diff --git a/pack-bitmap.c b/pack-bitmap.c
index 49a8d10d0c..3693c9e62f 100644
--- a/pack-bitmap.c
+++ b/pack-bitmap.c
@@ -715,8 +715,9 @@ static int in_bitmapped_pack(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct bitmap *find_tip_blobs(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git,
-				     struct object_list *tip_objects)
+static struct bitmap *find_tip_objects(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git,
+				       struct object_list *tip_objects,
+				       enum object_type type)
 {
 	struct bitmap *result = bitmap_new();
 	struct object_list *p;
@@ -724,7 +725,7 @@ static struct bitmap *find_tip_blobs(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git,
 	for (p = tip_objects; p; p = p->next) {
 		int pos;
 
-		if (p->item->type != OBJ_BLOB)
+		if (p->item->type != type)
 			continue;
 
 		pos = bitmap_position(bitmap_git, &p->item->oid);
@@ -737,9 +738,10 @@ static struct bitmap *find_tip_blobs(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git,
 	return result;
 }
 
-static void filter_bitmap_blob_none(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git,
-				    struct object_list *tip_objects,
-				    struct bitmap *to_filter)
+static void filter_bitmap_exclude_type(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git,
+				       struct object_list *tip_objects,
+				       struct bitmap *to_filter,
+				       enum object_type type)
 {
 	struct eindex *eindex = &bitmap_git->ext_index;
 	struct bitmap *tips;
@@ -747,18 +749,21 @@ static void filter_bitmap_blob_none(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git,
 	eword_t mask;
 	uint32_t i;
 
+	if (type != OBJ_BLOB)
+		BUG("filter_bitmap_exclude_type: unsupported type '%d'", type);
+
 	/*
 	 * The non-bitmap version of this filter never removes
-	 * blobs which the other side specifically asked for,
+	 * objects which the other side specifically asked for,
 	 * so we must match that behavior.
 	 */
-	tips = find_tip_blobs(bitmap_git, tip_objects);
+	tips = find_tip_objects(bitmap_git, tip_objects, type);
 
 	/*
 	 * We can use the blob type-bitmap to work in whole words
 	 * for the objects that are actually in the bitmapped packfile.
 	 */
-	for (i = 0, init_type_iterator(&it, bitmap_git, OBJ_BLOB);
+	for (i = 0, init_type_iterator(&it, bitmap_git, type);
 	     i < to_filter->word_alloc && ewah_iterator_next(&mask, &it);
 	     i++) {
 		if (i < tips->word_alloc)
@@ -773,7 +778,7 @@ static void filter_bitmap_blob_none(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git,
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < eindex->count; i++) {
 		uint32_t pos = i + bitmap_git->pack->num_objects;
-		if (eindex->objects[i]->type == OBJ_BLOB &&
+		if (eindex->objects[i]->type == type &&
 		    bitmap_get(to_filter, pos) &&
 		    !bitmap_get(tips, pos))
 			bitmap_unset(to_filter, pos);
@@ -782,6 +787,14 @@ static void filter_bitmap_blob_none(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git,
 	bitmap_free(tips);
 }
 
+static void filter_bitmap_blob_none(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git,
+				    struct object_list *tip_objects,
+				    struct bitmap *to_filter)
+{
+	filter_bitmap_exclude_type(bitmap_git, tip_objects, to_filter,
+				   OBJ_BLOB);
+}
+
 static unsigned long get_size_by_pos(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git,
 				     uint32_t pos)
 {
@@ -820,7 +833,7 @@ static void filter_bitmap_blob_limit(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git,
 	eword_t mask;
 	uint32_t i;
 
-	tips = find_tip_blobs(bitmap_git, tip_objects);
+	tips = find_tip_objects(bitmap_git, tip_objects, OBJ_BLOB);
 
 	for (i = 0, init_type_iterator(&it, bitmap_git, OBJ_BLOB);
 	     i < to_filter->word_alloc && ewah_iterator_next(&mask, &it);