diff --git a/Build/BundledPrograms.hs b/Build/BundledPrograms.hs
index ae49f3061f..0c2e177f4d 100644
--- a/Build/BundledPrograms.hs
+++ b/Build/BundledPrograms.hs
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ bundledPrograms = catMaybes
 #ifndef mingw32_HOST_OS
 	-- git is not included in the windows bundle
 	, Just "git"
+	-- Not strictly needed in PATH by git-annex, but called
+	-- by git when it sshes to a remote.
+	, Just "git-upload-pack"
+	, Just "git-receive-pack"
 #endif
 	, Just "cp"
 #ifndef mingw32_HOST_OS
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b0535bcb1c..3d97e79254 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ linuxstandalone:
 linuxstandalone-nobuild: Build/Standalone Build/LinuxMkLibs
 	rm -rf "$(LINUXSTANDALONE_DEST)"
 	mkdir -p tmp
-	cp -R standalone/linux "$(LINUXSTANDALONE_DEST)"
+	cp -R standalone/linux/skel "$(LINUXSTANDALONE_DEST)"
 	
 	install -d "$(LINUXSTANDALONE_DEST)/bin"
 	cp dist/build/git-annex/git-annex "$(LINUXSTANDALONE_DEST)/bin/"
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6e0ae120a6..5328f5f92a 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ git-annex (5.20131222) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     (tasty was stuck in incoming.)
   * Fix typo in test suite.
   * Fix bug in Linux standalone build's shimming that broke git-annex-shell.
+  * Include git-receive-pack, git-upload-pack, and git wrappers in the Linux
+    standalone build, and OSX app, so they will be available when it's
+    added to PATH.
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Tue, 24 Dec 2013 13:54:32 -0400
 
diff --git a/doc/bugs/armel_standalone:_git-upload-pack_and_-receive-pack_not_shimmed.mdwn b/doc/bugs/armel_standalone:_git-upload-pack_and_-receive-pack_not_shimmed.mdwn
index bc6a2bfa81..317b9fcda8 100644
--- a/doc/bugs/armel_standalone:_git-upload-pack_and_-receive-pack_not_shimmed.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bugs/armel_standalone:_git-upload-pack_and_-receive-pack_not_shimmed.mdwn
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ $ git-upload-pack
 $ git-receive-pack
 /volume1/downloads/git-annex.linux/shimmed/sh/sh: 20: git-receive-pack: not found
 """]]
+
+> [[fixed|done]]; added git, git-upload-pack, and git-receive-pack wrappers
+> to git-annex.linux/. Also to equivilant place in OSX app. --[[Joey]]
diff --git a/standalone/linux/README b/standalone/linux/skel/README
similarity index 100%
rename from standalone/linux/README
rename to standalone/linux/skel/README
diff --git a/standalone/linux/skel/git b/standalone/linux/skel/git
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..f32cf81932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/standalone/linux/skel/git
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+link="$(readlink "$0")" || true
+if [ -n "$link" ]; then
+	base="$(dirname "$link")"
+else
+	base="$(dirname "$0")"
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d "$base" ]; then
+	echo "** cannot find base directory (I seem to be $0)" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+if [ ! -e "$base/runshell" ]; then
+	echo "** cannot find $base/runshell" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# Get absolute path to base, to avoid breakage when things change directories.
+orig="$(pwd)"
+cd "$base"
+base="$(pwd)"
+cd "$orig"
+
+# If this is a standalone app, set a variable that git-annex can use to
+# install itself.
+if [ -e "$base/bin/git-annex" ]; then
+	GIT_ANNEX_APP_BASE="$base"
+	export GIT_ANNEX_APP_BASE
+fi
+
+exec "$base/runshell" git "$@"
diff --git a/standalone/linux/git-annex b/standalone/linux/skel/git-annex
similarity index 100%
rename from standalone/linux/git-annex
rename to standalone/linux/skel/git-annex
diff --git a/standalone/linux/git-annex-shell b/standalone/linux/skel/git-annex-shell
similarity index 100%
rename from standalone/linux/git-annex-shell
rename to standalone/linux/skel/git-annex-shell
diff --git a/standalone/linux/git-annex-webapp b/standalone/linux/skel/git-annex-webapp
similarity index 100%
rename from standalone/linux/git-annex-webapp
rename to standalone/linux/skel/git-annex-webapp
diff --git a/standalone/linux/skel/git-receive-pack b/standalone/linux/skel/git-receive-pack
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..32d166e84e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/standalone/linux/skel/git-receive-pack
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+link="$(readlink "$0")" || true
+if [ -n "$link" ]; then
+	base="$(dirname "$link")"
+else
+	base="$(dirname "$0")"
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d "$base" ]; then
+	echo "** cannot find base directory (I seem to be $0)" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+if [ ! -e "$base/runshell" ]; then
+	echo "** cannot find $base/runshell" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# Get absolute path to base, to avoid breakage when things change directories.
+orig="$(pwd)"
+cd "$base"
+base="$(pwd)"
+cd "$orig"
+
+# If this is a standalone app, set a variable that git-annex can use to
+# install itself.
+if [ -e "$base/bin/git-annex" ]; then
+	GIT_ANNEX_APP_BASE="$base"
+	export GIT_ANNEX_APP_BASE
+fi
+
+exec "$base/runshell" git-receive-pack "$@"
diff --git a/standalone/linux/skel/git-upload-pack b/standalone/linux/skel/git-upload-pack
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..f05aad83ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/standalone/linux/skel/git-upload-pack
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+link="$(readlink "$0")" || true
+if [ -n "$link" ]; then
+	base="$(dirname "$link")"
+else
+	base="$(dirname "$0")"
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d "$base" ]; then
+	echo "** cannot find base directory (I seem to be $0)" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+if [ ! -e "$base/runshell" ]; then
+	echo "** cannot find $base/runshell" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# Get absolute path to base, to avoid breakage when things change directories.
+orig="$(pwd)"
+cd "$base"
+base="$(pwd)"
+cd "$orig"
+
+# If this is a standalone app, set a variable that git-annex can use to
+# install itself.
+if [ -e "$base/bin/git-annex" ]; then
+	GIT_ANNEX_APP_BASE="$base"
+	export GIT_ANNEX_APP_BASE
+fi
+
+exec "$base/runshell" git-upload-pack "$@"
diff --git a/standalone/linux/runshell b/standalone/linux/skel/runshell
similarity index 100%
rename from standalone/linux/runshell
rename to standalone/linux/skel/runshell
diff --git a/standalone/osx/git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS/git b/standalone/osx/git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS/git
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ccf2cd7411
--- /dev/null
+++ b/standalone/osx/git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS/git
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+link="$(readlink "$0")" || true
+if [ -n "$link" ]; then
+	base="$(dirname "$link")"
+else
+	base="$(dirname "$0")"
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d "$base" ]; then
+	echo "** cannot find base directory (I seem to be $0)" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+if [ ! -e "$base/runshell" ]; then
+	echo "** cannot find $base/runshell" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# Get absolute path to base, to avoid breakage when things change directories.
+orig="$(pwd)"
+cd "$base"
+base="$(pwd)"
+cd "$orig"
+
+# If this is a standalone app, set a variable that git-annex can use to
+# install itself.
+if [ -e "$base/git-annex" ]; then
+	GIT_ANNEX_APP_BASE="$base"
+	export GIT_ANNEX_APP_BASE
+fi
+
+exec "$base/runshell" git "$@"
diff --git a/standalone/osx/git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS/git-receive-pack b/standalone/osx/git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS/git-receive-pack
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..efbbf2bb30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/standalone/osx/git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS/git-receive-pack
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+link="$(readlink "$0")" || true
+if [ -n "$link" ]; then
+	base="$(dirname "$link")"
+else
+	base="$(dirname "$0")"
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d "$base" ]; then
+	echo "** cannot find base directory (I seem to be $0)" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+if [ ! -e "$base/runshell" ]; then
+	echo "** cannot find $base/runshell" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# Get absolute path to base, to avoid breakage when things change directories.
+orig="$(pwd)"
+cd "$base"
+base="$(pwd)"
+cd "$orig"
+
+# If this is a standalone app, set a variable that git-annex can use to
+# install itself.
+if [ -e "$base/git-annex" ]; then
+	GIT_ANNEX_APP_BASE="$base"
+	export GIT_ANNEX_APP_BASE
+fi
+
+exec "$base/runshell" git-receive-pack "$@"
diff --git a/standalone/osx/git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS/git-upload-pack b/standalone/osx/git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS/git-upload-pack
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..5049371c9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/standalone/osx/git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS/git-upload-pack
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+link="$(readlink "$0")" || true
+if [ -n "$link" ]; then
+	base="$(dirname "$link")"
+else
+	base="$(dirname "$0")"
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d "$base" ]; then
+	echo "** cannot find base directory (I seem to be $0)" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+if [ ! -e "$base/runshell" ]; then
+	echo "** cannot find $base/runshell" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# Get absolute path to base, to avoid breakage when things change directories.
+orig="$(pwd)"
+cd "$base"
+base="$(pwd)"
+cd "$orig"
+
+# If this is a standalone app, set a variable that git-annex can use to
+# install itself.
+if [ -e "$base/git-annex" ]; then
+	GIT_ANNEX_APP_BASE="$base"
+	export GIT_ANNEX_APP_BASE
+fi
+
+exec "$base/runshell" git-upload-pack "$@"