diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/PushCommandTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/PushCommandTest.java
index 3f8921c15..1a1f5b487 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/PushCommandTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/PushCommandTest.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.jgit.api.errors.JGitInternalException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.api.errors.TransportException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.MissingObjectException;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.NoRemoteRepositoryException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.hooks.PrePushHook;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.junit.JGitTestUtil;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.junit.RepositoryTestCase;
@@ -633,8 +634,7 @@ public void testPushDefaultSimpleTriangular() throws Exception {
 
 			config = git.getRepository().getConfig();
 			// Don't set remote, it'll default to "origin". Configure a
-			// different
-			// branch name; should be ignored.
+			// different branch name; should be ignored.
 			config.setString("branch", "branchtopush", "merge",
 					"refs/heads/upstreambranch");
 			config.save();
@@ -852,6 +852,176 @@ public void testPushDefaultFromConfigDefault() throws Exception {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Check that branch.<name>.pushRemote overrides anything else.
+	 *
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void testBranchPushRemote() throws Exception {
+		try (Git git = new Git(db);
+				Git git2 = new Git(createBareRepository())) {
+			StoredConfig config = git.getRepository().getConfig();
+			RemoteConfig remoteConfig = new RemoteConfig(config, "test");
+			URIish uri = new URIish(
+					git2.getRepository().getDirectory().toURI().toURL());
+			remoteConfig.addURI(uri);
+			remoteConfig.addFetchRefSpec(
+					new RefSpec("+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*"));
+			remoteConfig.update(config);
+			config.setString("remote", null, "pushDefault", "test");
+			config.save();
+
+			writeTrashFile("f", "content of f");
+			git.add().addFilepattern("f").call();
+			git.commit().setMessage("adding f").call();
+
+			git.checkout().setName("not-pushed").setCreateBranch(true).call();
+			git.checkout().setName("branchtopush").setCreateBranch(true).call();
+
+			config = git.getRepository().getConfig();
+			config.setString("branch", "branchtopush", "remote", "test");
+			config.setString("branch", "branchtopush", "pushremote", "origin");
+			config.setString("branch", "branchtopush", "merge",
+					"refs/heads/branchtopush");
+			config.save();
+
+			assertThrows(InvalidRefNameException.class, () -> git.push()
+					.setPushDefault(PushDefault.UPSTREAM).call());
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check that remote.pushDefault overrides branch.<name>.remote
+	 *
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void testRemotePushDefault() throws Exception {
+		try (Git git = new Git(db);
+				Git git2 = new Git(createBareRepository())) {
+			StoredConfig config = git.getRepository().getConfig();
+			RemoteConfig remoteConfig = new RemoteConfig(config, "test");
+			URIish uri = new URIish(
+					git2.getRepository().getDirectory().toURI().toURL());
+			remoteConfig.addURI(uri);
+			remoteConfig.addFetchRefSpec(
+					new RefSpec("+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*"));
+			remoteConfig.update(config);
+			config.setString("remote", null, "pushDefault", "origin");
+			config.save();
+
+			writeTrashFile("f", "content of f");
+			git.add().addFilepattern("f").call();
+			git.commit().setMessage("adding f").call();
+
+			git.checkout().setName("not-pushed").setCreateBranch(true).call();
+			git.checkout().setName("branchtopush").setCreateBranch(true).call();
+
+			config = git.getRepository().getConfig();
+			config.setString("branch", "branchtopush", "remote", "test");
+			config.setString("branch", "branchtopush", "merge",
+					"refs/heads/branchtopush");
+			config.save();
+
+			assertThrows(InvalidRefNameException.class, () -> git.push()
+					.setPushDefault(PushDefault.UPSTREAM).call());
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check that ultimately we fall back to "origin".
+	 *
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void testDefaultRemote() throws Exception {
+		try (Git git = new Git(db);
+				Git git2 = new Git(createBareRepository())) {
+			StoredConfig config = git.getRepository().getConfig();
+			RemoteConfig remoteConfig = new RemoteConfig(config, "test");
+			URIish uri = new URIish(
+					git2.getRepository().getDirectory().toURI().toURL());
+			remoteConfig.addURI(uri);
+			remoteConfig.addFetchRefSpec(
+					new RefSpec("+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*"));
+			remoteConfig.update(config);
+			config.save();
+
+			writeTrashFile("f", "content of f");
+			git.add().addFilepattern("f").call();
+			git.commit().setMessage("adding f").call();
+
+			git.checkout().setName("not-pushed").setCreateBranch(true).call();
+			git.checkout().setName("branchtopush").setCreateBranch(true).call();
+
+			config = git.getRepository().getConfig();
+			config.setString("branch", "branchtopush", "merge",
+					"refs/heads/branchtopush");
+			config.save();
+
+			PushCommand cmd = git.push().setPushDefault(PushDefault.UPSTREAM);
+			TransportException e = assertThrows(TransportException.class,
+					() -> cmd.call());
+			assertEquals(NoRemoteRepositoryException.class,
+					e.getCause().getClass());
+			assertEquals("origin", cmd.getRemote());
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check that a push without specifying a remote or mode or anything can
+	 * succeed if the git config is correct.
+	 *
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void testDefaultPush() throws Exception {
+		try (Git git = new Git(db);
+				Git git2 = new Git(createBareRepository())) {
+			StoredConfig config = git.getRepository().getConfig();
+			RemoteConfig remoteConfig = new RemoteConfig(config, "test");
+			URIish uri = new URIish(
+					git2.getRepository().getDirectory().toURI().toURL());
+			remoteConfig.addURI(uri);
+			remoteConfig.addFetchRefSpec(
+					new RefSpec("+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*"));
+			remoteConfig.update(config);
+			config.save();
+
+			writeTrashFile("f", "content of f");
+			git.add().addFilepattern("f").call();
+			RevCommit commit = git.commit().setMessage("adding f").call();
+
+			git.checkout().setName("not-pushed").setCreateBranch(true).call();
+			git.checkout().setName("branchtopush").setCreateBranch(true).call();
+
+			config = git.getRepository().getConfig();
+			config.setString("branch", "branchtopush", "remote", "test");
+			config.save();
+
+			assertEquals(null,
+					git2.getRepository().resolve("refs/heads/branchtopush"));
+			assertEquals(null,
+					git2.getRepository().resolve("refs/heads/not-pushed"));
+			assertEquals(null,
+					git2.getRepository().resolve("refs/heads/master"));
+			// Should use remote "test", push.default=current
+			PushCommand cmd = git.push();
+			cmd.call();
+			assertEquals("test", cmd.getRemote());
+			assertEquals(PushDefault.CURRENT, cmd.getPushDefault());
+			assertEquals(commit.getId(),
+					git2.getRepository().resolve("refs/heads/branchtopush"));
+			assertEquals(null,
+					git2.getRepository().resolve("refs/heads/not-pushed"));
+			assertEquals(null,
+					git2.getRepository().resolve("refs/heads/master"));
+			assertEquals(commit.getId(), git.getRepository()
+					.resolve("refs/remotes/origin/branchtopush"));
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Check that missing refs don't cause errors during push
 	 *
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/PushCommand.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/PushCommand.java
index 0deb7ed29..4f57f3512 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/PushCommand.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/PushCommand.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.jgit.internal.JGitText;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.BranchConfig;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ConfigConstants;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Constants;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.NullProgressMonitor;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ProgressMonitor;
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@
 public class PushCommand extends
 		TransportCommand<PushCommand, Iterable<PushResult>> {
 
-	private String remote = Constants.DEFAULT_REMOTE_NAME;
+	private String remote;
 
 	private final List<RefSpec> refSpecs;
 
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ public Iterable<PushResult> call() throws GitAPIException,
 
 		try {
 			Config config = repo.getConfig();
+			remote = determineRemote(config, remote);
 			if (refSpecs.isEmpty()) {
 				RemoteConfig rc = new RemoteConfig(config,
 						getRemote());
@@ -181,6 +183,34 @@ public Iterable<PushResult> call() throws GitAPIException,
 		return pushResults;
 	}
 
+	private String determineRemote(Config config, String remoteName)
+			throws IOException {
+		if (remoteName != null) {
+			return remoteName;
+		}
+		Ref head = repo.exactRef(Constants.HEAD);
+		String effectiveRemote = null;
+		BranchConfig branchCfg = null;
+		if (head != null && head.isSymbolic()) {
+			String currentBranch = head.getLeaf().getName();
+			branchCfg = new BranchConfig(config,
+					Repository.shortenRefName(currentBranch));
+			effectiveRemote = branchCfg.getPushRemote();
+		}
+		if (effectiveRemote == null) {
+			effectiveRemote = config.getString(
+					ConfigConstants.CONFIG_REMOTE_SECTION, null,
+					ConfigConstants.CONFIG_KEY_PUSH_DEFAULT);
+			if (effectiveRemote == null && branchCfg != null) {
+				effectiveRemote = branchCfg.getRemote();
+			}
+		}
+		if (effectiveRemote == null) {
+			effectiveRemote = Constants.DEFAULT_REMOTE_NAME;
+		}
+		return effectiveRemote;
+	}
+
 	private String getCurrentBranch()
 			throws IOException, DetachedHeadException {
 		Ref head = repo.exactRef(Constants.HEAD);
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/BranchConfig.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/BranchConfig.java
index 6da6f1204..aa613d07e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/BranchConfig.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/BranchConfig.java
@@ -137,6 +137,18 @@ public String getRemote() {
 				branchName, ConfigConstants.CONFIG_KEY_REMOTE);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the remote this branch is configured to push to.
+	 *
+	 * @return the remote this branch is configured to push to, or {@code null}
+	 *         if not defined
+	 * @since 6.1
+	 */
+	public String getPushRemote() {
+		return config.getString(ConfigConstants.CONFIG_BRANCH_SECTION,
+				branchName, ConfigConstants.CONFIG_KEY_PUSH_REMOTE);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Get the name of the upstream branch as it is called on the remote
 	 *
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ConfigConstants.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ConfigConstants.java
index 205999f8c..42d8aa544 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ConfigConstants.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ConfigConstants.java
@@ -329,6 +329,20 @@ public final class ConfigConstants {
 	/** The "remote" key */
 	public static final String CONFIG_KEY_REMOTE = "remote";
 
+	/**
+	 * The "pushRemote" key.
+	 *
+	 * @since 6.1
+	 */
+	public static final String CONFIG_KEY_PUSH_REMOTE = "pushRemote";
+
+	/**
+	 * The "pushDefault" key.
+	 *
+	 * @since 6.1
+	 */
+	public static final String CONFIG_KEY_PUSH_DEFAULT = "pushDefault";
+
 	/** The "merge" key */
 	public static final String CONFIG_KEY_MERGE = "merge";