diff --git a/project.py b/project.py
index 40f6f317..49da34a8 100644
--- a/project.py
+++ b/project.py
@@ -1637,6 +1637,14 @@ class Project(object):
       if self._allrefs:
         raise GitError('%s checkout %s ' % (self.name, rev))
 
+  def _CherryPick(self, rev, quiet=False):
+    cmd = ['cherry-pick']
+    cmd.append(rev)
+    cmd.append('--')
+    if GitCommand(self, cmd).Wait() != 0:
+      if self._allrefs:
+        raise GitError('%s cherry-pick %s ' % (self.name, rev))
+
   def _ResetHard(self, rev, quiet=True):
     cmd = ['reset', '--hard']
     if quiet:
diff --git a/subcmds/download.py b/subcmds/download.py
index 61eadd54..79d0192d 100644
--- a/subcmds/download.py
+++ b/subcmds/download.py
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ makes it available in your project's local working directory.
 """
 
   def _Options(self, p):
-    pass
+    p.add_option('-c','--cherry-pick',
+                 dest='cherrypick', action='store_true',
+                 help="cherry-pick instead of checkout")
 
   def _ParseChangeIds(self, args):
     if not args:
@@ -78,4 +80,7 @@ makes it available in your project's local working directory.
           % (project.name, change_id, ps_id, len(dl.commits))
         for c in dl.commits:
           print >>sys.stderr, '  %s' % (c)
-      project._Checkout(dl.commit)
+      if opt.cherrypick:
+        project._CherryPick(dl.commit)
+      else:
+        project._Checkout(dl.commit)