diff --git a/graph.c b/graph.c
index b0e31e23ca..6391e393ec 100644
--- a/graph.c
+++ b/graph.c
@@ -278,10 +278,10 @@ struct git_graph {
 	 */
 	int *mapping;
 	/*
-	 * A temporary array for computing the next mapping state
-	 * while we are outputting a mapping line.  This is stored as part
-	 * of the git_graph simply so we don't have to allocate a new
-	 * temporary array each time we have to output a collapsing line.
+	 * A copy of the contents of the mapping array from the last commit,
+	 * which we use to improve the display of columns that are tracking
+	 * from right to left through a commit line.  We also use this to
+	 * avoid allocating a fresh array when we compute the next mapping.
 	 */
 	int *old_mapping;
 	/*
@@ -1011,6 +1011,10 @@ static void graph_output_commit_line(struct git_graph *graph, struct strbuf *sb)
 				strbuf_write_column(sb, col, '\\');
 			else
 				strbuf_write_column(sb, col, '|');
+		} else if (graph->prev_state == GRAPH_COLLAPSING &&
+			   graph->old_mapping[2 * i + 1] == i &&
+			   graph->mapping[2 * i] < i) {
+			strbuf_write_column(sb, col, '/');
 		} else {
 			strbuf_write_column(sb, col, '|');
 		}
@@ -1211,6 +1215,11 @@ static void graph_output_collapsing_line(struct git_graph *graph, struct strbuf
 		}
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Copy the current mapping array into old_mapping
+	 */
+	COPY_ARRAY(graph->old_mapping, graph->mapping, graph->mapping_size);
+
 	/*
 	 * The new mapping may be 1 smaller than the old mapping
 	 */
diff --git a/t/t3430-rebase-merges.sh b/t/t3430-rebase-merges.sh
index 7b6c4847ad..051351ecdf 100755
--- a/t/t3430-rebase-merges.sh
+++ b/t/t3430-rebase-merges.sh
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ test_expect_success 'octopus merges' '
 	| | * three
 	| * | two
 	| |/
-	* | one
+	* / one
 	|/
 	o before-octopus
 	EOF
diff --git a/t/t4202-log.sh b/t/t4202-log.sh
index c20209324c..c7aa0532c1 100755
--- a/t/t4202-log.sh
+++ b/t/t4202-log.sh
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ cat > expect <<\EOF
 * | | fifth
 * | | fourth
 |/ /
-* | third
+* / third
 |/
 * second
 * initial
diff --git a/t/t4214-log-graph-octopus.sh b/t/t4214-log-graph-octopus.sh
index 40f420877b..9ada687628 100755
--- a/t/t4214-log-graph-octopus.sh
+++ b/t/t4214-log-graph-octopus.sh
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ test_expect_success 'set up merge history' '
 	| | | * 4
 	| | * | 3
 	| | |/
-	| * | 2
+	| * / 2
 	| |/
-	* | 1
+	* / 1
 	|/
 	* initial
 	EOF
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ test_expect_success 'set up merge history' '
 	<RED>|<RESET> <YELLOW>|<RESET> <BLUE>|<RESET> * 4
 	<RED>|<RESET> <YELLOW>|<RESET> * <MAGENTA>|<RESET> 3
 	<RED>|<RESET> <YELLOW>|<RESET> <MAGENTA>|<RESET><MAGENTA>/<RESET>
-	<RED>|<RESET> * <MAGENTA>|<RESET> 2
+	<RED>|<RESET> * <MAGENTA>/<RESET> 2
 	<RED>|<RESET> <MAGENTA>|<RESET><MAGENTA>/<RESET>
-	* <MAGENTA>|<RESET> 1
+	* <MAGENTA>/<RESET> 1
 	<MAGENTA>|<RESET><MAGENTA>/<RESET>
 	* initial
 	EOF
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ test_expect_success 'log --graph with normal octopus merge, no color' '
 	| | | * 4
 	| | * | 3
 	| | |/
-	| * | 2
+	| * / 2
 	| |/
-	* | 1
+	* / 1
 	|/
 	* initial
 	EOF
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ test_expect_success 'log --graph with normal octopus merge with colors' '
 	<RED>|<RESET> <GREEN>|<RESET> <YELLOW>|<RESET> * 4
 	<RED>|<RESET> <GREEN>|<RESET> * <BLUE>|<RESET> 3
 	<RED>|<RESET> <GREEN>|<RESET> <BLUE>|<RESET><BLUE>/<RESET>
-	<RED>|<RESET> * <BLUE>|<RESET> 2
+	<RED>|<RESET> * <BLUE>/<RESET> 2
 	<RED>|<RESET> <BLUE>|<RESET><BLUE>/<RESET>
-	* <BLUE>|<RESET> 1
+	* <BLUE>/<RESET> 1
 	<BLUE>|<RESET><BLUE>/<RESET>
 	* initial
 	EOF
diff --git a/t/t4215-log-skewed-merges.sh b/t/t4215-log-skewed-merges.sh
index e479d6e676..b739268e5e 100755
--- a/t/t4215-log-skewed-merges.sh
+++ b/t/t4215-log-skewed-merges.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ cat > expect <<\EOF
 | * | 1_D
 * | | 1_C
 |/ /
-* | 1_B
+* / 1_B
 |/
 * 1_A
 EOF
diff --git a/t/t6016-rev-list-graph-simplify-history.sh b/t/t6016-rev-list-graph-simplify-history.sh
index f7181d1d6a..ca1682f29b 100755
--- a/t/t6016-rev-list-graph-simplify-history.sh
+++ b/t/t6016-rev-list-graph-simplify-history.sh
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ test_expect_success '--graph --full-history -- bar.txt' '
 	echo "* |   $A4" >> expected &&
 	echo "|\\ \\  " >> expected &&
 	echo "| |/  " >> expected &&
-	echo "* | $A3" >> expected &&
+	echo "* / $A3" >> expected &&
 	echo "|/  " >> expected &&
 	echo "* $A2" >> expected &&
 	git rev-list --graph --full-history --all -- bar.txt > actual &&
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ test_expect_success '--graph --boundary ^C3' '
 	echo "* | | | $A3" >> expected &&
 	echo "o | | | $A2" >> expected &&
 	echo "|/ / /  " >> expected &&
-	echo "o | | $A1" >> expected &&
+	echo "o / / $A1" >> expected &&
 	echo " / /  " >> expected &&
 	echo "| o $C3" >> expected &&
 	echo "|/  " >> expected &&
