diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index cd1781498eb..50a65ab8d1b 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -1381,7 +1381,13 @@ remote.<name>.mirror::
 
 remote.<name>.skipDefaultUpdate::
 	If true, this remote will be skipped by default when updating
-	using the update subcommand of linkgit:git-remote[1].
+	using linkgit:git-fetch[1] or the `update` subcommand of
+	linkgit:git-remote[1].
+
+remote.<name>.skipFetchAll::
+	If true, this remote will be skipped by default when updating
+	using linkgit:git-fetch[1] or the `update` subcommand of
+	linkgit:git-remote[1].
 
 remote.<name>.receivepack::
 	The default program to execute on the remote side when pushing.  See
diff --git a/builtin-fetch.c b/builtin-fetch.c
index c903c66d47c..4cbd69075f7 100644
--- a/builtin-fetch.c
+++ b/builtin-fetch.c
@@ -649,7 +649,8 @@ static void set_option(const char *name, const char *value)
 static int get_one_remote_for_fetch(struct remote *remote, void *priv)
 {
 	struct string_list *list = priv;
-	string_list_append(remote->name, list);
+	if (!remote->skip_default_update)
+		string_list_append(remote->name, list);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index 73d33f2584b..beaf9fb5b2a 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -396,7 +396,8 @@ static int handle_config(const char *key, const char *value, void *cb)
 		remote->mirror = git_config_bool(key, value);
 	else if (!strcmp(subkey, ".skipdefaultupdate"))
 		remote->skip_default_update = git_config_bool(key, value);
-
+	else if (!strcmp(subkey, ".skipfetchall"))
+		remote->skip_default_update = git_config_bool(key, value);
 	else if (!strcmp(subkey, ".url")) {
 		const char *v;
 		if (git_config_string(&v, key, value))
diff --git a/t/t5514-fetch-multiple.sh b/t/t5514-fetch-multiple.sh
index 69c64ab1e40..b73733219d6 100755
--- a/t/t5514-fetch-multiple.sh
+++ b/t/t5514-fetch-multiple.sh
@@ -94,9 +94,6 @@ test_expect_success 'git fetch --multiple (but only one remote)' '
 cat > expect << EOF
   one/master
   one/side
-  origin/HEAD -> origin/master
-  origin/master
-  origin/side
   two/another
   two/master
   two/side
@@ -105,6 +102,7 @@ EOF
 test_expect_success 'git fetch --multiple (two remotes)' '
 	(git clone one test4 &&
 	 cd test4 &&
+	 git remote rm origin &&
 	 git remote add one ../one &&
 	 git remote add two ../two &&
 	 git fetch --multiple one two &&
@@ -117,4 +115,40 @@ test_expect_success 'git fetch --multiple (bad remote names)' '
 	 test_must_fail git fetch --multiple four)
 '
 
+
+test_expect_success 'git fetch --all (skipFetchAll)' '
+	(cd test4 &&
+	 for b in $(git branch -r)
+	 do
+		git branch -r -d $b || break
+	 done &&
+	 git remote add three ../three &&
+	 git config remote.three.skipFetchAll true &&
+	 git fetch --all &&
+	 git branch -r > output &&
+	 test_cmp ../expect output)
+'
+
+cat > expect << EOF
+  one/master
+  one/side
+  three/another
+  three/master
+  three/side
+  two/another
+  two/master
+  two/side
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'git fetch --multiple (ignoring skipFetchAll)' '
+	(cd test4 &&
+	 for b in $(git branch -r)
+	 do
+		git branch -r -d $b || break
+	 done &&
+	 git fetch --multiple one two three &&
+	 git branch -r > output &&
+	 test_cmp ../expect output)
+'
+
 test_done