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ test_rev_exists () {
 }
 
 midx_bitmap_core () {
-	rev_kind="${1:-rev}"
+	rev_kind="${1:-midx}"
 
 	setup_bitmap_history
 
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ midx_bitmap_core () {
 }
 
 midx_bitmap_partial_tests () {
-	rev_kind="${1:-rev}"
+	rev_kind="${1:-midx}"
 
 	test_expect_success 'setup partial bitmaps' '
 		test_commit packed &&
diff --git a/t/t5326-multi-pack-bitmaps.sh b/t/t5326-multi-pack-bitmaps.sh
index 100ac90d15..c0924074c4 100755
--- a/t/t5326-multi-pack-bitmaps.sh
+++ b/t/t5326-multi-pack-bitmaps.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ test_description='exercise basic multi-pack bitmap functionality'
 GIT_TEST_MULTI_PACK_INDEX=0
 GIT_TEST_MULTI_PACK_INDEX_WRITE_BITMAP=0
 
+# This test exercise multi-pack bitmap functionality where the object order is
+# stored and read from a special chunk within the MIDX, so use the default
+# behavior here.
+sane_unset GIT_TEST_MIDX_WRITE_REV
+sane_unset GIT_TEST_MIDX_READ_RIDX
+
 midx_bitmap_core
 
 bitmap_reuse_tests() {
diff --git a/t/t5327-multi-pack-bitmaps-rev.sh b/t/t5327-multi-pack-bitmaps-rev.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..d30ba632c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t5327-multi-pack-bitmaps-rev.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='exercise basic multi-pack bitmap functionality (.rev files)'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+. "${TEST_DIRECTORY}/lib-bitmap.sh"
+
+# We'll be writing our own midx and bitmaps, so avoid getting confused by the
+# automatic ones.
+GIT_TEST_MULTI_PACK_INDEX=0
+GIT_TEST_MULTI_PACK_INDEX_WRITE_BITMAP=0
+
+# Unlike t5326, this test exercise multi-pack bitmap functionality where the
+# object order is stored in a separate .rev file.
+GIT_TEST_MIDX_WRITE_REV=1
+GIT_TEST_MIDX_READ_RIDX=0
+export GIT_TEST_MIDX_WRITE_REV
+export GIT_TEST_MIDX_READ_RIDX
+
+midx_bitmap_core rev
+midx_bitmap_partial_tests rev
+
+test_done
diff --git a/t/t7700-repack.sh b/t/t7700-repack.sh
index 4693f8dc2b..02a6633a16 100755
--- a/t/t7700-repack.sh
+++ b/t/t7700-repack.sh
@@ -311,16 +311,13 @@ test_expect_success 'cleans up MIDX when appropriate' '
 		checksum=$(midx_checksum $objdir) &&
 		test_path_is_file $midx &&
 		test_path_is_file $midx-$checksum.bitmap &&
-		test_path_is_file $midx-$checksum.rev &&
 
 		test_commit repack-3 &&
 		GIT_TEST_MULTI_PACK_INDEX=0 git repack -Adb --write-midx &&
 
 		test_path_is_file $midx &&
 		test_path_is_missing $midx-$checksum.bitmap &&
-		test_path_is_missing $midx-$checksum.rev &&
 		test_path_is_file $midx-$(midx_checksum $objdir).bitmap &&
-		test_path_is_file $midx-$(midx_checksum $objdir).rev &&
 
 		test_commit repack-4 &&
 		GIT_TEST_MULTI_PACK_INDEX=0 git repack -Adb &&
@@ -353,7 +350,6 @@ test_expect_success '--write-midx with preferred bitmap tips' '
 		test_line_count = 1 before &&
 
 		rm -fr $midx-$(midx_checksum $objdir).bitmap &&
-		rm -fr $midx-$(midx_checksum $objdir).rev &&
 		rm -fr $midx &&
 
 		# instead of constructing the snapshot ourselves (c.f., the test