diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
index b1314b5614..37c1810e3f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [-m] [<branch>]
 'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [-m] [-b <new_branch>] [<start_point>]
 'git checkout' [-f|--ours|--theirs|-m|--conflict=<style>] [<tree-ish>] [--] <paths>...
+'git checkout' --patch [<tree-ish>] [--] [<paths>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ use the --track or --no-track options, which will be passed to `git
 branch`.  As a convenience, --track without `-b` implies branch
 creation; see the description of --track below.
 
-When <paths> are given, this command does *not* switch
+When <paths> or --patch are given, this command does *not* switch
 branches.  It updates the named paths in the working tree from
 the index file, or from a named <tree-ish> (most often a commit).  In
 this case, the `-b` and `--track` options are meaningless and giving
@@ -115,6 +116,16 @@ the conflicted merge in the specified paths.
 	"merge" (default) and "diff3" (in addition to what is shown by
 	"merge" style, shows the original contents).
 
+-p::
+--patch::
+	Interactively select hunks in the difference between the
+	<tree-ish> (or the index, if unspecified) and the working
+	tree.  The chosen hunks are then applied in reverse to the
+	working tree (and if a <tree-ish> was specified, the index).
++
+This means that you can use `git checkout -p` to selectively discard
+edits from your current working tree.
+
 <branch>::
 	Branch to checkout; if it refers to a branch (i.e., a name that,
 	when prepended with "refs/heads/", is a valid ref), then that
diff --git a/Documentation/git-reset.txt b/Documentation/git-reset.txt
index abb25d1c00..469cf6dbac 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-reset.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-reset.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 [verse]
 'git reset' [--mixed | --soft | --hard | --merge] [-q] [<commit>]
 'git reset' [-q] [<commit>] [--] <paths>...
+'git reset' --patch [<commit>] [--] [<paths>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -23,8 +24,9 @@ the undo in the history.
 If you want to undo a commit other than the latest on a branch,
 linkgit:git-revert[1] is your friend.
 
-The second form with 'paths' is used to revert selected paths in
-the index from a given commit, without moving HEAD.
+The second and third forms with 'paths' and/or --patch are used to
+revert selected paths in the index from a given commit, without moving
+HEAD.
 
 
 OPTIONS
@@ -50,6 +52,15 @@ OPTIONS
 	and updates the files that are different between the named commit
 	and the current commit in the working tree.
 
+-p::
+--patch::
+	Interactively select hunks in the difference between the index
+	and <commit> (defaults to HEAD).  The chosen hunks are applied
+	in reverse to the index.
++
+This means that `git reset -p` is the opposite of `git add -p` (see
+linkgit:git-add[1]).
+
 -q::
 	Be quiet, only report errors.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-stash.txt b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
index 2f5ca7b1a3..3f14b727b8 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-stash.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 'git stash' drop [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
 'git stash' ( pop | apply ) [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
 'git stash' branch <branchname> [<stash>]
-'git stash' [save [--keep-index] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]]
+'git stash' [save [--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]]
 'git stash' clear
 'git stash' create
 
@@ -42,15 +42,27 @@ is also possible).
 OPTIONS
 -------
 
-save [--keep-index] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]::
+save [--patch] [--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]::
 
 	Save your local modifications to a new 'stash', and run `git reset
-	--hard` to revert them.  This is the default action when no
-	subcommand is given. The <message> part is optional and gives
-	the description along with the stashed state.
+	--hard` to revert them.  The <message> part is optional and gives
+	the description along with the stashed state.  For quickly making
+	a snapshot, you can omit _both_ "save" and <message>, but giving
+	only <message> does not trigger this action to prevent a misspelled
+	subcommand from making an unwanted stash.
 +
 If the `--keep-index` option is used, all changes already added to the
 index are left intact.
++
+With `--patch`, you can interactively select hunks from in the diff
+between HEAD and the working tree to be stashed.  The stash entry is
+constructed such that its index state is the same as the index state
+of your repository, and its worktree contains only the changes you
+selected interactively.  The selected changes are then rolled back
+from your worktree.
++
+The `--patch` option implies `--keep-index`.  You can use
+`--no-keep-index` to override this.
 
 list [<options>]::
 
diff --git a/builtin-add.c b/builtin-add.c
index 006fd08769..a5714735e6 100644
--- a/builtin-add.c
+++ b/builtin-add.c
@@ -131,10 +131,37 @@ static const char **validate_pathspec(int argc, const char **argv, const char *p
 	return pathspec;
 }
 
+int run_add_interactive(const char *revision, const char *patch_mode,
+			const char **pathspec)
+{
+	int status, ac, pc = 0;
+	const char **args;
+
+	if (pathspec)
+		while (pathspec[pc])
+			pc++;
+
+	args = xcalloc(sizeof(const char *), (pc + 5));
+	ac = 0;
+	args[ac++] = "add--interactive";
+	if (patch_mode)
+		args[ac++] = patch_mode;
+	if (revision)
+		args[ac++] = revision;
+	args[ac++] = "--";
+	if (pc) {
+		memcpy(&(args[ac]), pathspec, sizeof(const char *) * pc);
+		ac += pc;
+	}
+	args[ac] = NULL;
+
+	status = run_command_v_opt(args, RUN_GIT_CMD);
+	free(args);
+	return status;
+}
+
 int interactive_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
-	int status, ac;
-	const char **args;
 	const char **pathspec = NULL;
 
 	if (argc) {
@@ -143,21 +170,9 @@ int interactive_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			return -1;
 	}
 
-	args = xcalloc(sizeof(const char *), (argc + 4));
-	ac = 0;
-	args[ac++] = "add--interactive";
-	if (patch_interactive)
-		args[ac++] = "--patch";
-	args[ac++] = "--";
-	if (argc) {
-		memcpy(&(args[ac]), pathspec, sizeof(const char *) * argc);
-		ac += argc;
-	}
-	args[ac] = NULL;
-
-	status = run_command_v_opt(args, RUN_GIT_CMD);
-	free(args);
-	return status;
+	return run_add_interactive(NULL,
+				   patch_interactive ? "--patch" : NULL,
+				   pathspec);
 }
 
 static int edit_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
diff --git a/builtin-checkout.c b/builtin-checkout.c
index 36e2116ea2..d050c3789f 100644
--- a/builtin-checkout.c
+++ b/builtin-checkout.c
@@ -566,6 +566,13 @@ static int git_checkout_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 	return git_xmerge_config(var, value, cb);
 }
 
+static int interactive_checkout(const char *revision, const char **pathspec,
+				struct checkout_opts *opts)
+{
+	return run_add_interactive(revision, "--patch=checkout", pathspec);
+}
+
+
 int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	struct checkout_opts opts;
@@ -574,6 +581,7 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	struct branch_info new;
 	struct tree *source_tree = NULL;
 	char *conflict_style = NULL;
+	int patch_mode = 0;
 	struct option options[] = {
 		OPT__QUIET(&opts.quiet),
 		OPT_STRING('b', NULL, &opts.new_branch, "new branch", "branch"),
@@ -588,6 +596,7 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		OPT_BOOLEAN('m', "merge", &opts.merge, "merge"),
 		OPT_STRING(0, "conflict", &conflict_style, "style",
 			   "conflict style (merge or diff3)"),
+		OPT_BOOLEAN('p', "patch", &patch_mode, "select hunks interactively"),
 		OPT_END(),
 	};
 	int has_dash_dash;
@@ -602,6 +611,10 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, checkout_usage,
 			     PARSE_OPT_KEEP_DASHDASH);
 
+	if (patch_mode && (opts.track > 0 || opts.new_branch
+			   || opts.new_branch_log || opts.merge || opts.force))
+		die ("--patch is incompatible with all other options");
+
 	/* --track without -b should DWIM */
 	if (0 < opts.track && !opts.new_branch) {
 		const char *argv0 = argv[0];
@@ -708,6 +721,9 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		if (!pathspec)
 			die("invalid path specification");
 
+		if (patch_mode)
+			return interactive_checkout(new.name, pathspec, &opts);
+
 		/* Checkout paths */
 		if (opts.new_branch) {
 			if (argc == 1) {
@@ -723,6 +739,9 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		return checkout_paths(source_tree, pathspec, &opts);
 	}
 
+	if (patch_mode)
+		return interactive_checkout(new.name, NULL, &opts);
+
 	if (opts.new_branch) {
 		struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 		if (strbuf_check_branch_ref(&buf, opts.new_branch))
diff --git a/builtin-reset.c b/builtin-reset.c
index 0fc0b0743f..73e60223db 100644
--- a/builtin-reset.c
+++ b/builtin-reset.c
@@ -143,6 +143,17 @@ static void update_index_from_diff(struct diff_queue_struct *q,
 	}
 }
 
+static int interactive_reset(const char *revision, const char **argv,
+			     const char *prefix)
+{
+	const char **pathspec = NULL;
+
+	if (*argv)
+		pathspec = get_pathspec(prefix, argv);
+
+	return run_add_interactive(revision, "--patch=reset", pathspec);
+}
+
 static int read_from_tree(const char *prefix, const char **argv,
 		unsigned char *tree_sha1, int refresh_flags)
 {
@@ -184,6 +195,7 @@ static void prepend_reflog_action(const char *action, char *buf, size_t size)
 int cmd_reset(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	int i = 0, reset_type = NONE, update_ref_status = 0, quiet = 0;
+	int patch_mode = 0;
 	const char *rev = "HEAD";
 	unsigned char sha1[20], *orig = NULL, sha1_orig[20],
 				*old_orig = NULL, sha1_old_orig[20];
@@ -199,6 +211,7 @@ int cmd_reset(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				"reset HEAD, index and working tree", MERGE),
 		OPT_BOOLEAN('q', NULL, &quiet,
 				"disable showing new HEAD in hard reset and progress message"),
+		OPT_BOOLEAN('p', "patch", &patch_mode, "select hunks interactively"),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 
@@ -252,6 +265,12 @@ int cmd_reset(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		die("Could not parse object '%s'.", rev);
 	hashcpy(sha1, commit->object.sha1);
 
+	if (patch_mode) {
+		if (reset_type != NONE)
+			die("--patch is incompatible with --{hard,mixed,soft}");
+		return interactive_reset(rev, argv + i, prefix);
+	}
+
 	/* git reset tree [--] paths... can be used to
 	 * load chosen paths from the tree into the index without
 	 * affecting the working tree nor HEAD. */
diff --git a/commit.h b/commit.h
index d1674d7f16..f4fc5c5589 100644
--- a/commit.h
+++ b/commit.h
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ int is_descendant_of(struct commit *, struct commit_list *);
 int in_merge_bases(struct commit *, struct commit **, int);
 
 extern int interactive_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int run_add_interactive(const char *revision, const char *patch_mode,
+			       const char **pathspec);
 
 static inline int single_parent(struct commit *commit)
 {
diff --git a/git-add--interactive.perl b/git-add--interactive.perl
index 06f70602cc..392efb913f 100755
--- a/git-add--interactive.perl
+++ b/git-add--interactive.perl
@@ -72,6 +72,79 @@ sub colored {
 
 # command line options
 my $patch_mode;
+my $patch_mode_revision;
+
+sub apply_patch;
+sub apply_patch_for_checkout_commit;
+sub apply_patch_for_stash;
+
+my %patch_modes = (
+	'stage' => {
+		DIFF => 'diff-files -p',
+		APPLY => sub { apply_patch 'apply --cached', @_; },
+		APPLY_CHECK => 'apply --cached',
+		VERB => 'Stage',
+		TARGET => '',
+		PARTICIPLE => 'staging',
+		FILTER => 'file-only',
+	},
+	'stash' => {
+		DIFF => 'diff-index -p HEAD',
+		APPLY => sub { apply_patch 'apply --cached', @_; },
+		APPLY_CHECK => 'apply --cached',
+		VERB => 'Stash',
+		TARGET => '',
+		PARTICIPLE => 'stashing',
+		FILTER => undef,
+	},
+	'reset_head' => {
+		DIFF => 'diff-index -p --cached',
+		APPLY => sub { apply_patch 'apply -R --cached', @_; },
+		APPLY_CHECK => 'apply -R --cached',
+		VERB => 'Unstage',
+		TARGET => '',
+		PARTICIPLE => 'unstaging',
+		FILTER => 'index-only',
+	},
+	'reset_nothead' => {
+		DIFF => 'diff-index -R -p --cached',
+		APPLY => sub { apply_patch 'apply --cached', @_; },
+		APPLY_CHECK => 'apply --cached',
+		VERB => 'Apply',
+		TARGET => ' to index',
+		PARTICIPLE => 'applying',
+		FILTER => 'index-only',
+	},
+	'checkout_index' => {
+		DIFF => 'diff-files -p',
+		APPLY => sub { apply_patch 'apply -R', @_; },
+		APPLY_CHECK => 'apply -R',
+		VERB => 'Discard',
+		TARGET => ' from worktree',
+		PARTICIPLE => 'discarding',
+		FILTER => 'file-only',
+	},
+	'checkout_head' => {
+		DIFF => 'diff-index -p',
+		APPLY => sub { apply_patch_for_checkout_commit '-R', @_ },
+		APPLY_CHECK => 'apply -R',
+		VERB => 'Discard',
+		TARGET => ' from index and worktree',
+		PARTICIPLE => 'discarding',
+		FILTER => undef,
+	},
+	'checkout_nothead' => {
+		DIFF => 'diff-index -R -p',
+		APPLY => sub { apply_patch_for_checkout_commit '', @_ },
+		APPLY_CHECK => 'apply',
+		VERB => 'Apply',
+		TARGET => ' to index and worktree',
+		PARTICIPLE => 'applying',
+		FILTER => undef,
+	},
+);
+
+my %patch_mode_flavour = %{$patch_modes{stage}};
 
 sub run_cmd_pipe {
 	if ($^O eq 'MSWin32' || $^O eq 'msys') {
@@ -190,7 +263,14 @@ sub list_modified {
 		return if (!@tracked);
 	}
 
-	my $reference = is_initial_commit() ? get_empty_tree() : 'HEAD';
+	my $reference;
+	if (defined $patch_mode_revision and $patch_mode_revision ne 'HEAD') {
+		$reference = $patch_mode_revision;
+	} elsif (is_initial_commit()) {
+		$reference = get_empty_tree();
+	} else {
+		$reference = 'HEAD';
+	}
 	for (run_cmd_pipe(qw(git diff-index --cached
 			     --numstat --summary), $reference,
 			     '--', @tracked)) {
@@ -613,12 +693,24 @@ sub add_untracked_cmd {
 	print "\n";
 }
 
+sub run_git_apply {
+	my $cmd = shift;
+	my $fh;
+	open $fh, '| git ' . $cmd;
+	print $fh @_;
+	return close $fh;
+}
+
 sub parse_diff {
 	my ($path) = @_;
-	my @diff = run_cmd_pipe(qw(git diff-files -p --), $path);
+	my @diff_cmd = split(" ", $patch_mode_flavour{DIFF});
+	if (defined $patch_mode_revision) {
+		push @diff_cmd, $patch_mode_revision;
+	}
+	my @diff = run_cmd_pipe("git", @diff_cmd, "--", $path);
 	my @colored = ();
 	if ($diff_use_color) {
-		@colored = run_cmd_pipe(qw(git diff-files -p --color --), $path);
+		@colored = run_cmd_pipe("git", @diff_cmd, qw(--color --), $path);
 	}
 	my (@hunk) = { TEXT => [], DISPLAY => [], TYPE => 'header' };
 
@@ -881,6 +973,7 @@ sub edit_hunk_manually {
 		or die "failed to open hunk edit file for writing: " . $!;
 	print $fh "# Manual hunk edit mode -- see bottom for a quick guide\n";
 	print $fh @$oldtext;
+	my $participle = $patch_mode_flavour{PARTICIPLE};
 	print $fh <<EOF;
 # ---
 # To remove '-' lines, make them ' ' lines (context).
@@ -888,7 +981,7 @@ sub edit_hunk_manually {
 # Lines starting with # will be removed.
 #
 # If the patch applies cleanly, the edited hunk will immediately be
-# marked for staging. If it does not apply cleanly, you will be given
+# marked for $participle. If it does not apply cleanly, you will be given
 # an opportunity to edit again. If all lines of the hunk are removed,
 # then the edit is aborted and the hunk is left unchanged.
 EOF
@@ -922,11 +1015,8 @@ sub edit_hunk_manually {
 
 sub diff_applies {
 	my $fh;
-	open $fh, '| git apply --recount --cached --check';
-	for my $h (@_) {
-		print $fh @{$h->{TEXT}};
-	}
-	return close $fh;
+	return run_git_apply($patch_mode_flavour{APPLY_CHECK} . ' --recount --check',
+			     map { @{$_->{TEXT}} } @_);
 }
 
 sub _restore_terminal_and_die {
@@ -992,12 +1082,14 @@ sub edit_hunk_loop {
 }
 
 sub help_patch_cmd {
-	print colored $help_color, <<\EOF ;
-y - stage this hunk
-n - do not stage this hunk
-q - quit, do not stage this hunk nor any of the remaining ones
-a - stage this and all the remaining hunks in the file
-d - do not stage this hunk nor any of the remaining hunks in the file
+	my $verb = lc $patch_mode_flavour{VERB};
+	my $target = $patch_mode_flavour{TARGET};
+	print colored $help_color, <<EOF ;
+y - $verb this hunk$target
+n - do not $verb this hunk$target
+q - quit, do not $verb this hunk nor any of the remaining ones
+a - $verb this and all the remaining hunks in the file
+d - do not $verb this hunk nor any of the remaining hunks in the file
 g - select a hunk to go to
 / - search for a hunk matching the given regex
 j - leave this hunk undecided, see next undecided hunk
@@ -1010,8 +1102,40 @@ sub help_patch_cmd {
 EOF
 }
 
+sub apply_patch {
+	my $cmd = shift;
+	my $ret = run_git_apply $cmd . ' --recount', @_;
+	if (!$ret) {
+		print STDERR @_;
+	}
+	return $ret;
+}
+
+sub apply_patch_for_checkout_commit {
+	my $reverse = shift;
+	my $applies_index = run_git_apply 'apply '.$reverse.' --cached --recount --check', @_;
+	my $applies_worktree = run_git_apply 'apply '.$reverse.' --recount --check', @_;
+
+	if ($applies_worktree && $applies_index) {
+		run_git_apply 'apply '.$reverse.' --cached --recount', @_;
+		run_git_apply 'apply '.$reverse.' --recount', @_;
+		return 1;
+	} elsif (!$applies_index) {
+		print colored $error_color, "The selected hunks do not apply to the index!\n";
+		if (prompt_yesno "Apply them to the worktree anyway? ") {
+			return run_git_apply 'apply '.$reverse.' --recount', @_;
+		} else {
+			print colored $error_color, "Nothing was applied.\n";
+			return 0;
+		}
+	} else {
+		print STDERR @_;
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
+
 sub patch_update_cmd {
-	my @all_mods = list_modified('file-only');
+	my @all_mods = list_modified($patch_mode_flavour{FILTER});
 	my @mods = grep { !($_->{BINARY}) } @all_mods;
 	my @them;
 
@@ -1142,8 +1266,9 @@ sub patch_update_file {
 		for (@{$hunk[$ix]{DISPLAY}}) {
 			print;
 		}
-		print colored $prompt_color, 'Stage ',
-		  ($hunk[$ix]{TYPE} eq 'mode' ? 'mode change' : 'this hunk'),
+		print colored $prompt_color, $patch_mode_flavour{VERB},
+		  ($hunk[$ix]{TYPE} eq 'mode' ? ' mode change' : ' this hunk'),
+		  $patch_mode_flavour{TARGET},
 		  " [y,n,q,a,d,/$other,?]? ";
 		my $line = prompt_single_character;
 		if ($line) {
@@ -1317,16 +1442,9 @@ sub patch_update_file {
 
 	if (@result) {
 		my $fh;
-
-		open $fh, '| git apply --cached --recount';
-		for (@{$head->{TEXT}}, @result) {
-			print $fh $_;
-		}
-		if (!close $fh) {
-			for (@{$head->{TEXT}}, @result) {
-				print STDERR $_;
-			}
-		}
+		my @patch = (@{$head->{TEXT}}, @result);
+		my $apply_routine = $patch_mode_flavour{APPLY};
+		&$apply_routine(@patch);
 		refresh();
 	}
 
@@ -1367,11 +1485,41 @@ sub help_cmd {
 sub process_args {
 	return unless @ARGV;
 	my $arg = shift @ARGV;
-	if ($arg eq "--patch") {
-		$patch_mode = 1;
-		$arg = shift @ARGV or die "missing --";
+	if ($arg =~ /--patch(?:=(.*))?/) {
+		if (defined $1) {
+			if ($1 eq 'reset') {
+				$patch_mode = 'reset_head';
+				$patch_mode_revision = 'HEAD';
+				$arg = shift @ARGV or die "missing --";
+				if ($arg ne '--') {
+					$patch_mode_revision = $arg;
+					$patch_mode = ($arg eq 'HEAD' ?
+						       'reset_head' : 'reset_nothead');
+					$arg = shift @ARGV or die "missing --";
+				}
+			} elsif ($1 eq 'checkout') {
+				$arg = shift @ARGV or die "missing --";
+				if ($arg eq '--') {
+					$patch_mode = 'checkout_index';
+				} else {
+					$patch_mode_revision = $arg;
+					$patch_mode = ($arg eq 'HEAD' ?
+						       'checkout_head' : 'checkout_nothead');
+					$arg = shift @ARGV or die "missing --";
+				}
+			} elsif ($1 eq 'stage' or $1 eq 'stash') {
+				$patch_mode = $1;
+				$arg = shift @ARGV or die "missing --";
+			} else {
+				die "unknown --patch mode: $1";
+			}
+		} else {
+			$patch_mode = 'stage';
+			$arg = shift @ARGV or die "missing --";
+		}
 		die "invalid argument $arg, expecting --"
 		    unless $arg eq "--";
+		%patch_mode_flavour = %{$patch_modes{$patch_mode}};
 	}
 	elsif ($arg ne "--") {
 		die "invalid argument $arg, expecting --";
diff --git a/git-stash.sh b/git-stash.sh
index d61c9d03bc..4febbbfa5d 100755
--- a/git-stash.sh
+++ b/git-stash.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ USAGE="list [<options>]
    or: $dashless drop [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
    or: $dashless ( pop | apply ) [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
    or: $dashless branch <branchname> [<stash>]
-   or: $dashless [save [--keep-index] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]]
+   or: $dashless [save [-k|--keep-index] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]]
    or: $dashless clear"
 
 SUBDIRECTORY_OK=Yes
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ trap 'rm -f "$TMP-*"' 0
 
 ref_stash=refs/stash
 
+if git config --get-colorbool color.interactive; then
+       help_color="$(git config --get-color color.interactive.help 'red bold')"
+       reset_color="$(git config --get-color '' reset)"
+else
+       help_color=
+       reset_color=
+fi
+
 no_changes () {
 	git diff-index --quiet --cached HEAD --ignore-submodules -- &&
 	git diff-files --quiet --ignore-submodules
@@ -68,19 +76,44 @@ create_stash () {
 		git commit-tree $i_tree -p $b_commit) ||
 		die "Cannot save the current index state"
 
-	# state of the working tree
-	w_tree=$( (
+	if test -z "$patch_mode"
+	then
+
+		# state of the working tree
+		w_tree=$( (
+			rm -f "$TMP-index" &&
+			cp -p ${GIT_INDEX_FILE-"$GIT_DIR/index"} "$TMP-index" &&
+			GIT_INDEX_FILE="$TMP-index" &&
+			export GIT_INDEX_FILE &&
+			git read-tree -m $i_tree &&
+			git add -u &&
+			git write-tree &&
+			rm -f "$TMP-index"
+		) ) ||
+			die "Cannot save the current worktree state"
+
+	else
+
 		rm -f "$TMP-index" &&
-		cp -p ${GIT_INDEX_FILE-"$GIT_DIR/index"} "$TMP-index" &&
-		GIT_INDEX_FILE="$TMP-index" &&
-		export GIT_INDEX_FILE &&
-		git read-tree -m $i_tree &&
-		git add -u &&
-		git write-tree &&
-		rm -f "$TMP-index"
-	) ) ||
+		GIT_INDEX_FILE="$TMP-index" git read-tree HEAD &&
+
+		# find out what the user wants
+		GIT_INDEX_FILE="$TMP-index" \
+			git add--interactive --patch=stash -- &&
+
+		# state of the working tree
+		w_tree=$(GIT_INDEX_FILE="$TMP-index" git write-tree) ||
 		die "Cannot save the current worktree state"
 
+		git diff-tree -p HEAD $w_tree > "$TMP-patch" &&
+		test -s "$TMP-patch" ||
+		die "No changes selected"
+
+		rm -f "$TMP-index" ||
+		die "Cannot remove temporary index (can't happen)"
+
+	fi
+
 	# create the stash
 	if test -z "$stash_msg"
 	then
@@ -95,15 +128,31 @@ create_stash () {
 
 save_stash () {
 	keep_index=
+	patch_mode=
 	while test $# != 0
 	do
 		case "$1" in
-		--keep-index)
+		-k|--keep-index)
+			keep_index=t
+			;;
+		--no-keep-index)
+			keep_index=
+			;;
+		-p|--patch)
+			patch_mode=t
 			keep_index=t
 			;;
 		-q|--quiet)
 			GIT_QUIET=t
 			;;
+		--)
+			shift
+			break
+			;;
+		-*)
+			echo "error: unknown option for 'stash save': $1"
+			usage
+			;;
 		*)
 			break
 			;;
@@ -131,11 +180,22 @@ save_stash () {
 		die "Cannot save the current status"
 	say Saved working directory and index state "$stash_msg"
 
-	git reset --hard ${GIT_QUIET:+-q}
-
-	if test -n "$keep_index" && test -n $i_tree
+	if test -z "$patch_mode"
 	then
-		git read-tree --reset -u $i_tree
+		git reset --hard ${GIT_QUIET:+-q}
+
+		if test -n "$keep_index" && test -n $i_tree
+		then
+			git read-tree --reset -u $i_tree
+		fi
+	else
+		git apply -R < "$TMP-patch" ||
+		die "Cannot remove worktree changes"
+
+		if test -z "$keep_index"
+		then
+			git reset
+		fi
 	fi
 }
 
@@ -307,6 +367,18 @@ apply_to_branch () {
 	drop_stash $stash
 }
 
+# The default command is "save" if nothing but options are given
+seen_non_option=
+for opt
+do
+	case "$opt" in
+	-*) ;;
+	*) seen_non_option=t; break ;;
+	esac
+done
+
+test -n "$seen_non_option" || set "save" "$@"
+
 # Main command set
 case "$1" in
 list)
@@ -358,12 +430,13 @@ branch)
 	apply_to_branch "$@"
 	;;
 *)
-	if test $# -eq 0
-	then
+	case $# in
+	0)
 		save_stash &&
 		say '(To restore them type "git stash apply")'
-	else
+		;;
+	*)
 		usage
-	fi
+	esac
 	;;
 esac
diff --git a/t/lib-patch-mode.sh b/t/lib-patch-mode.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..75a3ee283d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/lib-patch-mode.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+if ! test_have_prereq PERL; then
+	say 'skipping --patch tests, perl not available'
+	test_done
+fi
+
+set_state () {
+	echo "$3" > "$1" &&
+	git add "$1" &&
+	echo "$2" > "$1"
+}
+
+save_state () {
+	noslash="$(echo "$1" | tr / _)" &&
+	cat "$1" > _worktree_"$noslash" &&
+	git show :"$1" > _index_"$noslash"
+}
+
+set_and_save_state () {
+	set_state "$@" &&
+	save_state "$1"
+}
+
+verify_state () {
+	test "$(cat "$1")" = "$2" &&
+	test "$(git show :"$1")" = "$3"
+}
+
+verify_saved_state () {
+	noslash="$(echo "$1" | tr / _)" &&
+	verify_state "$1" "$(cat _worktree_"$noslash")" "$(cat _index_"$noslash")"
+}
+
+save_head () {
+	git rev-parse HEAD > _head
+}
+
+verify_saved_head () {
+	test "$(cat _head)" = "$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
+}
diff --git a/t/t2016-checkout-patch.sh b/t/t2016-checkout-patch.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..4d1c2e9e09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t2016-checkout-patch.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='git checkout --patch'
+
+. ./lib-patch-mode.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'setup' '
+	mkdir dir &&
+	echo parent > dir/foo &&
+	echo dummy > bar &&
+	git add bar dir/foo &&
+	git commit -m initial &&
+	test_tick &&
+	test_commit second dir/foo head &&
+	set_and_save_state bar bar_work bar_index &&
+	save_head
+'
+
+# note: bar sorts before dir/foo, so the first 'n' is always to skip 'bar'
+
+test_expect_success 'saying "n" does nothing' '
+	set_and_save_state dir/foo work head &&
+	(echo n; echo n) | git checkout -p &&
+	verify_saved_state bar &&
+	verify_saved_state dir/foo
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git checkout -p' '
+	(echo n; echo y) | git checkout -p &&
+	verify_saved_state bar &&
+	verify_state dir/foo head head
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git checkout -p with staged changes' '
+	set_state dir/foo work index
+	(echo n; echo y) | git checkout -p &&
+	verify_saved_state bar &&
+	verify_state dir/foo index index
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git checkout -p HEAD with NO staged changes: abort' '
+	set_and_save_state dir/foo work head &&
+	(echo n; echo y; echo n) | git checkout -p HEAD &&
+	verify_saved_state bar &&
+	verify_saved_state dir/foo
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git checkout -p HEAD with NO staged changes: apply' '
+	(echo n; echo y; echo y) | git checkout -p HEAD &&
+	verify_saved_state bar &&
+	verify_state dir/foo head head
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git checkout -p HEAD with change already staged' '
+	set_state dir/foo index index
+	# the third n is to get out in case it mistakenly does not apply
+	(echo n; echo y; echo n) | git checkout -p HEAD &&
+	verify_saved_state bar &&
+	verify_state dir/foo head head
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git checkout -p HEAD^' '
+	# the third n is to get out in case it mistakenly does not apply
+	(echo n; echo y; echo n) | git checkout -p HEAD^ &&
+	verify_saved_state bar &&
+	verify_state dir/foo parent parent
+'
+
+# The idea in the rest is that bar sorts first, so we always say 'y'
+# first and if the path limiter fails it'll apply to bar instead of
+# dir/foo.  There's always an extra 'n' to reject edits to dir/foo in
+# the failure case (and thus get out of the loop).
+
+test_expect_success 'path limiting works: dir' '
+	set_state dir/foo work head &&
+	(echo y; echo n) | git checkout -p dir &&
+	verify_saved_state bar &&
+	verify_state dir/foo head head
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'path limiting works: -- dir' '
+	set_state dir/foo work head &&
+	(echo y; echo n) | git checkout -p -- dir &&
+	verify_saved_state bar &&
+	verify_state dir/foo head head
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'path limiting works: HEAD^ -- dir' '
+	# the third n is to get out in case it mistakenly does not apply
+	(echo y; echo n; echo n) | git checkout -p HEAD^ -- dir &&
+	verify_saved_state bar &&
+	verify_state dir/foo parent parent
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'path limiting works: foo inside dir' '
+	set_state dir/foo work head &&
+	# the third n is to get out in case it mistakenly does not apply
+	(echo y; echo n; echo n) | (cd dir && git checkout -p foo) &&
+	verify_saved_state bar &&
+	verify_state dir/foo head head
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'none of this moved HEAD' '
+	verify_saved_head
+'
+
+test_done
diff --git a/t/t3903-stash.sh b/t/t3903-stash.sh
index 7a3fb67957..5514f74b30 100755
--- a/t/t3903-stash.sh
+++ b/t/t3903-stash.sh
@@ -200,4 +200,23 @@ test_expect_success 'drop -q is quiet' '
 	test ! -s output.out
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'stash -k' '
+	echo bar3 > file &&
+	echo bar4 > file2 &&
+	git add file2 &&
+	git stash -k &&
+	test bar,bar4 = $(cat file),$(cat file2)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'stash --invalid-option' '
+	echo bar5 > file &&
+	echo bar6 > file2 &&
+	git add file2 &&
+	test_must_fail git stash --invalid-option &&
+	test_must_fail git stash save --invalid-option &&
+	test bar5,bar6 = $(cat file),$(cat file2) &&
+	git stash -- -message-starting-with-dash &&
+	test bar,bar2 = $(cat file),$(cat file2)
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t3904-stash-patch.sh b/t/t3904-stash-patch.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..f37e3bc6ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t3904-stash-patch.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='git checkout --patch'
+. ./lib-patch-mode.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'setup' '
+	mkdir dir &&
+	echo parent > dir/foo &&
+	echo dummy > bar &&
+	git add bar dir/foo &&
+	git commit -m initial &&
+	test_tick &&
+	test_commit second dir/foo head &&
+	echo index > dir/foo &&
+	git add dir/foo &&
+	set_and_save_state bar bar_work bar_index &&
+	save_head
+'
+
+# note: bar sorts before dir, so the first 'n' is always to skip 'bar'
+
+test_expect_success 'saying "n" does nothing' '
+	set_state dir/foo work index
+	(echo n; echo n) | test_must_fail git stash save -p &&
+	verify_state dir/foo work index &&
+	verify_saved_state bar
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git stash -p' '
+	(echo n; echo y) | git stash save -p &&
+	verify_state dir/foo head index &&
+	verify_saved_state bar &&
+	git reset --hard &&
+	git stash apply &&
+	verify_state dir/foo work head &&
+	verify_state bar dummy dummy
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git stash -p --no-keep-index' '
+	set_state dir/foo work index &&
+	set_state bar bar_work bar_index &&
+	(echo n; echo y) | git stash save -p --no-keep-index &&
+	verify_state dir/foo head head &&
+	verify_state bar bar_work dummy &&
+	git reset --hard &&
+	git stash apply --index &&
+	verify_state dir/foo work index &&
+	verify_state bar dummy bar_index
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'none of this moved HEAD' '
+	verify_saved_head
+'
+
+test_done
diff --git a/t/t7105-reset-patch.sh b/t/t7105-reset-patch.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..c1f4fc3c65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t7105-reset-patch.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='git reset --patch'
+. ./lib-patch-mode.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'setup' '
+	mkdir dir &&
+	echo parent > dir/foo &&
+	echo dummy > bar &&
+	git add dir &&
+	git commit -m initial &&
+	test_tick &&
+	test_commit second dir/foo head &&
+	set_and_save_state bar bar_work bar_index &&
+	save_head
+'
+
+# note: bar sorts before foo, so the first 'n' is always to skip 'bar'
+
+test_expect_success 'saying "n" does nothing' '
+	set_and_save_state dir/foo work work
+	(echo n; echo n) | git reset -p &&
+	verify_saved_state dir/foo &&
+	verify_saved_state bar
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git reset -p' '
+	(echo n; echo y) | git reset -p &&
+	verify_state dir/foo work head &&
+	verify_saved_state bar
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git reset -p HEAD^' '
+	(echo n; echo y) | git reset -p HEAD^ &&
+	verify_state dir/foo work parent &&
+	verify_saved_state bar
+'
+
+# The idea in the rest is that bar sorts first, so we always say 'y'
+# first and if the path limiter fails it'll apply to bar instead of
+# dir/foo.  There's always an extra 'n' to reject edits to dir/foo in
+# the failure case (and thus get out of the loop).
+
+test_expect_success 'git reset -p dir' '
+	set_state dir/foo work work
+	(echo y; echo n) | git reset -p dir &&
+	verify_state dir/foo work head &&
+	verify_saved_state bar
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git reset -p -- foo (inside dir)' '
+	set_state dir/foo work work
+	(echo y; echo n) | (cd dir && git reset -p -- foo) &&
+	verify_state dir/foo work head &&
+	verify_saved_state bar
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git reset -p HEAD^ -- dir' '
+	(echo y; echo n) | git reset -p HEAD^ -- dir &&
+	verify_state dir/foo work parent &&
+	verify_saved_state bar
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'none of this moved HEAD' '
+	verify_saved_head
+'
+
+
+test_done