diff --git a/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-settings-win32.c b/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-settings-win32.c
index 907655720b..e5ec5b0a9f 100644
--- a/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-settings-win32.c
+++ b/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-settings-win32.c
@@ -24,6 +24,59 @@ static enum fsmonitor_reason check_vfs4git(struct repository *r)
 	return FSMONITOR_REASON_OK;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Check if monitoring remote working directories is allowed.
+ *
+ * By default, monitoring remote working directories is
+ * disabled.  Users may override this behavior in enviroments where
+ * they have proper support.
+ */
+static int check_config_allowremote(struct repository *r)
+{
+	int allow;
+
+	if (!repo_config_get_bool(r, "fsmonitor.allowremote", &allow))
+		return allow;
+
+	return -1; /* fsmonitor.allowremote not set */
+}
+
+/*
+ * Check remote working directory protocol.
+ *
+ * Error if client machine cannot get remote protocol information.
+ */
+static int check_remote_protocol(wchar_t *wpath)
+{
+	HANDLE h;
+	FILE_REMOTE_PROTOCOL_INFO proto_info;
+
+	h = CreateFileW(wpath, GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING,
+			FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS, NULL);
+
+	if (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+		error(_("[GLE %ld] unable to open for read '%ls'"),
+		      GetLastError(), wpath);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (!GetFileInformationByHandleEx(h, FileRemoteProtocolInfo,
+		&proto_info, sizeof(proto_info))) {
+		error(_("[GLE %ld] unable to get protocol information for '%ls'"),
+		      GetLastError(), wpath);
+		CloseHandle(h);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	CloseHandle(h);
+
+	trace_printf_key(&trace_fsmonitor,
+				"check_remote_protocol('%ls') remote protocol %#8.8lx",
+				wpath, proto_info.Protocol);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Remote working directories are problematic for FSMonitor.
  *
@@ -76,6 +129,7 @@ static enum fsmonitor_reason check_vfs4git(struct repository *r)
  */
 static enum fsmonitor_reason check_remote(struct repository *r)
 {
+	int ret;
 	wchar_t wpath[MAX_PATH];
 	wchar_t wfullpath[MAX_PATH];
 	size_t wlen;
@@ -115,6 +169,20 @@ static enum fsmonitor_reason check_remote(struct repository *r)
 		trace_printf_key(&trace_fsmonitor,
 				 "check_remote('%s') true",
 				 r->worktree);
+
+		ret = check_remote_protocol(wfullpath);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return FSMONITOR_REASON_ERROR;
+
+		switch (check_config_allowremote(r)) {
+		case 0: /* config overrides and disables */
+			return FSMONITOR_REASON_REMOTE;
+		case 1: /* config overrides and enables */
+			return FSMONITOR_REASON_OK;
+		default:
+			break; /* config has no opinion */
+		}
+
 		return FSMONITOR_REASON_REMOTE;
 	}