diff --git a/extensions/git/package.json b/extensions/git/package.json
index b2462371b3c..6db5f813cc3 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.json
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@
           "light": "resources/icons/light/clean.svg",
           "dark": "resources/icons/dark/clean.svg"
         }
+      },
+      {
+        "command": "git.publish",
+        "title": "Publish",
+        "category": "Git"
       }
     ],
     "menus": {
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index 1424d1c16cb..8315b81a694 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ class CommandCenter {
 			commands.registerCommand('git.unstageAll', this.unstageAll, this),
 			commands.registerCommand('git.clean', this.clean, this),
 			commands.registerCommand('git.cleanAll', this.cleanAll, this),
-			commands.registerCommand('git.checkout', this.checkout, this)
+			commands.registerCommand('git.checkout', this.checkout, this),
+			commands.registerCommand('git.publish', this.publish, this),
 		);
 	}
 
@@ -192,9 +193,9 @@ class CommandCenter {
 		const remoteHeads = (includeRemotes ? this.model.refs.filter(ref => ref.type === RefType.RemoteHead) : [])
 			.map(ref => new CheckoutRemoteHeadItem(ref));
 
-		const choice = await window.showQuickPick<CheckoutItem>([...heads, ...tags, ...remoteHeads], {
-			placeHolder: 'Select a ref to checkout'
-		});
+		const picks = [...heads, ...tags, ...remoteHeads];
+		const placeHolder = 'Select a ref to checkout';
+		const choice = await window.showQuickPick<CheckoutItem>(picks, { placeHolder });
 
 		if (!choice) {
 			return;
@@ -203,6 +204,20 @@ class CommandCenter {
 		await choice.run(this.model);
 	}
 
+	@decorate(catchErrors)
+	async publish(): Promise<void> {
+		const branchName = this.model.HEAD && this.model.HEAD.name || '';
+		const picks = this.model.remotes.map(r => r.name);
+		const placeHolder = `Pick a remote to publish the branch '${branchName}' to:`;
+		const choice = await window.showQuickPick(picks, { placeHolder });
+
+		if (!choice) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		await this.model.push(choice, branchName, { setUpstream: true });
+	}
+
 	dispose(): void {
 		this.disposables.forEach(d => d.dispose());
 	}
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/model.ts b/extensions/git/src/model.ts
index a463a759e19..8fac407207e 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/model.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/model.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 import { Uri, EventEmitter, Event, SCMResource, SCMResourceDecorations, SCMResourceGroup } from 'vscode';
-import { Repository, IRef, IBranch, IRemote } from './git';
+import { Repository, IRef, IBranch, IRemote, IPushOptions } from './git';
 import { throttle } from './util';
 import { decorate } from 'core-decorators';
 import * as path from 'path';
@@ -193,12 +193,12 @@ export class Model {
 		return this._HEAD;
 	}
 
-	private _refs: IRef[];
+	private _refs: IRef[] = [];
 	get refs(): IRef[] {
 		return this._refs;
 	}
 
-	private _remotes: IRemote[];
+	private _remotes: IRemote[] = [];
 	get remotes(): IRemote[] {
 		return this._remotes;
 	}
@@ -326,4 +326,9 @@ export class Model {
 		await this.repository.checkout(treeish, []);
 		await this.update();
 	}
+
+	async push(remote?: string, name?: string, options?: IPushOptions): Promise<void> {
+		await this.repository.push(remote, name, options);
+		await this.update();
+	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/statusbar.ts b/extensions/git/src/statusbar.ts
index 83e996b946d..c6332d3a12b 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/statusbar.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/statusbar.ts
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ export class SyncStatusBar {
 
 	constructor(private model: Model) {
 		this.raw = window.createStatusBarItem(StatusBarAlignment.Left);
-
-
 		this.disposables.push(this.raw);
 		model.onDidChange(this.update, this, this.disposables);
 		this.update();