diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -4478,6 +4478,10 @@ def log(ui, repo, *pats, **opts):
     Returns 0 on success.
 
     """
+    if opts.get('follow') and opts.get('rev'):
+        opts['rev'] = [revset.formatspec('reverse(::%lr)', opts.get('rev'))]
+        del opts['follow']
+
     if opts.get('graph'):
         return cmdutil.graphlog(ui, repo, *pats, **opts)
 
diff --git a/tests/test-glog.t b/tests/test-glog.t
--- a/tests/test-glog.t
+++ b/tests/test-glog.t
@@ -2202,13 +2202,6 @@ Test --follow and forward --rev
       (func
         ('symbol', 'rev')
         ('symbol', '6'))))
-  --- log.nodes	* (glob)
-  +++ glog.nodes	* (glob)
-  @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-  -nodetag 6
-   nodetag 8
-   nodetag 7
-  +nodetag 6
 
 Test --follow-first and forward --rev
 
diff --git a/tests/test-log.t b/tests/test-log.t
--- a/tests/test-log.t
+++ b/tests/test-log.t
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ log -f
   
 
 
-log -f -r 1:tip
+log -f -r '1 + 4'
 
   $ hg up -C 0
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
@@ -639,25 +639,24 @@ log -f -r 1:tip
   $ hg ci -Amb2 -d '1 0'
   adding b2
   created new head
-  $ hg log -f -r 1:tip
+  $ hg log -f -r '1 + 4'
+  changeset:   4:ddb82e70d1a1
+  tag:         tip
+  parent:      0:67e992f2c4f3
+  user:        test
+  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:01 1970 +0000
+  summary:     b2
+  
   changeset:   1:3d5bf5654eda
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:01 1970 +0000
   summary:     r1
   
-  changeset:   2:60c670bf5b30
+  changeset:   0:67e992f2c4f3
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:01 1970 +0000
-  summary:     r2
+  summary:     base
   
-  changeset:   3:e62f78d544b4
-  parent:      1:3d5bf5654eda
-  user:        test
-  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:01 1970 +0000
-  summary:     b1
-  
-
-
 log -f -r null
 
   $ hg log -f -r null
@@ -1346,6 +1345,11 @@ Also check when maxrev < lastrevfilelog
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     add foo, related
   
+  changeset:   2:c4c64aedf0f7
+  user:        test
+  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+  summary:     add unrelated old foo
+  
   $ cd ..
 
 Issue2383: hg log showing _less_ differences than hg diff