diff --git a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
index 121895209d..15e58b18f7 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ OPTIONS
 	such as configuring sparse-checkout. See "Sparse checkout"
 	in linkgit:git-read-tree[1].
 
+--[no-]track::
+	When creating a new branch, if `<commit-ish>` is a branch,
+	mark it as "upstream" from the new branch.  This is the
+	default if `<commit-ish>` is a remote-tracking branch.  See
+	"--track" in linkgit:git-branch[1] for details.
+
 --lock::
 	Keep the working tree locked after creation. This is the
 	equivalent of `git worktree lock` after `git worktree add`,
diff --git a/builtin/worktree.c b/builtin/worktree.c
index ed043d5f1c..ea9678cac8 100644
--- a/builtin/worktree.c
+++ b/builtin/worktree.c
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ static int add(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
 	const char *new_branch_force = NULL;
 	char *path;
 	const char *branch;
+	const char *opt_track = NULL;
 	struct option options[] = {
 		OPT__FORCE(&opts.force, N_("checkout <branch> even if already checked out in other worktree")),
 		OPT_STRING('b', NULL, &opts.new_branch, N_("branch"),
@@ -350,6 +351,9 @@ static int add(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "detach", &opts.detach, N_("detach HEAD at named commit")),
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "checkout", &opts.checkout, N_("populate the new working tree")),
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "lock", &opts.keep_locked, N_("keep the new working tree locked")),
+		OPT_PASSTHRU(0, "track", &opt_track, NULL,
+			     N_("set up tracking mode (see git-branch(1))"),
+			     PARSE_OPT_NOARG | PARSE_OPT_OPTARG),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 
@@ -394,9 +398,13 @@ static int add(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
 			argv_array_push(&cp.args, "--force");
 		argv_array_push(&cp.args, opts.new_branch);
 		argv_array_push(&cp.args, branch);
+		if (opt_track)
+			argv_array_push(&cp.args, opt_track);
 		if (run_command(&cp))
 			return -1;
 		branch = opts.new_branch;
+	} else if (opt_track) {
+		die(_("--[no-]track can only be used if a new branch is created"));
 	}
 
 	UNLEAK(path);
diff --git a/t/t2025-worktree-add.sh b/t/t2025-worktree-add.sh
index b5c47ac602..72e8b62927 100755
--- a/t/t2025-worktree-add.sh
+++ b/t/t2025-worktree-add.sh
@@ -313,5 +313,56 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout a branch under bisect' '
 test_expect_success 'rename a branch under bisect not allowed' '
 	test_must_fail git branch -M under-bisect bisect-with-new-name
 '
+# Is branch "refs/heads/$1" set to pull from "$2/$3"?
+test_branch_upstream () {
+	printf "%s\n" "$2" "refs/heads/$3" >expect.upstream &&
+	{
+		git config "branch.$1.remote" &&
+		git config "branch.$1.merge"
+	} >actual.upstream &&
+	test_cmp expect.upstream actual.upstream
+}
+
+test_expect_success '--track sets up tracking' '
+	test_when_finished rm -rf track &&
+	git worktree add --track -b track track master &&
+	test_branch_upstream track . master
+'
+
+# setup remote repository $1 and repository $2 with $1 set up as
+# remote.  The remote has two branches, master and foo.
+setup_remote_repo () {
+	git init $1 &&
+	(
+		cd $1 &&
+		test_commit $1_master &&
+		git checkout -b foo &&
+		test_commit upstream_foo
+	) &&
+	git init $2 &&
+	(
+		cd $2 &&
+		test_commit $2_master &&
+		git remote add $1 ../$1 &&
+		git config remote.$1.fetch \
+			"refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/$1/*" &&
+		git fetch --all
+	)
+}
+
+test_expect_success '--no-track avoids setting up tracking' '
+	test_when_finished rm -rf repo_upstream repo_local foo &&
+	setup_remote_repo repo_upstream repo_local &&
+	(
+		cd repo_local &&
+		git worktree add --no-track -b foo ../foo repo_upstream/foo
+	) &&
+	(
+		cd foo &&
+		test_must_fail git config "branch.foo.remote" &&
+		test_must_fail git config "branch.foo.merge" &&
+		test_cmp_rev refs/remotes/repo_upstream/foo refs/heads/foo
+	)
+'
 
 test_done