diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a3f33d4209..90d6d7c667 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ git-unpack-objects
 git-update-index
 git-update-ref
 git-update-server-info
+git-upload-archive
 git-upload-pack
 git-upload-tar
 git-var
diff --git a/Documentation/git-upload-archive.txt b/Documentation/git-upload-archive.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..388bb53d29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/git-upload-archive.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+git-upload-archive(1)
+====================
+
+NAME
+----
+git-upload-archive - Send archive
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+'git-upload-archive' <directory>
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+Invoked by 'git-archive --remote' and sends a generated archive to the
+other end over the git protocol.
+
+This command is usually not invoked directly by the end user.  The UI
+for the protocol is on the 'git-archive' side, and the program pair
+is meant to be used to get an archive from a remote repository.
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+<directory>::
+	The repository to get a tar archive from.
+
+Author
+------
+Written by Franck Bui-Huu.
+
+Documentation
+--------------
+Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
+
+GIT
+---
+Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8f62ceffaf..4ac85fdc7b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ BUILTIN_OBJS = \
 	builtin-unpack-objects.o \
 	builtin-update-index.o \
 	builtin-update-ref.o \
+	builtin-upload-archive.o \
 	builtin-upload-tar.o \
 	builtin-verify-pack.o \
 	builtin-write-tree.o \
diff --git a/builtin-upload-archive.c b/builtin-upload-archive.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bdb607e37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builtin-upload-archive.c
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2006 Franck Bui-Huu
+ */
+#include <time.h>
+#include "cache.h"
+#include "builtin.h"
+#include "archive.h"
+#include "pkt-line.h"
+
+static const char upload_archive_usage[] =
+	"git-upload-archive <repo>";
+
+
+int cmd_upload_archive(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
+{
+	struct archiver ar;
+	const char *sent_argv[MAX_ARGS];
+	const char *arg_cmd = "argument ";
+	char *p, buf[4096];
+	int treeish_idx;
+	int sent_argc;
+	int len;
+
+	if (argc != 2)
+		usage(upload_archive_usage);
+
+	if (strlen(argv[1]) > sizeof(buf))
+		die("insanely long repository name");
+
+	strcpy(buf, argv[1]); /* enter-repo smudges its argument */
+
+	if (!enter_repo(buf, 0))
+		die("not a git archive");
+
+	/* put received options in sent_argv[] */
+	sent_argc = 1;
+	sent_argv[0] = "git-upload-archive";
+	for (p = buf;;) {
+		/* This will die if not enough free space in buf */
+		len = packet_read_line(0, p, (buf + sizeof buf) - p);
+		if (len == 0)
+			break;	/* got a flush */
+		if (sent_argc > MAX_ARGS - 2)
+			die("Too many options (>29)");
+
+		if (p[len-1] == '\n') {
+			p[--len] = 0;
+		}
+		if (len < strlen(arg_cmd) ||
+		    strncmp(arg_cmd, p, strlen(arg_cmd)))
+			die("'argument' token or flush expected");
+
+		len -= strlen(arg_cmd);
+		memmove(p, p + strlen(arg_cmd), len);
+		sent_argv[sent_argc++] = p;
+		p += len;
+		*p++ = 0;
+	}
+	sent_argv[sent_argc] = NULL;
+
+	/* parse all options sent by the client */
+	treeish_idx = parse_archive_args(sent_argc, sent_argv, &ar);
+
+	parse_treeish_arg(sent_argv + treeish_idx, &ar.args, prefix);
+	parse_pathspec_arg(sent_argv + treeish_idx + 1, &ar.args);
+
+	packet_write(1, "ACK\n");
+	packet_flush(1);
+
+	return ar.write_archive(&ar.args);
+}
+
diff --git a/builtin.h b/builtin.h
index 50852cd6a9..6bfd2e79f5 100644
--- a/builtin.h
+++ b/builtin.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ extern int cmd_zip_tree(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_unpack_objects(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_update_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_update_ref(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_upload_archive(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_upload_tar(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_version(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_whatchanged(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
diff --git a/daemon.c b/daemon.c
index b14d8083bb..a2954a0451 100644
--- a/daemon.c
+++ b/daemon.c
@@ -325,7 +325,14 @@ static int upload_pack(void)
 	return -1;
 }
 
+static int upload_archive(void)
+{
+	execl_git_cmd("upload-archive", ".", NULL);
+	return -1;
+}
+
 static struct daemon_service daemon_service[] = {
+	{ "upload-archive", "uploadarch", upload_archive, 0, 1 },
 	{ "upload-pack", "uploadpack", upload_pack, 1, 1 },
 };
 
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 8c64b2753f..bcf3fc8444 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ static void handle_internal_command(int argc, const char **argv, char **envp)
 		{ "unpack-objects", cmd_unpack_objects, RUN_SETUP },
 		{ "update-index", cmd_update_index, RUN_SETUP },
 		{ "update-ref", cmd_update_ref, RUN_SETUP },
+		{ "upload-archive", cmd_upload_archive },
 		{ "upload-tar", cmd_upload_tar },
 		{ "version", cmd_version },
 		{ "whatchanged", cmd_whatchanged, RUN_SETUP | USE_PAGER },