diff --git a/mercurial/cmdutil.py b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
--- a/mercurial/cmdutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
@@ -3752,6 +3752,12 @@ def _performrevert(
         if f in newlyaddedandmodifiedfiles:
             continue
 
+        if interactive:
+            choice = repo.ui.promptchoice(
+                _(b"add new file %s (Yn)?$$ &Yes $$ &No") % uipathfn(f)
+            )
+            if choice != 0:
+                continue
         prntstatusmsg(b'add', f)
         checkout(f)
         repo.dirstate.set_tracked(f)
diff --git a/tests/test-revert-interactive.t b/tests/test-revert-interactive.t
--- a/tests/test-revert-interactive.t
+++ b/tests/test-revert-interactive.t
@@ -420,6 +420,19 @@ 3) Use interactive revert with editing (
   forgetting newfile
   $ hg status
   ? newfile
+  $ rm newfile
+  $ hg up 0
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 4 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ hg status
+  $ hg revert -r 2 -i <<EOF
+  > y
+  > n
+  > EOF
+  add new file folder1/g (Yn)? y
+  adding folder1/g
+  add new file folder2/h (Yn)? n
+  $ hg status
+  A folder1/g
 
 When a line without EOL is selected during "revert -i" (issue5651)