diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-change-view/gr-change-view.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-change-view/gr-change-view.html
index 4506c1654f..3f5bd13e4a 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-change-view/gr-change-view.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-change-view/gr-change-view.html
@@ -608,6 +608,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     </gr-overlay>
     <gr-overlay id="uploadHelpOverlay" with-backdrop>
       <gr-upload-help-dialog
+          revision="[[_currentRevision]]"
           target-branch="[[_change.branch]]"
           on-close="_handleCloseUploadHelpDialog"></gr-upload-help-dialog>
     </gr-overlay>
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-change-view/gr-change-view.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-change-view/gr-change-view.js
index 257a062358..6391d70065 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-change-view/gr-change-view.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-change-view/gr-change-view.js
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@
       },
       /** @type {?} */
       _commitInfo: Object,
+      _currentRevision: {
+        type: Object,
+        computed: '_computeCurrentRevision(_change.current_revision, ' +
+            '_change.revisions)',
+      },
       _files: Object,
       _changeNum: String,
       _diffDrafts: {
@@ -1642,5 +1647,9 @@
       this.$.restAPI.saveChangeStarred(e.detail.change._number,
           e.detail.starred);
     },
+
+    _computeCurrentRevision(currentRevision, revisions) {
+      return revisions && revisions[currentRevision];
+    },
   });
 })();
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-upload-help-dialog/gr-upload-help-dialog.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-upload-help-dialog/gr-upload-help-dialog.html
index a9843a333f..792c300383 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-upload-help-dialog/gr-upload-help-dialog.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-upload-help-dialog/gr-upload-help-dialog.html
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 <link rel="import" href="../../../bower_components/polymer/polymer.html">
 <link rel="import" href="../../shared/gr-dialog/gr-dialog.html">
+<link rel="import" href="../../shared/gr-rest-api-interface/gr-rest-api-interface.html">
 <link rel="import" href="../../shared/gr-shell-command/gr-shell-command.html">
 <link rel="import" href="../../../styles/shared-styles.html">
 
@@ -47,9 +48,12 @@ limitations under the License.
         <ol>
           <li>
             <p>
-              Checkout this change locally and make your desired modifications to
-              the files.
+              Checkout this change locally and make your desired modifications
+              to the files.
             </p>
+            <template is="dom-if" if="[[_fetchCommand]]">
+              <gr-shell-command command="[[_fetchCommand]]"></gr-shell-command>
+            </template>
           </li>
           <li>
             <p>
@@ -71,6 +75,7 @@ limitations under the License.
         </ol>
       </div>
     </gr-dialog>
+    <gr-rest-api-interface id="restAPI"></gr-rest-api-interface>
   </template>
   <script src="gr-upload-help-dialog.js"></script>
 </dom-module>
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-upload-help-dialog/gr-upload-help-dialog.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-upload-help-dialog/gr-upload-help-dialog.js
index 548116c4c8..02d00cf714 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-upload-help-dialog/gr-upload-help-dialog.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-upload-help-dialog/gr-upload-help-dialog.js
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@
   const COMMIT_COMMAND = 'git add . && git commit --amend --no-edit';
   const PUSH_COMMAND_PREFIX = 'git push origin HEAD:refs/for/';
 
+  // Command names correspond to download plugin definitions.
+  const PREFERRED_FETCH_COMMAND_ORDER = [
+    'checkout',
+    'cherry pick',
+    'pull',
+  ];
+
   Polymer({
     is: 'gr-upload-help-dialog',
 
@@ -30,23 +37,83 @@
      */
 
     properties: {
+      revision: Object,
       targetBranch: String,
       _commitCommand: {
         type: String,
         value: COMMIT_COMMAND,
         readOnly: true,
       },
+      _fetchCommand: {
+        type: String,
+        computed: '_computeFetchCommand(revision, ' +
+            '_preferredDownloadCommand, _preferredDownloadScheme)',
+      },
+      _preferredDownloadCommand: String,
+      _preferredDownloadScheme: String,
       _pushCommand: {
         type: String,
         computed: '_computePushCommand(targetBranch)',
       },
     },
 
+    attached() {
+      this.$.restAPI.getLoggedIn().then(loggedIn => {
+        if (loggedIn) {
+          return this.$.restAPI.getPreferences();
+        }
+      }).then(prefs => {
+        if (prefs) {
+          this._preferredDownloadCommand = prefs.download_command;
+          this._preferredDownloadScheme = prefs.download_scheme;
+        }
+      });
+    },
+
     _handleCloseTap(e) {
       e.preventDefault();
       this.fire('close', null, {bubbles: false});
     },
 
+    _computeFetchCommand(revision, preferredDownloadCommand,
+        preferredDownloadScheme) {
+      if (!revision) { return; }
+      if (!revision || !revision.fetch) { return; }
+
+      let scheme = preferredDownloadScheme;
+      if (!scheme) {
+        const keys = Object.keys(revision.fetch).sort();
+        if (keys.length === 0) {
+          return;
+        }
+        scheme = keys[0];
+      }
+
+      if (!revision.fetch[scheme] || !revision.fetch[scheme].commands) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const cmds = {};
+      Object.entries(revision.fetch[scheme].commands).forEach(([key, cmd]) => {
+        cmds[key.toLowerCase()] = cmd;
+      });
+
+      if (preferredDownloadCommand &&
+          cmds[preferredDownloadCommand.toLowerCase()]) {
+        return cmds[preferredDownloadCommand.toLowerCase()];
+      }
+
+      // If no supported command preference is given, look for known commands
+      // from the downloads plugin in order of preference.
+      for (let i = 0; i < PREFERRED_FETCH_COMMAND_ORDER.length; i++) {
+        if (cmds[PREFERRED_FETCH_COMMAND_ORDER[i]]) {
+          return cmds[PREFERRED_FETCH_COMMAND_ORDER[i]];
+        }
+      }
+
+      return undefined;
+    },
+
     _computePushCommand(targetBranch) {
       return PUSH_COMMAND_PREFIX + targetBranch;
     },
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-upload-help-dialog/gr-upload-help-dialog_test.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-upload-help-dialog/gr-upload-help-dialog_test.html
index 60fe3e6ca5..a5a6e7698f 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-upload-help-dialog/gr-upload-help-dialog_test.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-upload-help-dialog/gr-upload-help-dialog_test.html
@@ -48,5 +48,67 @@ limitations under the License.
       assert.equal(element._pushCommand,
           'git push origin HEAD:refs/for/master');
     });
+
+    suite('fetch command', () => {
+      const testRev = {
+        fetch: {
+          http: {
+            commands: {
+              Checkout: 'http checkout',
+              Pull: 'http pull',
+            },
+          },
+          ssh: {
+            commands: {
+              Pull: 'ssh pull',
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      };
+
+      test('null cases', () => {
+        assert.isUndefined(element._computeFetchCommand());
+        assert.isUndefined(element._computeFetchCommand({}));
+        assert.isUndefined(element._computeFetchCommand({fetch: null}));
+        assert.isUndefined(element._computeFetchCommand({fetch: {}}));
+      });
+
+      test('insufficiently defined scheme', () => {
+        assert.isUndefined(
+            element._computeFetchCommand(testRev, undefined, 'badscheme'));
+
+        const rev = Object.assign({}, testRev);
+        rev.fetch = Object.assign({}, testRev.fetch, {nocmds: {commands: {}}});
+        assert.isUndefined(
+            element._computeFetchCommand(rev, undefined, 'nocmds'));
+
+        rev.fetch.nocmds.commands.unsupported = 'unsupported';
+        assert.isUndefined(
+            element._computeFetchCommand(rev, undefined, 'nocmds'));
+      });
+
+      test('default scheme and command', () => {
+        const cmd = element._computeFetchCommand(testRev);
+        assert.isTrue(cmd === 'http checkout' || cmd === 'ssh pull');
+      });
+
+      test('default command', () => {
+        assert.strictEqual(
+            element._computeFetchCommand(testRev, undefined, 'http'),
+            'http checkout');
+        assert.strictEqual(
+            element._computeFetchCommand(testRev, undefined, 'ssh'),
+            'ssh pull');
+      });
+
+      test('user preferred scheme and command', () => {
+        assert.strictEqual(
+            element._computeFetchCommand(testRev, 'PULL', 'http'),
+            'http pull');
+        assert.strictEqual(
+            element._computeFetchCommand(testRev, 'badcmd', 'http'),
+            'http checkout');
+      });
+    });
   });
 </script>