diff --git a/builtin/repack.c b/builtin/repack.c
index f940e2bafe..799e16c4bf 100644
--- a/builtin/repack.c
+++ b/builtin/repack.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include "promisor-remote.h"
 #include "shallow.h"
 #include "pack.h"
+#include "pack-bitmap.h"
+#include "refs.h"
 
 static int delta_base_offset = 1;
 static int pack_kept_objects = -1;
@@ -453,6 +455,68 @@ static void clear_pack_geometry(struct pack_geometry *geometry)
 	geometry->split = 0;
 }
 
+struct midx_snapshot_ref_data {
+	struct tempfile *f;
+	struct oidset seen;
+	int preferred;
+};
+
+static int midx_snapshot_ref_one(const char *refname,
+				 const struct object_id *oid,
+				 int flag, void *_data)
+{
+	struct midx_snapshot_ref_data *data = _data;
+	struct object_id peeled;
+
+	if (!peel_iterated_oid(oid, &peeled))
+		oid = &peeled;
+
+	if (oidset_insert(&data->seen, oid))
+		return 0; /* already seen */
+
+	if (oid_object_info(the_repository, oid, NULL) != OBJ_COMMIT)
+		return 0;
+
+	fprintf(data->f->fp, "%s%s\n", data->preferred ? "+" : "",
+		oid_to_hex(oid));
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void midx_snapshot_refs(struct tempfile *f)
+{
+	struct midx_snapshot_ref_data data;
+	const struct string_list *preferred = bitmap_preferred_tips(the_repository);
+
+	data.f = f;
+	data.preferred = 0;
+	oidset_init(&data.seen, 0);
+
+	if (!fdopen_tempfile(f, "w"))
+		 die(_("could not open tempfile %s for writing"),
+		     get_tempfile_path(f));
+
+	if (preferred) {
+		struct string_list_item *item;
+
+		data.preferred = 1;
+		for_each_string_list_item(item, preferred)
+			for_each_ref_in(item->string, midx_snapshot_ref_one, &data);
+		data.preferred = 0;
+	}
+
+	for_each_ref(midx_snapshot_ref_one, &data);
+
+	if (close_tempfile_gently(f)) {
+		int save_errno = errno;
+		delete_tempfile(&f);
+		errno = save_errno;
+		die_errno(_("could not close refs snapshot tempfile"));
+	}
+
+	oidset_clear(&data.seen);
+}
+
 static void midx_included_packs(struct string_list *include,
 				struct string_list *existing_nonkept_packs,
 				struct string_list *existing_kept_packs,
@@ -488,6 +552,7 @@ static void midx_included_packs(struct string_list *include,
 
 static int write_midx_included_packs(struct string_list *include,
 				     struct pack_geometry *geometry,
+				     const char *refs_snapshot,
 				     int show_progress, int write_bitmaps)
 {
 	struct child_process cmd = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
@@ -517,6 +582,9 @@ static int write_midx_included_packs(struct string_list *include,
 		strvec_pushf(&cmd.args, "--preferred-pack=%s",
 			     pack_basename(largest));
 
+	if (refs_snapshot)
+		strvec_pushf(&cmd.args, "--refs-snapshot=%s", refs_snapshot);
+
 	ret = start_command(&cmd);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -539,6 +607,7 @@ int cmd_repack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	struct string_list existing_kept_packs = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
 	struct pack_geometry *geometry = NULL;
 	struct strbuf line = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct tempfile *refs_snapshot = NULL;
 	int i, ext, ret;
 	FILE *out;
 	int show_progress = isatty(2);
@@ -627,6 +696,18 @@ int cmd_repack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (write_bitmaps && !(pack_everything & ALL_INTO_ONE) && !write_midx)
 		die(_(incremental_bitmap_conflict_error));
 
+	if (write_midx && write_bitmaps) {
+		struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+		strbuf_addf(&path, "%s/%s_XXXXXX", get_object_directory(),
+			    "bitmap-ref-tips");
+
+		refs_snapshot = xmks_tempfile(path.buf);
+		midx_snapshot_refs(refs_snapshot);
+
+		strbuf_release(&path);
+	}
+
 	if (geometric_factor) {
 		if (pack_everything)
 			die(_("--geometric is incompatible with -A, -a"));
@@ -809,6 +890,7 @@ int cmd_repack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				    &existing_kept_packs, &names, geometry);
 
 		ret = write_midx_included_packs(&include, geometry,
+						refs_snapshot ? get_tempfile_path(refs_snapshot) : NULL,
 						show_progress, write_bitmaps > 0);
 
 		string_list_clear(&include, 0);
diff --git a/t/t7700-repack.sh b/t/t7700-repack.sh
index 6792531dfd..0260ad6f0e 100755
--- a/t/t7700-repack.sh
+++ b/t/t7700-repack.sh
@@ -330,4 +330,46 @@ test_expect_success 'cleans up MIDX when appropriate' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success '--write-midx with preferred bitmap tips' '
+	git init midx-preferred-tips &&
+	test_when_finished "rm -fr midx-preferred-tips" &&
+	(
+		cd midx-preferred-tips &&
+
+		test_commit_bulk --message="%s" 103 &&
+
+		git log --format="%H" >commits.raw &&
+		sort <commits.raw >commits &&
+
+		git log --format="create refs/tags/%s/%s %H" HEAD >refs &&
+		git update-ref --stdin <refs &&
+
+		git repack --write-midx --write-bitmap-index &&
+		test_path_is_file $midx &&
+		test_path_is_file $midx-$(midx_checksum $objdir).bitmap &&
+
+		test-tool bitmap list-commits | sort >bitmaps &&
+		comm -13 bitmaps commits >before &&
+		test_line_count = 1 before &&
+
+		rm -fr $midx-$(midx_checksum $objdir).bitmap &&
+		rm -fr $midx-$(midx_checksum $objdir).rev &&
+		rm -fr $midx &&
+
+		# instead of constructing the snapshot ourselves (c.f., the test
+		# "write a bitmap with --refs-snapshot (preferred tips)" in
+		# t5326), mark the missing commit as preferred by adding it to
+		# the pack.preferBitmapTips configuration.
+		git for-each-ref --format="%(refname:rstrip=1)" \
+			--points-at="$(cat before)" >missing &&
+		git config pack.preferBitmapTips "$(cat missing)" &&
+		git repack --write-midx --write-bitmap-index &&
+
+		test-tool bitmap list-commits | sort >bitmaps &&
+		comm -13 bitmaps commits >after &&
+
+		! test_cmp before after
+	)
+'
+
 test_done