diff --git a/builtin/fetch-pack.c b/builtin/fetch-pack.c
index 149db8872..fe565966a 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch-pack.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "remote.h"
 #include "run-command.h"
 #include "transport.h"
+#include "version.h"
 
 static int transfer_unpack_limit = -1;
 static int fetch_unpack_limit = -1;
@@ -327,6 +328,7 @@ static int find_common(int fd[2], unsigned char *result_sha1,
 			if (args.no_progress)   strbuf_addstr(&c, " no-progress");
 			if (args.include_tag)   strbuf_addstr(&c, " include-tag");
 			if (prefer_ofs_delta)   strbuf_addstr(&c, " ofs-delta");
+			strbuf_addf(&c, " agent=%s", git_user_agent_sanitized());
 			packet_buf_write(&req_buf, "want %s%s\n", remote_hex, c.buf);
 			strbuf_release(&c);
 		} else
diff --git a/builtin/receive-pack.c b/builtin/receive-pack.c
index 0afb8b289..fbfa1289c 100644
--- a/builtin/receive-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/receive-pack.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "string-list.h"
 #include "sha1-array.h"
 #include "connected.h"
+#include "version.h"
 
 static const char receive_pack_usage[] = "git receive-pack <git-dir>";
 
@@ -121,10 +122,11 @@ static void show_ref(const char *path, const unsigned char *sha1)
 	if (sent_capabilities)
 		packet_write(1, "%s %s\n", sha1_to_hex(sha1), path);
 	else
-		packet_write(1, "%s %s%c%s%s\n",
+		packet_write(1, "%s %s%c%s%s agent=%s\n",
 			     sha1_to_hex(sha1), path, 0,
 			     " report-status delete-refs side-band-64k quiet",
-			     prefer_ofs_delta ? " ofs-delta" : "");
+			     prefer_ofs_delta ? " ofs-delta" : "",
+			     git_user_agent_sanitized());
 	sent_capabilities = 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/builtin/send-pack.c b/builtin/send-pack.c
index d5d7105ba..c4d42113c 100644
--- a/builtin/send-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/send-pack.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "send-pack.h"
 #include "quote.h"
 #include "transport.h"
+#include "version.h"
 
 static const char send_pack_usage[] =
 "git send-pack [--all | --mirror] [--dry-run] [--force] [--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>] [--verbose] [--thin] [<host>:]<directory> [<ref>...]\n"
@@ -306,11 +307,13 @@ int send_pack(struct send_pack_args *args,
 			int quiet = quiet_supported && (args->quiet || !args->progress);
 
 			if (!cmds_sent && (status_report || use_sideband || args->quiet)) {
-				packet_buf_write(&req_buf, "%s %s %s%c%s%s%s",
+				packet_buf_write(&req_buf,
+						 "%s %s %s%c%s%s%s agent=%s",
 						 old_hex, new_hex, ref->name, 0,
 						 status_report ? " report-status" : "",
 						 use_sideband ? " side-band-64k" : "",
-						 quiet ? " quiet" : "");
+						 quiet ? " quiet" : "",
+						 git_user_agent_sanitized());
 			}
 			else
 				packet_buf_write(&req_buf, "%s %s %s",
diff --git a/upload-pack.c b/upload-pack.c
index bb08e2eb0..2e90ccb74 100644
--- a/upload-pack.c
+++ b/upload-pack.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "list-objects.h"
 #include "run-command.h"
 #include "sigchain.h"
+#include "version.h"
 
 static const char upload_pack_usage[] = "git upload-pack [--strict] [--timeout=<n>] <dir>";
 
@@ -734,9 +735,11 @@ static int send_ref(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1, int flag, vo
 	}
 
 	if (capabilities)
-		packet_write(1, "%s %s%c%s%s\n", sha1_to_hex(sha1), refname_nons,
+		packet_write(1, "%s %s%c%s%s agent=%s\n",
+			     sha1_to_hex(sha1), refname_nons,
 			     0, capabilities,
-			     stateless_rpc ? " no-done" : "");
+			     stateless_rpc ? " no-done" : "",
+			     git_user_agent_sanitized());
 	else
 		packet_write(1, "%s %s\n", sha1_to_hex(sha1), refname_nons);
 	capabilities = NULL;
diff --git a/version.c b/version.c
index f98d5a654..6106a8098 100644
--- a/version.c
+++ b/version.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "version.h"
+#include "strbuf.h"
 
 const char git_version_string[] = GIT_VERSION;
 
@@ -15,3 +16,23 @@ const char *git_user_agent(void)
 
 	return agent;
 }
+
+const char *git_user_agent_sanitized(void)
+{
+	static const char *agent = NULL;
+
+	if (!agent) {
+		struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+		int i;
+
+		strbuf_addstr(&buf, git_user_agent());
+		strbuf_trim(&buf);
+		for (i = 0; i < buf.len; i++) {
+			if (buf.buf[i] <= 32 || buf.buf[i] >= 127)
+				buf.buf[i] = '.';
+		}
+		agent = buf.buf;
+	}
+
+	return agent;
+}
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index fd9cdd631..6911a4f15 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 extern const char git_version_string[];
 
 const char *git_user_agent(void);
+const char *git_user_agent_sanitized(void);
 
 #endif /* VERSION_H */