Index: oak-store-document/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/Checkpoints.java
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--- oak-store-document/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/Checkpoints.java	(revision 1886124)
+++ oak-store-document/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/Checkpoints.java	(working copy)
@@ -79,11 +79,9 @@
         createIfNotExist();
     }
 
-    public Revision create(long lifetimeInMillis, Map<String, String> info) {
-        // create a unique dummy commit we can use as checkpoint revision
-        Revision r = nodeStore.commitQueue.createRevision();
+    public Revision create(Revision revision, long lifetimeInMillis, Map<String, String> info) {
         final RevisionVector[] rv = new RevisionVector[1];
-        nodeStore.commitQueue.done(r, new CommitQueue.Callback() {
+        nodeStore.commitQueue.done(revision, new CommitQueue.Callback() {
             @Override
             public void headOfQueue(@NotNull Revision revision) {
                 rv[0] = nodeStore.getHeadRevision();
@@ -95,11 +93,17 @@
         long endTime = BigInteger.valueOf(nodeStore.getClock().getTime())
                 .add(BigInteger.valueOf(lifetimeInMillis))
                 .min(BigInteger.valueOf(Long.MAX_VALUE)).longValue();
-        op.setMapEntry(PROP_CHECKPOINT, r, new Info(endTime, rv[0], info).toString());
+        op.setMapEntry(PROP_CHECKPOINT, revision, new Info(endTime, rv[0], info).toString());
         store.createOrUpdate(Collection.SETTINGS, op);
-        return r;
+        return revision;
     }
 
+    public Revision create(long lifetimeInMillis, Map<String, String> info) {
+        // create a unique dummy commit we can use as checkpoint revision
+        Revision r = nodeStore.commitQueue.createRevision();
+        return create(r, lifetimeInMillis, info);
+    }
+
     public void release(String checkpoint) {
         UpdateOp op = new UpdateOp(ID, false);
         op.removeMapEntry(PROP_CHECKPOINT, Revision.fromString(checkpoint));
Index: oak-store-document/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/DocumentCheckpointMBean.java
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--- oak-store-document/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/DocumentCheckpointMBean.java	(revision 1886124)
+++ oak-store-document/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/DocumentCheckpointMBean.java	(working copy)
@@ -76,6 +76,18 @@
         return cp;
     }
 
+    public String createCheckpointForRevision(String revision, long lifetime, boolean force) {
+        Revision rev = Revision.fromString(revision);
+        if (force || rev.getTimestamp() < getOldestCheckpointCreationTimestamp()) {
+            String cp = store.checkpoint(rev, lifetime);
+            log.info("Created checkpoint [{}] with lifetime {} for Revision {}", cp, lifetime, revision);
+            return cp;
+        } else {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("Cannot create a checkpoint for this revision. " +
+                    "Revision timestamp is %l, and oldest checkpoint timestamp is %l", rev.getTimestamp(), getOldestCheckpointCreationTimestamp()));
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean releaseCheckpoint(String checkpoint) {
         log.info("Released checkpoint [{}]", checkpoint);
Index: oak-store-document/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/DocumentNodeStore.java
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--- oak-store-document/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/DocumentNodeStore.java	(revision 1886124)
+++ oak-store-document/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/DocumentNodeStore.java	(working copy)
@@ -2031,6 +2031,13 @@
     }
 
     @NotNull
+    public String checkpoint(Revision revision, long lifetime) {
+        checkOpen();
+        Map<String, String> empty = Collections.emptyMap();
+        return checkpoints.create(revision, lifetime, empty).toString();
+    }
+
+    @NotNull
     @Override
     public Map<String, String> checkpointInfo(@NotNull String checkpoint) {
         checkOpen();
Index: oak-store-document/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/DocumentNodeStoreTest.java
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--- oak-store-document/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/DocumentNodeStoreTest.java	(revision 1886124)
+++ oak-store-document/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/DocumentNodeStoreTest.java	(working copy)
@@ -4055,6 +4055,14 @@
     }
 
     @Test
+    public void createCheckpointForRevisionAfterDispose() {
+        DocumentNodeStore store = new DocumentMK.Builder().getNodeStore();
+        Revision r = store.newRevision();
+        store.dispose();
+        Assert.assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, () -> store.checkpoint(r, 60000));
+    }
+
+    @Test
     public void retrieveCheckpointInfoAfterDispose() {
         DocumentNodeStore store = new DocumentMK.Builder().getNodeStore();
         String ref = store.checkpoint(60000);