diff --git a/Documentation/git-shell.txt b/Documentation/git-shell.txt
index 3f8d973af1..0f3ad811cf 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-shell.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-shell.txt
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ of server-side GIT commands implementing the pull/push functionality.
 The commands can be executed only by the '-c' option; the shell is not
 interactive.
 
-Currently, only three commands are permitted to be called, 'git-receive-pack'
-'git-upload-pack' with a single required argument or 'cvs server' (to invoke
-'git-cvsserver').
+Currently, only four commands are permitted to be called, 'git-receive-pack'
+'git-upload-pack' and 'git-upload-archive' with a single required argument, or
+'cvs server' (to invoke 'git-cvsserver').
 
 Author
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diff --git a/shell.c b/shell.c
index e3393690dd..b968be79f4 100644
--- a/shell.c
+++ b/shell.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ static struct commands {
 } cmd_list[] = {
 	{ "git-receive-pack", do_generic_cmd },
 	{ "git-upload-pack", do_generic_cmd },
+	{ "git-upload-archive", do_generic_cmd },
 	{ "cvs", do_cvs_cmd },
 	{ NULL },
 };