diff --git a/send-pack.c b/send-pack.c
index c3f12422f3..e6448503fa 100644
--- a/send-pack.c
+++ b/send-pack.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "date.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 #include "hex.h"
+#include "gvfs.h"
 #include "object-store-ll.h"
 #include "pkt-line.h"
 #include "sideband.h"
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ int option_parse_push_signed(const struct option *opt,
 
 static void feed_object(const struct object_id *oid, FILE *fh, int negative)
 {
-	if (negative &&
+	if (negative && !gvfs_config_is_set(GVFS_MISSING_OK) &&
 	    !repo_has_object_file_with_flags(the_repository, oid,
 					     OBJECT_INFO_SKIP_FETCH_OBJECT |
 					     OBJECT_INFO_QUICK))