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diff --git a/internal/commitquery/ancestor.go b/internal/commitquery/ancestor.go
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+++ b/internal/commitquery/ancestor.go
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+package commitquery
+
+// IsAncestor reports whether ancestor is reachable from descendant through
+// commit parent edges.
+func IsAncestor(ctx *Context, ancestor, descendant NodeIndex) (bool, error) {
+	if ancestor == descendant {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+
+	ancestorGeneration := ctx.EffectiveGeneration(ancestor)
+	descendantGeneration := ctx.EffectiveGeneration(descendant)
+
+	if ancestorGeneration != generationInfinity &&
+		descendantGeneration != generationInfinity &&
+		ancestorGeneration > descendantGeneration {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	minGeneration := uint64(0)
+	if ancestorGeneration != generationInfinity {
+		minGeneration = ancestorGeneration
+	}
+
+	_, err := paintDownToCommon(ctx, ancestor, []NodeIndex{descendant}, minGeneration)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	return ctx.HasAnyMarks(ancestor, markRight), nil
+}