diff --git a/lib/src/revset.rs b/lib/src/revset.rs
index 652095f85..5a866dc4e 100644
--- a/lib/src/revset.rs
+++ b/lib/src/revset.rs
@@ -1105,27 +1105,37 @@ pub fn parse(
 /// `Some` for rewritten expression, or `None` to reuse the original expression.
 type TransformedExpression = Option<Rc<RevsetExpression>>;
 
+/// Walks `expression` tree and applies `f` recursively from leaf nodes.
 fn transform_expression_bottom_up(
     expression: &Rc<RevsetExpression>,
     mut f: impl FnMut(&Rc<RevsetExpression>) -> TransformedExpression,
 ) -> TransformedExpression {
-    try_transform_expression_bottom_up(expression, |expression| Ok(f(expression))).unwrap()
+    try_transform_expression(expression, |_| Ok(None), |expression| Ok(f(expression))).unwrap()
 }
 
 type TransformResult = Result<TransformedExpression, RevsetResolutionError>;
 
-/// Walks `expression` tree and applies `f` recursively from leaf nodes.
+/// Walks `expression` tree and applies transformation recursively.
 ///
-/// If `f` returns `None`, the original expression node is reused. If no nodes
-/// rewritten, returns `None`. `std::iter::successors()` could be used if
-/// the transformation needs to be applied repeatedly until converged.
-fn try_transform_expression_bottom_up(
+/// `pre` is the callback to rewrite subtree including children. It is
+/// invoked before visiting the child nodes. If returned `Some`, children
+/// won't be visited.
+///
+/// `post` is the callback to rewrite from leaf nodes. If returned `None`,
+/// the original expression node will be reused.
+///
+/// If no nodes rewritten, this function returns `None`.
+/// `std::iter::successors()` could be used if the transformation needs to be
+/// applied repeatedly until converged.
+fn try_transform_expression(
     expression: &Rc<RevsetExpression>,
-    mut f: impl FnMut(&Rc<RevsetExpression>) -> TransformResult,
+    mut pre: impl FnMut(&Rc<RevsetExpression>) -> TransformResult,
+    mut post: impl FnMut(&Rc<RevsetExpression>) -> TransformResult,
 ) -> TransformResult {
     fn transform_child_rec(
         expression: &Rc<RevsetExpression>,
-        f: &mut impl FnMut(&Rc<RevsetExpression>) -> TransformResult,
+        pre: &mut impl FnMut(&Rc<RevsetExpression>) -> TransformResult,
+        post: &mut impl FnMut(&Rc<RevsetExpression>) -> TransformResult,
     ) -> TransformResult {
         Ok(match expression.as_ref() {
             RevsetExpression::None => None,
@@ -1133,50 +1143,50 @@ fn try_transform_expression_bottom_up(
             RevsetExpression::Commits(_) => None,
             RevsetExpression::Symbol(_) => None,
             RevsetExpression::Children(roots) => {
-                transform_rec(roots, f)?.map(RevsetExpression::Children)
+                transform_rec(roots, pre, post)?.map(RevsetExpression::Children)
             }
-            RevsetExpression::Ancestors { heads, generation } => {
-                transform_rec(heads, f)?.map(|heads| RevsetExpression::Ancestors {
+            RevsetExpression::Ancestors { heads, generation } => transform_rec(heads, pre, post)?
+                .map(|heads| RevsetExpression::Ancestors {
                     heads,
                     generation: generation.clone(),
-                })
-            }
+                }),
             RevsetExpression::Range {
                 roots,
                 heads,
                 generation,
-            } => transform_rec_pair((roots, heads), f)?.map(|(roots, heads)| {
+            } => transform_rec_pair((roots, heads), pre, post)?.map(|(roots, heads)| {
                 RevsetExpression::Range {
                     roots,
                     heads,
                     generation: generation.clone(),
                 }
             }),
-            RevsetExpression::DagRange { roots, heads } => transform_rec_pair((roots, heads), f)?
-                .map(|(roots, heads)| RevsetExpression::DagRange { roots, heads }),
+            RevsetExpression::DagRange { roots, heads } => {
+                transform_rec_pair((roots, heads), pre, post)?
+                    .map(|(roots, heads)| RevsetExpression::DagRange { roots, heads })
+            }
             RevsetExpression::VisibleHeads => None,
             RevsetExpression::Heads(candidates) => {
-                transform_rec(candidates, f)?.map(RevsetExpression::Heads)
+                transform_rec(candidates, pre, post)?.map(RevsetExpression::Heads)
             }
             RevsetExpression::Roots(candidates) => {
-                transform_rec(candidates, f)?.map(RevsetExpression::Roots)
+                transform_rec(candidates, pre, post)?.map(RevsetExpression::Roots)
             }
             RevsetExpression::Branches(_) => None,
             RevsetExpression::RemoteBranches { .. } => None,
             RevsetExpression::Tags => None,
             RevsetExpression::GitRefs => None,
             RevsetExpression::GitHead => None,
-            RevsetExpression::Latest { candidates, count } => {
-                transform_rec(candidates, f)?.map(|candidates| RevsetExpression::Latest {
+            RevsetExpression::Latest { candidates, count } => transform_rec(candidates, pre, post)?
+                .map(|candidates| RevsetExpression::Latest {
                     candidates,
                     count: *count,
-                })
-            }
+                }),
             RevsetExpression::Filter(_) => None,
             RevsetExpression::AsFilter(candidates) => {
-                transform_rec(candidates, f)?.map(RevsetExpression::AsFilter)
+                transform_rec(candidates, pre, post)?.map(RevsetExpression::AsFilter)
             }
-            RevsetExpression::Present(candidates) => match transform_rec(candidates, f) {
+            RevsetExpression::Present(candidates) => match transform_rec(candidates, pre, post) {
                 Ok(None) => None,
                 Ok(Some(expression)) => Some(RevsetExpression::Present(expression)),
                 Err(RevsetResolutionError::NoSuchRevision(_)) => Some(RevsetExpression::None),
@@ -1188,22 +1198,22 @@ fn try_transform_expression_bottom_up(
                 }
             },
             RevsetExpression::NotIn(complement) => {
-                transform_rec(complement, f)?.map(RevsetExpression::NotIn)
+                transform_rec(complement, pre, post)?.map(RevsetExpression::NotIn)
             }
             RevsetExpression::Union(expression1, expression2) => {
-                transform_rec_pair((expression1, expression2), f)?.map(
+                transform_rec_pair((expression1, expression2), pre, post)?.map(
                     |(expression1, expression2)| RevsetExpression::Union(expression1, expression2),
                 )
             }
             RevsetExpression::Intersection(expression1, expression2) => {
-                transform_rec_pair((expression1, expression2), f)?.map(
+                transform_rec_pair((expression1, expression2), pre, post)?.map(
                     |(expression1, expression2)| {
                         RevsetExpression::Intersection(expression1, expression2)
                     },
                 )
             }
             RevsetExpression::Difference(expression1, expression2) => {
-                transform_rec_pair((expression1, expression2), f)?.map(
+                transform_rec_pair((expression1, expression2), pre, post)?.map(
                     |(expression1, expression2)| {
                         RevsetExpression::Difference(expression1, expression2)
                     },
@@ -1216,11 +1226,12 @@ fn try_transform_expression_bottom_up(
     #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
     fn transform_rec_pair(
         (expression1, expression2): (&Rc<RevsetExpression>, &Rc<RevsetExpression>),
-        f: &mut impl FnMut(&Rc<RevsetExpression>) -> TransformResult,
+        pre: &mut impl FnMut(&Rc<RevsetExpression>) -> TransformResult,
+        post: &mut impl FnMut(&Rc<RevsetExpression>) -> TransformResult,
     ) -> Result<Option<(Rc<RevsetExpression>, Rc<RevsetExpression>)>, RevsetResolutionError> {
         match (
-            transform_rec(expression1, f)?,
-            transform_rec(expression2, f)?,
+            transform_rec(expression1, pre, post)?,
+            transform_rec(expression2, pre, post)?,
         ) {
             (Some(new_expression1), Some(new_expression2)) => {
                 Ok(Some((new_expression1, new_expression2)))
@@ -1233,17 +1244,21 @@ fn try_transform_expression_bottom_up(
 
     fn transform_rec(
         expression: &Rc<RevsetExpression>,
-        f: &mut impl FnMut(&Rc<RevsetExpression>) -> TransformResult,
+        pre: &mut impl FnMut(&Rc<RevsetExpression>) -> TransformResult,
+        post: &mut impl FnMut(&Rc<RevsetExpression>) -> TransformResult,
     ) -> TransformResult {
-        if let Some(new_expression) = transform_child_rec(expression, f)? {
+        if let Some(new_expression) = pre(expression)? {
+            return Ok(Some(new_expression));
+        }
+        if let Some(new_expression) = transform_child_rec(expression, pre, post)? {
             // must propagate new expression tree
-            Ok(Some(f(&new_expression)?.unwrap_or(new_expression)))
+            Ok(Some(post(&new_expression)?.unwrap_or(new_expression)))
         } else {
-            f(expression)
+            post(expression)
         }
     }
 
-    transform_rec(expression, &mut f)
+    transform_rec(expression, &mut pre, &mut post)
 }
 
 /// Transforms filter expressions, by applying the following rules.
@@ -1607,8 +1622,10 @@ pub fn resolve_symbols(
     expression: Rc<RevsetExpression>,
     workspace_ctx: Option<&RevsetWorkspaceContext>,
 ) -> Result<Rc<RevsetExpression>, RevsetResolutionError> {
-    Ok(
-        try_transform_expression_bottom_up(&expression, |expression| {
+    Ok(try_transform_expression(
+        &expression,
+        |_| Ok(None),
+        |expression| {
             Ok(match expression.as_ref() {
                 RevsetExpression::Symbol(symbol) => {
                     let commit_ids =
@@ -1667,9 +1684,9 @@ pub fn resolve_symbols(
                 }
                 _ => None,
             })
-        })?
-        .unwrap_or(expression),
-    )
+        },
+    )?
+    .unwrap_or(expression))
 }
 
 pub trait Revset<'index>: fmt::Debug {