diff --git a/hgext/largefiles/lfcommands.py b/hgext/largefiles/lfcommands.py
--- a/hgext/largefiles/lfcommands.py
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/lfcommands.py
@@ -435,7 +435,8 @@ def downloadlfiles(ui, repo, rev=None):
         ui.status(_("%d largefiles failed to download\n") % totalmissing)
     return totalsuccess, totalmissing
 
-def updatelfiles(ui, repo, filelist=None, printmessage=True):
+def updatelfiles(ui, repo, filelist=None, printmessage=True,
+                 normallookup=False):
     wlock = repo.wlock()
     try:
         lfdirstate = lfutil.openlfdirstate(ui, repo)
@@ -516,7 +517,7 @@ def updatelfiles(ui, repo, filelist=None
             else:
                 state, mtime = '?', -1
             if state == 'n':
-                if mtime < 0:
+                if normallookup or mtime < 0:
                     # state 'n' doesn't ensure 'clean' in this case
                     lfdirstate.normallookup(lfile)
                 else:
diff --git a/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py b/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py
--- a/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py
@@ -667,7 +667,13 @@ def overriderevert(orig, ui, repo, *pats
 
         newstandins = lfutil.getstandinsstate(repo)
         filelist = lfutil.getlfilestoupdate(oldstandins, newstandins)
-        lfcommands.updatelfiles(ui, repo, filelist, printmessage=False)
+        # lfdirstate should be 'normallookup'-ed for updated files,
+        # because reverting doesn't touch dirstate for 'normal' files
+        # when target revision is explicitly specified: in such case,
+        # 'n' and valid timestamp in dirstate doesn't ensure 'clean'
+        # of target (standin) file.
+        lfcommands.updatelfiles(ui, repo, filelist, printmessage=False,
+                                normallookup=True)
 
     finally:
         wlock.release()
diff --git a/tests/test-largefiles-update.t b/tests/test-largefiles-update.t
--- a/tests/test-largefiles-update.t
+++ b/tests/test-largefiles-update.t
@@ -79,4 +79,24 @@ Test that "hg merge" updates largefiles 
   $ cat .hglf/large1
   58e24f733a964da346e2407a2bee99d9001184f5
 
+Test that "hg revert -r REV" updates largefiles from "REV" correctly
+
+  $ hg update -q -C 3
+  $ hg status -A large1
+  C large1
+  $ cat large1
+  large1 in #3
+  $ cat .hglf/large1
+  e5bb990443d6a92aaf7223813720f7566c9dd05b
+  $ hg diff -c 1 --nodates .hglf/large1 | grep '^[+-][0-9a-z]'
+  -4669e532d5b2c093a78eca010077e708a071bb64
+  +58e24f733a964da346e2407a2bee99d9001184f5
+  $ hg revert --no-backup -r 1 --config debug.dirstate.delaywrite=2 large1
+  $ hg status -A large1
+  M large1
+  $ cat large1
+  large1 in #1
+  $ cat .hglf/large1
+  58e24f733a964da346e2407a2bee99d9001184f5
+
   $ cd ..