diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/Daemon.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/Daemon.java
index 2b2f25782..656390528 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/Daemon.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/Daemon.java
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@
 import java.net.SocketAddress;
 import java.net.SocketException;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+import java.util.Collection;
 
+import org.eclipse.jgit.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.RepositoryNotFoundException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.internal.JGitText;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.PersonIdent;
@@ -153,12 +155,17 @@ public ReceivePack create(DaemonClient req, Repository db)
 
 					@Override
 					protected void execute(final DaemonClient dc,
-							final Repository db) throws IOException,
+							final Repository db,
+							@Nullable Collection<String> extraParameters)
+							throws IOException,
 							ServiceNotEnabledException,
 							ServiceNotAuthorizedException {
 						UploadPack up = uploadPackFactory.create(dc, db);
 						InputStream in = dc.getInputStream();
 						OutputStream out = dc.getOutputStream();
+						if (extraParameters != null) {
+							up.setExtraParameters(extraParameters);
+						}
 						up.upload(in, out, null);
 					}
 				}, new DaemonService("receive-pack", "receivepack") { //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
@@ -168,7 +175,9 @@ protected void execute(final DaemonClient dc,
 
 					@Override
 					protected void execute(final DaemonClient dc,
-							final Repository db) throws IOException,
+							final Repository db,
+							@Nullable Collection<String> extraParameters)
+							throws IOException,
 							ServiceNotEnabledException,
 							ServiceNotAuthorizedException {
 						ReceivePack rp = receivePackFactory.create(dc, db);
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/DaemonClient.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/DaemonClient.java
index a9731ac3a..65b2dc61e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/DaemonClient.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/DaemonClient.java
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
 import java.net.Socket;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
 
 import org.eclipse.jgit.transport.resolver.ServiceNotAuthorizedException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.transport.resolver.ServiceNotEnabledException;
@@ -118,6 +120,14 @@ void execute(final Socket sock) throws IOException,
 		if (0 < daemon.getTimeout())
 			sock.setSoTimeout(daemon.getTimeout() * 1000);
 		String cmd = new PacketLineIn(rawIn).readStringRaw();
+
+		Collection<String> extraParameters = null;
+
+		int nulnul = cmd.indexOf("\0\0"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		if (nulnul != -1) {
+			extraParameters = Arrays.asList(cmd.substring(nulnul + 2).split("\0")); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		}
+
 		final int nul = cmd.indexOf('\0');
 		if (nul >= 0) {
 			// Newer clients hide a "host" header behind this byte.
@@ -131,6 +141,6 @@ void execute(final Socket sock) throws IOException,
 		if (srv == null)
 			return;
 		sock.setSoTimeout(0);
-		srv.execute(this, cmd);
+		srv.execute(this, cmd, extraParameters);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/DaemonService.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/DaemonService.java
index 1dc55beb1..1b24f404d 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/DaemonService.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/DaemonService.java
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
 package org.eclipse.jgit.transport;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Collection;
 
+import org.eclipse.jgit.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config.SectionParser;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository;
@@ -146,13 +148,14 @@ public boolean handles(String commandLine) {
 				&& commandLine.startsWith(command);
 	}
 
-	void execute(final DaemonClient client, final String commandLine)
+	void execute(DaemonClient client, String commandLine,
+			@Nullable Collection<String> extraParameters)
 			throws IOException, ServiceNotEnabledException,
 			ServiceNotAuthorizedException {
 		final String name = commandLine.substring(command.length() + 1);
 		try (Repository db = client.getDaemon().openRepository(client, name)) {
 			if (isEnabledFor(db)) {
-				execute(client, db);
+				execute(client, db, extraParameters);
 			}
 		} catch (ServiceMayNotContinueException e) {
 			// An error when opening the repo means the client is expecting a ref
@@ -168,7 +171,8 @@ private boolean isEnabledFor(Repository db) {
 		return isEnabled();
 	}
 
-	abstract void execute(DaemonClient client, Repository db)
+	abstract void execute(DaemonClient client, Repository db,
+			@Nullable Collection<String> extraParameters)
 			throws IOException, ServiceNotEnabledException,
 			ServiceNotAuthorizedException;
 }