diff --git a/aliases/available/git.aliases.bash b/aliases/available/git.aliases.bash
index 7e4e83e3..b0e17d49 100644
--- a/aliases/available/git.aliases.bash
+++ b/aliases/available/git.aliases.bash
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ alias gus='git reset HEAD'
 alias gm="git merge"
 alias g='git'
 alias get='git'
+alias gfa='git fetch -a; for branch in `git branch -a | grep remotes | grep -v HEAD | grep -v master `; do git branch --track ${branch#remotes/origin/} $branch; done'
 alias gst='git status'
 alias gs='git status'
 alias gss='git status -s'
diff --git a/plugins/available/git.plugin.bash b/plugins/available/git.plugin.bash
index 6506ca45..0647ae27 100644
--- a/plugins/available/git.plugin.bash
+++ b/plugins/available/git.plugin.bash
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 cite about-plugin
 about-plugin 'git helper functions'
 
+function git_new_branch {
+  about 'adds new branch $1 and tracks it on origin'
+  group 'git'
+
+  echo "Running: git checkout -b $1; git push -u origin $1"
+  git checkout -b "$1"; git push -u origin "$1"
+}
+
 function git_remote {
   about 'adds remote $GIT_HOSTING:$1 to current repo'
   group 'git'