diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 54ec511dff..2057a9d464 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -877,6 +877,7 @@ BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/pack-refs.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/patch-id.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/prune-packed.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/prune.o
+BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/pull.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/push.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/read-tree.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/receive-pack.o
diff --git a/builtin.h b/builtin.h
index b87df70f96..ea3c834f30 100644
--- a/builtin.h
+++ b/builtin.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ extern int cmd_pack_redundant(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_patch_id(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_prune(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_prune_packed(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_pull(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_push(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_read_tree(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_receive_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
diff --git a/builtin/pull.c b/builtin/pull.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cabeed4530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builtin/pull.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Builtin "git pull"
+ *
+ * Based on git-pull.sh by Junio C Hamano
+ *
+ * Fetch one or more remote refs and merge it/them into the current HEAD.
+ */
+#include "cache.h"
+#include "builtin.h"
+#include "parse-options.h"
+#include "exec_cmd.h"
+
+static const char * const pull_usage[] = {
+	NULL
+};
+
+static struct option pull_options[] = {
+	OPT_END()
+};
+
+int cmd_pull(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
+{
+	if (!getenv("_GIT_USE_BUILTIN_PULL")) {
+		const char *path = mkpath("%s/git-pull", git_exec_path());
+
+		if (sane_execvp(path, (char **)argv) < 0)
+			die_errno("could not exec %s", path);
+	}
+
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, pull_options, pull_usage, 0);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 44374b1d9b..e7a77136d6 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
 	{ "pickaxe", cmd_blame, RUN_SETUP },
 	{ "prune", cmd_prune, RUN_SETUP },
 	{ "prune-packed", cmd_prune_packed, RUN_SETUP },
+	{ "pull", cmd_pull, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
 	{ "push", cmd_push, RUN_SETUP },
 	{ "read-tree", cmd_read_tree, RUN_SETUP },
 	{ "receive-pack", cmd_receive_pack },