diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-path-walk.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-path-walk.txt
index 6022c381b7c..7075d0d5ab5 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/api-path-walk.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/api-path-walk.txt
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ commits.
 While it is possible to walk only commits in this way, consumers would be
 better off using the revision walk API instead.
 
+`prune_all_uninteresting`::
+	By default, all reachable paths are emitted by the path-walk API.
+	This option allows consumers to declare that they are not
+	interested in paths where all included objects are marked with the
+	`UNINTERESTING` flag. This requires using the `boundary` option in
+	the revision walk so that the walk emits commits marked with the
+	`UNINTERESTING` flag.
+
 Examples
 --------
 
diff --git a/path-walk.c b/path-walk.c
index eca0e5f3d5b..6f658c28307 100644
--- a/path-walk.c
+++ b/path-walk.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "dir.h"
 #include "hashmap.h"
 #include "hex.h"
+#include "list-objects.h"
 #include "object.h"
 #include "oid-array.h"
 #include "revision.h"
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ struct type_and_oid_list
 {
 	enum object_type type;
 	struct oid_array oids;
+	int maybe_interesting;
 };
 
 #define TYPE_AND_OID_LIST_INIT { \
@@ -140,6 +142,9 @@ static int add_children(struct path_walk_context *ctx,
 		if (o->flags & SEEN)
 			continue;
 		o->flags |= SEEN;
+
+		if (!(o->flags & UNINTERESTING))
+			list->maybe_interesting = 1;
 		oid_array_append(&list->oids, &entry.oid);
 	}
 
@@ -164,6 +169,43 @@ static int walk_path(struct path_walk_context *ctx,
 	if (!list)
 		BUG("provided path '%s' that had no associated list", path);
 
+	if (ctx->info->prune_all_uninteresting) {
+		/*
+		 * This is true if all objects were UNINTERESTING
+		 * when added to the list.
+		 */
+		if (!list->maybe_interesting)
+			return 0;
+
+		/*
+		 * But it's still possible that the objects were set
+		 * as UNINTERESTING after being added. Do a quick check.
+		 */
+		list->maybe_interesting = 0;
+		for (size_t i = 0;
+		     !list->maybe_interesting && i < list->oids.nr;
+		     i++) {
+			if (list->type == OBJ_TREE) {
+				struct tree *t = lookup_tree(ctx->repo,
+							     &list->oids.oid[i]);
+				if (t && !(t->object.flags & UNINTERESTING))
+					list->maybe_interesting = 1;
+			} else if (list->type == OBJ_BLOB) {
+				struct blob *b = lookup_blob(ctx->repo,
+							     &list->oids.oid[i]);
+				if (b && !(b->object.flags & UNINTERESTING))
+					list->maybe_interesting = 1;
+			} else {
+				/* Tags are always interesting if visited. */
+				list->maybe_interesting = 1;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* We have confirmed that all objects are UNINTERESTING. */
+		if (!list->maybe_interesting)
+			return 0;
+	}
+
 	/* Evaluate function pointer on this data, if requested. */
 	if ((list->type == OBJ_TREE && ctx->info->trees) ||
 	    (list->type == OBJ_BLOB && ctx->info->blobs) ||
@@ -198,6 +240,26 @@ static void clear_strmap(struct strmap *map)
 	strmap_init(map);
 }
 
+static struct repository *edge_repo;
+static struct type_and_oid_list *edge_tree_list;
+
+static void show_edge(struct commit *commit)
+{
+	struct tree *t = repo_get_commit_tree(edge_repo, commit);
+
+	if (!t)
+		return;
+
+	if (commit->object.flags & UNINTERESTING)
+		t->object.flags |= UNINTERESTING;
+
+	if (t->object.flags & SEEN)
+		return;
+	t->object.flags |= SEEN;
+
+	oid_array_append(&edge_tree_list->oids, &t->object.oid);
+}
+
 static void setup_pending_objects(struct path_walk_info *info,
 				  struct path_walk_context *ctx)
 {
@@ -306,6 +368,7 @@ static void setup_pending_objects(struct path_walk_info *info,
 		if (tagged_blobs->oids.nr) {
 			const char *tagged_blob_path = "/tagged-blobs";
 			tagged_blobs->type = OBJ_BLOB;
+			tagged_blobs->maybe_interesting = 1;
 			push_to_stack(ctx, tagged_blob_path);
 			strmap_put(&ctx->paths_to_lists, tagged_blob_path, tagged_blobs);
 		} else {
@@ -317,6 +380,7 @@ static void setup_pending_objects(struct path_walk_info *info,
 		if (tags->oids.nr) {
 			const char *tag_path = "/tags";
 			tags->type = OBJ_TAG;
+			tags->maybe_interesting = 1;
 			push_to_stack(ctx, tag_path);
 			strmap_put(&ctx->paths_to_lists, tag_path, tags);
 		} else {
@@ -359,6 +423,7 @@ int walk_objects_by_path(struct path_walk_info *info)
 	/* Insert a single list for the root tree into the paths. */
 	CALLOC_ARRAY(root_tree_list, 1);
 	root_tree_list->type = OBJ_TREE;
+	root_tree_list->maybe_interesting = 1;
 	strmap_put(&ctx.paths_to_lists, root_path, root_tree_list);
 	push_to_stack(&ctx, root_path);
 
@@ -372,6 +437,14 @@ int walk_objects_by_path(struct path_walk_info *info)
 	if (prepare_revision_walk(info->revs))
 		die(_("failed to setup revision walk"));
 
+	/* Walk trees to mark them as UNINTERESTING. */
+	edge_repo = info->revs->repo;
+	edge_tree_list = root_tree_list;
+	mark_edges_uninteresting(info->revs, show_edge,
+				 info->prune_all_uninteresting);
+	edge_repo = NULL;
+	edge_tree_list = NULL;
+
 	info->revs->blob_objects = info->revs->tree_objects = 0;
 
 	trace2_region_enter("path-walk", "pending-walk", info->revs->repo);
diff --git a/path-walk.h b/path-walk.h
index ca839f873e4..de0db007dc9 100644
--- a/path-walk.h
+++ b/path-walk.h
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ struct path_walk_info {
 	int trees;
 	int blobs;
 	int tags;
+
+	/**
+	 * When 'prune_all_uninteresting' is set and a path has all objects
+	 * marked as UNINTERESTING, then the path-walk will not visit those
+	 * objects. It will not call path_fn on those objects and will not
+	 * walk the children of such trees.
+	 */
+	int prune_all_uninteresting;
 };
 
 #define PATH_WALK_INFO_INIT {   \
diff --git a/t/helper/test-path-walk.c b/t/helper/test-path-walk.c
index c6c60d68749..06b103d8760 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-path-walk.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-path-walk.c
@@ -55,8 +55,12 @@ static int emit_block(const char *path, struct oid_array *oids,
 		BUG("we do not understand this type");
 	}
 
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < oids->nr; i++)
-		printf("%s:%s:%s\n", typestr, path, oid_to_hex(&oids->oid[i]));
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < oids->nr; i++) {
+		struct object *o = lookup_unknown_object(the_repository,
+							 &oids->oid[i]);
+		printf("%s:%s:%s%s\n", typestr, path, oid_to_hex(&oids->oid[i]),
+		       o->flags & UNINTERESTING ? ":UNINTERESTING" : "");
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -76,6 +80,8 @@ int cmd__path_walk(int argc, const char **argv)
 			 N_("toggle inclusion of tag objects")),
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "trees", &info.trees,
 			 N_("toggle inclusion of tree objects")),
+		OPT_BOOL(0, "prune", &info.prune_all_uninteresting,
+			 N_("toggle pruning of uninteresting paths")),
 		OPT_END(),
 	};
 
diff --git a/t/t6601-path-walk.sh b/t/t6601-path-walk.sh
index 5ed6c79fbd1..a561c21d484 100755
--- a/t/t6601-path-walk.sh
+++ b/t/t6601-path-walk.sh
@@ -209,13 +209,13 @@ test_expect_success 'topic, not base' '
 	COMMIT::$(git rev-parse topic)
 	commits:1
 	TREE::$(git rev-parse topic^{tree})
-	TREE:left/:$(git rev-parse topic:left)
+	TREE:left/:$(git rev-parse base~1:left):UNINTERESTING
 	TREE:right/:$(git rev-parse topic:right)
 	trees:3
-	BLOB:a:$(git rev-parse topic:a)
-	BLOB:left/b:$(git rev-parse topic:left/b)
+	BLOB:a:$(git rev-parse base~1:a):UNINTERESTING
+	BLOB:left/b:$(git rev-parse base~1:left/b):UNINTERESTING
 	BLOB:right/c:$(git rev-parse topic:right/c)
-	BLOB:right/d:$(git rev-parse topic:right/d)
+	BLOB:right/d:$(git rev-parse base~1:right/d):UNINTERESTING
 	blobs:4
 	tags:0
 	EOF
@@ -223,6 +223,29 @@ test_expect_success 'topic, not base' '
 	test_cmp_sorted expect out
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'fourth, blob-tag2, not base' '
+	test-tool path-walk -- fourth blob-tag2 --not base >out &&
+
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	COMMIT::$(git rev-parse topic)
+	commits:1
+	TREE::$(git rev-parse topic^{tree})
+	TREE:left/:$(git rev-parse base~1:left):UNINTERESTING
+	TREE:right/:$(git rev-parse topic:right)
+	trees:3
+	BLOB:a:$(git rev-parse base~1:a):UNINTERESTING
+	BLOB:left/b:$(git rev-parse base~1:left/b):UNINTERESTING
+	BLOB:right/c:$(git rev-parse topic:right/c)
+	BLOB:right/d:$(git rev-parse base~1:right/d):UNINTERESTING
+	BLOB:/tagged-blobs:$(git rev-parse refs/tags/blob-tag2^{})
+	blobs:5
+	TAG:/tags:$(git rev-parse fourth)
+	tags:1
+	EOF
+
+	test_cmp_sorted expect out
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'topic, not base, only blobs' '
 	test-tool path-walk --no-trees --no-commits \
 		-- topic --not base >out &&
@@ -230,10 +253,10 @@ test_expect_success 'topic, not base, only blobs' '
 	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
 	commits:0
 	trees:0
-	BLOB:a:$(git rev-parse topic:a)
-	BLOB:left/b:$(git rev-parse topic:left/b)
+	BLOB:a:$(git rev-parse base~1:a):UNINTERESTING
+	BLOB:left/b:$(git rev-parse base~1:left/b):UNINTERESTING
 	BLOB:right/c:$(git rev-parse topic:right/c)
-	BLOB:right/d:$(git rev-parse topic:right/d)
+	BLOB:right/d:$(git rev-parse base~1:right/d):UNINTERESTING
 	blobs:4
 	tags:0
 	EOF
@@ -265,7 +288,7 @@ test_expect_success 'topic, not base, only trees' '
 	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
 	commits:0
 	TREE::$(git rev-parse topic^{tree})
-	TREE:left/:$(git rev-parse topic:left)
+	TREE:left/:$(git rev-parse base~1:left):UNINTERESTING
 	TREE:right/:$(git rev-parse topic:right)
 	trees:3
 	blobs:0
@@ -280,19 +303,19 @@ test_expect_success 'topic, not base, boundary' '
 
 	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
 	COMMIT::$(git rev-parse topic)
-	COMMIT::$(git rev-parse base~1)
+	COMMIT::$(git rev-parse base~1):UNINTERESTING
 	commits:2
 	TREE::$(git rev-parse topic^{tree})
-	TREE::$(git rev-parse base~1^{tree})
-	TREE:left/:$(git rev-parse base~1:left)
+	TREE::$(git rev-parse base~1^{tree}):UNINTERESTING
+	TREE:left/:$(git rev-parse base~1:left):UNINTERESTING
 	TREE:right/:$(git rev-parse topic:right)
-	TREE:right/:$(git rev-parse base~1:right)
+	TREE:right/:$(git rev-parse base~1:right):UNINTERESTING
 	trees:5
-	BLOB:a:$(git rev-parse base~1:a)
-	BLOB:left/b:$(git rev-parse base~1:left/b)
-	BLOB:right/c:$(git rev-parse base~1:right/c)
+	BLOB:a:$(git rev-parse base~1:a):UNINTERESTING
+	BLOB:left/b:$(git rev-parse base~1:left/b):UNINTERESTING
+	BLOB:right/c:$(git rev-parse base~1:right/c):UNINTERESTING
 	BLOB:right/c:$(git rev-parse topic:right/c)
-	BLOB:right/d:$(git rev-parse base~1:right/d)
+	BLOB:right/d:$(git rev-parse base~1:right/d):UNINTERESTING
 	blobs:5
 	tags:0
 	EOF
@@ -300,6 +323,27 @@ test_expect_success 'topic, not base, boundary' '
 	test_cmp_sorted expect out
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'topic, not base, boundary with pruning' '
+	test-tool path-walk --prune -- --boundary topic --not base >out &&
+
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	COMMIT::$(git rev-parse topic)
+	COMMIT::$(git rev-parse base~1):UNINTERESTING
+	commits:2
+	TREE::$(git rev-parse topic^{tree})
+	TREE::$(git rev-parse base~1^{tree}):UNINTERESTING
+	TREE:right/:$(git rev-parse topic:right)
+	TREE:right/:$(git rev-parse base~1:right):UNINTERESTING
+	trees:4
+	BLOB:right/c:$(git rev-parse base~1:right/c):UNINTERESTING
+	BLOB:right/c:$(git rev-parse topic:right/c)
+	blobs:2
+	tags:0
+	EOF
+
+	test_cmp_sorted expect out
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'trees are reported exactly once' '
 	test_when_finished "rm -rf unique-trees" &&
 	test_create_repo unique-trees &&
@@ -307,15 +351,12 @@ test_expect_success 'trees are reported exactly once' '
 		cd unique-trees &&
 		mkdir initial &&
 		test_commit initial/file &&
-
 		git switch -c move-to-top &&
 		git mv initial/file.t ./ &&
 		test_tick &&
 		git commit -m moved &&
-
 		git update-ref refs/heads/other HEAD
 	) &&
-
 	test-tool -C unique-trees path-walk -- --all >out &&
 	tree=$(git -C unique-trees rev-parse HEAD:) &&
 	grep "$tree" out >out-filtered &&
