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@@ -1394,6 +1394,11 @@
           "isAsync": true,
           "return": {
             "isErrorCode": true
+          },
+          "args": {
+            "opts": {
+              "isOptional": true
+            }
           }
         },
         "git_remote_set_callbacks": {
 
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var lookupWrapper = require("./util/lookupWrapper");
 
 var Remote = NodeGit.Remote;
 var setCallbacks = Remote.prototype.setCallbacks;
+var push = Remote.push;
 
 /**
  * Retrieves the remote by name
@@ -21,4 +22,21 @@ Remote.prototype.setCallbacks = function(callbacks) {
   return setCallbacks.call(this, callbacks);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Pushes to a remote
+ *
+ * @async
+ * @param {Array} refSpecs The ref specs that should be pushed
+ * @param {PushOptions} options Options for the checkout
+ * @param {Signature} signature The identity to use for the reflog of the
+ * updated references
+ * @param {String} message The message to use for the update reflog messages
+ * @return {Number} error code
+ */
+Remote.push = function(refSpecs, options, signature, message) {
+  options = normalizeOptions(options, NodeGit.PushOptions);
+
+  return push.call(this, refSpecs, options, signature, message);
+};
+
 module.exports = Remote;
@@ -171,4 +171,43 @@ describe("Remote", function() {
     });
   });
 
+  it("cannot push to a repository", function() {
+    this.timeout(5000);
+    var repo = this.repository;
+    var branch = "should-not-exist";
+    return Remote.lookup(repo, "origin")
+      .then(function(remote) {
+        remote.setCallbacks({
+          credentials: function(url, userName) {
+            if (url.indexOf("https") === -1) {
+              return NodeGit.Cred.sshKeyFromAgent(userName);
+            } else {
+              return NodeGit.Cred.userpassPlaintextNew(userName, "");
+            }
+          },
+          certificateCheck: function() {
+            return 1;
+          }
+        });
+        return remote;
+      })
+      .then(function(remote) {
+        var ref = "refs/heads/" + branch;
+        var refs = [ref + ":" + ref];
+        var signature = repo.defaultSignature();
+        return remote.push(refs, null, signature,
+          "Pushed '" + branch + "' for test");
+      })
+      .then(function() {
+        return Promise.reject(
+          new Error("should not be able to push to the repository"));
+      }, function(err) {
+        if (err.message.indexOf(401) === -1) {
+          return Promise.reject(
+            new Error("failed to return unauthorized status code"));
+        } else {
+          return Promise.resolve();
+        }
+      });
+  });
 });