diff --git a/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/repo/HgConfig.java b/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/repo/HgConfig.java
index 68458ab0088c..6c805a38308b 100644
--- a/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/repo/HgConfig.java
+++ b/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/repo/HgConfig.java
@@ -35,8 +35,14 @@ public final class HgConfig {
 
   @Nullable
   public String getDefaultPushPath() {
-    String path = getNamedConfig("paths", "default-push");
-    return path != null ? path : getNamedConfig("paths", "default");
+    String path = getNamedConfig("paths", "default:pushurl");
+    if (path == null) {
+      path = getNamedConfig("paths", "default-push");
+    }
+    if (path == null) {
+      path = getNamedConfig("paths", "default");
+    }
+    return path;
   }
 
   @Nullable
diff --git a/plugins/hg4idea/testSrc/hg4idea/test/config/HgConfigTest.java b/plugins/hg4idea/testSrc/hg4idea/test/config/HgConfigTest.java
index 1a3436f13abe..da35a69991b4 100644
--- a/plugins/hg4idea/testSrc/hg4idea/test/config/HgConfigTest.java
+++ b/plugins/hg4idea/testSrc/hg4idea/test/config/HgConfigTest.java
@@ -67,12 +67,15 @@ public class HgConfigTest extends HgPlatformTest {
     cd(myChildRepo);
     String pushPath = "somePath";
     appendToHgrc(myChildRepo, "\n[paths]\n" +
-                              "default-push=" + pushPath);
+                              "default-push = " + pushPath);
+    appendToHgrc(myChildRepo, "\n[paths]\n" +
+                              "default:pushurl = " + pushPath);
     updateRepoConfig(myProject, myChildRepo);
     final String defaultPushPath = HgUtil.getRepositoryDefaultPushPath(myProject, myChildRepo);
     assertNotNull(defaultPushPath);
-    assertEquals(FileUtil.toSystemIndependentName(myChildRepo.getPath() + "/" + pushPath),
-                 FileUtil.toSystemIndependentName(defaultPushPath));
+    String absolutePath = FileUtil.toSystemIndependentName(myChildRepo.getPath() + "/" + pushPath);
+    // after default-push config deprecation around version 3.7 ,hg reports the same value that is contained in hgrc file
+    assertTrue(absolutePath.contains(FileUtil.toSystemIndependentName(defaultPushPath)));
   }
 
   public void testPushPathWithoutAppropriateConfig() {