diff --git a/mercurial/help/revsets.txt b/mercurial/help/revsets.txt
--- a/mercurial/help/revsets.txt
+++ b/mercurial/help/revsets.txt
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ The following predicates are supported:
 ``max(set)``
   Changeset with highest revision number in set.
 
+``min(set)``
+  Changeset with lowest revision number in set.
+
 ``merge()``
   Changeset is a merge changeset.
 
diff --git a/mercurial/revset.py b/mercurial/revset.py
--- a/mercurial/revset.py
+++ b/mercurial/revset.py
@@ -195,6 +195,14 @@ def maxrev(repo, subset, x):
             return [m]
     return []
 
+def minrev(repo, subset, x):
+    s = getset(repo, subset, x)
+    if s:
+        m = min(s)
+        if m in subset:
+            return [m]
+    return []
+
 def limit(repo, subset, x):
     l = getargs(x, 2, 2, _("limit wants two arguments"))
     try:
@@ -466,6 +474,7 @@ symbols = {
     "keyword": keyword,
     "limit": limit,
     "max": maxrev,
+    "min": minrev,
     "merge": merge,
     "modifies": modifies,
     "outgoing": outgoing,
diff --git a/tests/test-revset b/tests/test-revset
--- a/tests/test-revset
+++ b/tests/test-revset
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ log 'heads(6::)'
 log 'keyword(issue)'
 log 'limit(head(), 1)'
 log 'max(contains(a))'
+log 'min(contains(a))'
 log 'merge()'
 log 'modifies(b)'
 log 'p1(merge())'
diff --git a/tests/test-revset.out b/tests/test-revset.out
--- a/tests/test-revset.out
+++ b/tests/test-revset.out
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ 6
 0
 % log 'max(contains(a))'
 5
+% log 'min(contains(a))'
+0
 % log 'merge()'
 6
 % log 'modifies(b)'