diff --git a/lisp/vc-git.el b/lisp/vc-git.el
index a33a0f5..bb95b70 100644
--- a/lisp/vc-git.el
+++ b/lisp/vc-git.el
@@ -489,6 +489,80 @@ If nil, use the value of `vc-diff-switches'.  If t, use no switches."
 
 ;;; STATE-CHANGING FUNCTIONS
 
+(defvar vc-git-push-pull-perform 'pull
+  "The git command `vc-git--do-push-pull' should execute")
+
+(defun vc-git--do-push-pull (repository refspec)
+  "Calls git push/pull with REPOSITORY and REFSPEC as parameters.
+
+The decision of using push or pull is beign made depending the
+value of `vc-git-push-pull-perform'."
+  (interactive
+   (let ((default-refspec (vc-git-working-revision buffer-file-name))
+         (default-repo)
+         (available-repos)
+         (available-refspecs)
+         (current-repo)
+         (current-refspec))
+     (setq available-repos
+           (let ((table (list ".")))
+             (with-temp-buffer
+               (vc-git-command t nil nil "for-each-ref" "--format=%(refname)")
+               (goto-char (point-min))
+               (while (re-search-forward "^refs/remotes/\\([^/]+\\).*$" nil t)
+                 (push (match-string 1) table)))
+             table))
+     (setq default-repo (nth 0 available-repos))
+     (setq current-repo
+           (completing-read (format "Repository (default %s): " default-repo)
+                            available-repos nil 'confirm nil nil default-repo))
+     (setq available-refspecs
+           (let ((table (list "HEAD"))
+                 (ref-regexp))
+             (with-temp-buffer
+               (vc-git-command t nil nil "for-each-ref" "--format=%(refname)")
+               (if (and (not (equal "." current-repo))
+                        (equal vc-git-push-pull-perform 'pull))
+                   (setq ref-regexp (concat
+                                     "^refs/\\(remotes/"
+                                     (regexp-quote current-repo)
+                                     "\\|tags\\)/\\([^\n]+\\).*$"))
+                 (setq ref-regexp (concat
+                                   "^refs/\\(remotes\\|heads\\|tags\\)/\\("
+                                   (regexp-quote current-repo)
+                                   "/[^\n]+\\|[^\n]+\\).*$")))
+               (goto-char (point-min))
+               (while (re-search-forward
+                       ref-regexp
+                       nil t)
+                 (push (match-string 2) table)))
+             table))
+     (setq current-refspec
+           (completing-read (format "Branch (default %s): " default-refspec)
+                            available-refspecs nil 'confirm nil nil
+                            default-refspec))
+     (list current-repo current-refspec)))
+  (let ((buffer (current-buffer))
+        (command-buffer-name "*vc-push-pull*"))
+    (vc-git-command
+     command-buffer-name 0 nil
+     (prin1-to-string vc-git-push-pull-perform) repository refspec)
+    (set-buffer command-buffer-name)
+    (message (buffer-string))
+    (set-buffer buffer)))
+
+(defun vc-git-push ()
+  "Update remote refs along with associated objects."
+  (interactive)
+  (setq vc-git-push-pull-perform 'push)
+  (call-interactively 'vc-git--do-push-pull))
+
+(defun vc-git-pull ()
+  "Fetch from and merge with another repository or a local branch."
+  (interactive)
+  (setq vc-git-push-pull-perform 'pull)
+  (call-interactively 'vc-git--do-push-pull))
+
 (defun vc-git-create-repo ()
   "Create a new Git repository."
   (vc-git-command nil 0 nil "init"))