diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index d18aba62f5..35d996cbd0 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -3930,7 +3930,7 @@ static int pick_commits(struct repository *r,
 							item->commit,
 							arg, item->arg_len,
 							opts, res, 0);
-		} else if (check_todo && !res) {
+		} else if (is_rebase_i(opts) && check_todo && !res) {
 			struct stat st;
 
 			if (stat(get_todo_path(opts), &st)) {
diff --git a/t/t3429-rebase-edit-todo.sh b/t/t3429-rebase-edit-todo.sh
index aaeac6eade..7024d49ae7 100755
--- a/t/t3429-rebase-edit-todo.sh
+++ b/t/t3429-rebase-edit-todo.sh
@@ -52,4 +52,34 @@ test_expect_success 'todo is re-read after reword and squash' '
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 're-reading todo doesnt interfere with revert --edit' '
+	git reset --hard third &&
+
+	git revert --edit third second &&
+
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	Revert "second"
+	Revert "third"
+	third
+	second
+	first
+	EOF
+	git log --format="%s" >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 're-reading todo doesnt interfere with cherry-pick --edit' '
+	git reset --hard first &&
+
+	git cherry-pick --edit second third &&
+
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	third
+	second
+	first
+	EOF
+	git log --format="%s" >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done