diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
index 3e49bf221087..8c5eca0ba1e3 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 		   [--[no-]encode-email-headers]
 		   [--no-notes | --notes[=<ref>]]
 		   [--interdiff=<previous>]
-		   [--range-diff=<previous> [--creation-factor=<percent>]]
+		   [--range-diff=<previous> [--creation-factor=<percent>] [--left-only]]
 		   [--filename-max-length=<n>]
 		   [--progress]
 		   [<common diff options>]
@@ -301,6 +301,9 @@ material (this may change in the future).
 	creation/deletion cost fudge factor. See linkgit:git-range-diff[1])
 	for details.
 
+--left-only:
+	Used with `--range-diff`, only emit output related to the first range.
+
 --notes[=<ref>]::
 --no-notes::
 	Append the notes (see linkgit:git-notes[1]) for the commit
diff --git a/builtin/log.c b/builtin/log.c
index f67b67d80ed1..5620dfafb37e 100644
--- a/builtin/log.c
+++ b/builtin/log.c
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ static void make_cover_letter(struct rev_info *rev, int use_separate_file,
 			      struct commit *origin,
 			      int nr, struct commit **list,
 			      const char *branch_name,
-			      int quiet)
+			      int quiet, int left_only)
 {
 	const char *committer;
 	struct shortlog log;
@@ -1228,7 +1228,8 @@ static void make_cover_letter(struct rev_info *rev, int use_separate_file,
 			.creation_factor = rev->creation_factor,
 			.dual_color = 1,
 			.diffopt = &opts,
-			.other_arg = &other_arg
+			.other_arg = &other_arg,
+			.left_only = left_only
 		};
 
 		diff_setup(&opts);
@@ -1732,6 +1733,7 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	struct strbuf rdiff2 = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf rdiff_title = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int creation_factor = -1;
+	int left_only = 0;
 
 	const struct option builtin_format_patch_options[] = {
 		OPT_CALLBACK_F('n', "numbered", &numbered, NULL,
@@ -1814,6 +1816,8 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			     parse_opt_object_name),
 		OPT_STRING(0, "range-diff", &rdiff_prev, N_("refspec"),
 			   N_("show changes against <refspec> in cover letter or single patch")),
+		OPT_BOOL(0, "left-only", &left_only,
+			 N_("only emit output related to the first range")),
 		OPT_INTEGER(0, "creation-factor", &creation_factor,
 			    N_("percentage by which creation is weighted")),
 		OPT_END()
@@ -2085,9 +2089,12 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	if (creation_factor < 0)
 		creation_factor = RANGE_DIFF_CREATION_FACTOR_DEFAULT;
-	else if (!rdiff_prev)
-		die(_("--creation-factor requires --range-diff"));
-
+	else if (!rdiff_prev) {
+		if (creation_factor >= 0)
+			die(_("--creation-factor requires --range-diff"));
+		if (left_only)
+			die(_("--left-only requires --range-diff"));
+	}
 	if (rdiff_prev) {
 		if (!cover_letter && total != 1)
 			die(_("--range-diff requires --cover-letter or single patch"));
@@ -2134,7 +2141,8 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		if (thread)
 			gen_message_id(&rev, "cover");
 		make_cover_letter(&rev, !!output_directory,
-				  origin, nr, list, branch_name, quiet);
+				  origin, nr, list, branch_name, quiet,
+					left_only);
 		print_bases(&bases, rev.diffopt.file);
 		print_signature(rev.diffopt.file);
 		total++;
diff --git a/t/t3206-range-diff.sh b/t/t3206-range-diff.sh
index 1b26c4c2ef91..abb0cf7fb465 100755
--- a/t/t3206-range-diff.sh
+++ b/t/t3206-range-diff.sh
@@ -748,4 +748,32 @@ test_expect_success '--left-only/--right-only' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'format-patch --range-diff --left-only' '
+	rm -fr repo &&
+	git init repo &&
+	cd repo &&
+	git branch -M main &&
+	echo "base" >base &&
+	git add base &&
+	git commit -m "base" &&
+	git checkout -b my-feature &&
+	echo "feature" >feature &&
+	git add feature &&
+	git commit -m "feature" &&
+	base="$(git rev-parse main)" &&
+	old="$(git rev-parse my-feature)" &&
+	git checkout main &&
+	echo "other" >>base &&
+	git add base &&
+	git commit -m "new" &&
+	git checkout my-feature &&
+	git rebase $base --onto main &&
+	tip="$(git rev-parse my-feature)" &&
+	git format-patch --range-diff $base $old $tip --cover-letter  &&
+	grep  "> 1: .* feature$"  0000-cover-letter.patch &&
+	git format-patch --range-diff $base $old $tip --left-only --cover-letter &&
+	! grep  "> 1: .* feature$"  0000-cover-letter.patch
+'
+
+
 test_done
