diff --git a/builtin/rev-list.c b/builtin/rev-list.c
index 920b91c..ab3be7c 100644
--- a/builtin/rev-list.c
+++ b/builtin/rev-list.c
@@ -180,7 +180,11 @@
 			const struct name_path *path, const char *component,
 			void *cb_data)
 {
+	struct rev_info *info = cb_data;
+
 	finish_object(obj, path, component, cb_data);
+	if (info->verify_objects && !obj->parsed && obj->type != OBJ_COMMIT)
+		parse_object(obj->sha1);
 	show_object_with_name(stdout, obj, path, component);
 }
 
diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index 072ddac..5ef498b 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -1383,6 +1383,11 @@
 		revs->tree_objects = 1;
 		revs->blob_objects = 1;
 		revs->edge_hint = 1;
+	} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--verify-objects")) {
+		revs->tag_objects = 1;
+		revs->tree_objects = 1;
+		revs->blob_objects = 1;
+		revs->verify_objects = 1;
 	} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--unpacked")) {
 		revs->unpacked = 1;
 	} else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--unpacked=")) {
diff --git a/revision.h b/revision.h
index da00a58..648876b 100644
--- a/revision.h
+++ b/revision.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 			tag_objects:1,
 			tree_objects:1,
 			blob_objects:1,
+			verify_objects:1,
 			edge_hint:1,
 			limited:1,
 			unpacked:1,