diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e57feb752..dfe3282ec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 * `jj git push` will search `@-` for branches to push if `@` has none.
 
+* The new revset function `file(pattern[, x])` finds commits modifying the
+  paths specified by the `pattern`.
+
 ### Fixed bugs
 
 * `jj edit root` now fails gracefully.
diff --git a/docs/revsets.md b/docs/revsets.md
index 62c365a1a..9242c0953 100644
--- a/docs/revsets.md
+++ b/docs/revsets.md
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ revsets (expressions) as arguments.
 * `committer(needle[, x])`: Commits with the given string in the committer's
   name or email. If a second argument was provided, then only commits in that
   set are considered, otherwise all visible commits are considered.
+* `file(pattern[, x])`: Commits modifying the paths specified by the `pattern`.
+  If a second argument was provided, then only commits in that set are
+  considered, otherwise all visible commits are considered.
 
 
 ## Examples
diff --git a/lib/src/revset.rs b/lib/src/revset.rs
index 029c6b135..d7f83783d 100644
--- a/lib/src/revset.rs
+++ b/lib/src/revset.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use std::cmp::{Ordering, Reverse};
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::iter::Peekable;
 use std::ops::Range;
+use std::path::Path;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
@@ -29,9 +30,10 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 use crate::backend::{BackendError, BackendResult, CommitId};
 use crate::commit::Commit;
 use crate::index::{HexPrefix, IndexEntry, IndexPosition, PrefixResolution, RevWalk};
-use crate::matchers::Matcher;
+use crate::matchers::{Matcher, PrefixMatcher};
 use crate::op_store::WorkspaceId;
 use crate::repo::RepoRef;
+use crate::repo_path::{FsPathParseError, RepoPath};
 use crate::revset_graph_iterator::RevsetGraphIterator;
 use crate::rewrite;
 use crate::store::Store;
@@ -44,6 +46,10 @@ pub enum RevsetError {
     AmbiguousCommitIdPrefix(String),
     #[error("Change id prefix \"{0}\" is ambiguous")]
     AmbiguousChangeIdPrefix(String),
+    #[error("Invalid file pattern: {0}")]
+    FsPathParseError(#[from] FsPathParseError),
+    #[error("Cannot resolve file pattern without workspace")]
+    FsPathWithoutWorkspace,
     #[error("Unexpected error from store: {0}")]
     StoreError(#[from] BackendError),
 }
@@ -244,6 +250,10 @@ pub enum RevsetExpression {
         needle: String,
         candidates: Rc<RevsetExpression>,
     },
+    File {
+        pattern: String,
+        candidates: Rc<RevsetExpression>,
+    },
     Union(Rc<RevsetExpression>, Rc<RevsetExpression>),
     Intersection(Rc<RevsetExpression>, Rc<RevsetExpression>),
     Difference(Rc<RevsetExpression>, Rc<RevsetExpression>),
@@ -392,6 +402,14 @@ impl RevsetExpression {
         })
     }
 
+    /// Commits in `self` modifying the paths specified by the `pattern`.
+    pub fn with_file(self: &Rc<RevsetExpression>, pattern: String) -> Rc<RevsetExpression> {
+        Rc::new(RevsetExpression::File {
+            candidates: self.clone(),
+            pattern,
+        })
+    }
+
     /// Commits that are in `self` or in `other` (or both).
     pub fn union(
         self: &Rc<RevsetExpression>,
@@ -748,7 +766,7 @@ fn parse_function_expression(
             };
             Ok(candidates.with_parent_count(2..u32::MAX))
         }
-        "description" | "author" | "committer" => {
+        "description" | "author" | "committer" | "file" => {
             if !(1..=2).contains(&arg_count) {
                 return Err(RevsetParseError::InvalidFunctionArguments {
                     name,
@@ -768,6 +786,7 @@ fn parse_function_expression(
                 "description" => Ok(candidates.with_description(needle)),
                 "author" => Ok(candidates.with_author(needle)),
                 "committer" => Ok(candidates.with_committer(needle)),
+                "file" => Ok(candidates.with_file(needle)),
                 _ => {
                     panic!("unexpected function name: {}", name)
                 }
@@ -1140,7 +1159,9 @@ impl<'revset, 'repo> Iterator for DifferenceRevsetIterator<'revset, 'repo> {
 /// Workspace information needed to evaluate revset expression.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct RevsetWorkspaceContext<'a> {
+    pub cwd: &'a Path,
     pub workspace_id: &'a WorkspaceId,
+    pub workspace_root: &'a Path,
 }
 
 pub fn evaluate_expression<'repo>(
@@ -1338,6 +1359,20 @@ pub fn evaluate_expression<'repo>(
                 }),
             }))
         }
+        RevsetExpression::File {
+            pattern,
+            candidates,
+        } => {
+            if let Some(ctx) = workspace_ctx {
+                // TODO: Add support for globs and other formats
+                let path = RepoPath::parse_fs_path(ctx.cwd, ctx.workspace_root, pattern)?;
+                let matcher: Box<dyn Matcher> = Box::new(PrefixMatcher::new(&[path]));
+                let candidates = candidates.evaluate(repo, workspace_ctx)?;
+                Ok(filter_by_diff(repo, matcher, candidates))
+            } else {
+                Err(RevsetError::FsPathWithoutWorkspace)
+            }
+        }
         RevsetExpression::Union(expression1, expression2) => {
             let set1 = expression1.evaluate(repo, workspace_ctx)?;
             let set2 = expression2.evaluate(repo, workspace_ctx)?;
@@ -1490,6 +1525,13 @@ mod tests {
                 needle: "needle".to_string()
             })
         );
+        assert_eq!(
+            foo_symbol.with_file("pattern".to_string()),
+            Rc::new(RevsetExpression::File {
+                candidates: foo_symbol.clone(),
+                pattern: "pattern".to_string(),
+            })
+        );
         assert_eq!(
             foo_symbol.union(&wc_symbol),
             Rc::new(RevsetExpression::Union(
diff --git a/lib/tests/test_revset.rs b/lib/tests/test_revset.rs
index 4558c4330..d3f73ba9a 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test_revset.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/test_revset.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+use std::path::Path;
+
 use jujutsu_lib::backend::{CommitId, MillisSinceEpoch, Signature, Timestamp};
 use jujutsu_lib::commit_builder::CommitBuilder;
 use jujutsu_lib::matchers::{FilesMatcher, Matcher};
@@ -434,10 +436,13 @@ fn resolve_commit_ids_in_workspace(
     repo: RepoRef,
     revset_str: &str,
     workspace: &Workspace,
+    cwd: Option<&Path>,
 ) -> Vec<CommitId> {
     let expression = parse(revset_str).unwrap();
     let workspace_ctx = RevsetWorkspaceContext {
+        cwd: cwd.unwrap_or_else(|| workspace.workspace_root()),
         workspace_id: workspace.workspace_id(),
+        workspace_root: workspace.workspace_root(),
     };
     expression
         .evaluate(repo, Some(&workspace_ctx))
@@ -471,7 +476,12 @@ fn test_evaluate_expression_root_and_checkout(use_git: bool) {
         .set_wc_commit(WorkspaceId::default(), commit1.id().clone())
         .unwrap();
     assert_eq!(
-        resolve_commit_ids_in_workspace(mut_repo.as_repo_ref(), "@", &test_workspace.workspace),
+        resolve_commit_ids_in_workspace(
+            mut_repo.as_repo_ref(),
+            "@",
+            &test_workspace.workspace,
+            None,
+        ),
         vec![commit1.id().clone()]
     );
 }
@@ -625,7 +635,12 @@ fn test_evaluate_expression_parents(use_git: bool) {
         .set_wc_commit(WorkspaceId::default(), commit2.id().clone())
         .unwrap();
     assert_eq!(
-        resolve_commit_ids_in_workspace(mut_repo.as_repo_ref(), "@-", &test_workspace.workspace),
+        resolve_commit_ids_in_workspace(
+            mut_repo.as_repo_ref(),
+            "@-",
+            &test_workspace.workspace,
+            None,
+        ),
         vec![commit1.id().clone()]
     );
 
@@ -1739,8 +1754,8 @@ fn test_evaluate_expression_difference(use_git: bool) {
 #[test_case(true ; "git backend")]
 fn test_filter_by_diff(use_git: bool) {
     let settings = testutils::user_settings();
-    let test_repo = TestRepo::init(use_git);
-    let repo = &test_repo.repo;
+    let test_workspace = TestWorkspace::init(&settings, use_git);
+    let repo = &test_workspace.repo;
 
     let mut tx = repo.start_transaction("test");
     let mut_repo = tx.mut_repo();
@@ -1785,6 +1800,7 @@ fn test_filter_by_diff(use_git: bool) {
         CommitBuilder::for_new_commit(&settings, vec![commit2.id().clone()], tree3.id().clone())
             .write_to_repo(mut_repo);
 
+    // matcher API:
     let resolve = |file_path: &RepoPath| -> Vec<CommitId> {
         let repo_ref = mut_repo.as_repo_ref();
         let matcher = FilesMatcher::new([file_path.clone()].into());
@@ -1809,4 +1825,24 @@ fn test_filter_by_diff(use_git: bool) {
             commit1.id().clone()
         ]
     );
+
+    // file() revset:
+    assert_eq!(
+        resolve_commit_ids_in_workspace(
+            mut_repo.as_repo_ref(),
+            r#"file("repo/added_clean_clean")"#,
+            &test_workspace.workspace,
+            Some(test_workspace.workspace.workspace_root().parent().unwrap()),
+        ),
+        vec![commit1.id().clone()]
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        resolve_commit_ids_in_workspace(
+            mut_repo.as_repo_ref(),
+            &format!(r#"file("added_modified_clean", {}:)"#, commit2.id().hex()),
+            &test_workspace.workspace,
+            Some(test_workspace.workspace.workspace_root()),
+        ),
+        vec![commit2.id().clone()]
+    );
 }
diff --git a/src/cli_util.rs b/src/cli_util.rs
index dfe514bf5..946fdfc71 100644
--- a/src/cli_util.rs
+++ b/src/cli_util.rs
@@ -590,7 +590,9 @@ impl WorkspaceCommandHelper {
         revset_expression: &RevsetExpression,
     ) -> Result<Box<dyn Revset<'repo> + 'repo>, RevsetError> {
         let workspace_ctx = RevsetWorkspaceContext {
+            cwd: &self.cwd,
             workspace_id: self.workspace.workspace_id(),
+            workspace_root: self.workspace.workspace_root(),
         };
         revset_expression.evaluate(self.repo.as_repo_ref(), Some(&workspace_ctx))
     }
diff --git a/tests/test_log_command.rs b/tests/test_log_command.rs
index 09bdc1b7a..90ff0ba06 100644
--- a/tests/test_log_command.rs
+++ b/tests/test_log_command.rs
@@ -197,6 +197,24 @@ fn test_log_filtered_by_path() {
     second
     A file2
     "###);
+
+    // file() revset doesn't filter the diff.
+    let stdout = test_env.jj_cmd_success(
+        &repo_path,
+        &[
+            "log",
+            "-T",
+            "description",
+            "-s",
+            "-rfile(file2)",
+            "--no-graph",
+        ],
+    );
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @r###"
+    second
+    M file1
+    A file2
+    "###);
 }
 
 #[test]