diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/transport/parser/FirstWantTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/transport/parser/FirstWantTest.java
index 627079eac..b877c598e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/transport/parser/FirstWantTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/transport/parser/FirstWantTest.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 package org.eclipse.jgit.internal.transport.parser;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
@@ -66,9 +67,9 @@ public void testFirstWantWithOptions() throws PackProtocolException {
 				r.getLine());
 		Set<String> capabilities = r.getCapabilities();
 		Set<String> expectedCapabilities = new HashSet<>(
-				Arrays.asList("no-progress", "include-tag", "ofs-delta",
-						"agent=JGit/unknown"));
+				Arrays.asList("no-progress", "include-tag", "ofs-delta"));
 		assertEquals(expectedCapabilities, capabilities);
+		assertEquals("JGit/unknown", r.getAgent());
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ public void testFirstWantWithoutOptions() throws PackProtocolException {
 		assertEquals("want b9d4d1eb2f93058814480eae9e1b67550f46ee38",
 				r.getLine());
 		assertTrue(r.getCapabilities().isEmpty());
+		assertNull(r.getAgent());
 	}
 
 	private String makeFirstWantLine(String capability) {
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ public void testFirstWantValidCapabilityNames()
 		List<String> validNames = Arrays.asList(
 				"c", "cap", "C", "CAP", "1", "1cap", "cap-64k_test",
 				"-", "-cap",
-				"_", "_cap", "agent=pack.age/Version");
+				"_", "_cap");
 
 		for (String capability: validNames) {
 			FirstWant r = FirstWant.fromLine(makeFirstWantLine(capability));
@@ -118,4 +120,11 @@ public void testFirstWantValidCapabilityNames()
 			assertTrue(r.getCapabilities().contains(capability));
 		}
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testFirstWantValidAgentName() throws PackProtocolException {
+		FirstWant r = FirstWant.fromLine(makeFirstWantLine("agent=pack.age/Version"));
+		assertEquals(r.getCapabilities().size(), 0);
+		assertEquals("pack.age/Version", r.getAgent());
+	}
 }
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPackTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPackTest.java
index aaef45883..b74dcca58 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPackTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPackTest.java
@@ -429,17 +429,7 @@ private ByteArrayInputStream uploadPackV2Setup(RequestPolicy requestPolicy,
 			RefFilter refFilter, ProtocolV2Hook hook, String... inputLines)
 			throws Exception {
 
-		ByteArrayOutputStream send = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
-		PacketLineOut pckOut = new PacketLineOut(send);
-		for (String line : inputLines) {
-			if (line == PacketLineIn.END) {
-				pckOut.end();
-			} else if (line == PacketLineIn.DELIM) {
-				pckOut.writeDelim();
-			} else {
-				pckOut.writeString(line);
-			}
-		}
+		ByteArrayInputStream send = linesAsInputStream(inputLines);
 
 		server.getConfig().setString("protocol", null, "version", "2");
 		UploadPack up = new UploadPack(server);
@@ -453,11 +443,28 @@ private ByteArrayInputStream uploadPackV2Setup(RequestPolicy requestPolicy,
 		}
 
 		ByteArrayOutputStream recv = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
-		up.upload(new ByteArrayInputStream(send.toByteArray()), recv, null);
+		up.upload(send, recv, null);
 
 		return new ByteArrayInputStream(recv.toByteArray());
 	}
 
+	private static ByteArrayInputStream linesAsInputStream(String... inputLines)
+			throws IOException {
+		try (ByteArrayOutputStream send = new ByteArrayOutputStream()) {
+			PacketLineOut pckOut = new PacketLineOut(send);
+			for (String line : inputLines) {
+				if (line == PacketLineIn.END) {
+					pckOut.end();
+				} else if (line == PacketLineIn.DELIM) {
+					pckOut.writeDelim();
+				} else {
+					pckOut.writeString(line);
+				}
+			}
+			return new ByteArrayInputStream(send.toByteArray());
+		}
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Invokes UploadPack with protocol v2 and sends it the given lines.
 	 * Returns UploadPack's output stream, not including the capability
@@ -1552,6 +1559,45 @@ public void testV2FetchMissingShallow() throws Exception {
 		assertTrue(client.hasObject(three.toObjectId()));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testGetPeerAgentProtocolV0() throws Exception {
+		RevCommit one = remote.commit().message("1").create();
+		remote.update("one", one);
+
+		UploadPack up = new UploadPack(server);
+		ByteArrayInputStream send = linesAsInputStream(
+				"want " + one.getName() + " agent=JGit-test/1.2.3\n",
+				PacketLineIn.END,
+				"have 11cedf1b796d44207da702f7d420684022fc0f09\n", "done\n");
+
+		ByteArrayOutputStream recv = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+		up.upload(send, recv, null);
+
+		assertEquals(up.getPeerUserAgent(), "JGit-test/1.2.3");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testGetPeerAgentProtocolV2() throws Exception {
+		server.getConfig().setString("protocol", null, "version", "2");
+
+		RevCommit one = remote.commit().message("1").create();
+		remote.update("one", one);
+
+		UploadPack up = new UploadPack(server);
+		up.setExtraParameters(Sets.of("version=2"));
+
+		ByteArrayInputStream send = linesAsInputStream(
+				"command=fetch\n", "agent=JGit-test/1.2.4\n",
+				PacketLineIn.DELIM, "want " + one.getName() + "\n",
+				"have 11cedf1b796d44207da702f7d420684022fc0f09\n", "done\n",
+				PacketLineIn.END);
+
+		ByteArrayOutputStream recv = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+		up.upload(send, recv, null);
+
+		assertEquals(up.getPeerUserAgent(), "JGit-test/1.2.4");
+	}
+
 	private static class RejectAllRefFilter implements RefFilter {
 		@Override
 		public Map<String, Ref> filter(Map<String, Ref> refs) {
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/transport/parser/FirstWant.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/transport/parser/FirstWant.java
index 1ac9b1887..2dae02170 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/transport/parser/FirstWant.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/transport/parser/FirstWant.java
@@ -42,11 +42,13 @@
  */
 package org.eclipse.jgit.internal.transport.parser;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
+import static org.eclipse.jgit.transport.GitProtocolConstants.OPTION_AGENT;
+
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import org.eclipse.jgit.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.PackProtocolException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.internal.JGitText;
 
@@ -72,6 +74,11 @@ public class FirstWant {
 
 	private final Set<String> capabilities;
 
+	@Nullable
+	private final String agent;
+
+	private static final String AGENT_PREFIX = OPTION_AGENT + '=';
+
 	/**
 	 * Parse the first want line in the protocol v0/v1 pack negotiation.
 	 *
@@ -84,6 +91,7 @@ public class FirstWant {
 	public static FirstWant fromLine(String line) throws PackProtocolException {
 		String wantLine;
 		Set<String> capabilities;
+		String agent = null;
 
 		if (line.length() > 45) {
 			String opt = line.substring(45);
@@ -91,8 +99,15 @@ public static FirstWant fromLine(String line) throws PackProtocolException {
 				throw new PackProtocolException(JGitText.get().wantNoSpaceWithCapabilities);
 			}
 			opt = opt.substring(1);
-			HashSet<String> opts = new HashSet<>(
-					Arrays.asList(opt.split(" "))); //$NON-NLS-1$
+
+			HashSet<String> opts = new HashSet<>();
+			for (String clientCapability : opt.split(" ")) { //$NON-NLS-1$
+				if (clientCapability.startsWith(AGENT_PREFIX)) {
+					agent = clientCapability.substring(AGENT_PREFIX.length());
+				} else {
+					opts.add(clientCapability);
+				}
+			}
 			wantLine = line.substring(0, 45);
 			capabilities = Collections.unmodifiableSet(opts);
 		} else {
@@ -100,12 +115,14 @@ public static FirstWant fromLine(String line) throws PackProtocolException {
 			capabilities = Collections.emptySet();
 		}
 
-		return new FirstWant(wantLine, capabilities);
+		return new FirstWant(wantLine, capabilities, agent);
 	}
 
-	private FirstWant(String line, Set<String> capabilities) {
+	private FirstWant(String line, Set<String> capabilities,
+			@Nullable String agent) {
 		this.line = line;
 		this.capabilities = capabilities;
+		this.agent = agent;
 	}
 
 	/** @return non-capabilities part of the line. */
@@ -113,8 +130,17 @@ public String getLine() {
 		return line;
 	}
 
-	/** @return capabilities parsed from the line as an immutable set. */
+	/**
+	 * @return capabilities parsed from the line as an immutable set (excluding
+	 *         agent).
+	 */
 	public Set<String> getCapabilities() {
 		return capabilities;
 	}
+
+	/** @return client user agent parsed from the line. */
+	@Nullable
+	public String getAgent() {
+		return agent;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/FetchRequest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/FetchRequest.java
index 5d28a4d9f..40ba3a3ad 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/FetchRequest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/FetchRequest.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.eclipse.jgit.annotations.NonNull;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectId;
 
 /**
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ abstract class FetchRequest {
 
 	final List<String> deepenNotRefs;
 
+	@Nullable
+	final String agent;
+
 	/**
 	 * Initialize the common fields of a fetch request.
 	 *
@@ -88,11 +92,13 @@ abstract class FetchRequest {
 	 * @param deepenSince
 	 *            Requests that the shallow clone/fetch should be cut at a
 	 *            specific time, instead of depth
+	 * @param agent
+	 *            agent as reported by the client in the request body
 	 */
 	FetchRequest(@NonNull Set<ObjectId> wantIds, int depth,
 			@NonNull Set<ObjectId> clientShallowCommits, long filterBlobLimit,
 			@NonNull Set<String> clientCapabilities, int deepenSince,
-			@NonNull List<String> deepenNotRefs) {
+			@NonNull List<String> deepenNotRefs, @Nullable String agent) {
 		this.wantIds = requireNonNull(wantIds);
 		this.depth = depth;
 		this.clientShallowCommits = requireNonNull(clientShallowCommits);
@@ -100,6 +106,7 @@ abstract class FetchRequest {
 		this.clientCapabilities = requireNonNull(clientCapabilities);
 		this.deepenSince = deepenSince;
 		this.deepenNotRefs = requireNonNull(deepenNotRefs);
+		this.agent = agent;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -146,7 +153,11 @@ long getFilterBlobLimit() {
 	 * These options are listed and well-defined in the git protocol
 	 * specification.
 	 *
-	 * @return capabilities sent by the client
+	 * The agent capability is not included in this set. It can be retrieved via
+	 * {@link #getAgent()}.
+	 *
+	 * @return capabilities sent by the client (excluding the "agent"
+	 *         capability)
 	 */
 	@NonNull
 	Set<String> getClientCapabilities() {
@@ -171,4 +182,13 @@ int getDeepenSince() {
 	List<String> getDeepenNotRefs() {
 		return deepenNotRefs;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return string identifying the agent (as sent in the request body by the
+	 *         client)
+	 */
+	@Nullable
+	String getAgent() {
+		return agent;
+	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/FetchV0Request.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/FetchV0Request.java
index bb358c886..05f4a8155 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/FetchV0Request.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/FetchV0Request.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.eclipse.jgit.annotations.NonNull;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectId;
 
 /**
@@ -57,9 +58,9 @@ final class FetchV0Request extends FetchRequest {
 
 	FetchV0Request(@NonNull Set<ObjectId> wantIds, int depth,
 			@NonNull Set<ObjectId> clientShallowCommits, long filterBlobLimit,
-			@NonNull Set<String> clientCapabilities) {
+			@NonNull Set<String> clientCapabilities, @Nullable String agent) {
 		super(wantIds, depth, clientShallowCommits, filterBlobLimit,
-				clientCapabilities, 0, Collections.emptyList());
+				clientCapabilities, 0, Collections.emptyList(), agent);
 	}
 
 	static final class Builder {
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ static final class Builder {
 
 		final Set<String> clientCaps = new HashSet<>();
 
+		String agent;
+
 		/**
 		 * @param objectId
 		 *            object id received in a "want" line
@@ -115,6 +118,16 @@ Builder addClientCapabilities(Collection<String> clientCapabilities) {
 			return this;
 		}
 
+		/**
+		 * @param clientAgent
+		 *            agent line sent by the client in the request body
+		 * @return this builder
+		 */
+		Builder setAgent(String clientAgent) {
+			agent = clientAgent;
+			return this;
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * @param filterBlobLim
 		 *            blob limit set in a "filter" line
@@ -127,7 +140,8 @@ Builder setFilterBlobLimit(long filterBlobLim) {
 
 		FetchV0Request build() {
 			return new FetchV0Request(wantIds, depth, clientShallowCommits,
-					filterBlobLimit, clientCaps);
+					filterBlobLimit, clientCaps, agent);
 		}
+
 	}
 }
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/FetchV2Request.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/FetchV2Request.java
index 951d2d79e..8e36a109e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/FetchV2Request.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/FetchV2Request.java
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@ public final class FetchV2Request extends FetchRequest {
 
 	private final boolean doneReceived;
 
-	@Nullable
-	private final String agent;
-
 	@NonNull
 	private final List<String> serverOptions;
 
@@ -86,11 +83,10 @@ public final class FetchV2Request extends FetchRequest {
 			boolean doneReceived, @NonNull Set<String> clientCapabilities,
 			@Nullable String agent, @NonNull List<String> serverOptions) {
 		super(wantIds, depth, clientShallowCommits, filterBlobLimit,
-				clientCapabilities, deepenSince, deepenNotRefs);
+				clientCapabilities, deepenSince, deepenNotRefs, agent);
 		this.peerHas = requireNonNull(peerHas);
 		this.wantedRefs = requireNonNull(wantedRefs);
 		this.doneReceived = doneReceived;
-		this.agent = agent;
 		this.serverOptions = requireNonNull(serverOptions);
 	}
 
@@ -117,15 +113,6 @@ boolean wasDoneReceived() {
 		return doneReceived;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @return string identifying the agent (as sent in the request body by the
-	 *         client)
-	 */
-	@Nullable
-	String getAgent() {
-		return agent;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Options received in server-option lines. The caller can choose to act on
 	 * these in an application-specific way
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ProtocolV0Parser.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ProtocolV0Parser.java
index 60d5fff6d..21498d6f5 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ProtocolV0Parser.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ProtocolV0Parser.java
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ FetchV0Request recvWants(PacketLineIn pckIn)
 				if (line.length() > 45) {
 					FirstWant firstLine = FirstWant.fromLine(line);
 					reqBuilder.addClientCapabilities(firstLine.getCapabilities());
+					reqBuilder.setAgent(firstLine.getAgent());
 					line = firstLine.getLine();
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPack.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPack.java
index 535c914fc..b69f2cd92 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPack.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPack.java
@@ -209,6 +209,11 @@ public String getLine() {
 
 		/** @return capabilities parsed from the line. */
 		public Set<String> getOptions() {
+			if (firstWant.getAgent() != null) {
+				Set<String> caps = new HashSet<>(firstWant.getCapabilities());
+				caps.add(OPTION_AGENT + '=' + firstWant.getAgent());
+				return caps;
+			}
 			return firstWant.getCapabilities();
 		}
 	}
@@ -1369,12 +1374,11 @@ public int getDepth() {
 	 * @since 4.0
 	 */
 	public String getPeerUserAgent() {
-		if (currentRequest == null) {
-			return userAgent;
+		if (currentRequest != null && currentRequest.getAgent() != null) {
+			return currentRequest.getAgent();
 		}
 
-		return UserAgent.getAgent(currentRequest.getClientCapabilities(),
-				userAgent);
+		return userAgent;
 	}
 
 	private boolean negotiate(FetchRequest req,