diff --git a/mercurial/graphmod.py b/mercurial/graphmod.py
--- a/mercurial/graphmod.py
+++ b/mercurial/graphmod.py
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
         line.extend(echars[-(remainder * 2):])
     return line
 
-def _drawendinglines(lines, extra, edgemap, seen):
+def _drawendinglines(lines, extra, edgemap, seen, state):
     """Draw ending lines for missing parent edges
 
     None indicates an edge that ends at between this node and the next
@@ -298,7 +298,8 @@
     while edgechars and edgechars[-1] is None:
         edgechars.pop()
     shift_size = max((edgechars.count(None) * 2) - 1, 0)
-    while len(lines) < 3 + shift_size:
+    minlines = 3 if not state['graphshorten'] else 1
+    while len(lines) < minlines + shift_size:
         lines.append(extra[:])
 
     if shift_size:
@@ -319,7 +320,7 @@
                 positions[i] = max(pos, targets[i])
                 line[pos] = '/' if pos > targets[i] else extra[toshift[i]]
 
-    map = {1: '|', 2: '~'}
+    map = {1: '|', 2: '~'} if not state['graphshorten'] else {}
     for i, line in enumerate(lines):
         if None not in line:
             continue
@@ -463,7 +464,7 @@
         while len(lines) < len(text):
             lines.append(extra_interline[:])
 
-    _drawendinglines(lines, extra_interline, edgemap, seen)
+    _drawendinglines(lines, extra_interline, edgemap, seen, state)
 
     while len(text) < len(lines):
         text.append("")