diff --git a/pkg/oc/cli/cmd/newbuild.go b/pkg/oc/cli/cmd/newbuild.go
index e257c1e40be9..596b995c8020 100644
--- a/pkg/oc/cli/cmd/newbuild.go
+++ b/pkg/oc/cli/cmd/newbuild.go
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ func NewCmdNewBuild(name, baseName string, f *clientcmd.Factory, in io.Reader, o
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&config.DockerImages, "docker-image", config.DockerImages, "Name of a Docker image to use as a builder.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&config.Secrets, "build-secret", config.Secrets, "Secret and destination to use as an input for the build.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&config.SourceSecret, "source-secret", "", "The name of an existing secret that should be used for cloning a private git repository.")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&config.PushSecret, "push-secret", "", "The name of an existing secret that should be used for pushing to a Docker repository if --to-docker and --to are set.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&config.Name, "name", "", "Set name to use for generated build artifacts.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&config.To, "to", "", "Push built images to this image stream tag (or Docker image repository if --to-docker is set).")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&config.OutputDocker, "to-docker", false, "If true, have the build output push to a Docker repository.")
diff --git a/pkg/oc/generate/cmd/newapp.go b/pkg/oc/generate/cmd/newapp.go
index 9c89319d6de8..cf042766f0ce 100644
--- a/pkg/oc/generate/cmd/newapp.go
+++ b/pkg/oc/generate/cmd/newapp.go
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ type AppConfig struct {
 
 	AllowSecretUse              bool
 	SourceSecret                string
+	PushSecret                  string
 	AllowNonNumericExposedPorts bool
 	SecretAccessor              app.SecretAccessor
 
@@ -906,6 +907,15 @@ func (c *AppConfig) Run() (*AppResult, error) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if len(c.PushSecret) > 0 {
+		for _, obj := range objects {
+			if bc, ok := obj.(*buildapi.BuildConfig); ok {
+				glog.V(4).Infof("Setting push secret for build config to: %v", c.SourceSecret)
+				bc.Spec.Output.PushSecret = &kapi.LocalObjectReference{Name: c.PushSecret}
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
 	return &AppResult{
 		List:      &kapi.List{Items: objects},
diff --git a/test/cmd/newapp.sh b/test/cmd/newapp.sh
index d5958eb3c828..a728fbd5f8fd 100755
--- a/test/cmd/newapp.sh
+++ b/test/cmd/newapp.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ os::cmd::expect_success_and_text 'oc new-build https://github.com/openshift/cake
 os::cmd::expect_success_and_text 'oc new-app -f examples/quickstarts/cakephp-mysql.json --source-secret=mysecret -o yaml' 'name: mysecret'
 os::cmd::expect_success 'oc new-app https://github.com/openshift/cakephp-ex --source-secret=mysecret'
 os::cmd::expect_success 'oc delete all --selector="label=cakephp-ex"'
+# setting push secret via the --push-secret flag
+os::cmd::expect_success_and_text 'oc new-build https://github.com/openshift/cakephp-ex --push-secret=mynewsecret -o yaml' 'name: mynewsecret'
 
 
 # check label creation