diff --git a/src/RemoteDatabase.cpp b/src/RemoteDatabase.cpp
index 2acd9d81..d9980830 100644
--- a/src/RemoteDatabase.cpp
+++ b/src/RemoteDatabase.cpp
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ void RemoteDatabase::fetch(const QString& url, RequestType type, const QString&
 }
 
 void RemoteDatabase::push(const QString& filename, const QString& url, const QString& clientCert, const QString& remotename,
-                          const QString& commitMessage, const QString& licence, bool isPublic, const QString& branch)
+                          const QString& commitMessage, const QString& licence, bool isPublic, const QString& branch, bool forcePush)
 {
     // Check if network is accessible. If not, abort right here
     if(m_manager->networkAccessible() == QNetworkAccessManager::NotAccessible)
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ void RemoteDatabase::push(const QString& filename, const QString& url, const QSt
     addPart(multipart, "public", isPublic ? "true" : "false");
     addPart(multipart, "branch", branch);
     addPart(multipart, "commit", localLastCommitId(filename));
+    addPart(multipart, "force", forcePush ? "true" : "false");
 
     // Set SSL configuration when trying to access a file via the HTTPS protocol
     bool https = QUrl(url).scheme().compare("https", Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0;
diff --git a/src/RemoteDatabase.h b/src/RemoteDatabase.h
index 5fc484f3..0247cf0f 100644
--- a/src/RemoteDatabase.h
+++ b/src/RemoteDatabase.h
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ public:
 
     void fetch(const QString& url, RequestType type, const QString& clientCert = QString(), QVariant userdata = QVariant());
     void push(const QString& filename, const QString& url, const QString& clientCert, const QString& remotename,
-              const QString& commitMessage = QString(), const QString& licence = QString(), bool isPublic = false, const QString& branch = QString("master"));
+              const QString& commitMessage = QString(), const QString& licence = QString(), bool isPublic = false,
+              const QString& branch = QString("master"), bool forcePush = false);
 
 signals:
     // The openFile signal is emitted whenever a remote database file shall be opened in the main window. This happens when the
diff --git a/src/RemoteDock.cpp b/src/RemoteDock.cpp
index 122bdaf5..fb356b36 100644
--- a/src/RemoteDock.cpp
+++ b/src/RemoteDock.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void RemoteDock::pushDatabase()
 
     // Push database
     remoteDatabase.push(mainWindow->getDb().currentFile(), url, remoteModel->currentClientCertificate(), pushDialog.name(),
-                        pushDialog.commitMessage(), pushDialog.licence(), pushDialog.isPublic(), pushDialog.branch());
+                        pushDialog.commitMessage(), pushDialog.licence(), pushDialog.isPublic(), pushDialog.branch(), pushDialog.forcePush());
 }
 
 void RemoteDock::newDirectoryNode(const QModelIndex& parent)
diff --git a/src/RemotePushDialog.cpp b/src/RemotePushDialog.cpp
index 4f655ee4..29166a3d 100644
--- a/src/RemotePushDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/RemotePushDialog.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ void RemotePushDialog::checkInput()
     else
         ui->checkPublic->setText(tr("Database will be private. Only you have access to it."));
 
+    // Update the foce push check box text
+    if(ui->checkForce->isChecked())
+        ui->checkForce->setText(tr("Use with care. This can cause remote commits to be deleted."));
+    else
+        ui->checkForce->setText(" ");   // The space character here is required to avoid annoying resizes when toggling the checkbox
+
     // Check input
     bool valid = true;
 
@@ -88,6 +94,11 @@ QString RemotePushDialog::branch() const
     return ui->comboBranch->currentText();
 }
 
+bool RemotePushDialog::forcePush() const
+{
+    return ui->checkForce->isChecked();
+}
+
 void RemotePushDialog::fillInLicences(const QMap<QString, QString>& licences)
 {
     // Clear licence list and add default item for unspecified licence
diff --git a/src/RemotePushDialog.h b/src/RemotePushDialog.h
index 030f2cff..0873fea2 100644
--- a/src/RemotePushDialog.h
+++ b/src/RemotePushDialog.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public:
     QString licence() const;
     bool isPublic() const;
     QString branch() const;
+    bool forcePush() const;
 
 private:
     Ui::RemotePushDialog* ui;
diff --git a/src/RemotePushDialog.ui b/src/RemotePushDialog.ui
index 26ec75c6..752f53d9 100644
--- a/src/RemotePushDialog.ui
+++ b/src/RemotePushDialog.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>534</width>
-    <height>277</height>
+    <width>583</width>
+    <height>300</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -110,6 +110,19 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
+     <item row="5" column="0">
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_6">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Force push</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="buddy">
+        <cstring>checkForce</cstring>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="5" column="1">
+      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkForce"/>
+     </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
    <item>
@@ -245,6 +258,22 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
+  <connection>
+   <sender>checkForce</sender>
+   <signal>toggled(bool)</signal>
+   <receiver>RemotePushDialog</receiver>
+   <slot>checkInput()</slot>
+   <hints>
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
+     <x>168</x>
+     <y>240</y>
+    </hint>
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
+     <x>62</x>
+     <y>229</y>
+    </hint>
+   </hints>
+  </connection>
  </connections>
  <slots>
   <slot>checkInput()</slot>