diff --git a/tests-clar/network/remote/local.c b/tests-clar/network/remote/local.c
index d5d75fdc6..79eb73c5a 100644
--- a/tests-clar/network/remote/local.c
+++ b/tests-clar/network/remote/local.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ static void connect_to_local_repository(const char *local_repository)
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_create_inmemory(&remote, repo, NULL, git_buf_cstr(&file_path_buf)));
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_connect(remote, GIT_DIRECTION_FETCH));
-
 }
 
 void test_network_remote_local__connected(void)
@@ -170,3 +169,73 @@ void test_network_remote_local__tagopt(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_reference_lookup(&ref, repo, "refs/tags/hard_tag"));
 	git_reference_free(ref);
 }
+
+void test_network_remote_local__push_to_bare_remote(void)
+{
+	/* Should be able to push to a bare remote */
+	git_remote *localremote;
+	git_push *push;
+
+	/* Get some commits */
+	connect_to_local_repository(cl_fixture("testrepo.git"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_add_fetch(remote, "master:master"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote, NULL, NULL));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_update_tips(remote));
+	git_remote_disconnect(remote);
+
+	/* Set up an empty bare repo to push into */
+	{
+		git_repository *localbarerepo;
+		cl_git_pass(git_repository_init(&localbarerepo, "./localbare.git", 1));
+		git_repository_free(localbarerepo);
+	}
+
+	/* Connect to the bare repo */
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_create_inmemory(&localremote, repo, NULL, "./localbare.git"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_connect(localremote, GIT_DIRECTION_PUSH));
+
+	/* Try to push */
+	cl_git_pass(git_push_new(&push, localremote));
+	cl_git_pass(git_push_add_refspec(push, "refs/heads/master:"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_push_finish(push));
+	cl_assert(git_push_unpack_ok(push));
+
+	/* Clean up */
+	git_remote_free(localremote);
+	cl_fixture_cleanup("localbare.git");
+}
+
+void test_network_remote_local__push_to_non_bare_remote(void)
+{
+	/* Shouldn't be able to push to a non-bare remote */
+	git_remote *localremote;
+	git_push *push;
+
+	/* Get some commits */
+	connect_to_local_repository(cl_fixture("testrepo.git"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_add_fetch(remote, "master:master"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote, NULL, NULL));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_update_tips(remote));
+	git_remote_disconnect(remote);
+
+	/* Set up an empty non-bare repo to push into */
+	{
+		git_repository *remoterepo = NULL;
+		cl_git_pass(git_repository_init(&remoterepo, "localnonbare", 0));
+		git_repository_free(remoterepo);
+	}
+
+	/* Connect to the bare repo */
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_create_inmemory(&localremote, repo, NULL, "./localnonbare"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_connect(localremote, GIT_DIRECTION_PUSH));
+
+	/* Try to push */
+	cl_git_pass(git_push_new(&push, localremote));
+	cl_git_pass(git_push_add_refspec(push, "refs/heads/master:"));
+	cl_git_fail_with(git_push_finish(push), GIT_EBAREREPO);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(0, git_push_unpack_ok(push));
+
+	/* Clean up */
+	git_remote_free(localremote);
+	cl_fixture_cleanup("localbare.git");
+}