diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/FetchCommand.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/FetchCommand.java
index f81d20f31..e75e20fee 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/FetchCommand.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/FetchCommand.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Constants;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.NullProgressMonitor;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ProgressMonitor;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.transport.CredentialsProvider;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.transport.FetchResult;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.transport.RefSpec;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.transport.Transport;
@@ -86,6 +87,8 @@ public class FetchCommand extends GitCommand<FetchResult> {
 
 	private int timeout;
 
+	private CredentialsProvider credentialsProvider;
+
 
 	/**
 	 * @param repo
@@ -121,6 +124,7 @@ public class FetchCommand extends GitCommand<FetchResult> {
 			transport.setTimeout(timeout);
 			transport.setDryRun(dryRun);
 			transport.setFetchThin(thin);
+			transport.setCredentialsProvider(credentialsProvider);
 
 			try {
 				FetchResult result = transport.fetch(monitor, refSpecs);
@@ -318,4 +322,11 @@ public class FetchCommand extends GitCommand<FetchResult> {
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param credentialsProvider
+	 *            the {@link CredentialsProvider} to use
+	 */
+	public void setCredentialsProvider(CredentialsProvider credentialsProvider) {
+		this.credentialsProvider = credentialsProvider;
+	}
 }
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 fc03a5898..6981f77b1 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/PushCommand.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/PushCommand.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Constants;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.NullProgressMonitor;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ProgressMonitor;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.transport.CredentialsProvider;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.transport.PushResult;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.transport.RefSpec;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.transport.RemoteConfig;
@@ -91,6 +92,8 @@ public class PushCommand extends GitCommand<Iterable<PushResult>> {
 
 	private int timeout;
 
+	private CredentialsProvider credentialsProvider;
+
 	/**
 	 * @param repo
 	 */
@@ -136,6 +139,7 @@ public class PushCommand extends GitCommand<Iterable<PushResult>> {
 				if (receivePack != null)
 					transport.setOptionReceivePack(receivePack);
 				transport.setDryRun(dryRun);
+				transport.setCredentialsProvider(credentialsProvider);
 
 				final Collection<RemoteRefUpdate> toPush = transport
 						.findRemoteRefUpdatesFor(refSpecs);
@@ -346,4 +350,11 @@ public class PushCommand extends GitCommand<Iterable<PushResult>> {
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param credentialsProvider
+	 *            the {@link CredentialsProvider} to use
+	 */
+	public void setCredentialsProvider(CredentialsProvider credentialsProvider) {
+		this.credentialsProvider = credentialsProvider;
+	}
 }