diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index da7fde56b4..f1f409d24b 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -356,6 +356,10 @@ remote.<name>.push::
 	The default set of "refspec" for gitlink:git-push[1]. See
 	gitlink:git-push[1].
 
+remote.<name>.receivepack::
+	The default program to execute on the remote side when pulling.  See
+	option \--exec of gitlink:git-push[1].
+
 repack.usedeltabaseoffset::
 	Allow gitlink:git-repack[1] to create packs that uses
 	delta-base offset.  Defaults to false.
diff --git a/builtin-push.c b/builtin-push.c
index ba7981f5bf..6b3c03b8a6 100644
--- a/builtin-push.c
+++ b/builtin-push.c
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ static const char *config_repo;
 static int config_repo_len;
 static int config_current_uri;
 static int config_get_refspecs;
+static int config_get_receivepack;
 
 static int get_remote_config(const char* key, const char* value)
 {
@@ -157,6 +158,15 @@ static int get_remote_config(const char* key, const char* value)
 		else if (config_get_refspecs &&
 			 !strcmp(key + 7 + config_repo_len, ".push"))
 			add_refspec(xstrdup(value));
+		else if (config_get_receivepack &&
+			 !strcmp(key + 7 + config_repo_len, ".receivepack")) {
+			if (!execute) {
+				char *ex = xmalloc(strlen(value) + 8);
+				sprintf(ex, "--exec=%s", value);
+				execute = ex;
+			} else
+				error("more than one receivepack given, using the first");
+		}
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -168,6 +178,7 @@ static int get_config_remotes_uri(const char *repo, const char *uri[MAX_URI])
 	config_current_uri = 0;
 	config_uri = uri;
 	config_get_refspecs = !(refspec_nr || all || tags);
+	config_get_receivepack = (execute == NULL);
 
 	git_config(get_remote_config);
 	return config_current_uri;