diff --git a/project.py b/project.py
index 66a123d..68c1c68 100644
--- a/project.py
+++ b/project.py
@@ -176,10 +176,11 @@
       R_HEADS + self.name,
       '--')
 
-  def UploadForReview(self, people, auto_topic=False):
+  def UploadForReview(self, people, auto_topic=False, draft=False):
     self.project.UploadForReview(self.name,
                                  people,
-                                 auto_topic=auto_topic)
+                                 auto_topic=auto_topic,
+                                 draft=draft)
 
   def GetPublishedRefs(self):
     refs = {}
@@ -881,7 +882,8 @@
 
   def UploadForReview(self, branch=None,
                       people=([],[]),
-                      auto_topic=False):
+                      auto_topic=False,
+                      draft=False):
     """Uploads the named branch for code review.
     """
     if branch is None:
@@ -920,7 +922,13 @@
 
     if dest_branch.startswith(R_HEADS):
       dest_branch = dest_branch[len(R_HEADS):]
-    ref_spec = '%s:refs/for/%s' % (R_HEADS + branch.name, dest_branch)
+
+    upload_type = 'for'
+    if draft:
+      upload_type = 'drafts'
+
+    ref_spec = '%s:refs/%s/%s' % (R_HEADS + branch.name, upload_type,
+                                  dest_branch)
     if auto_topic:
       ref_spec = ref_spec + '/' + branch.name
     cmd.append(ref_spec)
diff --git a/subcmds/upload.py b/subcmds/upload.py
index 69efa10..c931297 100644
--- a/subcmds/upload.py
+++ b/subcmds/upload.py
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@
     p.add_option('--cbr', '--current-branch',
                  dest='current_branch', action='store_true',
                  help='Upload current git branch.')
+    p.add_option('-d', '--draft',
+                 action='store_true', dest='draft', default=False,
+                 help='If specified, upload as a draft.')
 
     # Options relating to upload hook.  Note that verify and no-verify are NOT
     # opposites of each other, which is why they store to different locations.
@@ -324,7 +327,7 @@
            key = 'review.%s.uploadtopic' % branch.project.remote.review
            opt.auto_topic = branch.project.config.GetBoolean(key)
 
-        branch.UploadForReview(people, auto_topic=opt.auto_topic)
+        branch.UploadForReview(people, auto_topic=opt.auto_topic, draft=opt.draft)
         branch.uploaded = True
       except UploadError, e:
         branch.error = e