diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index e6f823516b70..c958366b7d36 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ These are notable changes in edx-platform.  This is a rolling list of changes,
 in roughly chronological order, most recent first.  Add your entries at or near
 the top.  Include a label indicating the component affected.
 
+CMS: Add feature to allow exporting a course to a git repository by
+specifying the giturl in the course settings.
+
 Studo: Fix import/export bug with conditional modules. STUD-149
 
 Blades: Persist student progress in video. BLD-385.
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/git_export_utils.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/git_export_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e94b10d94c06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/git_export_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+"""
+Utilities for export a course's XML into a git repository,
+committing and pushing the changes.
+"""
+
+import logging
+import os
+import subprocess
+from urlparse import urlparse
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.utils import timezone
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+
+from xmodule.contentstore.django import contentstore
+from xmodule.course_module import CourseDescriptor
+from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
+from xmodule.modulestore.xml_exporter import export_to_xml
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+GIT_REPO_EXPORT_DIR = getattr(settings, 'GIT_REPO_EXPORT_DIR', None)
+GIT_EXPORT_DEFAULT_IDENT = getattr(settings, 'GIT_EXPORT_DEFAULT_IDENT',
+                                   {'name': 'STUDIO_EXPORT_TO_GIT',
+                                    'email': 'STUDIO_EXPORT_TO_GIT@example.com'})
+
+
+class GitExportError(Exception):
+    """
+    Convenience exception class for git export error conditions.
+    """
+
+    NO_EXPORT_DIR = _("GIT_REPO_EXPORT_DIR not set or path {0} doesn't exist, "
+                      "please create it, or configure a different path with "
+                      "GIT_REPO_EXPORT_DIR".format(GIT_REPO_EXPORT_DIR))
+    URL_BAD = _('Non writable git url provided. Expecting something like:'
+                ' git@github.com:mitocw/edx4edx_lite.git')
+    URL_NO_AUTH = _('If using http urls, you must provide the username '
+                    'and password in the url. Similar to '
+                    'https://user:pass@github.com/user/course.')
+    DETACHED_HEAD = _('Unable to determine branch, repo in detached HEAD mode')
+    CANNOT_PULL = _('Unable to update or clone git repository.')
+    XML_EXPORT_FAIL = _('Unable to export course to xml.')
+    CONFIG_ERROR = _('Unable to configure git username and password')
+    CANNOT_COMMIT = _('Unable to commit changes. This is usually '
+                      'because there are no changes to be committed')
+    CANNOT_PUSH = _('Unable to push changes.  This is usually '
+                    'because the remote repository cannot be contacted')
+    BAD_COURSE = _('Bad course location provided')
+    MISSING_BRANCH = _('Missing branch on fresh clone')
+
+
+def cmd_log(cmd, cwd):
+    """
+    Helper function to redirect stderr to stdout and log the command
+    used along with the output. Will raise subprocess.CalledProcessError if
+    command doesn't return 0, and returns the command's output.
+    """
+    output = subprocess.check_output(cmd, cwd=cwd, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+    log.debug(_('Command was: {0!r}. '
+                'Working directory was: {1!r}'.format(' '.join(cmd), cwd)))
+    log.debug(_('Command output was: {0!r}'.format(output)))
+    return output
+
+
+def export_to_git(course_loc, repo, user='', rdir=None):
+    """Export a course to git."""
+    # pylint: disable=R0915
+
+    if course_loc.startswith('i4x://'):
+        course_loc = course_loc[6:]
+
+    if not GIT_REPO_EXPORT_DIR:
+        raise GitExportError(GitExportError.NO_EXPORT_DIR)
+
+    if not os.path.isdir(GIT_REPO_EXPORT_DIR):
+        raise GitExportError(GitExportError.NO_EXPORT_DIR)
+
+    # Check for valid writable git url
+    if not (repo.endswith('.git') or
+            repo.startswith(('http:', 'https:', 'file:'))):
+        raise GitExportError(GitExportError.URL_BAD)
+
+    # Check for username and password if using http[s]
+    if repo.startswith('http:') or repo.startswith('https:'):
+        parsed = urlparse(repo)
+        if parsed.username is None or parsed.password is None:
+            raise GitExportError(GitExportError.URL_NO_AUTH)
+    if rdir:
+        rdir = os.path.basename(rdir)
+    else:
+        rdir = repo.rsplit('/', 1)[-1].rsplit('.git', 1)[0]
+
+    log.debug("rdir = %s", rdir)
+
+    # Pull or clone repo before exporting to xml
+    # and update url in case origin changed.
+    rdirp = '{0}/{1}'.format(GIT_REPO_EXPORT_DIR, rdir)
+    branch = None
+    if os.path.exists(rdirp):
+        log.info(_('Directory already exists, doing a git reset and pull '
+                   'instead of git clone.'))
+        cwd = rdirp
+        # Get current branch
+        cmd = ['git', 'symbolic-ref', '--short', 'HEAD']
+        try:
+            branch = cmd_log(cmd, cwd).strip('\n')
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as ex:
+            log.exception('Failed to get branch: %r', ex.output)
+            raise GitExportError(GitExportError.DETACHED_HEAD)
+
+        cmds = [
+            ['git', 'remote', 'set-url', 'origin', repo],
+            ['git', 'fetch', 'origin'],
+            ['git', 'reset', '--hard', 'origin/{0}'.format(branch)],
+            ['git', 'pull'],
+        ]
+    else:
+        cmds = [['git', 'clone', repo]]
+        cwd = GIT_REPO_EXPORT_DIR
+
+    cwd = os.path.abspath(cwd)
+    for cmd in cmds:
+        try:
+            cmd_log(cmd, cwd)
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as ex:
+            log.exception('Failed to pull git repository: %r', ex.output)
+            raise GitExportError(GitExportError.CANNOT_PULL)
+
+    # export course as xml before commiting and pushing
+    try:
+        location = CourseDescriptor.id_to_location(course_loc)
+    except ValueError:
+        raise GitExportError(GitExportError.BAD_COURSE)
+
+    root_dir = os.path.dirname(rdirp)
+    course_dir = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(rdirp))[0]
+    try:
+        export_to_xml(modulestore('direct'), contentstore(), location,
+                      root_dir, course_dir, modulestore())
+    except (EnvironmentError, AttributeError):
+        log.exception('Failed export to xml')
+        raise GitExportError(GitExportError.XML_EXPORT_FAIL)
+
+    # Get current branch if not already set
+    if not branch:
+        cmd = ['git', 'symbolic-ref', '--short', 'HEAD']
+        try:
+            branch = cmd_log(cmd, os.path.abspath(rdirp)).strip('\n')
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as ex:
+            log.exception('Failed to get branch from freshly cloned repo: %r',
+                          ex.output)
+            raise GitExportError(GitExportError.MISSING_BRANCH)
+
+    # Now that we have fresh xml exported, set identity, add
+    # everything to git, commit, and push to the right branch.
+    ident = {}
+    try:
+        user = User.objects.get(username=user)
+        ident['name'] = user.username
+        ident['email'] = user.email
+    except User.DoesNotExist:
+        # That's ok, just use default ident
+        ident = GIT_EXPORT_DEFAULT_IDENT
+    time_stamp = timezone.now()
+    cwd = os.path.abspath(rdirp)
+    commit_msg = 'Export from Studio at {1}'.format(user, time_stamp)
+    try:
+        cmd_log(['git', 'config', 'user.email', ident['email']], cwd)
+        cmd_log(['git', 'config', 'user.name', ident['name']], cwd)
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as ex:
+        log.exception('Error running git configure commands: %r', ex.output)
+        raise GitExportError(GitExportError.CONFIG_ERROR)
+    try:
+        cmd_log(['git', 'add', '.'], cwd)
+        cmd_log(['git', 'commit', '-a', '-m', commit_msg], cwd)
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as ex:
+        log.exception('Unable to commit changes: %r', ex.output)
+        raise GitExportError(GitExportError.CANNOT_COMMIT)
+    try:
+        cmd_log(['git', 'push', '-q', 'origin', branch], cwd)
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as ex:
+        log.exception('Error running git push command: %r', ex.output)
+        raise GitExportError(GitExportError.CANNOT_PUSH)
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/management/commands/git_export.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/management/commands/git_export.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..848ef832e7cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/management/commands/git_export.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+"""
+This command exports a course from CMS to a git repository.
+It takes as arguments the course id to export (i.e MITx/999/2020 ) and
+the repository to commit too.  It takes username as an option for identifying
+the commit, as well as a directory path to place the git repository.
+
+By default it will use settings.GIT_REPO_EXPORT_DIR/repo_name as the cloned
+directory.  It is branch aware, but will reset all local changes to the
+repository before attempting to export the XML, add, and commit changes if
+any have taken place.
+
+This functionality is also available as an export view in studio if the giturl
+attribute is set and the FEATURE['ENABLE_EXPORT_GIT'] is set.
+"""
+
+import logging
+from optparse import make_option
+
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
+
+import contentstore.git_export_utils as git_export_utils
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    """
+    Take a course from studio and export it to a git repository.
+    """
+
+    option_list = BaseCommand.option_list + (
+        make_option('--username', '-u', dest='user',
+                    help=('Specify a username from LMS/Studio to be used '
+                          'as the commit author.')),
+        make_option('--repo_dir', '-r', dest='repo',
+                    help='Specify existing git repo directory.'),
+    )
+
+    help = _('Take the specified course and attempt to '
+             'export it to a git repository\n. Course directory '
+             'must already be a git repository. Usage: '
+             ' git_export <course_loc> <git_url>')
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        """
+        Checks arguments and runs export function if they are good
+        """
+
+        if len(args) != 2:
+            raise CommandError('This script requires exactly two arguments: '
+                               'course_loc and git_url')
+
+        # Rethrow GitExportError as CommandError for SystemExit
+        try:
+            git_export_utils.export_to_git(
+                args[0],
+                args[1],
+                options.get('user', ''),
+                options.get('rdir', None)
+            )
+        except git_export_utils.GitExportError as ex:
+            raise CommandError(str(ex))
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/management/commands/tests/test_git_export.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/management/commands/tests/test_git_export.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..228571035a12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/management/commands/tests/test_git_export.py
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+"""
+Unittests for exporting to git via management command.
+"""
+
+import copy
+import os
+import shutil
+import StringIO
+import subprocess
+import unittest
+from uuid import uuid4
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.management import call_command
+from django.core.management.base import CommandError
+from django.test.utils import override_settings
+
+from contentstore.tests.utils import CourseTestCase
+import contentstore.git_export_utils as git_export_utils
+from contentstore.git_export_utils import GitExportError
+
+FEATURES_WITH_EXPORT_GIT = settings.FEATURES.copy()
+FEATURES_WITH_EXPORT_GIT['ENABLE_EXPORT_GIT'] = True
+TEST_DATA_CONTENTSTORE = copy.deepcopy(settings.CONTENTSTORE)
+TEST_DATA_CONTENTSTORE['DOC_STORE_CONFIG']['db'] = 'test_xcontent_%s' % uuid4().hex
+
+
+@override_settings(CONTENTSTORE=TEST_DATA_CONTENTSTORE)
+@override_settings(FEATURES=FEATURES_WITH_EXPORT_GIT)
+class TestGitExport(CourseTestCase):
+    """
+    Excercise the git_export django management command with various inputs.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """
+        Create/reinitialize bare repo and folders needed
+        """
+        super(TestGitExport, self).setUp()
+
+        if not os.path.isdir(git_export_utils.GIT_REPO_EXPORT_DIR):
+            os.mkdir(git_export_utils.GIT_REPO_EXPORT_DIR)
+            self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, git_export_utils.GIT_REPO_EXPORT_DIR)
+
+        self.bare_repo_dir = '{0}/data/test_bare.git'.format(
+            os.path.abspath(settings.TEST_ROOT))
+        if not os.path.isdir(self.bare_repo_dir):
+            os.mkdir(self.bare_repo_dir)
+            self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, self.bare_repo_dir)
+        subprocess.check_output(['git', '--bare', 'init'],
+                                cwd=self.bare_repo_dir)
+
+    def test_command(self):
+        """
+        Test that the command interface works. Ignore stderr fo clean
+        test output.
+        """
+        with self.assertRaises(SystemExit) as ex:
+            with self.assertRaisesRegexp(CommandError, 'This script requires.*'):
+                call_command('git_export', 'blah', 'blah', 'blah',
+                             stderr=StringIO.StringIO())
+        self.assertEqual(ex.exception.code, 1)
+
+        with self.assertRaises(SystemExit) as ex:
+            with self.assertRaisesRegexp(CommandError, 'This script requires.*'):
+                call_command('git_export', stderr=StringIO.StringIO())
+        self.assertEqual(ex.exception.code, 1)
+
+        # Send bad url to get course not exported
+        with self.assertRaises(SystemExit) as ex:
+            with self.assertRaisesRegexp(CommandError, GitExportError.URL_BAD):
+                call_command('git_export', 'foo', 'silly',
+                             stderr=StringIO.StringIO())
+        self.assertEqual(ex.exception.code, 1)
+
+    def test_bad_git_url(self):
+        """
+        Test several bad URLs for validation
+        """
+        with self.assertRaisesRegexp(GitExportError, str(GitExportError.URL_BAD)):
+            git_export_utils.export_to_git('', 'Sillyness')
+
+        with self.assertRaisesRegexp(GitExportError, str(GitExportError.URL_BAD)):
+            git_export_utils.export_to_git('', 'example.com:edx/notreal')
+
+        with self.assertRaisesRegexp(GitExportError,
+                                     str(GitExportError.URL_NO_AUTH)):
+            git_export_utils.export_to_git('', 'http://blah')
+
+    def test_bad_git_repos(self):
+        """
+        Test invalid git repos
+        """
+        test_repo_path = '{}/test_repo'.format(git_export_utils.GIT_REPO_EXPORT_DIR)
+        self.assertFalse(os.path.isdir(test_repo_path))
+        # Test bad clones
+        with self.assertRaisesRegexp(GitExportError,
+                                     str(GitExportError.CANNOT_PULL)):
+            git_export_utils.export_to_git(
+                'foo/blah/100',
+                'https://user:blah@example.com/test_repo.git')
+        self.assertFalse(os.path.isdir(test_repo_path))
+
+        # Setup good repo with bad course to test xml export
+        with self.assertRaisesRegexp(GitExportError,
+                                     str(GitExportError.XML_EXPORT_FAIL)):
+            git_export_utils.export_to_git(
+                'foo/blah/100',
+                'file://{0}'.format(self.bare_repo_dir))
+
+        # Test bad git remote after successful clone
+        with self.assertRaisesRegexp(GitExportError,
+                                     str(GitExportError.CANNOT_PULL)):
+            git_export_utils.export_to_git(
+                'foo/blah/100',
+                'https://user:blah@example.com/r.git')
+
+    def test_bad_course_id(self):
+        """
+        Test valid git url, but bad course.
+        """
+        with self.assertRaisesRegexp(GitExportError, str(GitExportError.BAD_COURSE)):
+            git_export_utils.export_to_git(
+                '', 'file://{0}'.format(self.bare_repo_dir), '', '/blah')
+
+    @unittest.skipIf(os.environ.get('GIT_CONFIG') or
+                     os.environ.get('GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL') or
+                     os.environ.get('GIT_AUTHOR_NAME') or
+                     os.environ.get('GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL') or
+                     os.environ.get('GIT_COMMITTER_NAME'),
+                     'Global git override set')
+    def test_git_ident(self):
+        """
+        Test valid course with and without user specified.
+
+        Test skipped if git global config override environment variable GIT_CONFIG
+        is set.
+        """
+        git_export_utils.export_to_git(
+            self.course.id,
+            'file://{0}'.format(self.bare_repo_dir),
+            'enigma'
+        )
+        expect_string = '{0}|{1}\n'.format(
+            git_export_utils.GIT_EXPORT_DEFAULT_IDENT['name'],
+            git_export_utils.GIT_EXPORT_DEFAULT_IDENT['email']
+        )
+        cwd = os.path.abspath(git_export_utils.GIT_REPO_EXPORT_DIR / 'test_bare')
+        git_log = subprocess.check_output(['git', 'log', '-1',
+                                           '--format=%an|%ae'], cwd=cwd)
+        self.assertEqual(expect_string, git_log)
+
+        # Make changes to course so there is something commit
+        self.populateCourse()
+        git_export_utils.export_to_git(
+            self.course.id,
+            'file://{0}'.format(self.bare_repo_dir),
+            self.user.username
+        )
+        expect_string = '{0}|{1}\n'.format(
+            self.user.username,
+            self.user.email,
+        )
+        git_log = subprocess.check_output(
+            ['git', 'log', '-1', '--format=%an|%ae'], cwd=cwd)
+        self.assertEqual(expect_string, git_log)
+
+    def test_no_change(self):
+        """
+        Test response if there are no changes
+        """
+        git_export_utils.export_to_git(
+            'i4x://{0}'.format(self.course.id),
+            'file://{0}'.format(self.bare_repo_dir)
+        )
+
+        with self.assertRaisesRegexp(GitExportError,
+                                     str(GitExportError.CANNOT_COMMIT)):
+            git_export_utils.export_to_git(
+                self.course.id, 'file://{0}'.format(self.bare_repo_dir))
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_export_git.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_export_git.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6288a7ef008d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_export_git.py
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+"""
+Test the ability to export courses to xml from studio
+"""
+
+import copy
+import os
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+from uuid import uuid4
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+from django.test.utils import override_settings
+from pymongo import MongoClient
+
+from .utils import CourseTestCase
+import contentstore.git_export_utils as git_export_utils
+from xmodule.contentstore.django import _CONTENTSTORE
+from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
+
+TEST_DATA_CONTENTSTORE = copy.deepcopy(settings.CONTENTSTORE)
+TEST_DATA_CONTENTSTORE['DOC_STORE_CONFIG']['db'] = 'test_xcontent_%s' % uuid4().hex
+
+
+@override_settings(CONTENTSTORE=TEST_DATA_CONTENTSTORE)
+class TestExportGit(CourseTestCase):
+    """
+    Tests pushing a course to a git repository
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """
+        Setup test course, user, and url.
+        """
+        super(TestExportGit, self).setUp()
+        self.course_module = modulestore().get_item(self.course.location)
+        self.test_url = reverse('export_git', kwargs={
+            'org': self.course.location.org,
+            'course': self.course.location.course,
+            'name': self.course.location.name,
+        })
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        MongoClient().drop_database(TEST_DATA_CONTENTSTORE['DOC_STORE_CONFIG']['db'])
+        _CONTENTSTORE.clear()
+
+    def test_giturl_missing(self):
+        """
+        Test to make sure an appropriate error is displayed
+        if course hasn't set giturl.
+        """
+        response = self.client.get(self.test_url)
+        self.assertEqual(200, response.status_code)
+        self.assertIn(
+            ('giturl must be defined in your '
+             'course settings before you can export to git.'),
+            response.content
+        )
+
+        response = self.client.get('{}?action=push'.format(self.test_url))
+        self.assertEqual(200, response.status_code)
+        self.assertIn(
+            ('giturl must be defined in your '
+             'course settings before you can export to git.'),
+            response.content
+        )
+
+    def test_course_export_failures(self):
+        """
+        Test failed course export response.
+        """
+        self.course_module.giturl = 'foobar'
+        modulestore().save_xmodule(self.course_module)
+
+        response = self.client.get('{}?action=push'.format(self.test_url))
+        self.assertIn('Export Failed:', response.content)
+
+    def test_course_export_success(self):
+        """
+        Test successful course export response.
+        """
+        # Build out local bare repo, and set course git url to it
+        repo_dir = os.path.abspath(git_export_utils.GIT_REPO_EXPORT_DIR)
+        os.mkdir(repo_dir)
+        self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, repo_dir)
+
+        bare_repo_dir = '{0}/test_repo.git'.format(
+            os.path.abspath(git_export_utils.GIT_REPO_EXPORT_DIR))
+        os.mkdir(bare_repo_dir)
+        self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, bare_repo_dir)
+
+        subprocess.check_output(['git', '--bare', 'init', ], cwd=bare_repo_dir)
+
+        self.populateCourse()
+        self.course_module.giturl = 'file://{}'.format(bare_repo_dir)
+        modulestore().save_xmodule(self.course_module)
+
+        response = self.client.get('{}?action=push'.format(self.test_url))
+        self.assertIn('Export Succeeded', response.content)
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/__init__.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/__init__.py
index 6211169bb258..5e644468fdb3 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/__init__.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/__init__.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from .import_export import *
 from .preview import *
 from .public import *
+from .export_git import *
 from .user import *
 from .tabs import *
 from .transcripts_ajax import *
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/export_git.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/export_git.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e3ec9f4f6085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/export_git.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+"""
+This views handles exporting the course xml to a git repository if
+the giturl attribute is set.
+"""
+
+import logging
+
+from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
+from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
+from django_future.csrf import ensure_csrf_cookie
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
+
+from .access import has_course_access
+import contentstore.git_export_utils as git_export_utils
+from edxmako.shortcuts import render_to_response
+from xmodule.modulestore import Location
+from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@ensure_csrf_cookie
+@login_required
+def export_git(request, org, course, name):
+    """
+    This method serves up the 'Export to Git' page
+    """
+    location = Location('i4x', org, course, 'course', name)
+    if not has_course_access(request.user, location):
+        raise PermissionDenied()
+    course_module = modulestore().get_item(location)
+    failed = False
+
+    log.debug('export_git course_module=%s', course_module)
+
+    msg = ""
+    if 'action' in request.GET and course_module.giturl:
+        if request.GET['action'] == 'push':
+            try:
+                git_export_utils.export_to_git(
+                    course_module.id,
+                    course_module.giturl,
+                    request.user,
+                )
+                msg = _('Course successfully exported to git repository')
+            except git_export_utils.GitExportError as ex:
+                failed = True
+                msg = str(ex)
+
+    return render_to_response('export_git.html', {
+        'context_course': course_module,
+        'msg': msg,
+        'failed': failed,
+    })
diff --git a/cms/envs/aws.py b/cms/envs/aws.py
index a7cd24663c3f..2c4a43a77253 100644
--- a/cms/envs/aws.py
+++ b/cms/envs/aws.py
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@
 #Timezone overrides
 TIME_ZONE = ENV_TOKENS.get('TIME_ZONE', TIME_ZONE)
 
+# Push to LMS overrides
+GIT_REPO_EXPORT_DIR = ENV_TOKENS.get('GIT_REPO_EXPORT_DIR', '/edx/var/edxapp/export_course_repos')
+
 # Translation overrides
 LANGUAGES = ENV_TOKENS.get('LANGUAGES', LANGUAGES)
 LANGUAGE_CODE = ENV_TOKENS.get('LANGUAGE_CODE', LANGUAGE_CODE)
diff --git a/cms/envs/test.py b/cms/envs/test.py
index 617d0fa083e8..5edbc896866c 100644
--- a/cms/envs/test.py
+++ b/cms/envs/test.py
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
 GITHUB_REPO_ROOT = TEST_ROOT / "data"
 COMMON_TEST_DATA_ROOT = COMMON_ROOT / "test" / "data"
 
+# For testing "push to lms"
+FEATURES['ENABLE_EXPORT_GIT'] = True
+GIT_REPO_EXPORT_DIR = TEST_ROOT / "export_course_repos"
+
 # Makes the tests run much faster...
 SOUTH_TESTS_MIGRATE = False  # To disable migrations and use syncdb instead
 
diff --git a/cms/static/sass/style-app-extend1.scss b/cms/static/sass/style-app-extend1.scss
index c3997c9427e0..2702157ee642 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/style-app-extend1.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/style-app-extend1.scss
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 @import 'views/users';
 @import 'views/checklists';
 @import 'views/textbooks';
+@import 'views/export-git';
 
 // base - contexts
 @import 'contexts/ie'; // ie-specific rules (mostly for known/older bugs)
diff --git a/cms/static/sass/views/_export-git.scss b/cms/static/sass/views/_export-git.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dda371b45ea7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/static/sass/views/_export-git.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+// studio - views - export to git
+// ====================
+
+.view-export-git {
+
+  // UI: basic layout
+  .content-primary, .content-supplementary {
+    @include box-sizing(border-box);
+    float: left;
+  }
+
+  .content-primary {
+    width: flex-grid(9,12);
+    margin-right: flex-gutter();
+  }
+
+  .content-supplementary {
+    width: flex-grid(3,12);
+  }
+
+  .error-text {
+    color: $error-red;
+  }
+
+  h3 {
+      font-size: 19px;
+      font-weight: 700;
+  }
+
+  .export-git-info-block {
+
+    dt {
+      font-size: 19px;
+      font-weight: 700;
+      margin-top: 12px;
+    }
+
+    dd {
+      font-size: 17px;
+      margin-bottom: 20px;
+    }
+
+    .course_text {
+        color: $green;
+    }
+    .giturl_text {
+      color: $blue;
+    }
+  }
+
+   // UI: introduction
+  .introduction {
+
+    .title {
+      @extend %cont-text-sr;
+    }
+  }
+
+ // UI: export controls
+  .export-git-controls {
+    @include box-sizing(border-box);
+    @extend %ui-window;
+    padding: $baseline ($baseline*1.5) ($baseline*1.5) ($baseline*1.5);
+
+    .title {
+      @extend %t-title4;
+    }
+
+    .action-export-git {
+      @extend %btn-primary-blue;
+      @extend %t-action1;
+      display: block;
+      margin: $baseline 0;
+      padding: ($baseline*0.75) $baseline;
+    }
+
+    .action {
+
+      [class^="icon"] {
+        @extend %t-icon2;
+        display: inline-block;
+        vertical-align: middle;
+        margin-right: ($baseline/4);
+      }
+
+      .copy {
+        display: inline-block;
+        vertical-align: middle;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/cms/templates/export_git.html b/cms/templates/export_git.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5e5456949622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/templates/export_git.html
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+<%inherit file="base.html" />
+<%namespace name='static' file='static_content.html'/>
+
+<%!
+  from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+  from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
+%>
+<%block name="title">${_("Export Course to Git")}</%block>
+<%block name="bodyclass">is-signedin course tools view-export-git</%block>
+
+<%block name="content">
+<div class="wrapper-mast wrapper">
+  <header class="mast has-subtitle">
+    <h1 class="page-header">
+      <small class="subtitle">${_("Tools")}</small>
+      <span class="sr">&gt; </span>${_("Export to Git")}
+    </h1>
+  </header>
+</div>
+
+<div class="wrapper-content wrapper">
+  <section class="content">
+    <article class="content-primary" role="main">
+
+      <div class="introduction">
+        <h2 class="title">${_("About Export to Git")}</h2>
+        <div class="copy">
+          <p>${_("Use this to export your course to its git repository.")}</p>
+          <p>${_("This will then trigger an automatic update of the main LMS site and update the contents of your course visible there to students if automatic git imports are configured.")}</p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="export-git-controls">
+        <h2 class="title">${_("Export Course to Git:")}</h2>
+
+        % if not context_course.giturl:
+        <p class="error-text">${_("giturl must be defined in your course settings before you can export to git.")}</p>
+        % else:
+        <ul class="list-actions">
+          <li class="item-action">
+            <a class="action action-export-git"" action-primary" href="${reverse('export_git', kwargs=dict(org=context_course.location.org, course=context_course.location.course, name=context_course.location.name))}?action=push">
+              <i class="icon-download"></i>
+              <span class="copy">${_("Export to Git")}</span>
+            </a>
+          </li>
+        </ul>
+        % endif
+      </div>
+      <div class="messages">
+        % if msg:
+          % if failed:
+          <h3 class="error-text">${_('Export Failed')}:</h3>
+          % else:
+          <h3>${_('Export Succeeded')}:</h3>
+          % endif
+        <pre>${msg|h}</pre>
+        % endif
+      </div>
+    </article>
+    <aside class="content-supplementary" role="complimentary">
+      <dl class="export-git-info-block">
+        <dt>${_("Your course:")}</dt>
+        <dd class="course_text">${context_course.id}</dd>
+        <dt>${_("Course git url:")}</dt>
+        <dd class="giturl_text">${context_course.giturl}</dd>
+      </dl>
+    </aside>
+  </section>
+</div>
+</%block>
diff --git a/cms/templates/widgets/header.html b/cms/templates/widgets/header.html
index ac9067e6be9e..0dcac37f6a12 100644
--- a/cms/templates/widgets/header.html
+++ b/cms/templates/widgets/header.html
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ <h3 class="title"><span class="label">${_("Tools")}</span> <i class="icon-caret-
                   <li class="nav-item nav-course-tools-export">
                     <a href="${export_url}">${_("Export")}</a>
                   </li>
+                  % if settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_EXPORT_GIT') and context_course.giturl:
+                  <li class="nav-item nav-course-tools-export-git">
+                    <a href="${reverse('export_git', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, name=ctx_loc.name))}">${_("Export to Git")}</a>
+                  </li>
+                  % endif
                 </ul>
               </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/cms/urls.py b/cms/urls.py
index d21f0a22227b..8192b458861f 100644
--- a/cms/urls.py
+++ b/cms/urls.py
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@
     url(r'^i18n.js$', 'django.views.i18n.javascript_catalog', js_info_dict),
 )
 
+
+if settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_EXPORT_GIT'):
+    urlpatterns += (url(r'^(?P<org>[^/]+)/(?P<course>[^/]+)/export_git/(?P<name>[^/]+)$',
+                        'contentstore.views.export_git', name='export_git'),)
+
 if settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_SERVICE_STATUS'):
     urlpatterns += patterns('',
         url(r'^status/', include('service_status.urls')),