diff --git a/docs/manifest-format.txt b/docs/manifest-format.txt
index e48b75f..f187bfa 100644
--- a/docs/manifest-format.txt
+++ b/docs/manifest-format.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     <!ATTLIST remote alias        CDATA #IMPLIED>
     <!ATTLIST remote fetch        CDATA #REQUIRED>
     <!ATTLIST remote review       CDATA #IMPLIED>
+    <!ATTLIST remote revision     CDATA #IMPLIED>
 
     <!ELEMENT default (EMPTY)>
     <!ATTLIST default remote      IDREF #IMPLIED>
@@ -112,6 +113,10 @@
 are uploaded to by `repo upload`.  This attribute is optional;
 if not specified then `repo upload` will not function.
 
+Attribute `revision`: Name of a Git branch (e.g. `master` or
+`refs/heads/master`). Remotes with their own revision will override
+the default revision.
+
 Element default
 ---------------
 
@@ -208,7 +213,8 @@
 (e.g. just "master") or absolute (e.g. "refs/heads/master").
 Tags and/or explicit SHA-1s should work in theory, but have not
 been extensively tested.  If not supplied the revision given by
-the default element is used.
+the remote element is used if applicable, else the default
+element is used.
 
 Attribute `dest-branch`: Name of a Git branch (e.g. `master`).
 When using `repo upload`, changes will be submitted for code
diff --git a/manifest_xml.py b/manifest_xml.py
index e2f58e6..a32c693 100644
--- a/manifest_xml.py
+++ b/manifest_xml.py
@@ -63,12 +63,14 @@
                alias=None,
                fetch=None,
                manifestUrl=None,
-               review=None):
+               review=None,
+               revision=None):
     self.name = name
     self.fetchUrl = fetch
     self.manifestUrl = manifestUrl
     self.remoteAlias = alias
     self.reviewUrl = review
+    self.revision = revision
     self.resolvedFetchUrl = self._resolveFetchUrl()
 
   def __eq__(self, other):
@@ -159,6 +161,8 @@
       e.setAttribute('alias', r.remoteAlias)
     if r.reviewUrl is not None:
       e.setAttribute('review', r.reviewUrl)
+    if r.revision is not None:
+      e.setAttribute('revision', r.revision)
 
   def Save(self, fd, peg_rev=False, peg_rev_upstream=True):
     """Write the current manifest out to the given file descriptor.
@@ -240,7 +244,8 @@
       if d.remote:
         remoteName = d.remote.remoteAlias or d.remote.name
       if not d.remote or p.remote.name != remoteName:
-        e.setAttribute('remote', p.remote.name)
+        remoteName = p.remote.name
+        e.setAttribute('remote', remoteName)
       if peg_rev:
         if self.IsMirror:
           value = p.bare_git.rev_parse(p.revisionExpr + '^0')
@@ -252,8 +257,10 @@
           # isn't our value, and the if the default doesn't already have that
           # covered.
           e.setAttribute('upstream', p.revisionExpr)
-      elif not d.revisionExpr or p.revisionExpr != d.revisionExpr:
-        e.setAttribute('revision', p.revisionExpr)
+      else:
+        revision = self.remotes[remoteName].revision or d.revisionExpr
+        if not revision or revision != p.revisionExpr:
+          e.setAttribute('revision', p.revisionExpr)
 
       for c in p.copyfiles:
         ce = doc.createElement('copyfile')
@@ -592,8 +599,11 @@
     review = node.getAttribute('review')
     if review == '':
       review = None
+    revision = node.getAttribute('revision')
+    if revision == '':
+      revision = None
     manifestUrl = self.manifestProject.config.GetString('remote.origin.url')
-    return _XmlRemote(name, alias, fetch, manifestUrl, review)
+    return _XmlRemote(name, alias, fetch, manifestUrl, review, revision)
 
   def _ParseDefault(self, node):
     """
@@ -686,7 +696,7 @@
       raise ManifestParseError("no remote for project %s within %s" %
             (name, self.manifestFile))
 
-    revisionExpr = node.getAttribute('revision')
+    revisionExpr = node.getAttribute('revision') or remote.revision
     if not revisionExpr:
       revisionExpr = self._default.revisionExpr
     if not revisionExpr:
diff --git a/project.py b/project.py
index 127176e..db380a0 100644
--- a/project.py
+++ b/project.py
@@ -259,10 +259,12 @@
   def __init__(self,
                name,
                url = None,
-               review = None):
+               review = None,
+               revision = None):
     self.name = name
     self.url = url
     self.review = review
+    self.revision = revision
 
 class RepoHook(object):
   """A RepoHook contains information about a script to run as a hook.
@@ -1657,7 +1659,8 @@
 
       remote = RemoteSpec(self.remote.name,
                           url = url,
-                          review = self.remote.review)
+                          review = self.remote.review,
+                          revision = self.remote.revision)
       subproject = Project(manifest = self.manifest,
                            name = name,
                            remote = remote,