diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/BaseReceivePack.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/BaseReceivePack.java
index 5a61edd6a..0724eac70 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/BaseReceivePack.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/BaseReceivePack.java
@@ -1171,6 +1171,9 @@ protected void recvCommands() throws IOException {
 				}
 			}
 			pushCert = certParser.build();
+			if (hasCommands()) {
+				readPostCommands(pckIn);
+			}
 		} catch (PackProtocolException e) {
 			if (sideBand) {
 				try {
@@ -1217,6 +1220,16 @@ static ReceiveCommand parseCommand(String line) throws PackProtocolException {
 		return new ReceiveCommand(oldId, newId, name);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param in
+	 *            request stream.
+	 * @throws IOException
+	 *             request line cannot be read.
+	 */
+	void readPostCommands(PacketLineIn in) throws IOException {
+		// Do nothing by default.
+	}
+
 	/** Enable capabilities based on a previously read capabilities line. */
 	protected void enableCapabilities() {
 		sideBand = isCapabilityEnabled(CAPABILITY_SIDE_BAND_64K);
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ReceivePack.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ReceivePack.java
index 2e3d74a14..cc20d50a7 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ReceivePack.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ReceivePack.java
@@ -220,14 +220,17 @@ protected void enableCapabilities() {
 		super.enableCapabilities();
 	}
 
-	private void readPushOptions() throws IOException {
-		pushOptions = new ArrayList<>(4);
-		for (;;) {
-			String option = pckIn.readString();
-			if (option == PacketLineIn.END) {
-				break;
+	@Override
+	void readPostCommands(PacketLineIn in) throws IOException {
+		if (usePushOptions) {
+			pushOptions = new ArrayList<>(4);
+			for (;;) {
+				String option = in.readString();
+				if (option == PacketLineIn.END) {
+					break;
+				}
+				pushOptions.add(option);
 			}
-			pushOptions.add(option);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -241,10 +244,6 @@ private void service() throws IOException {
 			return;
 		recvCommands();
 		if (hasCommands()) {
-			if (usePushOptions) {
-				readPushOptions();
-			}
-
 			Throwable unpackError = null;
 			if (needPack()) {
 				try {