diff --git a/mercurial/hbisect.py b/mercurial/hbisect.py
--- a/mercurial/hbisect.py
+++ b/mercurial/hbisect.py
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ def get(repo, status):
 
     - ``good``, ``bad``, ``skip``: as the names imply
     - ``range``              : all csets taking part in the bisection
+    - ``pruned``             : good|bad|skip, excluding out-of-range csets
     """
     state = load_state(repo)
     if status in ('good', 'bad', 'skip'):
@@ -190,6 +191,9 @@ def get(repo, status):
 
         if status == 'range':
             return [c for c in range]
+        elif status == 'pruned':
+            # We do not want skipped csets that are out-of-range
+            return [c for c in range if c in (goods | bads | skips)]
 
         else:
             raise error.ParseError(_('invalid bisect state'))
diff --git a/mercurial/revset.py b/mercurial/revset.py
--- a/mercurial/revset.py
+++ b/mercurial/revset.py
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ def bisect(repo, subset, x):
     ``skip``), or any of the meta-status:
 
     - ``range``      : all csets taking part in the bisection
+    - ``pruned``     : good|bad|skip, excluding out-of-range csets
     """
     status = getstring(x, _("bisect requires a string")).lower()
     return [r for r in subset if r in hbisect.get(repo, status)]
diff --git a/tests/test-bisect2.t b/tests/test-bisect2.t
--- a/tests/test-bisect2.t
+++ b/tests/test-bisect2.t
@@ -288,6 +288,14 @@ complex bisect test 1  # first bad rev i
   15:857b178a7cf3
   16:609d82a7ebae
   17:228c06deef46
+  $ hg log -q -r 'bisect(pruned)'
+  0:33b1f9bc8bc5
+  6:a214d5d3811a
+  8:dab8161ac8fc
+  9:3c77083deb4a
+  10:429fcd26f52d
+  13:b0a32c86eb31
+  17:228c06deef46
 
 complex bisect test 2  # first good rev is 13
 
@@ -327,6 +335,13 @@ complex bisect test 2  # first good rev 
   13:b0a32c86eb31
   15:857b178a7cf3
   18:d42e18c7bc9b
+  $ hg log -q -r 'bisect(pruned)'
+  1:4ca5088da217
+  6:a214d5d3811a
+  10:429fcd26f52d
+  12:9f259202bbe7
+  13:b0a32c86eb31
+  18:d42e18c7bc9b
 
 complex bisect test 3
 
@@ -394,6 +409,15 @@ 10,9,13 are skipped an might be the firs
   13:b0a32c86eb31
   15:857b178a7cf3
   16:609d82a7ebae
+  $ hg log -q -r 'bisect(pruned)'
+  1:4ca5088da217
+  6:a214d5d3811a
+  9:3c77083deb4a
+  10:429fcd26f52d
+  12:9f259202bbe7
+  13:b0a32c86eb31
+  15:857b178a7cf3
+  16:609d82a7ebae
 
 complex bisect test 4
 
@@ -443,6 +467,13 @@ 15,16 are skipped an might be the first 
   15:857b178a7cf3
   16:609d82a7ebae
   17:228c06deef46
+  $ hg log -q -r 'bisect(pruned)'
+  8:dab8161ac8fc
+  10:429fcd26f52d
+  13:b0a32c86eb31
+  15:857b178a7cf3
+  16:609d82a7ebae
+  17:228c06deef46
 
 test unrelated revs:
 
@@ -452,6 +483,7 @@ test unrelated revs:
   abort: starting revisions are not directly related
   [255]
   $ hg log -q -r 'bisect(range)'
+  $ hg log -q -r 'bisect(pruned)'
   $ hg bisect --reset
 
 end at merge: 17 bad, 11 good (but 9 is first bad)
@@ -483,6 +515,11 @@ end at merge: 17 bad, 11 good (but 9 is 
   15:857b178a7cf3
   16:609d82a7ebae
   17:228c06deef46
+  $ hg log -q -r 'bisect(pruned)'
+  11:82ca6f06eccd
+  13:b0a32c86eb31
+  15:857b178a7cf3
+  17:228c06deef46
   $ hg bisect --extend
   Extending search to changeset 8:dab8161ac8fc
   2 files updated, 0 files merged, 2 files removed, 0 files unresolved
@@ -506,6 +543,13 @@ end at merge: 17 bad, 11 good (but 9 is 
   15:857b178a7cf3
   16:609d82a7ebae
   17:228c06deef46
+  $ hg log -q -r 'bisect(pruned)'
+  8:dab8161ac8fc
+  9:3c77083deb4a
+  11:82ca6f06eccd
+  13:b0a32c86eb31
+  15:857b178a7cf3
+  17:228c06deef46
 
 user adds irrelevant but consistent information (here: -g 2) to bisect state
 
@@ -530,3 +574,7 @@ user adds irrelevant but consistent info
   11:82ca6f06eccd
   12:9f259202bbe7
   13:b0a32c86eb31
+  $ hg log -q -r 'bisect(pruned)'
+  8:dab8161ac8fc
+  11:82ca6f06eccd
+  13:b0a32c86eb31