diff --git a/fetch.py b/fetch.py
index 45e34a138a..916d64f971 100755
--- a/fetch.py
+++ b/fetch.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from distutils import spawn
 
 
 SCRIPT_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+DEFAULT_PROTOCOL = 'https'
 
 #################################################
 # Checkout class definitions.
@@ -199,6 +200,12 @@ def handle_args(argv):
     help='Perform shallow clones, don\'t fetch the full git history.')
   parser.add_argument('--force', action='store_true', default=False,
     help='(dangerous) Don\'t look for existing .gclient file.')
+  parser.add_argument(
+    '-p',
+    '--protocol-override',
+    type=str,
+    default=DEFAULT_PROTOCOL,
+    help='Protocol to use to fetch dependencies, defaults to https.')
 
   parser.add_argument('config', type=str,
     help="Project to fetch, e.g. chromium.")
diff --git a/tests/fetch_test.py b/tests/fetch_test.py
index 74ba06cd40..5b427aac68 100755
--- a/tests/fetch_test.py
+++ b/tests/fetch_test.py
@@ -54,11 +54,12 @@ class TestUtilityFunctions(unittest.TestCase):
       no_history=False,
       force=False,
       config='foo',
+      protocol_override='https',
       props=[]), response)
 
     response = fetch.handle_args([
         'filename', '-n', '--dry-run', '--nohooks', '--no-history', '--force',
-        'foo', '--some-param=1', '--bar=2'
+        '--protocol-override', 'sso', 'foo', '--some-param=1', '--bar=2'
     ])
     self.assertEqual(argparse.Namespace(
       dry_run=True,
@@ -66,6 +67,20 @@ class TestUtilityFunctions(unittest.TestCase):
       no_history=True,
       force=True,
       config='foo',
+      protocol_override='sso',
+      props=['--some-param=1', '--bar=2']), response)
+
+    response = fetch.handle_args([
+        'filename', '-n', '--dry-run', '--nohooks', '--no-history', '--force',
+        '-p', 'sso', 'foo', '--some-param=1', '--bar=2'
+    ])
+    self.assertEqual(argparse.Namespace(
+      dry_run=True,
+      nohooks=True,
+      no_history=True,
+      force=True,
+      config='foo',
+      protocol_override='sso',
       props=['--some-param=1', '--bar=2']), response)
 
   @mock.patch('os.path.exists', return_value=False)