--- a/src/hgext3rd/hggit_serve/_ssh.py	Sun Feb 22 13:49:30 2026 -0500
+++ b/src/hgext3rd/hggit_serve/_ssh.py	Mon Feb 23 17:12:03 2026 -0500
@@ -111,4 +111,22 @@
     return 0
 
 
+@_command(
+    b'git-upload-archive',
+    [],
+    helpcategory=b'import',
+    intents=(b'readonly',),
+)
+def _git_upload_archive(ui: hgui.ui, repo: hgrepo.IRepo) -> int:
+    """Server-side handler for ``git archive --remote``."""
+    if not xp.is_gitty(repo):
+        raise _not_git()
+    upload_archive = ui.configlist(
+        b'hggit-serve', b'upload-archive', default=(b'git', b'upload-archive')
+    )
+    return subprocess.call(
+        (*upload_archive, repo.githandler.gitdir), close_fds=True
+    )
+
+
 __all__ = ('cmdtable',)