diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index 2b037f11b2..b36fd70978 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -667,6 +667,17 @@ struct remote *remote_get(const char *name)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int remote_is_configured(const char *name)
+{
+	int i;
+	read_config();
+
+	for (i = 0; i < remotes_nr; i++)
+		if (!strcmp(name, remotes[i]->name))
+			return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int for_each_remote(each_remote_fn fn, void *priv)
 {
 	int i, result = 0;
diff --git a/remote.h b/remote.h
index de3d21b662..99706a89bc 100644
--- a/remote.h
+++ b/remote.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ struct remote {
 };
 
 struct remote *remote_get(const char *name);
+int remote_is_configured(const char *name);
 
 typedef int each_remote_fn(struct remote *remote, void *priv);
 int for_each_remote(each_remote_fn fn, void *priv);