diff --git a/mercurial/obsutil.py b/mercurial/obsutil.py
--- a/mercurial/obsutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/obsutil.py
@@ -751,8 +751,9 @@
 
     return values
 
-def successorsetverb(successorset):
-    """ Return the verb summarizing the successorset
+def obsfateverb(successorset, markers):
+    """ Return the verb summarizing the successorset and potentially using
+    information from the markers
     """
     if not successorset:
         verb = 'pruned'
@@ -795,7 +796,7 @@
     line = []
 
     # Verb
-    line.append(successorsetverb(successors))
+    line.append(obsfateverb(successors, markers))
 
     # Operations
     operations = markersoperations(markers)
diff --git a/mercurial/templater.py b/mercurial/templater.py
--- a/mercurial/templater.py
+++ b/mercurial/templater.py
@@ -1005,17 +1005,18 @@
                 "obsmakers")
         raise error.ParseError(msg)
 
-@templatefunc('obsfateverb(successors)')
+@templatefunc('obsfateverb(successors, markers)')
 def obsfateverb(context, mapping, args):
     """Compute obsfate related information based on successors (EXPERIMENTAL)"""
-    if len(args) != 1:
+    if len(args) != 2:
         # i18n: "obsfateverb" is a keyword
-        raise error.ParseError(_("obsfateverb expects one arguments"))
+        raise error.ParseError(_("obsfateverb expects two arguments"))
 
     successors = evalfuncarg(context, mapping, args[0])
+    markers = evalfuncarg(context, mapping, args[1])
 
     try:
-        return obsutil.successorsetverb(successors)
+        return obsutil.obsfateverb(successors, markers)
     except TypeError:
         # i18n: "obsfateverb" is a keyword
         errmsg = _("obsfateverb first argument should be countable")
diff --git a/tests/test-obsmarker-template.t b/tests/test-obsmarker-template.t
--- a/tests/test-obsmarker-template.t
+++ b/tests/test-obsmarker-template.t
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   > evolution=true
   > [templates]
   > obsfatesuccessors = "{if(successors, " as ")}{join(successors, ", ")}"
-  > obsfateverb = "{obsfateverb(successors)}"
+  > obsfateverb = "{obsfateverb(successors, markers)}"
   > obsfateoperations = "{if(obsfateoperations(markers), " using {join(obsfateoperations(markers), ", ")}")}"
   > obsfateusers = "{if(obsfateusers(markers), " by {join(obsfateusers(markers), ", ")}")}"
   > obsfatedate = "{if(obsfatedate(markers), "{ifeq(min(obsfatedate(markers)), max(obsfatedate(markers)), " (at {min(obsfatedate(markers))|isodate})", " (between {min(obsfatedate(markers))|isodate} and {max(obsfatedate(markers))|isodate})")}")}"