diff --git a/include/git2/remote.h b/include/git2/remote.h
index 9e7d218a8..7410909dc 100644
--- a/include/git2/remote.h
+++ b/include/git2/remote.h
@@ -42,6 +42,25 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_remote_create(
 		const char *name,
 		const char *url);
 
+/**
+ * Add a remote with the provided fetch refspec (or default if NULL) to the repository's
+ * configuration.  This
+ * calls git_remote_save before returning.
+ *
+ * @param out the resulting remote
+ * @param repo the repository in which to create the remote
+ * @param name the remote's name
+ * @param url the remote's url
+ * @param fetch the remote fetch value
+ * @return 0, GIT_EINVALIDSPEC, GIT_EEXISTS or an error code
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_remote_create_with_fetchspec(
+		git_remote **out,
+		git_repository *repo,
+		const char *name,
+		const char *url,
+		const char *fetch);
+
 /**
  * Create a remote in memory
  *
diff --git a/src/remote.c b/src/remote.c
index 62f297a7e..c0f35e5ea 100644
--- a/src/remote.c
+++ b/src/remote.c
@@ -209,6 +209,36 @@ on_error:
 	return -1;
 }
 
+int git_remote_create_with_fetchspec(git_remote **out, git_repository *repo, const char *name, const char *url, const char *fetch)
+{
+	git_buf buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_remote *remote = NULL;
+	int error;
+
+	if ((error = ensure_remote_name_is_valid(name)) < 0)
+		return error;
+
+	if ((error = ensure_remote_doesnot_exist(repo, name)) < 0)
+		return error;
+
+	if (create_internal(&remote, repo, name, url, fetch) < 0)
+		goto on_error;
+
+	git_buf_free(&buf);
+
+	if (git_remote_save(remote) < 0)
+		goto on_error;
+
+	*out = remote;
+
+	return 0;
+
+on_error:
+	git_buf_free(&buf);
+	git_remote_free(remote);
+	return -1;
+}
+
 int git_remote_create_inmemory(git_remote **out, git_repository *repo, const char *fetch, const char *url)
 {
 	int error;
diff --git a/tests-clar/network/remote/remotes.c b/tests-clar/network/remote/remotes.c
index 7c79b8318..954ded82c 100644
--- a/tests-clar/network/remote/remotes.c
+++ b/tests-clar/network/remote/remotes.c
@@ -450,7 +450,6 @@ void test_network_remote_remotes__cannot_create_a_remote_which_name_conflicts_wi
 	assert_cannot_create_remote("test", GIT_EEXISTS);
 }
 
-
 void test_network_remote_remotes__cannot_create_a_remote_which_name_is_invalid(void)
 {
 	assert_cannot_create_remote("/", GIT_EINVALIDSPEC);
@@ -459,6 +458,17 @@ void test_network_remote_remotes__cannot_create_a_remote_which_name_is_invalid(v
 	assert_cannot_create_remote("a.lock", GIT_EINVALIDSPEC);
 }
 
+void test_network_remote_remote__git_remote_create_with_fetchspec(void)
+{
+	git_remote *remote;
+	git_strarray array;
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_create_with_fetchspec(&remote, _repo, "test-new", "git://github.com/libgit2/libgit2", "+refs/*:refs/*"));
+	git_remote_get_fetch_refspecs(&array, remote);
+	cl_assert_equal_s("+refs/*:refs/*", array.strings[0]);
+	git_remote_free(remote);
+}
+
 static const char *fetch_refspecs[] = {
 	"+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*",
 	"refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*",