diff --git a/Documentation/git-p4.txt b/Documentation/git-p4.txt
index e79d0467c4..f70ef9ded2 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-p4.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-p4.txt
@@ -294,6 +294,11 @@ These options can be used to modify 'git p4 submit' behavior.
 	to bypass the prompt, causing conflicting commits to be automatically
 	skipped, or to quit trying to apply commits, without prompting.
 
+--branch <branch>::
+	After submitting, sync this named branch instead of the default
+	p4/master.  See the "Sync options" section above for more
+	information.
+
 Rebase options
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 These options can be used to modify 'git p4 rebase' behavior.
diff --git a/git-p4.py b/git-p4.py
index 9ea1905dbe..253ad06cc2 100755
--- a/git-p4.py
+++ b/git-p4.py
@@ -921,7 +921,8 @@ class P4Submit(Command, P4UserMap):
                 optparse.make_option("--dry-run", "-n", dest="dry_run", action="store_true"),
                 optparse.make_option("--prepare-p4-only", dest="prepare_p4_only", action="store_true"),
                 optparse.make_option("--conflict", dest="conflict_behavior",
-                                     choices=self.conflict_behavior_choices)
+                                     choices=self.conflict_behavior_choices),
+                optparse.make_option("--branch", dest="branch"),
         ]
         self.description = "Submit changes from git to the perforce depot."
         self.usage += " [name of git branch to submit into perforce depot]"
@@ -934,6 +935,7 @@ class P4Submit(Command, P4UserMap):
         self.isWindows = (platform.system() == "Windows")
         self.exportLabels = False
         self.p4HasMoveCommand = p4_has_move_command()
+        self.branch = None
 
     def check(self):
         if len(p4CmdList("opened ...")) > 0:
@@ -1670,6 +1672,8 @@ class P4Submit(Command, P4UserMap):
             print "All commits applied!"
 
             sync = P4Sync()
+            if self.branch:
+                sync.branch = self.branch
             sync.run([])
 
             rebase = P4Rebase()
diff --git a/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh b/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh
index 8d914a5766..4f077eeca8 100755
--- a/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh
+++ b/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh
@@ -251,6 +251,31 @@ test_expect_success 'clone --use-client-spec' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'submit works with no p4/master' '
+	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
+	git p4 clone --branch=b1 //depot@1,2 --destination="$git" &&
+	(
+		cd "$git" &&
+		test_commit submit-1-branch &&
+		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEdit true &&
+		git p4 submit --branch=b1
+	)
+'
+
+# The sync/rebase part post-submit will engage detect-branches
+# machinery which will not do anything in this particular test.
+test_expect_success 'submit works with two branches' '
+	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
+	git p4 clone --branch=b1 //depot@1,2 --destination="$git" &&
+	(
+		cd "$git" &&
+		git p4 sync --branch=b2 //depot@1,3 &&
+		test_commit submit-2-branches &&
+		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEdit true &&
+		git p4 submit
+	)
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
 	kill_p4d
 '