diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
index dd64c0f..a2bdf38 100644
--- a/commands.go
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ var cloneFlags = []cli.Flag{
 	&cli.BoolFlag{Name: "look, l", Usage: "Look after get"},
 	&cli.StringFlag{Name: "vcs", Usage: "Specify VCS backend for cloning"},
 	&cli.BoolFlag{Name: "silent, s", Usage: "clone or update silently"},
+	&cli.StringFlag{Name: "branch, b", Usage: "Specify branch name. This flag implies --single-branch on Git"},
 }
 
 var commandGet = cli.Command{
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ func doGet(c *cli.Context) error {
 		ssh:     c.Bool("p"),
 		vcs:     c.String("vcs"),
 		silent:  c.Bool("silent"),
+		branch:  c.String("branch"),
 	}
 
 	if argURL == "" {
diff --git a/getter.go b/getter.go
index bbc9514..de37c9a 100644
--- a/getter.go
+++ b/getter.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func getRepoLock(localRepoRoot string) bool {
 
 type getter struct {
 	update, shallow, silent, ssh bool
-	vcs                          string
+	vcs, branch                  string
 }
 
 func (g *getter) get(argURL string) error {
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func (g *getter) getRemoteRepository(remote RemoteRepository) error {
 		}
 
 		if getRepoLock(localRepoRoot) {
-			return vcs.Clone(repoURL, localRepoRoot, g.shallow, g.silent)
+			return vcs.Clone(repoURL, localRepoRoot, g.shallow, g.silent, g.branch)
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/vcs.go b/vcs.go
index 4e5c847..e9487e0 100644
--- a/vcs.go
+++ b/vcs.go
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ func runInDir(silent bool) func(dir, command string, args ...string) error {
 // A VCSBackend represents a VCS backend.
 type VCSBackend struct {
 	// Clones a remote repository to local path.
-	Clone func(*url.URL, string, bool, bool) error
+	Clone func(*url.URL, string, bool, bool, string) error
 	// Updates a cloned local repository.
 	Update func(string, bool) error
 }
 
 var GitBackend = &VCSBackend{
 	// support submodules?
-	Clone: func(remote *url.URL, local string, shallow, silent bool) error {
+	Clone: func(remote *url.URL, local string, shallow, silent bool, branch string) error {
 		dir, _ := filepath.Split(local)
 		err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0755)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ var GitBackend = &VCSBackend{
 		if shallow {
 			args = append(args, "--depth", "1")
 		}
+		if branch != "" {
+			args = append(args, "--branch", branch, "--single-branch")
+		}
 		args = append(args, remote.String(), local)
 
 		return run(silent)("git", args...)
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ var GitBackend = &VCSBackend{
 }
 
 var SubversionBackend = &VCSBackend{
-	Clone: func(remote *url.URL, local string, shallow, silent bool) error {
+	Clone: func(remote *url.URL, local string, shallow, silent bool, branch string) error {
 		dir, _ := filepath.Split(local)
 		err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0755)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -65,6 +68,9 @@ var SubversionBackend = &VCSBackend{
 		if shallow {
 			args = append(args, "--depth", "1")
 		}
+		if branch != "" {
+			remote.Path += "/branches/" + url.PathEscape(branch)
+		}
 		args = append(args, remote.String(), local)
 
 		return run(silent)("svn", args...)
@@ -76,12 +82,15 @@ var SubversionBackend = &VCSBackend{
 
 var GitsvnBackend = &VCSBackend{
 	// git-svn seems not supporting shallow clone currently.
-	Clone: func(remote *url.URL, local string, ignoredShallow, silent bool) error {
+	Clone: func(remote *url.URL, local string, ignoredShallow, silent bool, branch string) error {
 		dir, _ := filepath.Split(local)
 		err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0755)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if branch != "" {
+			remote.Path += "/branches/" + url.PathEscape(branch)
+		}
 
 		return run(silent)("git", "svn", "clone", remote.String(), local)
 	},
@@ -92,14 +101,18 @@ var GitsvnBackend = &VCSBackend{
 
 var MercurialBackend = &VCSBackend{
 	// Mercurial seems not supporting shallow clone currently.
-	Clone: func(remote *url.URL, local string, ignoredShallow, silent bool) error {
+	Clone: func(remote *url.URL, local string, ignoredShallow, silent bool, branch string) error {
 		dir, _ := filepath.Split(local)
 		err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0755)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		args := []string{"clone", remote.String(), local}
+		if branch != "" {
+			args = append(args, "--branch", branch)
+		}
 
-		return run(silent)("hg", "clone", remote.String(), local)
+		return run(silent)("hg", args...)
 	},
 	Update: func(local string, silent bool) error {
 		return runInDir(silent)(local, "hg", "pull", "--update")
@@ -107,7 +120,11 @@ var MercurialBackend = &VCSBackend{
 }
 
 var DarcsBackend = &VCSBackend{
-	Clone: func(remote *url.URL, local string, shallow, silent bool) error {
+	Clone: func(remote *url.URL, local string, shallow, silent bool, branch string) error {
+		if branch != "" {
+			return errors.New("Darcs does not support branch")
+		}
+
 		dir, _ := filepath.Split(local)
 		err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0755)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -128,7 +145,7 @@ var DarcsBackend = &VCSBackend{
 }
 
 var cvsDummyBackend = &VCSBackend{
-	Clone: func(remote *url.URL, local string, ignoredShallow, silent bool) error {
+	Clone: func(remote *url.URL, local string, ignoredShallow, silent bool, branch string) error {
 		return errors.New("CVS clone is not supported")
 	},
 	Update: func(local string, silent bool) error {
@@ -139,7 +156,10 @@ var cvsDummyBackend = &VCSBackend{
 const fossilRepoName = ".fossil" // same as Go
 
 var FossilBackend = &VCSBackend{
-	Clone: func(remote *url.URL, local string, shallow, silent bool) error {
+	Clone: func(remote *url.URL, local string, shallow, silent bool, branch string) error {
+		if branch != "" {
+			return errors.New("Fossil does not support cloning specific branch")
+		}
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(local, 0755); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -156,7 +176,10 @@ var FossilBackend = &VCSBackend{
 
 var BazaarBackend = &VCSBackend{
 	// bazaar seems not supporting shallow clone currently.
-	Clone: func(remote *url.URL, local string, ignoredShallow, silent bool) error {
+	Clone: func(remote *url.URL, local string, ignoredShallow, silent bool, branch string) error {
+		if branch != "" {
+			return errors.New("--branch option is unavailable for Bazaar since branch is included in remote URL")
+		}
 		dir, _ := filepath.Split(local)
 		err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0755)
 		if err != nil {