--- a/mercurial/commands.py	Wed May 24 19:07:14 2017 -0700
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py	Wed May 24 19:39:33 2017 -0700
@@ -262,7 +262,8 @@
     ('d', 'date', None, _('list the date (short with -q)')),
     ('n', 'number', None, _('list the revision number (default)')),
     ('c', 'changeset', None, _('list the changeset')),
-    ('l', 'line-number', None, _('show line number at the first appearance'))
+    ('l', 'line-number', None, _('show line number at the first appearance')),
+    ('', 'skip', [], _('revision to not display (EXPERIMENTAL)'), _('REV')),
     ] + diffwsopts + walkopts + formatteropts,
     _('[-r REV] [-f] [-a] [-u] [-d] [-n] [-c] [-l] FILE...'),
     inferrepo=True)
@@ -368,6 +369,10 @@
     follow = not opts.get('no_follow')
     diffopts = patch.difffeatureopts(ui, opts, section='annotate',
                                      whitespace=True)
+    skiprevs = opts.get('skip')
+    if skiprevs:
+        skiprevs = scmutil.revrange(repo, skiprevs)
+
     for abs in ctx.walk(m):
         fctx = ctx[abs]
         if not opts.get('text') and fctx.isbinary():
@@ -375,7 +380,7 @@
             continue
 
         lines = fctx.annotate(follow=follow, linenumber=linenumber,
-                              diffopts=diffopts)
+                              skiprevs=skiprevs, diffopts=diffopts)
         if not lines:
             continue
         formats = []

--- a/mercurial/context.py	Wed May 24 19:07:14 2017 -0700
+++ b/mercurial/context.py	Wed May 24 19:39:33 2017 -0700
@@ -949,7 +949,8 @@
             return p[1]
         return filectx(self._repo, self._path, fileid=-1, filelog=self._filelog)
 
-    def annotate(self, follow=False, linenumber=False, diffopts=None):
+    def annotate(self, follow=False, linenumber=False, skiprevs=None,
+                 diffopts=None):
         '''returns a list of tuples of ((ctx, number), line) for each line
         in the file, where ctx is the filectx of the node where
         that line was last changed; if linenumber parameter is true, number is
@@ -1044,7 +1045,10 @@
             if ready:
                 visit.pop()
                 curr = decorate(f.data(), f)
-                curr = _annotatepair([hist[p] for p in pl], f, curr, False,
+                skipchild = False
+                if skiprevs is not None:
+                    skipchild = f._changeid in skiprevs
+                curr = _annotatepair([hist[p] for p in pl], f, curr, skipchild,
                                      diffopts)
                 for p in pl:
                     if needed[p] == 1:

--- a/tests/test-annotate.t	Wed May 24 19:07:14 2017 -0700
+++ b/tests/test-annotate.t	Wed May 24 19:39:33 2017 -0700
@@ -217,6 +217,77 @@
   3 b:5: b5
   7 b:7: d
 
+--skip nothing (should be the same as no --skip at all)
+
+  $ hg annotate -nlf b --skip '1::0'
+  0 a:1: a
+  6 b:2: z
+  1 a:3: a
+  3 b:4: b4
+  4 b:5: c
+  3 b:5: b5
+  7 b:7: d
+
+--skip a modified line
+
+  $ hg annotate -nlf b --skip 6
+  0 a:1: a
+  1 a:2: z
+  1 a:3: a
+  3 b:4: b4
+  4 b:5: c
+  3 b:5: b5
+  7 b:7: d
+
+--skip added lines (and test multiple skip)
+
+  $ hg annotate -nlf b --skip 3
+  0 a:1: a
+  6 b:2: z
+  1 a:3: a
+  1 a:3: b4
+  4 b:5: c
+  1 a:3: b5
+  7 b:7: d
+
+  $ hg annotate -nlf b --skip 4
+  0 a:1: a
+  6 b:2: z
+  1 a:3: a
+  3 b:4: b4
+  1 a:3: c
+  3 b:5: b5
+  7 b:7: d
+
+  $ hg annotate -nlf b --skip 3 --skip 4
+  0 a:1: a
+  6 b:2: z
+  1 a:3: a
+  1 a:3: b4
+  1 a:3: c
+  1 a:3: b5
+  7 b:7: d
+
+  $ hg annotate -nlf b --skip 'merge()'
+  0 a:1: a
+  6 b:2: z
+  1 a:3: a
+  3 b:4: b4
+  4 b:5: c
+  3 b:5: b5
+  3 b:5: d
+
+--skip everything -- use the revision the file was introduced in
+
+  $ hg annotate -nlf b --skip 'all()'
+  0 a:1: a
+  0 a:1: z
+  0 a:1: a
+  0 a:1: b4
+  0 a:1: c
+  0 a:1: b5
+  0 a:1: d
+
 Issue2807: alignment of line numbers with -l
 
   $ echo more >> b

--- a/tests/test-completion.t	Wed May 24 19:07:14 2017 -0700
+++ b/tests/test-completion.t	Wed May 24 19:39:33 2017 -0700
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
 Show all commands + options
   $ hg debugcommands
   add: include, exclude, subrepos, dry-run
-  annotate: rev, follow, no-follow, text, user, file, date, number, changeset, line-number, ignore-all-space, ignore-space-change, ignore-blank-lines, include, exclude, template
+  annotate: rev, follow, no-follow, text, user, file, date, number, changeset, line-number, skip, ignore-all-space, ignore-space-change, ignore-blank-lines, include, exclude, template
   clone: noupdate, updaterev, rev, branch, pull, uncompressed, ssh, remotecmd, insecure
   commit: addremove, close-branch, amend, secret, edit, interactive, include, exclude, message, logfile, date, user, subrepos
   diff: rev, change, text, git, binary, nodates, noprefix, show-function, reverse, ignore-all-space, ignore-space-change, ignore-blank-lines, unified, stat, root, include, exclude, subrepos