diff --git a/Documentation/git-stash.txt b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
index 2e9e344cd7..d240df4af7 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-stash.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
 'git stash' branch <branchname> [<stash>]
 'git stash' [save [-p|--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet]
 	     [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [<message>]]
+'git stash' push [-p|--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet]
+	     [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [-m|--message <message>]]
 'git stash' clear
 'git stash' create [<message>]
 'git stash' store [-m|--message <message>] [-q|--quiet] <commit>
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ OPTIONS
 -------
 
 save [-p|--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]::
+push [-p|--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [-q|--quiet] [-m|--message <message>]::
 
 	Save your local modifications to a new 'stash' and roll them
 	back to HEAD (in the working tree and in the index).
diff --git a/git-stash.sh b/git-stash.sh
index 10c284d1aa..8365ebba2a 100755
--- a/git-stash.sh
+++ b/git-stash.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ USAGE="list [<options>]
    or: $dashless branch <branchname> [<stash>]
    or: $dashless [save [--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet]
 		       [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [<message>]]
+   or: $dashless push [--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet]
+		      [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [-m <message>]
    or: $dashless clear"
 
 SUBDIRECTORY_OK=Yes
@@ -189,10 +191,11 @@ store_stash () {
 	return $ret
 }
 
-save_stash () {
+push_stash () {
 	keep_index=
 	patch_mode=
 	untracked=
+	stash_msg=
 	while test $# != 0
 	do
 		case "$1" in
@@ -216,6 +219,11 @@ save_stash () {
 		-a|--all)
 			untracked=all
 			;;
+		-m|--message)
+			shift
+			test -z ${1+x} && usage
+			stash_msg=$1
+			;;
 		--help)
 			show_help
 			;;
@@ -251,8 +259,6 @@ save_stash () {
 		die "$(gettext "Can't use --patch and --include-untracked or --all at the same time")"
 	fi
 
-	stash_msg="$*"
-
 	git update-index -q --refresh
 	if no_changes
 	then
@@ -291,6 +297,36 @@ save_stash () {
 	fi
 }
 
+save_stash () {
+	push_options=
+	while test $# != 0
+	do
+		case "$1" in
+		--)
+			shift
+			break
+			;;
+		-*)
+			# pass all options through to push_stash
+			push_options="$push_options $1"
+			;;
+		*)
+			break
+			;;
+		esac
+		shift
+	done
+
+	stash_msg="$*"
+
+	if test -z "$stash_msg"
+	then
+		push_stash $push_options
+	else
+		push_stash $push_options -m "$stash_msg"
+	fi
+}
+
 have_stash () {
 	git rev-parse --verify --quiet $ref_stash >/dev/null
 }
@@ -617,6 +653,10 @@ save)
 	shift
 	save_stash "$@"
 	;;
+push)
+	shift
+	push_stash "$@"
+	;;
 apply)
 	shift
 	apply_stash "$@"
diff --git a/t/t3903-stash.sh b/t/t3903-stash.sh
index 2de3e18ce6..3577115807 100755
--- a/t/t3903-stash.sh
+++ b/t/t3903-stash.sh
@@ -775,4 +775,13 @@ test_expect_success 'stash is not confused by partial renames' '
 	test_path_is_missing file
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'push -m shows right message' '
+	>foo &&
+	git add foo &&
+	git stash push -m "test message" &&
+	echo "stash@{0}: On master: test message" >expect &&
+	git stash list -1 >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done