diff --git a/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/BackupFileSettings.cs b/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/BackupFileSettings.cs
index 5cf02242..a51736ab 100644
--- a/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/BackupFileSettings.cs
+++ b/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/BackupFileSettings.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public class BackupFileSettings : IBackupSettings
 		private bool m_linkedFiles;
 		private bool m_supportingFiles;
 		private bool m_spellCheckAdditions;
+		private bool m_sendReceiveData;
 		#endregion
 
 		#region Constructors
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ private BackupFileSettings(BackupProjectSettings settings)
 			m_projectName = settings.ProjectName;
 			m_projectPathPersisted = LcmFileHelper.GetPathWithoutRoot(settings.ProjectPath);
 			m_spellCheckAdditions = settings.IncludeSpellCheckAdditions;
+			m_sendReceiveData = settings.IncludeSendReceiveData;
 			m_dbVersion = settings.DbVersion;
 			m_fwVersion = settings.FwVersion;
 			m_linkedFilesPathRelative = LinkedFilesRelativePathHelper.GetLinkedFilesRelativePathFromFullPath(settings.ProjectsRootFolder, settings.LinkedFilesPath, settings.ProjectPath, settings.ProjectName);
@@ -372,6 +374,19 @@ public bool IncludeSupportingFiles
 			get { PopulateSettingsFromZipFileIfNeeded(); return m_supportingFiles; }
 			private set { m_supportingFiles = value; }
 		}
+
+		/// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Whether or not Send/Receive repository data (.hg and OtherRepositories) is included
+		/// in the backup/restore.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+		[DataMember(Name = "SendReceiveData")]
+		public bool IncludeSendReceiveData
+		{
+			get { PopulateSettingsFromZipFileIfNeeded(); return m_sendReceiveData; }
+			private set { m_sendReceiveData = value; }
+		}
 		#endregion
 
 		#region Private helper methods
@@ -562,6 +577,7 @@ private void CompleteInitialization(BackupFileSettings settings)
 			m_linkedFiles = settings.IncludeLinkedFiles;
 			m_supportingFiles = settings.IncludeSupportingFiles;
 			m_spellCheckAdditions = settings.IncludeSpellCheckAdditions;
+			m_sendReceiveData = settings.IncludeSendReceiveData;
 			m_dbVersion = settings.DbVersion;
 			m_fwVersion = settings.FwVersion;
 		}
diff --git a/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/BackupProjectSettings.cs b/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/BackupProjectSettings.cs
index 3f5ce3b5..a6cf1058 100644
--- a/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/BackupProjectSettings.cs
+++ b/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/BackupProjectSettings.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public BackupProjectSettings(LcmCache cache, IBackupInfo backupInfo, string dest
 				IncludeLinkedFiles = backupInfo.IncludeLinkedFiles;
 				IncludeSupportingFiles = backupInfo.IncludeSupportingFiles;
 				IncludeSpellCheckAdditions = backupInfo.IncludeSpellCheckAdditions;
+				IncludeSendReceiveData = backupInfo.IncludeSendReceiveData;
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/BackupSettings.cs b/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/BackupSettings.cs
index a5bc49b5..8669afcc 100644
--- a/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/BackupSettings.cs
+++ b/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/BackupSettings.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public abstract class BackupSettings : IBackupSettings
 		private bool m_includeMediaFiles;
 		private bool m_includeSupportingFiles;
 		private bool m_includeSpellCheckAdditions;
+		private bool m_includeSendReceiveData;
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// The root folder for projects (typically the default, but if these settings represent
@@ -141,6 +142,15 @@ public bool IncludeSpellCheckAdditions
 			get { return m_includeSpellCheckAdditions; }
 			set { m_includeSpellCheckAdditions = value; }
 		}
+
+		///<summary>
+		/// Whether or not Send/Receive repository data (.hg and OtherRepositories) is included in the backup/restore.
+		///</summary>
+		public bool IncludeSendReceiveData
+		{
+			get { return m_includeSendReceiveData; }
+			set { m_includeSendReceiveData = value; }
+		}
 		#endregion
 
 		#region Paths
diff --git a/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/IBackupInfo.cs b/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/IBackupInfo.cs
index d4ae0262..e7f3e3bf 100644
--- a/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/IBackupInfo.cs
+++ b/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/IBackupInfo.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ public interface IBackupInfo
 		/// Whether or not spell checking additions are included in the backup/restore.
 		///</summary>
 		bool IncludeSpellCheckAdditions { get; }
+
+		///<summary>
+		/// Whether or not Send/Receive repository data (.hg and OtherRepositories) is included in the backup/restore.
+		///</summary>
+		bool IncludeSendReceiveData { get; }
 	}
 	#endregion
 
diff --git a/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/ProjectBackupService.cs b/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/ProjectBackupService.cs
index bba3445d..94698962 100644
--- a/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/ProjectBackupService.cs
+++ b/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/ProjectBackupService.cs
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ internal IEnumerable<String> CreateListOfFilesToZip()
 			if (m_settings.IncludeSupportingFiles)
 				foreach (string file in GetSupportingFilesFilesList())
 					yield return file;
+			if (m_settings.IncludeSendReceiveData)
+				foreach (string file in GetSendReceiveFiles())
+					yield return file;
 		}
 
 		private IEnumerable<String> GetProjectFolderFilesToBackup()
@@ -184,6 +187,14 @@ private IEnumerable<String> GetSupportingFilesFilesList()
 			return GenerateFileListFolderAndSubfolders(m_settings.ProjectSupportingFilesPath);
 		}
 
+		private IEnumerable<String> GetSendReceiveFiles()
+		{
+			var files = new HashSet<String>();
+			files.UnionWith(AllFilesInADirectory(Path.Combine(m_settings.ProjectPath, ".hg")));
+			files.UnionWith(AllFilesInADirectory(LcmFileHelper.GetOtherRepositoriesDir(m_settings.ProjectPath)));
+			return files;
+		}
+
 		private IEnumerable<String> GetSpellingDictionaryFilesList()
 		{
 			var dictionaryFiles = new HashSet<String>();
diff --git a/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/ProjectRestoreService.cs b/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/ProjectRestoreService.cs
index 2cb608ff..63d245d9 100644
--- a/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/ProjectRestoreService.cs
+++ b/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/ProjectRestoreService.cs
@@ -174,6 +174,16 @@ private void RestoreFrom7_0AndNewerBackup(BackupFileSettings fileSettings)
 
 				CopySpellingOverrideFilesFromBackupToLocal();
 			}
+
+			if (m_restoreSettings.IncludeSendReceiveData)
+			{
+				UncompressFilesContainedInFolderandSubFolders(
+					LcmFileHelper.GetZipfileFormattedPath(".hg"),
+					Path.Combine(m_restoreSettings.ProjectPath, ".hg"));
+				UncompressFilesContainedInFolderandSubFolders(
+					LcmFileHelper.GetZipfileFormattedPath(LcmFileHelper.OtherRepositories),
+					LcmFileHelper.GetOtherRepositoriesDir(m_restoreSettings.ProjectPath));
+			}
 		}
 
 		/// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/RestoreProjectSettings.cs b/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/RestoreProjectSettings.cs
index 7bb6bcd7..7000d119 100644
--- a/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/RestoreProjectSettings.cs
+++ b/src/SIL.LCModel/DomainServices/BackupRestore/RestoreProjectSettings.cs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public RestoreProjectSettings(string projectsRootFolder, string projectName, str
 			IncludeSupportingFiles = (commandLineOptions.IndexOf('f') >= 0);
 			IncludeLinkedFiles = (commandLineOptions.IndexOf('l') >= 0);
 			IncludeSpellCheckAdditions = (commandLineOptions.IndexOf('s') >= 0);
+			IncludeSendReceiveData = (commandLineOptions.IndexOf('r') >= 0);
 		}
 
 		#region Properties
@@ -87,6 +88,8 @@ public string CommandLineOptions
 					bldr.Append('l');
 				if (IncludeSpellCheckAdditions)
 					bldr.Append('s');
+				if (IncludeSendReceiveData)
+					bldr.Append('r');
 				return bldr.ToString();
 			}
 		}