diff --git a/project.py b/project.py
index 4e8fa0e0..1b5d9a67 100644
--- a/project.py
+++ b/project.py
@@ -149,10 +149,11 @@ class ReviewableBranch(object):
       R_HEADS + self.name,
       '--')
 
-  def UploadForReview(self, people):
+  def UploadForReview(self, people, auto_topic=False):
     self.project.UploadForReview(self.name,
                                  self.replace_changes,
-                                 people)
+                                 people,
+                                 auto_topic=auto_topic)
 
   def GetPublishedRefs(self):
     refs = {}
@@ -555,7 +556,10 @@ class Project(object):
         return rb
     return None
 
-  def UploadForReview(self, branch=None, replace_changes=None, people=([],[])):
+  def UploadForReview(self, branch=None,
+                      replace_changes=None,
+                      people=([],[]),
+                      auto_topic=False):
     """Uploads the named branch for code review.
     """
     if branch is None:
@@ -587,10 +591,15 @@ class Project(object):
       for e in people[1]:
         rp.append('--cc=%s' % sq(e))
 
+      ref_spec = '%s:refs/for/%s' % (R_HEADS + branch.name, dest_branch)
+      if auto_topic:
+        ref_spec = ref_spec + '/' + branch.name
+
       cmd = ['push']
       cmd.append('--receive-pack=%s' % " ".join(rp))
       cmd.append(branch.remote.SshReviewUrl(self.UserEmail))
-      cmd.append('%s:refs/for/%s' % (R_HEADS + branch.name, dest_branch))
+      cmd.append(ref_spec)
+
       if replace_changes:
         for change_id,commit_id in replace_changes.iteritems():
           cmd.append('%s:refs/changes/%s/new' % (commit_id, change_id))
diff --git a/subcmds/upload.py b/subcmds/upload.py
index 5a426113..569e31c1 100644
--- a/subcmds/upload.py
+++ b/subcmds/upload.py
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ Gerrit Code Review:  http://code.google.com/p/gerrit/
 """
 
   def _Options(self, p):
+    p.add_option('-t',
+                 dest='auto_topic', action='store_true',
+                 help='Send local branch name to Gerrit Code Review')
     p.add_option('--replace',
                  dest='replace', action='store_true',
                  help='Upload replacement patchesets from this branch')
@@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ Gerrit Code Review:  http://code.google.com/p/gerrit/
                  type='string',  action='append', dest='cc',
                  help='Also send email to these email addresses.')
 
-  def _SingleBranch(self, branch, people):
+  def _SingleBranch(self, opt, branch, people):
     project = branch.project
     name = branch.name
     remote = project.GetBranch(name).remote
@@ -154,11 +157,11 @@ Gerrit Code Review:  http://code.google.com/p/gerrit/
         answer = _ConfirmManyUploads()
 
     if answer:
-      self._UploadAndReport([branch], people)
+      self._UploadAndReport(opt, [branch], people)
     else:
       _die("upload aborted by user")
 
-  def _MultipleBranches(self, pending, people):
+  def _MultipleBranches(self, opt, pending, people):
     projects = {}
     branches = {}
 
@@ -227,7 +230,7 @@ Gerrit Code Review:  http://code.google.com/p/gerrit/
       if not _ConfirmManyUploads(multiple_branches=True):
         _die("upload aborted by user")
 
-    self._UploadAndReport(todo, people)
+    self._UploadAndReport(opt, todo, people)
 
   def _AppendAutoCcList(self, branch, people):
     """
@@ -311,9 +314,9 @@ Gerrit Code Review:  http://code.google.com/p/gerrit/
         _die("upload aborted by user")
 
     branch.replace_changes = to_replace
-    self._UploadAndReport([branch], people)
+    self._UploadAndReport(opt, [branch], people)
 
-  def _UploadAndReport(self, todo, original_people):
+  def _UploadAndReport(self, opt, todo, original_people):
     have_errors = False
     for branch in todo:
       try:
@@ -335,7 +338,7 @@ Gerrit Code Review:  http://code.google.com/p/gerrit/
                     branch.error = 'User aborted'
                     continue
 
-        branch.UploadForReview(people)
+        branch.UploadForReview(people, auto_topic=opt.auto_topic)
         branch.uploaded = True
       except UploadError, e:
         branch.error = e
@@ -391,6 +394,6 @@ Gerrit Code Review:  http://code.google.com/p/gerrit/
     if not pending:
       print >>sys.stdout, "no branches ready for upload"
     elif len(pending) == 1 and len(pending[0][1]) == 1:
-      self._SingleBranch(pending[0][1][0], people)
+      self._SingleBranch(opt, pending[0][1][0], people)
     else:
-      self._MultipleBranches(pending, people)
+      self._MultipleBranches(opt, pending, people)