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 760d31a34..d5ae0c993 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
@@ -195,4 +195,76 @@ public class PushCommandTest extends RepositoryTestCase {
 
 		}
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check that the push refspec is read from config.
+	 *
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void testPushWithRefSpecFromConfig() throws Exception {
+		Git git = new Git(db);
+		Git git2 = new Git(createBareRepository());
+
+		final StoredConfig config = git.getRepository().getConfig();
+		RemoteConfig remoteConfig = new RemoteConfig(config, "test");
+		URIish uri = new URIish(git2.getRepository().getDirectory().toURI()
+				.toURL());
+		remoteConfig.addURI(uri);
+		remoteConfig.addPushRefSpec(new RefSpec("HEAD:refs/heads/newbranch"));
+		remoteConfig.update(config);
+		config.save();
+
+		writeTrashFile("f", "content of f");
+		git.add().addFilepattern("f").call();
+		RevCommit commit = git.commit().setMessage("adding f").call();
+
+		assertEquals(null, git2.getRepository().resolve("refs/heads/master"));
+		git.push().setRemote("test").call();
+		assertEquals(commit.getId(),
+				git2.getRepository().resolve("refs/heads/newbranch"));
+
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check that only HEAD is pushed if no refspec is given.
+	 *
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void testPushWithoutPushRefSpec() throws Exception {
+		Git git = new Git(db);
+		Git git2 = new Git(createBareRepository());
+
+		final 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();
+
+		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"));
+		git.push().setRemote("test").call();
+		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"));
+
+	}
 }
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 40bade884..f843a0244 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/PushCommand.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/PushCommand.java
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ public class PushCommand extends GitCommand<Iterable<PushResult>> {
 		ArrayList<PushResult> pushResults = new ArrayList<PushResult>(3);
 
 		try {
+			if (refSpecs.isEmpty()) {
+				RemoteConfig config = new RemoteConfig(repo.getConfig(),
+						getRemote());
+				refSpecs.addAll(config.getPushRefSpecs());
+			}
 			if (refSpecs.isEmpty()) {
 				Ref head = repo.getRef(Constants.HEAD);
 				if (head != null && head.isSymbolic())