diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index fc8785d23872ef..966bd037af44d5 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -3179,3 +3179,9 @@ web.browser::
 	Specify a web browser that may be used by some commands.
 	Currently only linkgit:git-instaweb[1] and linkgit:git-help[1]
 	may use it.
+
+sendpack.sideband::
+  Allows to disable the side-band-64k capability for send-pack even
+  when it is advertised by the server. Makes it possible to work
+  around a limitation in the git for windows implementation together
+  with the dump git protocol. Defaults to true.
diff --git a/send-pack.c b/send-pack.c
index 6195b43e9abacf..18bc1df6f537a3 100644
--- a/send-pack.c
+++ b/send-pack.c
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ int option_parse_push_signed(const struct option *opt,
 	die("bad %s argument: %s", opt->long_name, arg);
 }
 
+static int config_use_sideband = 1;
+
+static int send_pack_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *unused)
+{
+	if (!strcmp("sendpack.sideband", var))
+		config_use_sideband = git_config_bool(var, value);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void feed_object(const unsigned char *sha1, FILE *fh, int negative)
 {
 	if (negative && !has_sha1_file(sha1))
@@ -380,6 +390,8 @@ int send_pack(struct send_pack_args *args,
 	struct async demux;
 	const char *push_cert_nonce = NULL;
 
+	git_config(send_pack_config, NULL);
+
 	/* Does the other end support the reporting? */
 	if (server_supports("report-status"))
 		status_report = 1;
@@ -387,7 +399,7 @@ int send_pack(struct send_pack_args *args,
 		allow_deleting_refs = 1;
 	if (server_supports("ofs-delta"))
 		args->use_ofs_delta = 1;
-	if (server_supports("side-band-64k"))
+	if (config_use_sideband && server_supports("side-band-64k"))
 		use_sideband = 1;
 	if (server_supports("quiet"))
 		quiet_supported = 1;