diff --git a/GitRepo.hs b/GitRepo.hs
index 539acecb7e..3cbeae192d 100644
--- a/GitRepo.hs
+++ b/GitRepo.hs
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ repoIsUrl _ = False
 repoIsSsh :: Repo -> Bool
 repoIsSsh Repo { location = Url url } 
 	| uriScheme url == "ssh:" = True
+	| uriScheme url == "git+ssh:" = True
 	| otherwise = False
 repoIsSsh _ = False
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 7ac893c13c..c9f47273f0 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ git-annex (0.13) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Makefile: Install man page and html (when built).
   * Makefile: Add GHCFLAGS variable.
   * Fix upgrade from 0.03.
+  * Support remotes using git+ssh:// as protocol. Closes: #607056
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 13:14:58 -0400