diff --git a/.eclipse_iplog b/.eclipse_iplog
index c7bf1b48e..b6d6e9bbb 100644
--- a/.eclipse_iplog
+++ b/.eclipse_iplog
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 	name = JGit
 	license = Eclipse Distribution License v1.0
 
+	skipCommit = 1a6964c8274c50f0253db75f010d78ef0e739343
+
 [CQ "3454"]
 	description = args4j Version: 2.0.12
 	license = BSD License
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.iplog/src/org/eclipse/jgit/iplog/IpLogGenerator.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.iplog/src/org/eclipse/jgit/iplog/IpLogGenerator.java
index 417c50655..d8956afe1 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.iplog/src/org/eclipse/jgit/iplog/IpLogGenerator.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.iplog/src/org/eclipse/jgit/iplog/IpLogGenerator.java
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ public class IpLogGenerator {
 	/** Root commits which were scanned to gather project data. */
 	private final Set<RevCommit> commits = new HashSet<RevCommit>();
 
+	/** The meta file we loaded to bootstrap our definitions. */
+	private IpLogMeta meta;
+
 	private String characterEncoding = "UTF-8";
 
 	private Repository db;
@@ -185,7 +188,7 @@ public class IpLogGenerator {
 
 			loadEclipseIpLog(version, c);
 			loadCommitters(repo);
-			scanProjectCommits(c);
+			scanProjectCommits(meta.getProjects().get(0), c);
 			commits.add(c);
 		} finally {
 			WindowCursor.release(curs);
@@ -202,7 +205,7 @@ public class IpLogGenerator {
 		if (log == null)
 			return;
 
-		IpLogMeta meta = new IpLogMeta();
+		meta = new IpLogMeta();
 		try {
 			meta.loadFrom(new BlobBasedConfig(null, db, log.getObjectId(0)));
 		} catch (ConfigInvalidException e) {
@@ -277,12 +280,17 @@ public class IpLogGenerator {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private void scanProjectCommits(RevCommit start) throws IOException {
+	private void scanProjectCommits(Project proj, RevCommit start)
+			throws IOException {
 		rw.reset();
 		rw.markStart(start);
 
 		RevCommit commit;
 		while ((commit = rw.next()) != null) {
+			if (proj.isSkippedCommit(commit)) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			final PersonIdent author = commit.getAuthorIdent();
 			final Date when = author.getWhen();
 
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.iplog/src/org/eclipse/jgit/iplog/IpLogMeta.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.iplog/src/org/eclipse/jgit/iplog/IpLogMeta.java
index 38b7d417b..d0a5279ab 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.iplog/src/org/eclipse/jgit/iplog/IpLogMeta.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.iplog/src/org/eclipse/jgit/iplog/IpLogMeta.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Constants;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.FileBasedConfig;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.LockFile;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectId;
 
 /**
  * Manages the {@code .eclipse_iplog} file in a project.
@@ -75,6 +76,8 @@ public class IpLogMeta {
 
 	private static final String K_COMMENTS = "comments";
 
+	private static final String K_SKIP_COMMIT = "skipCommit";
+
 	private static final String K_LICENSE = "license";
 
 	private static final String K_DESCRIPTION = "description";
@@ -104,6 +107,8 @@ public class IpLogMeta {
 			Project project = new Project(id, name);
 			project.setComments(cfg.getString(S_PROJECT, id, K_COMMENTS));
 
+			for (String c : cfg.getStringList(S_PROJECT, id, K_SKIP_COMMIT))
+				project.addSkipCommit(ObjectId.fromString(c));
 			for (String license : cfg.getStringList(S_PROJECT, id, K_LICENSE))
 				project.addLicense(license);
 			projects.add(project);
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.iplog/src/org/eclipse/jgit/iplog/Project.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.iplog/src/org/eclipse/jgit/iplog/Project.java
index 6495d38ff..15b79cede 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.iplog/src/org/eclipse/jgit/iplog/Project.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.iplog/src/org/eclipse/jgit/iplog/Project.java
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.TreeSet;
 
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.AnyObjectId;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectId;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectIdSubclassMap;
+
 /** Description of a project. */
 class Project {
 	/** Sorts projects by unique identities. */
@@ -65,6 +69,8 @@ class Project {
 
 	private final Set<String> licenses = new TreeSet<String>();
 
+	private final ObjectIdSubclassMap<ObjectId> skipCommits = new ObjectIdSubclassMap<ObjectId>();
+
 	private String version;
 
 	/**
@@ -104,6 +110,14 @@ class Project {
 		licenses.add(licenseName);
 	}
 
+	void addSkipCommit(AnyObjectId commit) {
+		skipCommits.add(commit.copy());
+	}
+
+	boolean isSkippedCommit(AnyObjectId commit) {
+		return skipCommits.contains(commit);
+	}
+
 	String getVersion() {
 		return version;
 	}
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ObjectIdSubclassMap.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ObjectIdSubclassMap.java
index bd57c061b..a0b6d0ed2 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ObjectIdSubclassMap.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ObjectIdSubclassMap.java
@@ -97,6 +97,17 @@ public class ObjectIdSubclassMap<V extends ObjectId> implements Iterable<V> {
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns true if this map contains the specified object.
+	 *
+	 * @param toFind
+	 *            object to find.
+	 * @return true if the mapping exists for this object; false otherwise.
+	 */
+	public boolean contains(final AnyObjectId toFind) {
+		return get(toFind) != null;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Store an object for future lookup.
 	 * <p>