diff --git a/mercurial/changegroup.py b/mercurial/changegroup.py
--- a/mercurial/changegroup.py
+++ b/mercurial/changegroup.py
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ class cg1unpacker(object):
                 deltas,
                 csmap,
                 trp,
+                alwayscache=True,
                 addrevisioncb=onchangelog,
                 duplicaterevisioncb=ondupchangelog,
             ):
diff --git a/mercurial/exchangev2.py b/mercurial/exchangev2.py
--- a/mercurial/exchangev2.py
+++ b/mercurial/exchangev2.py
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ def _processchangesetdata(repo, tr, objs
         iterrevisions(),
         linkrev,
         weakref.proxy(tr),
+        alwayscache=True,
         addrevisioncb=onchangeset,
         duplicaterevisioncb=ondupchangeset,
     )
diff --git a/mercurial/interfaces/repository.py b/mercurial/interfaces/repository.py
--- a/mercurial/interfaces/repository.py
+++ b/mercurial/interfaces/repository.py
@@ -769,7 +769,13 @@ class ifilemutation(interfaceutil.Interf
         ``nullid``, in which case the header from the delta can be ignored
         and the delta used as the fulltext.
 
+        ``alwayscache`` instructs the lower layers to cache the content of the
+        newly added revision, even if it needs to be explicitly computed.
+        This used to be the default when ``addrevisioncb`` was provided up to
+        Mercurial 5.8.
+
         ``addrevisioncb`` should be called for each node as it is committed.
+        ``duplicaterevisioncb`` should be called for each pre-existing node.
 
         ``maybemissingparents`` is a bool indicating whether the incoming
         data may reference parents/ancestor revisions that aren't present.
diff --git a/mercurial/manifest.py b/mercurial/manifest.py
--- a/mercurial/manifest.py
+++ b/mercurial/manifest.py
@@ -1836,6 +1836,7 @@ class manifestrevlog(object):
         deltas,
         linkmapper,
         transaction,
+        alwayscache=False,
         addrevisioncb=None,
         duplicaterevisioncb=None,
     ):
@@ -1843,6 +1844,7 @@ class manifestrevlog(object):
             deltas,
             linkmapper,
             transaction,
+            alwayscache=alwayscache,
             addrevisioncb=addrevisioncb,
             duplicaterevisioncb=duplicaterevisioncb,
         )
diff --git a/mercurial/revlog.py b/mercurial/revlog.py
--- a/mercurial/revlog.py
+++ b/mercurial/revlog.py
@@ -2375,6 +2375,7 @@ class revlog(object):
         deltas,
         linkmapper,
         transaction,
+        alwayscache=False,
         addrevisioncb=None,
         duplicaterevisioncb=None,
     ):
@@ -2475,7 +2476,7 @@ class revlog(object):
                     (baserev, delta),
                     ifh,
                     dfh,
-                    alwayscache=bool(addrevisioncb),
+                    alwayscache=alwayscache,
                     deltacomputer=deltacomputer,
                 )
 
diff --git a/mercurial/unionrepo.py b/mercurial/unionrepo.py
--- a/mercurial/unionrepo.py
+++ b/mercurial/unionrepo.py
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ class unionrevlog(revlog.revlog):
         deltas,
         linkmapper,
         transaction,
+        alwayscache=False,
         addrevisioncb=None,
         duplicaterevisioncb=None,
         maybemissingparents=False,