diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/commands/Git.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/commands/Git.java
index 67872af67419..e56210809f1d 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/commands/Git.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/commands/Git.java
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ public interface Git {
   @NotNull
   GitCommandResult tip(@NotNull GitRepository repository, @NotNull String branchName);
 
+  @NotNull
+  GitCommandResult push(@NotNull GitRepository repository, @NotNull String remote, @NotNull String url, @NotNull String spec,
+                        boolean updateTracking, @NotNull GitLineHandlerListener... listeners);
+
   @NotNull
   GitCommandResult push(@NotNull GitRepository repository, @NotNull String remote, @NotNull String url, @NotNull String spec,
                         @NotNull GitLineHandlerListener... listeners);
diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/commands/GitImpl.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/commands/GitImpl.java
index 750ee759fe72..189b4d47122e 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/commands/GitImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/commands/GitImpl.java
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ public class GitImpl implements Git {
   @Override
   @NotNull
   public GitCommandResult push(@NotNull GitRepository repository, @NotNull String remote, @NotNull String url, @NotNull String spec,
-                               @NotNull GitLineHandlerListener... listeners) {
+                               boolean updateTracking, @NotNull GitLineHandlerListener... listeners) {
     final GitLineHandlerPasswordRequestAware h = new GitLineHandlerPasswordRequestAware(repository.getProject(), repository.getRoot(),
                                                                                         GitCommand.PUSH);
     h.setUrl(url);
@@ -366,9 +366,19 @@ public class GitImpl implements Git {
     h.addProgressParameter();
     h.addParameters(remote);
     h.addParameters(spec);
+    if (updateTracking) {
+      h.addParameters("--set-upstream");
+    }
     return run(h);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  @NotNull
+  public GitCommandResult push(@NotNull GitRepository repository, @NotNull String remote, @NotNull String url, @NotNull String spec,
+                               @NotNull GitLineHandlerListener... listeners) {
+    return push(repository, remote, url, spec, false, listeners);
+  }
+
   @Override
   @NotNull
   public GitCommandResult push(@NotNull GitRepository repository, @NotNull GitPushSpec pushSpec, @NotNull String url,
diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/testFramework/git4idea/test/GitTestImpl.java b/plugins/git4idea/testFramework/git4idea/test/GitTestImpl.java
index 0f0b1475a489..3e1aa8bb61c0 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/testFramework/git4idea/test/GitTestImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/testFramework/git4idea/test/GitTestImpl.java
@@ -188,6 +188,13 @@ public class GitTestImpl implements Git {
     return execute(repository, "rev-list -1 " + branchName);
   }
 
+  @NotNull
+  @Override
+  public GitCommandResult push(@NotNull GitRepository repository, @NotNull String remote, @NotNull String url, @NotNull String spec,
+                               boolean updateTracking, @NotNull GitLineHandlerListener... listeners) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+  }
+
   @NotNull
   @Override
   public GitCommandResult push(@NotNull GitRepository repository, @NotNull String remote, @NotNull String url, @NotNull String spec,
diff --git a/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/GithubShareAction.java b/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/GithubShareAction.java
index 4403a29276e6..1d596679aece 100644
--- a/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/GithubShareAction.java
+++ b/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/GithubShareAction.java
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ public class GithubShareAction extends DumbAwareAction {
                                                                                     "no current branch");
       return false;
     }
-    GitCommandResult result = git.push(repository, remoteName, remoteUrl, currentBranch.getName());
+    GitCommandResult result = git.push(repository, remoteName, remoteUrl, currentBranch.getName(), true);
     if (!result.success()) {
       GithubNotifications.showError(project, "Can't finish GitHub sharing process", "Successfully created project '" +
                                                                                     name +