diff --git a/Documentation/config/color.txt b/Documentation/config/color.txt
index 005a2bdb03..7af7d65f76 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/color.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/color.txt
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ color.decorate.<slot>::
 	the stash ref
 `ref`;;
 	any other refs (not shown by default)
+`pseudoref`;;
+	pseudorefs such as ORIG_HEAD or MERGE_HEAD (not shown by default)
 `grafted`;;
 	grafted and replaced commits
 `symbol`;;
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ color.decorate.<slot>::
 --
 +
 (Variable `log.initialDecorationSet` or linkgit:git-log[1] option
-`--clear-decorations` can be used to show all refs.)
+`--clear-decorations` can be used to show all refs and pseudorefs.)
 
 color.grep::
 	When set to `always`, always highlight matches.  When `false` (or
diff --git a/commit.h b/commit.h
index f6b2125fc4..44dd3ce19b 100644
--- a/commit.h
+++ b/commit.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ enum decoration_type {
 	DECORATION_REF_STASH,
 	DECORATION_REF,
 	DECORATION_REF_HEAD,
+	DECORATION_REF_PSEUDO,
 	DECORATION_GRAFTED,
 	DECORATION_SYMBOL,
 };
diff --git a/log-tree.c b/log-tree.c
index 36558f3008..4091b55532 100644
--- a/log-tree.c
+++ b/log-tree.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ static char decoration_colors[][COLOR_MAXLEN] = {
 	GIT_COLOR_BOLD_MAGENTA,	/* REF_STASH */
 	GIT_COLOR_BOLD_MAGENTA, /* REF */
 	GIT_COLOR_BOLD_CYAN,	/* REF_HEAD */
+	GIT_COLOR_BOLD_BLUE,	/* REF_PSEUDO */
 	GIT_COLOR_BOLD_BLUE,	/* GRAFTED */
 	GIT_COLOR_NIL,		/* SYMBOL */
 };
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ static const char *color_decorate_slots[] = {
 	[DECORATION_REF_STASH]	= "stash",
 	[DECORATION_REF]	= "ref",
 	[DECORATION_REF_HEAD]	= "HEAD",
+	[DECORATION_REF_PSEUDO]	= "pseudoref",
 	[DECORATION_GRAFTED]	= "grafted",
 	[DECORATION_SYMBOL]	= "symbol",
 };
@@ -208,6 +210,27 @@ static int add_ref_decoration(const char *refname, const struct object_id *oid,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int add_pseudoref_decoration(const char *refname,
+				    const struct object_id *oid,
+				    int flags UNUSED,
+				    void *cb_data)
+{
+	struct object *obj;
+	enum object_type objtype;
+	struct decoration_filter *filter = (struct decoration_filter *)cb_data;
+
+	if (filter && !ref_filter_match(refname, filter))
+		return 0;
+
+	objtype = oid_object_info(the_repository, oid, NULL);
+	if (objtype < 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	obj = lookup_object_by_type(the_repository, oid, objtype);
+	add_name_decoration(DECORATION_REF_PSEUDO, refname, obj);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int add_graft_decoration(const struct commit_graft *graft,
 				void *cb_data UNUSED)
 {
@@ -236,6 +259,7 @@ void load_ref_decorations(struct decoration_filter *filter, int flags)
 		decoration_loaded = 1;
 		decoration_flags = flags;
 		for_each_ref(add_ref_decoration, filter);
+		for_each_pseudoref(add_pseudoref_decoration, filter);
 		head_ref(add_ref_decoration, filter);
 		for_each_commit_graft(add_graft_decoration, filter);
 	}
diff --git a/t/t4013/diff.log_--decorate=full_--clear-decorations_--all b/t/t4013/diff.log_--decorate=full_--clear-decorations_--all
index 1c030a6554..7d16978e7f 100644
--- a/t/t4013/diff.log_--decorate=full_--clear-decorations_--all
+++ b/t/t4013/diff.log_--decorate=full_--clear-decorations_--all
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ Date:   Mon Jun 26 00:04:00 2006 +0000
 
     Merge branch 'side'
 
-commit c7a2ab9e8eac7b117442a607d5a9b3950ae34d5a (refs/heads/side)
+commit c7a2ab9e8eac7b117442a607d5a9b3950ae34d5a (FETCH_HEAD, refs/heads/side)
 Author: A U Thor <author@example.com>
 Date:   Mon Jun 26 00:03:00 2006 +0000
 
     Side
 
-commit 9a6d4949b6b76956d9d5e26f2791ec2ceff5fdc0
+commit 9a6d4949b6b76956d9d5e26f2791ec2ceff5fdc0 (ORIG_HEAD)
 Author: A U Thor <author@example.com>
 Date:   Mon Jun 26 00:02:00 2006 +0000
 
diff --git a/t/t4013/diff.log_--decorate_--clear-decorations_--all b/t/t4013/diff.log_--decorate_--clear-decorations_--all
index 88be82cce3..4f9be50ce0 100644
--- a/t/t4013/diff.log_--decorate_--clear-decorations_--all
+++ b/t/t4013/diff.log_--decorate_--clear-decorations_--all
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ Date:   Mon Jun 26 00:04:00 2006 +0000
 
     Merge branch 'side'
 
-commit c7a2ab9e8eac7b117442a607d5a9b3950ae34d5a (side)
+commit c7a2ab9e8eac7b117442a607d5a9b3950ae34d5a (FETCH_HEAD, side)
 Author: A U Thor <author@example.com>
 Date:   Mon Jun 26 00:03:00 2006 +0000
 
     Side
 
-commit 9a6d4949b6b76956d9d5e26f2791ec2ceff5fdc0
+commit 9a6d4949b6b76956d9d5e26f2791ec2ceff5fdc0 (ORIG_HEAD)
 Author: A U Thor <author@example.com>
 Date:   Mon Jun 26 00:02:00 2006 +0000
 
diff --git a/t/t4202-log.sh b/t/t4202-log.sh
index af4a123cd2..b14da62e3e 100755
--- a/t/t4202-log.sh
+++ b/t/t4202-log.sh
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ test_expect_success 'multiple decorate-refs' '
 test_expect_success 'decorate-refs-exclude with glob' '
 	cat >expect.decorate <<-\EOF &&
 	Merge-tag-reach (HEAD -> main)
-	Merge-tags-octopus-a-and-octopus-b
+	Merge-tags-octopus-a-and-octopus-b (ORIG_HEAD)
 	seventh (tag: seventh)
 	octopus-b (tag: octopus-b)
 	octopus-a (tag: octopus-a)
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ test_expect_success 'decorate-refs-exclude with glob' '
 test_expect_success 'decorate-refs-exclude without globs' '
 	cat >expect.decorate <<-\EOF &&
 	Merge-tag-reach (HEAD -> main)
-	Merge-tags-octopus-a-and-octopus-b
+	Merge-tags-octopus-a-and-octopus-b (ORIG_HEAD)
 	seventh (tag: seventh)
 	octopus-b (tag: octopus-b, octopus-b)
 	octopus-a (tag: octopus-a, octopus-a)
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ test_expect_success 'decorate-refs-exclude without globs' '
 test_expect_success 'multiple decorate-refs-exclude' '
 	cat >expect.decorate <<-\EOF &&
 	Merge-tag-reach (HEAD -> main)
-	Merge-tags-octopus-a-and-octopus-b
+	Merge-tags-octopus-a-and-octopus-b (ORIG_HEAD)
 	seventh (tag: seventh)
 	octopus-b (tag: octopus-b)
 	octopus-a (tag: octopus-a)
@@ -1022,10 +1022,12 @@ test_expect_success 'decorate-refs-exclude and simplify-by-decoration' '
 	EOF
 	git log -n6 --decorate=short --pretty="tformat:%f%d" \
 		--decorate-refs-exclude="*octopus*" \
+		--decorate-refs-exclude="ORIG_HEAD" \
 		--simplify-by-decoration >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect.decorate actual &&
-	git -c log.excludeDecoration="*octopus*" log \
-		-n6 --decorate=short --pretty="tformat:%f%d" \
+	git -c log.excludeDecoration="*octopus*" \
+	    -c log.excludeDecoration="ORIG_HEAD" \
+	    log -n6 --decorate=short --pretty="tformat:%f%d" \
 		--simplify-by-decoration >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect.decorate actual
 '
@@ -1067,9 +1069,10 @@ test_expect_success 'decorate-refs and simplify-by-decoration without output' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'decorate-refs-exclude HEAD' '
+test_expect_success 'decorate-refs-exclude HEAD ORIG_HEAD' '
 	git log --decorate=full --oneline \
-		--decorate-refs-exclude="HEAD" >actual &&
+		--decorate-refs-exclude="HEAD" \
+		--decorate-refs-exclude="ORIG_HEAD" >actual &&
 	! grep HEAD actual
 '
 
@@ -1107,7 +1110,7 @@ test_expect_success '--clear-decorations overrides defaults' '
 
 	cat >expect.all <<-\EOF &&
 	Merge-tag-reach (HEAD -> refs/heads/main)
-	Merge-tags-octopus-a-and-octopus-b
+	Merge-tags-octopus-a-and-octopus-b (ORIG_HEAD)
 	seventh (tag: refs/tags/seventh)
 	octopus-b (tag: refs/tags/octopus-b, refs/heads/octopus-b)
 	octopus-a (tag: refs/tags/octopus-a, refs/heads/octopus-a)
@@ -1139,7 +1142,7 @@ test_expect_success '--clear-decorations clears previous exclusions' '
 	cat >expect.all <<-\EOF &&
 	Merge-tag-reach (HEAD -> refs/heads/main)
 	reach (tag: refs/tags/reach, refs/heads/reach)
-	Merge-tags-octopus-a-and-octopus-b
+	Merge-tags-octopus-a-and-octopus-b (ORIG_HEAD)
 	octopus-b (tag: refs/tags/octopus-b, refs/heads/octopus-b)
 	octopus-a (tag: refs/tags/octopus-a, refs/heads/octopus-a)
 	seventh (tag: refs/tags/seventh)
diff --git a/t/t4207-log-decoration-colors.sh b/t/t4207-log-decoration-colors.sh
index 4b51e34f8b..0b32e0bb8e 100755
--- a/t/t4207-log-decoration-colors.sh
+++ b/t/t4207-log-decoration-colors.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 	git config color.decorate.tag "reverse bold yellow" &&
 	git config color.decorate.stash magenta &&
 	git config color.decorate.ref blue &&
+	git config color.decorate.pseudoref "bold cyan" &&
 	git config color.decorate.grafted black &&
 	git config color.decorate.symbol white &&
 	git config color.decorate.HEAD cyan &&
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 	c_tag="<BOLD;REVERSE;YELLOW>" &&
 	c_stash="<MAGENTA>" &&
 	c_ref="<BLUE>" &&
+	c_pseudoref="<BOLD;CYAN>" &&
 	c_HEAD="<CYAN>" &&
 	c_grafted="<BLACK>" &&
 	c_symbol="<WHITE>" &&
@@ -46,7 +48,10 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 	test_commit B &&
 	git tag v1.0 &&
 	echo >>A.t &&
-	git stash save Changes to A.t
+	git stash save Changes to A.t &&
+	git reset other/main &&
+	git reset ORIG_HEAD &&
+	git revert --no-commit @~
 '
 
 cmp_filtered_decorations () {
@@ -63,17 +68,19 @@ ${c_symbol} -> ${c_reset}${c_branch}main${c_reset}${c_symbol}, ${c_reset}\
 ${c_tag}tag: ${c_reset}${c_tag}v1.0${c_reset}${c_symbol}, ${c_reset}\
 ${c_tag}tag: ${c_reset}${c_tag}B${c_reset}${c_symbol})${c_reset} B
 ${c_commit}COMMIT_ID${c_reset}${c_symbol} (${c_reset}\
+${c_pseudoref}ORIG_HEAD${c_reset}${c_symbol}, ${c_reset}\
 ${c_tag}tag: ${c_reset}${c_tag}A1${c_reset}${c_symbol}, ${c_reset}\
 ${c_remoteBranch}other/main${c_reset}${c_symbol})${c_reset} A1
 	${c_commit}COMMIT_ID${c_reset}${c_symbol} (${c_reset}\
 ${c_stash}refs/stash${c_reset}${c_symbol})${c_reset} On main: Changes to A.t
 	${c_commit}COMMIT_ID${c_reset}${c_symbol} (${c_reset}\
+${c_pseudoref}REVERT_HEAD${c_reset}${c_symbol}, ${c_reset}\
 ${c_tag}tag: ${c_reset}${c_tag}A${c_reset}${c_symbol}, ${c_reset}\
 ${c_ref}refs/foo${c_reset}${c_symbol})${c_reset} A
 	EOF
 
-	git log --first-parent --no-abbrev --decorate --clear-decorations \
-		--oneline --color=always --all >actual &&
+	git log --first-parent --no-abbrev --decorate --color=always \
+		--decorate-refs-exclude=FETCH_HEAD --oneline --all >actual &&
 	cmp_filtered_decorations
 '
 
