diff --git a/news/101.feature.rst b/news/101.feature.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f78ff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/101.feature.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+A new reporter hook ``rejecting_candidate`` is added, replacing ``backtracking``.
+The hook is called every time the resolver rejects a conflicting candidate before
+trying out the next one in line.
diff --git a/src/resolvelib/__init__.py b/src/resolvelib/__init__.py
index 62352e7..8d22a3e 100644
--- a/src/resolvelib/__init__.py
+++ b/src/resolvelib/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "ResolutionTooDeep",
 ]
 
-__version__ = "0.8.2.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.9.0.dev0"
 
 
 from .providers import AbstractProvider, AbstractResolver
diff --git a/src/resolvelib/reporters.py b/src/resolvelib/reporters.py
index 6695480..688b5e1 100644
--- a/src/resolvelib/reporters.py
+++ b/src/resolvelib/reporters.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def resolving_conflicts(self, causes):
         :param causes: The information on the collision that caused the backtracking.
         """
 
-    def backtracking(self, candidate):
+    def rejecting_candidate(self, criterion, candidate):
         """Called when rejecting a candidate during backtracking."""
 
     def pinning(self, candidate):
diff --git a/src/resolvelib/reporters.pyi b/src/resolvelib/reporters.pyi
index 03d4f09..b2ad286 100644
--- a/src/resolvelib/reporters.pyi
+++ b/src/resolvelib/reporters.pyi
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ class BaseReporter:
     def ending_round(self, index: int, state: Any) -> Any: ...
     def ending(self, state: Any) -> Any: ...
     def adding_requirement(self, requirement: Any, parent: Any) -> Any: ...
-    def backtracking(self, candidate: Any) -> Any: ...
+    def rejecting_candidate(self, criterion: Any, candidate: Any) -> Any: ...
     def resolving_conflicts(self, causes: Any) -> Any: ...
     def pinning(self, candidate: Any) -> Any: ...
diff --git a/src/resolvelib/resolvers.py b/src/resolvelib/resolvers.py
index 787681b..be8d5f0 100644
--- a/src/resolvelib/resolvers.py
+++ b/src/resolvelib/resolvers.py
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ def _attempt_to_pin_criterion(self, name):
             try:
                 criteria = self._get_updated_criteria(candidate)
             except RequirementsConflicted as e:
+                self._r.rejecting_candidate(e.criterion, candidate)
                 causes.append(e.criterion)
                 continue
 
@@ -281,8 +282,6 @@ def _backtrack(self):
             # Also mark the newly known incompatibility.
             incompatibilities_from_broken.append((name, [candidate]))
 
-            self._r.backtracking(candidate=candidate)
-
             # Create a new state from the last known-to-work one, and apply
             # the previously gathered incompatibility information.
             def _patch_criteria():
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index c9fb2d0..9603944 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@ class TestReporter(BaseReporter):
     def __init__(self):
         self._indent = 0
 
-    def backtracking(self, candidate):
+    def rejecting_candidate(self, criterion, candidate):
         self._indent -= 1
-        assert self._indent >= 0
-        print(" " * self._indent, "Back ", candidate, sep="")
+        print(" " * self._indent, "Reject ", candidate, sep="")
 
     def pinning(self, candidate):
         print(" " * self._indent, "Pin  ", candidate, sep="")