diff --git a/include/git2/remote.h b/include/git2/remote.h
index 9494a8b01..7a161796f 100644
--- a/include/git2/remote.h
+++ b/include/git2/remote.h
@@ -142,30 +142,22 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_remote_set_url(git_remote *remote, const char* url);
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_remote_set_pushurl(git_remote *remote, const char* url);
 
 /**
- * Set the remote's fetch refspec
+ * Add a fetch refspec to the remote
  *
  * @param remote the remote
- * @apram spec the new fetch refspec
+ * @apram refspec the new fetch refspec
  * @return 0 or an error value
  */
-GIT_EXTERN(int) git_remote_set_fetchspec(git_remote *remote, const char *spec);
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_remote_add_fetchspec(git_remote *remote, const char *refspec);
 
 /**
- * Get the fetch refspec
+ * Add a push refspec to the remote
  *
  * @param remote the remote
- * @return a pointer to the fetch refspec or NULL if it doesn't exist
- */
-GIT_EXTERN(const git_refspec *) git_remote_fetchspec(const git_remote *remote);
-
-/**
- * Set the remote's push refspec
- *
- * @param remote the remote
- * @param spec the new push refspec
+ * @param refspec the new push refspec
  * @return 0 or an error value
  */
-GIT_EXTERN(int) git_remote_set_pushspec(git_remote *remote, const char *spec);
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_remote_add_pushspec(git_remote *remote, const char *refspec);
 
 /**
  * Get the push refspec
@@ -176,6 +168,15 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_remote_set_pushspec(git_remote *remote, const char *spec);
 
 GIT_EXTERN(const git_refspec *) git_remote_pushspec(const git_remote *remote);
 
+/**
+ * Clear the refspecs
+ *
+ * Remove all configured fetch and push refspecs from the remote.
+ *
+ * @param remote the remote
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(void) git_remote_clear_refspecs(git_remote *remote);
+
 /**
  * Open a connection to a remote
  *
diff --git a/src/branch.c b/src/branch.c
index 956286b74..88f052529 100644
--- a/src/branch.c
+++ b/src/branch.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include "refspec.h"
 #include "refs.h"
+#include "remote.h"
 
 #include "git2/branch.h"
 
@@ -283,12 +284,10 @@ int git_branch_upstream__name(
 		if ((error = git_remote_load(&remote, repo, remote_name)) < 0)
 			goto cleanup;
 
-		refspec = git_remote_fetchspec(remote);
-		if (refspec == NULL
-			|| refspec->src == NULL
-			|| refspec->dst == NULL) {
-				error = GIT_ENOTFOUND;
-				goto cleanup;
+		refspec = git_remote__matching_refspec(remote, merge_name);
+		if (!refspec) {
+			error = GIT_ENOTFOUND;
+			goto cleanup;
 		}
 
 		if (git_refspec_transform_r(&buf, refspec, merge_name) < 0)
@@ -333,11 +332,8 @@ static int remote_name(git_buf *buf, git_repository *repo, const char *canonical
 		if ((error = git_remote_load(&remote, repo, remote_list.strings[i])) < 0)
 			continue;
 
-		fetchspec = git_remote_fetchspec(remote);
-
-		/* Defensivly check that we have a fetchspec */
-		if (fetchspec &&
-			git_refspec_dst_matches(fetchspec, canonical_branch_name)) {
+		fetchspec = git_remote__matching_dst_refspec(remote, canonical_branch_name);
+		if (fetchspec) {
 			/* If we have not already set out yet, then set
 			 * it to the matching remote name. Otherwise
 			 * multiple remotes match this reference, and it
@@ -522,9 +518,9 @@ int git_branch_set_upstream(git_reference *branch, const char *upstream_name)
 		if (git_remote_load(&remote, repo, git_buf_cstr(&value)) < 0)
 			goto on_error;
 
-		fetchspec = git_remote_fetchspec(remote);
+		fetchspec = git_remote__matching_dst_refspec(remote, git_reference_name(upstream));
 		git_buf_clear(&value);
-		if (git_refspec_transform_l(&value, fetchspec, git_reference_name(upstream)) < 0)
+		if (!fetchspec || git_refspec_transform_l(&value, fetchspec, git_reference_name(upstream)) < 0)
 			goto on_error;
 
 		git_remote_free(remote);
diff --git a/src/clone.c b/src/clone.c
index 0bbccd44b..cb4053736 100644
--- a/src/clone.c
+++ b/src/clone.c
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ static int get_head_callback(git_remote_head *head, void *payload)
 static int update_head_to_remote(git_repository *repo, git_remote *remote)
 {
 	int retcode = -1;
+	git_refspec dummy_spec;
 	git_remote_head *remote_head;
 	struct head_info head_info;
 	git_buf remote_master_name = GIT_BUF_INIT;
@@ -211,8 +212,13 @@ static int update_head_to_remote(git_repository *repo, git_remote *remote)
 	git_oid_cpy(&head_info.remote_head_oid, &remote_head->oid);
 	git_buf_init(&head_info.branchname, 16);
 	head_info.repo = repo;
-	head_info.refspec = git_remote_fetchspec(remote);
+	head_info.refspec = git_remote__matching_refspec(remote, GIT_REFS_HEADS_MASTER_FILE);
 	head_info.found = 0;
+
+	if (head_info.refspec == NULL) {
+		memset(&dummy_spec, 0, sizeof(git_refspec));
+		head_info.refspec = &dummy_spec;
+	}
 	
 	/* Determine the remote tracking reference name from the local master */
 	if (git_refspec_transform_r(
@@ -318,11 +324,11 @@ static int create_and_configure_origin(
 		goto on_error;
 
 	if (options->fetch_spec &&
-	    (error = git_remote_set_fetchspec(origin, options->fetch_spec)) < 0)
+	    (error = git_remote_add_fetchspec(origin, options->fetch_spec)) < 0)
 		goto on_error;
 
 	if (options->push_spec &&
-	    (error = git_remote_set_pushspec(origin, options->push_spec)) < 0)
+	    (error = git_remote_add_pushspec(origin, options->push_spec)) < 0)
 		goto on_error;
 
 	if (options->pushurl &&
diff --git a/src/fetch.c b/src/fetch.c
index b60a95232..8ae34bddf 100644
--- a/src/fetch.c
+++ b/src/fetch.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static int filter_ref__cb(git_remote_head *head, void *payload)
 
 	if (!p->found_head && strcmp(head->name, GIT_HEAD_FILE) == 0)
 		p->found_head = 1;
-	else if (git_refspec_src_matches(p->spec, head->name))
+	else if (git_remote__matching_refspec(p->remote, head->name))
 			match = 1;
 	else if (p->remote->download_tags == GIT_REMOTE_DOWNLOAD_TAGS_ALL &&
 		 git_refspec_src_matches(p->tagspec, head->name))
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ static int filter_wants(git_remote *remote)
 	 * not interested in any particular branch but just the remote's
 	 * HEAD, which will be stored in FETCH_HEAD after the fetch.
 	 */
-	p.spec = git_remote_fetchspec(remote);
 	p.tagspec = &tagspec;
 	p.found_head = 0;
 	p.remote = remote;
diff --git a/src/push.c b/src/push.c
index cec4c64af..b6be1a4e1 100644
--- a/src/push.c
+++ b/src/push.c
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ int git_push_add_refspec(git_push *push, const char *refspec)
 
 int git_push_update_tips(git_push *push)
 {
-	git_refspec *fetch_spec = &push->remote->fetch;
 	git_buf remote_ref_name = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 	size_t i, j;
+	git_refspec *fetch_spec;
 	push_spec *push_spec;
 	git_reference *remote_ref;
 	push_status *status;
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ int git_push_update_tips(git_push *push)
 			continue;
 
 		/* Find the corresponding remote ref */
-		if (!git_refspec_src_matches(fetch_spec, status->ref))
+		fetch_spec = git_remote__matching_refspec(push->remote, status->ref);
+		if (!fetch_spec)
 			continue;
 
 		if ((error = git_refspec_transform_r(&remote_ref_name, fetch_spec, status->ref)) < 0)
diff --git a/src/refspec.c b/src/refspec.c
index a51b0cfab..0ed02f48b 100644
--- a/src/refspec.c
+++ b/src/refspec.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ int git_refspec__parse(git_refspec *refspec, const char *input, bool is_fetch)
 	assert(refspec && input);
 
 	memset(refspec, 0x0, sizeof(git_refspec));
+	refspec->push = !is_fetch;
 
 	lhs = input;
 	if (*lhs == '+') {
diff --git a/src/refspec.h b/src/refspec.h
index a7a4dd834..339d10eb2 100644
--- a/src/refspec.h
+++ b/src/refspec.h
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
 #include "buffer.h"
 
 struct git_refspec {
-	struct git_refspec *next;
 	char *src;
 	char *dst;
 	unsigned int force :1,
+		push : 1,
 		pattern :1,
 		matching :1;
 };
diff --git a/src/remote.c b/src/remote.c
index 56853834b..1c4b22bb9 100644
--- a/src/remote.c
+++ b/src/remote.c
@@ -19,15 +19,34 @@
 
 #include <regex.h>
 
-static int parse_remote_refspec(git_config *cfg, git_refspec *refspec, const char *var, bool is_fetch)
+static int add_refspec(git_remote *remote, const char *string, bool is_fetch)
 {
-	int error;
-	const char *val;
+	char *name_dup;
+	git_refspec *spec;
 
-	if ((error = git_config_get_string(&val, cfg, var)) < 0)
-		return error;
+	spec = git__calloc(1, sizeof(git_refspec));
+	GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(spec);
 
-	return git_refspec__parse(refspec, val, is_fetch);
+	name_dup = git__strdup(string);
+	if (!name_dup)
+		goto on_error;
+
+	if (git_refspec__parse(spec, string, is_fetch) < 0)
+		goto on_error;
+
+	spec->push = !is_fetch;
+	if (git_vector_insert(&remote->refspec_strings, name_dup) < 0)
+		goto on_error;
+
+	if (git_vector_insert(&remote->refspecs, spec) < 0)
+		goto on_error;
+
+	return 0;
+
+on_error:
+	git__free(spec);
+	git__free(name_dup);
+	return -1;
 }
 
 static int download_tags_value(git_remote *remote, git_config *cfg)
@@ -99,7 +118,7 @@ static int create_internal(git_remote **out, git_repository *repo, const char *n
 	}
 
 	if (fetch != NULL) {
-		if (git_refspec__parse(&remote->fetch, fetch, true) < 0)
+		if (add_refspec(remote, fetch, true) < 0)
 			goto on_error;
 	}
 
@@ -186,6 +205,18 @@ int git_remote_create_inmemory(git_remote **out, git_repository *repo, const cha
 	return 0;
 }
 
+struct refspec_cb_data {
+	git_remote *remote;
+	int fetch;
+};
+
+static int refspec_cb(const git_config_entry *entry, void *payload)
+{
+	const struct refspec_cb_data *data = (struct refspec_cb_data *)payload;
+
+	return add_refspec(data->remote, entry->value, data->fetch);
+}
+
 int git_remote_load(git_remote **out, git_repository *repo, const char *name)
 {
 	git_remote *remote;
@@ -193,6 +224,8 @@ int git_remote_load(git_remote **out, git_repository *repo, const char *name)
 	const char *val;
 	int error = 0;
 	git_config *config;
+	struct refspec_cb_data data;
+
 
 	assert(out && repo && name);
 
@@ -211,7 +244,9 @@ int git_remote_load(git_remote **out, git_repository *repo, const char *name)
 	remote->name = git__strdup(name);
 	GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(remote->name);
 
-	if (git_vector_init(&remote->refs, 32, NULL) < 0) {
+	if ((git_vector_init(&remote->refs, 32, NULL) < 0) ||
+	    (git_vector_init(&remote->refspecs, 2, NULL)) ||
+	    (git_vector_init(&remote->refspec_strings, 2, NULL))) {
 		error = -1;
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
@@ -262,7 +297,9 @@ int git_remote_load(git_remote **out, git_repository *repo, const char *name)
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
-	error = parse_remote_refspec(config, &remote->fetch, git_buf_cstr(&buf), true);
+	data.remote = remote;
+	data.fetch = true;
+	error = git_config_get_multivar(config, git_buf_cstr(&buf), NULL, refspec_cb, &data);
 	if (error == GIT_ENOTFOUND)
 		error = 0;
 
@@ -277,7 +314,8 @@ int git_remote_load(git_remote **out, git_repository *repo, const char *name)
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
-	error = parse_remote_refspec(config, &remote->push, git_buf_cstr(&buf), false);
+	data.fetch = false;
+	error = git_config_get_multivar(config, git_buf_cstr(&buf), NULL, refspec_cb, &data);
 	if (error == GIT_ENOTFOUND)
 		error = 0;
 
@@ -300,36 +338,46 @@ cleanup:
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int update_config_refspec(
-	git_config *config,
-	const char *remote_name,
-	const git_refspec *refspec,
-	int git_direction)
+static int update_config_refspec(const git_remote *remote, git_config *config, int direction)
 {
-	git_buf name = GIT_BUF_INIT, value = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_buf name = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	int push;
+	const char *dir;
+	size_t i;
 	int error = -1;
 
-	if (refspec->src == NULL || refspec->dst == NULL)
-		return 0;
+	push = direction == GIT_DIRECTION_PUSH;
+	dir = push ? "push" : "fetch";
 
-	if (git_buf_printf(
-		&name,
-		"remote.%s.%s",
-		remote_name,
-		git_direction == GIT_DIRECTION_FETCH ? "fetch" : "push") < 0)
+	if (git_buf_printf(&name, "remote.%s.%s", remote->name, dir) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	/* Clear out the existing config */
+	do {
+		error = git_config_delete_entry(config, git_buf_cstr(&name));
+	} while (!error);
+
+	if (error != GIT_ENOTFOUND)
+		return error;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < remote->refspec_strings.length; i++) {
+		git_refspec *spec = git_vector_get(&remote->refspecs, i);
+		const char *str = git_vector_get(&remote->refspec_strings, i);
+		assert(spec && str);
+
+		if (spec->push != push)
+			continue;
+
+		if ((error = git_config_set_multivar(config, git_buf_cstr(&name), "", str)) < 0) {
 			goto cleanup;
+		}
+	}
 
-	if (git_refspec__serialize(&value, refspec) < 0)
-		goto cleanup;
-
-	error = git_config_set_string(
-		config,
-		git_buf_cstr(&name),
-		git_buf_cstr(&value));
+	giterr_clear();
+	error = 0;
 
 cleanup:
 	git_buf_free(&name);
-	git_buf_free(&value);
 
 	return error;
 }
@@ -383,19 +431,11 @@ int git_remote_save(const git_remote *remote)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (update_config_refspec(
-		config,
-		remote->name,
-		&remote->fetch,
-		GIT_DIRECTION_FETCH) < 0)
-			goto on_error;
+	if (update_config_refspec(remote, config, GIT_DIRECTION_FETCH) < 0)
+		goto on_error;
 
-	if (update_config_refspec(
-		config,
-		remote->name,
-		&remote->push,
-		GIT_DIRECTION_PUSH) < 0)
-			goto on_error;
+	if (update_config_refspec(remote, config, GIT_DIRECTION_PUSH) < 0)
+		goto on_error;
 
 	/*
 	 * What action to take depends on the old and new values. This
@@ -482,49 +522,6 @@ int git_remote_set_pushurl(git_remote *remote, const char* url)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int git_remote_set_fetchspec(git_remote *remote, const char *spec)
-{
-	git_refspec refspec;
-
-	assert(remote && spec);
-
-	if (git_refspec__parse(&refspec, spec, true) < 0)
-		return -1;
-
-	git_refspec__free(&remote->fetch);
-	memcpy(&remote->fetch, &refspec, sizeof(git_refspec));
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-const git_refspec *git_remote_fetchspec(const git_remote *remote)
-{
-	assert(remote);
-	return &remote->fetch;
-}
-
-int git_remote_set_pushspec(git_remote *remote, const char *spec)
-{
-	git_refspec refspec;
-
-	assert(remote && spec);
-
-	if (git_refspec__parse(&refspec, spec, false) < 0)
-		return -1;
-
-	git_refspec__free(&remote->push);
-	remote->push.src = refspec.src;
-	remote->push.dst = refspec.dst;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-const git_refspec *git_remote_pushspec(const git_remote *remote)
-{
-	assert(remote);
-	return &remote->push;
-}
-
 const char* git_remote__urlfordirection(git_remote *remote, int direction)
 {
 	assert(remote);
@@ -687,21 +684,21 @@ static int remote_head_for_fetchspec_src(git_remote_head **out, git_vector *upda
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int remote_head_for_ref(git_remote_head **out, git_remote *remote, git_vector *update_heads, git_reference *ref)
+static int remote_head_for_ref(git_remote_head **out, git_refspec *spec, git_vector *update_heads, git_reference *ref)
 {
 	git_reference *resolved_ref = NULL;
 	git_reference *tracking_ref = NULL;
 	git_buf remote_name = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 	int error = 0;
 
-	assert(out && remote && ref);
+	assert(out && spec && ref);
 
 	*out = NULL;
 
 	if ((error = git_reference_resolve(&resolved_ref, ref)) < 0 ||
 		(!git_reference_is_branch(resolved_ref)) ||
 		(error = git_branch_upstream(&tracking_ref, resolved_ref)) < 0 ||
-		(error = git_refspec_transform_l(&remote_name, &remote->fetch, git_reference_name(tracking_ref))) < 0) {
+		(error = git_refspec_transform_l(&remote_name, spec, git_reference_name(tracking_ref))) < 0) {
 		/* Not an error if HEAD is orphaned or no tracking branch */
 		if (error == GIT_ENOTFOUND)
 			error = 0;
@@ -718,9 +715,8 @@ cleanup:
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int git_remote_write_fetchhead(git_remote *remote, git_vector *update_heads)
+static int git_remote_write_fetchhead(git_remote *remote, git_refspec *spec, git_vector *update_heads)
 {
-	struct git_refspec *spec;
 	git_reference *head_ref = NULL;
 	git_fetchhead_ref *fetchhead_ref;
 	git_remote_head *remote_ref, *merge_remote_ref;
@@ -735,8 +731,6 @@ static int git_remote_write_fetchhead(git_remote *remote, git_vector *update_hea
 	if (update_heads->length == 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	spec = &remote->fetch;
-
 	if (git_vector_init(&fetchhead_refs, update_heads->length, git_fetchhead_ref_cmp) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -746,7 +740,7 @@ static int git_remote_write_fetchhead(git_remote *remote, git_vector *update_hea
 	/* Determine what to merge: if refspec was a wildcard, just use HEAD */
 	if (git_refspec_is_wildcard(spec)) {
 		if ((error = git_reference_lookup(&head_ref, remote->repo, GIT_HEAD_FILE)) < 0 ||
-			(error = remote_head_for_ref(&merge_remote_ref, remote, update_heads, head_ref)) < 0)
+			(error = remote_head_for_ref(&merge_remote_ref, spec, update_heads, head_ref)) < 0)
 				goto cleanup;
 	} else {
 		/* If we're fetching a single refspec, that's the only thing that should be in FETCH_HEAD. */
@@ -786,7 +780,7 @@ cleanup:
 	return error;
 }
 
-int git_remote_update_tips(git_remote *remote)
+static int update_tips_for_spec(git_remote *remote, git_refspec *spec, git_vector *refs)
 {
 	int error = 0, autotag;
 	unsigned int i = 0;
@@ -795,14 +789,11 @@ int git_remote_update_tips(git_remote *remote)
 	git_odb *odb;
 	git_remote_head *head;
 	git_reference *ref;
-	struct git_refspec *spec;
 	git_refspec tagspec;
-	git_vector refs, update_heads;
+	git_vector update_heads;
 
 	assert(remote);
 
-	spec = &remote->fetch;
-	
 	if (git_repository_odb__weakptr(&odb, remote->repo) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -810,16 +801,12 @@ int git_remote_update_tips(git_remote *remote)
 		return -1;
 
 	/* Make a copy of the transport's refs */
-	if (git_vector_init(&refs, 16, NULL) < 0 ||
-		git_vector_init(&update_heads, 16, NULL) < 0)
+	if (git_vector_init(&update_heads, 16, NULL) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (git_remote_ls(remote, update_tips_callback, &refs) < 0)
-		goto on_error;
-
 	/* Let's go find HEAD, if it exists. Check only the first ref in the vector. */
-	if (refs.length > 0) {
-		head = (git_remote_head *)refs.contents[0];
+	if (refs->length > 0) {
+		head = git_vector_get(refs, 0);
 
 		if (!strcmp(head->name, GIT_HEAD_FILE))	{
 			if (git_reference_create(&ref, remote->repo, GIT_FETCH_HEAD_FILE, &head->oid, 1) < 0)
@@ -830,8 +817,8 @@ int git_remote_update_tips(git_remote *remote)
 		}
 	}
 
-	for (; i < refs.length; ++i) {
-		head = (git_remote_head *)refs.contents[i];
+	for (; i < refs->length; ++i) {
+		head = git_vector_get(refs, i);
 		autotag = 0;
 
 		/* Ignore malformed ref names (which also saves us from tag^{} */
@@ -886,17 +873,15 @@ int git_remote_update_tips(git_remote *remote)
 	}
 
 	if (git_remote_update_fetchhead(remote) &&
-		(error = git_remote_write_fetchhead(remote, &update_heads)) < 0)
+	    (error = git_remote_write_fetchhead(remote, spec, &update_heads)) < 0)
 		goto on_error;
 
-	git_vector_free(&refs);
 	git_vector_free(&update_heads);
 	git_refspec__free(&tagspec);
 	git_buf_free(&refname);
 	return 0;
 
 on_error:
-	git_vector_free(&refs);
 	git_vector_free(&update_heads);
 	git_refspec__free(&tagspec);
 	git_buf_free(&refname);
@@ -904,6 +889,34 @@ on_error:
 
 }
 
+int git_remote_update_tips(git_remote *remote)
+{
+	git_refspec *spec;
+	git_vector refs;
+	size_t i;
+
+	if (git_vector_init(&refs, 16, NULL) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (git_remote_ls(remote, update_tips_callback, &refs) < 0)
+		goto on_error;
+
+	git_vector_foreach(&remote->refspecs, i, spec) {
+		if (spec->push)
+			continue;
+
+		if (update_tips_for_spec(remote, spec, &refs) < 0)
+			goto on_error;
+	}
+
+	git_vector_free(&refs);
+	return 0;
+
+on_error:
+	git_vector_free(&refs);
+	return -1;
+}
+
 int git_remote_connected(git_remote *remote)
 {
 	assert(remote);
@@ -933,6 +946,10 @@ void git_remote_disconnect(git_remote *remote)
 
 void git_remote_free(git_remote *remote)
 {
+	git_refspec *spec;
+	char *str;
+	size_t i;
+
 	if (remote == NULL)
 		return;
 
@@ -945,8 +962,16 @@ void git_remote_free(git_remote *remote)
 
 	git_vector_free(&remote->refs);
 
-	git_refspec__free(&remote->fetch);
-	git_refspec__free(&remote->push);
+	git_vector_foreach(&remote->refspecs, i, spec) {
+		git_refspec__free(spec);
+		git__free(spec);
+	}
+	git_vector_free(&remote->refspecs);
+
+	git_vector_foreach(&remote->refspec_strings, i, str)
+		git__free(str);
+	git_vector_free(&remote->refspec_strings);
+
 	git__free(remote->url);
 	git__free(remote->pushurl);
 	git__free(remote->name);
@@ -1237,58 +1262,61 @@ static int rename_fetch_refspecs(
 	void *payload)
 {
 	git_config *config;
-	const git_refspec *fetch_refspec;
-	git_buf dst_prefix = GIT_BUF_INIT, serialized = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	const char* pos;
+	git_buf base = GIT_BUF_INIT, var = GIT_BUF_INIT, val = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	const char *refspec;
+	size_t i;
 	int error = -1;
 
-	fetch_refspec = git_remote_fetchspec(remote);
-
-	/* Is there a refspec to deal with? */
-	if (fetch_refspec->src == NULL &&
-		fetch_refspec->dst == NULL)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (git_refspec__serialize(&serialized, fetch_refspec) < 0)
+	if (git_buf_printf(&base, "+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/%s/*", remote->name) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
-	/* Is it an in-memory remote? */
-	if (!remote->name) {
-		error = (callback(git_buf_cstr(&serialized), payload) < 0) ? GIT_EUSER : 0;
-		goto cleanup;
-	}
+	git_vector_foreach(&remote->refspec_strings, i, refspec) {
+		git_refspec *spec = git_vector_get(&remote->refspecs, i);
+		assert(spec);
 
-	if (git_buf_printf(&dst_prefix, ":refs/remotes/%s/", remote->name) < 0)
-		goto cleanup;
+		if (spec->push)
+			continue;
 
-	pos = strstr(git_buf_cstr(&serialized), git_buf_cstr(&dst_prefix));
+		/* Every refspec is a problem refspec for an in-memory remote */
+		if (!remote->name) {
+			if (callback(refspec, payload) < 0) {
+				error = GIT_EUSER;
+				goto cleanup;
+			}
 
-	/* Does the dst part of the refspec follow the extected standard format? */
-	if (!pos) {
-		error = (callback(git_buf_cstr(&serialized), payload) < 0) ? GIT_EUSER : 0;
-		goto cleanup;
-	}
+			continue;
+		}
 
-	if (git_buf_splice(
-		&serialized,
-		pos - git_buf_cstr(&serialized) + strlen(":refs/remotes/"),
-		strlen(remote->name), new_name,
-		strlen(new_name)) < 0)
+		/* Does the dst part of the refspec follow the extected standard format? */
+		if (strcmp(git_buf_cstr(&base), refspec)) {
+			if (callback(refspec, payload) < 0) {
+				error = GIT_EUSER;
+				goto cleanup;
+			}
+
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/* If we do want to move it to the new section */
+		if (git_buf_printf(&val, "+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/%s/*", new_name) < 0)
 			goto cleanup;
 
-	git_refspec__free(&remote->fetch);
+		if (git_buf_printf(&var, "remote.%s.fetch", new_name) < 0)
+			goto cleanup;
 
-	if (git_refspec__parse(&remote->fetch, git_buf_cstr(&serialized), true) < 0)
-		goto cleanup;
+		if (git_repository_config__weakptr(&config, remote->repo) < 0)
+			goto cleanup;
 
-	if (git_repository_config__weakptr(&config, remote->repo) < 0)
-		goto cleanup;
+		if (git_config_set_string(config, git_buf_cstr(&var), git_buf_cstr(&val)) < 0)
+			goto cleanup;
+	}
 
-	error = update_config_refspec(config, new_name, &remote->fetch, GIT_DIRECTION_FETCH);
+	error = 0;
 
 cleanup:
-	git_buf_free(&serialized);
-	git_buf_free(&dst_prefix);
+	git_buf_free(&base);
+	git_buf_free(&var);
+	git_buf_free(&val);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -1389,3 +1417,62 @@ int git_remote_is_valid_name(
 	giterr_clear();
 	return error == 0;
 }
+
+git_refspec *git_remote__matching_refspec(git_remote *remote, const char *refname)
+{
+	git_refspec *spec;
+	size_t i;
+
+	git_vector_foreach(&remote->refspecs, i, spec) {
+		if (spec->push)
+			continue;
+
+		if (git_refspec_src_matches(spec, refname))
+			return spec;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+git_refspec *git_remote__matching_dst_refspec(git_remote *remote, const char *refname)
+{
+	git_refspec *spec;
+	size_t i;
+
+	git_vector_foreach(&remote->refspecs, i, spec) {
+		if (spec->push)
+			continue;
+
+		if (git_refspec_dst_matches(spec, refname))
+			return spec;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+void git_remote_clear_refspecs(git_remote *remote)
+{
+	git_refspec *spec;
+	char *str;
+	size_t i;
+
+	git_vector_foreach(&remote->refspecs, i, spec) {
+		git_refspec__free(spec);
+	}
+	git_vector_clear(&remote->refspecs);
+
+	git_vector_foreach(&remote->refspec_strings, i, str) {
+		git__free(str);
+	}
+	git_vector_clear(&remote->refspec_strings);
+}
+
+int git_remote_add_fetchspec(git_remote *remote, const char *refspec)
+{
+	return add_refspec(remote, refspec, true);
+}
+
+int git_remote_add_pushspec(git_remote *remote, const char *refspec)
+{
+	return add_refspec(remote, refspec, false);
+}
diff --git a/src/remote.h b/src/remote.h
index 4c1a18aa7..b1f33f0e7 100644
--- a/src/remote.h
+++ b/src/remote.h
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ struct git_remote {
 	char *url;
 	char *pushurl;
 	git_vector refs;
-	struct git_refspec fetch;
-	struct git_refspec push;
+	git_vector refspecs;
+	git_vector refspec_strings;
 	git_cred_acquire_cb cred_acquire_cb;
 	void *cred_acquire_payload;
 	git_transport *transport;
@@ -37,4 +37,7 @@ struct git_remote {
 const char* git_remote__urlfordirection(struct git_remote *remote, int direction);
 int git_remote__get_http_proxy(git_remote *remote, bool use_ssl, char **proxy_url);
 
+git_refspec *git_remote__matching_refspec(git_remote *remote, const char *refname);
+git_refspec *git_remote__matching_dst_refspec(git_remote *remote, const char *refname);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/tests-clar/clone/nonetwork.c b/tests-clar/clone/nonetwork.c
index c4b482234..02066e07d 100644
--- a/tests-clar/clone/nonetwork.c
+++ b/tests-clar/clone/nonetwork.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "git2/clone.h"
 #include "repository.h"
+#include "remote.h"
 
 #define LIVE_REPO_URL "git://github.com/libgit2/TestGitRepository"
 
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ void test_clone_nonetwork__custom_fetch_spec(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_clone(&g_repo, cl_git_fixture_url("testrepo.git"), "./foo", &g_options));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_load(&g_remote, g_repo, "origin"));
-	actual_fs = git_remote_fetchspec(g_remote);
+	actual_fs = git_vector_get(&g_remote->refspecs, 0);
 	cl_assert_equal_s("refs/heads/master", git_refspec_src(actual_fs));
 	cl_assert_equal_s("refs/heads/foo", git_refspec_dst(actual_fs));
 
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ void test_clone_nonetwork__custom_push_spec(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_clone(&g_repo, cl_git_fixture_url("testrepo.git"), "./foo", &g_options));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_load(&g_remote, g_repo, "origin"));
-	actual_fs = git_remote_pushspec(g_remote);
+	actual_fs = git_vector_get(&g_remote->refspecs, g_remote->refspecs.length - 1);
 	cl_assert_equal_s("refs/heads/master", git_refspec_src(actual_fs));
 	cl_assert_equal_s("refs/heads/foo", git_refspec_dst(actual_fs));
 }
diff --git a/tests-clar/network/remote/remotes.c b/tests-clar/network/remote/remotes.c
index a5ff7415f..92c9d8ac1 100644
--- a/tests-clar/network/remote/remotes.c
+++ b/tests-clar/network/remote/remotes.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ void test_network_remote_remotes__initialize(void)
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_load(&_remote, _repo, "test"));
 
-	_refspec = git_remote_fetchspec(_remote);
+	_refspec = git_vector_get(&_remote->refspecs, 0);
 	cl_assert(_refspec != NULL);
 }
 
@@ -109,20 +109,41 @@ void test_network_remote_remotes__refspec_parsing(void)
 	cl_assert_equal_s(git_refspec_dst(_refspec), "refs/remotes/test/*");
 }
 
-void test_network_remote_remotes__set_fetchspec(void)
+void test_network_remote_remotes__add_fetchspec(void)
 {
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_set_fetchspec(_remote, "refs/*:refs/*"));
-	_refspec = git_remote_fetchspec(_remote);
+	size_t size;
+
+	size = _remote->refspecs.length;
+	cl_assert_equal_i(size, _remote->refspec_strings.length);
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_add_fetchspec(_remote, "refs/*:refs/*"));
+
+	size++;
+	cl_assert_equal_i(size, _remote->refspec_strings.length);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(size, _remote->refspecs.length);
+
+	_refspec = git_vector_get(&_remote->refspecs, size-1);
 	cl_assert_equal_s(git_refspec_src(_refspec), "refs/*");
 	cl_assert_equal_s(git_refspec_dst(_refspec), "refs/*");
+	cl_assert_equal_i(_refspec->push, false);
 }
 
-void test_network_remote_remotes__set_pushspec(void)
+void test_network_remote_remotes__add_pushspec(void)
 {
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_set_pushspec(_remote, "refs/*:refs/*"));
-	_refspec = git_remote_pushspec(_remote);
+	size_t size;
+
+	size = _remote->refspecs.length;
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_add_pushspec(_remote, "refs/*:refs/*"));
+	size++;
+	cl_assert_equal_i(size, _remote->refspec_strings.length);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(size, _remote->refspecs.length);
+
+	_refspec = git_vector_get(&_remote->refspecs, size-1);
 	cl_assert_equal_s(git_refspec_src(_refspec), "refs/*");
 	cl_assert_equal_s(git_refspec_dst(_refspec), "refs/*");
+
+	cl_assert_equal_i(_refspec->push, true);
 }
 
 void test_network_remote_remotes__save(void)
@@ -132,8 +153,18 @@ void test_network_remote_remotes__save(void)
 
 	/* Set up the remote and save it to config */
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_create(&_remote, _repo, "upstream", "git://github.com/libgit2/libgit2"));
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_set_fetchspec(_remote, "refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/upstream/*"));
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_set_pushspec(_remote, "refs/heads/*:refs/heads/*"));
+	git_remote_clear_refspecs(_remote);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(0, _remote->refspecs.length);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(0, _remote->refspec_strings.length);
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_add_fetchspec(_remote, "refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/upstream/*"));
+	cl_assert_equal_i(1, _remote->refspecs.length);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(1, _remote->refspec_strings.length);
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_add_pushspec(_remote, "refs/heads/*:refs/heads/*"));
+	cl_assert_equal_i(2, _remote->refspecs.length);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(2, _remote->refspec_strings.length);
+
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_set_pushurl(_remote, "git://github.com/libgit2/libgit2_push"));
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_save(_remote));
 	git_remote_free(_remote);
@@ -142,13 +173,14 @@ void test_network_remote_remotes__save(void)
 	/* Load it from config and make sure everything matches */
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_load(&_remote, _repo, "upstream"));
 
-	_refspec = git_remote_fetchspec(_remote);
+	_refspec = git_vector_get(&_remote->refspecs, 0);
 	cl_assert(_refspec != NULL);
 	cl_assert_equal_s(git_refspec_src(_refspec), "refs/heads/*");
 	cl_assert_equal_s(git_refspec_dst(_refspec), "refs/remotes/upstream/*");
 	cl_assert_equal_i(0, git_refspec_force(_refspec));
 
-	_refspec = git_remote_pushspec(_remote);
+	cl_assert(_refspec != git_vector_get(&_remote->refspecs, 1));
+	_refspec = git_vector_get(&_remote->refspecs, 1);
 	cl_assert(_refspec != NULL);
 	cl_assert_equal_s(git_refspec_src(_refspec), "refs/heads/*");
 	cl_assert_equal_s(git_refspec_dst(_refspec), "refs/heads/*");
@@ -265,7 +297,7 @@ void test_network_remote_remotes__add(void)
 	_remote = NULL;
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_load(&_remote, _repo, "addtest"));
-	_refspec = git_remote_fetchspec(_remote);
+	_refspec = git_vector_get(&_remote->refspecs, 0);
 	cl_assert_equal_s("refs/heads/*", git_refspec_src(_refspec));
 	cl_assert(git_refspec_force(_refspec) == 1);
 	cl_assert_equal_s("refs/remotes/addtest/*", git_refspec_dst(_refspec));
diff --git a/tests-clar/online/fetchhead.c b/tests-clar/online/fetchhead.c
index a8a5bb918..3cbdc7e93 100644
--- a/tests-clar/online/fetchhead.c
+++ b/tests-clar/online/fetchhead.c
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ static void fetchhead_test_fetch(const char *fetchspec, const char *expected_fet
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_load(&remote, g_repo, "origin"));
 	git_remote_set_autotag(remote, GIT_REMOTE_DOWNLOAD_TAGS_AUTO);
 
-	if(fetchspec != NULL)
-		git_remote_set_fetchspec(remote, fetchspec);
+	if(fetchspec != NULL) {
+		git_remote_clear_refspecs(remote);
+		git_remote_add_fetchspec(remote, fetchspec);
+	}
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_connect(remote, GIT_DIRECTION_FETCH));
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote, NULL, NULL));
diff --git a/tests-clar/online/push.c b/tests-clar/online/push.c
index 907d6d29f..5dc7974c7 100644
--- a/tests-clar/online/push.c
+++ b/tests-clar/online/push.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static int tracking_branch_list_cb(const char *branch_name, git_branch_t branch_
  */
 static void verify_tracking_branches(git_remote *remote, expected_ref expected_refs[], size_t expected_refs_len)
 {
-	git_refspec *fetch_spec = &remote->fetch;
+	git_refspec *fetch_spec;
 	size_t i, j;
 	git_buf msg = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 	git_buf ref_name = GIT_BUF_INIT;
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ static void verify_tracking_branches(git_remote *remote, expected_ref expected_r
 		/* Convert remote reference name into tracking branch name.
 		 * If the spec is not under refs/heads/, then skip.
 		 */
-		if (!git_refspec_src_matches(fetch_spec, expected_refs[i].name))
+		fetch_spec = git_remote__matching_refspec(remote, expected_refs[i].name);
+		if (!fetch_spec)
 			continue;
 
 		cl_git_pass(git_refspec_transform_r(&ref_name, fetch_spec, expected_refs[i].name));
diff --git a/tests-clar/refs/branches/remote.c b/tests-clar/refs/branches/remote.c
index 2beef3724..475fa54a8 100644
--- a/tests-clar/refs/branches/remote.c
+++ b/tests-clar/refs/branches/remote.c
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ void test_refs_branches_remote__ambiguous_remote_returns_error(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_create(&remote, g_repo, "addtest", "http://github.com/libgit2/libgit2"));
 
 	/* Update the remote fetch spec */
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_set_fetchspec(remote, "refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/test/*"));
+	git_remote_clear_refspecs(remote);
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_add_fetchspec(remote, "refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/test/*"));
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_save(remote));
 
 	git_remote_free(remote);