diff --git a/fetch-object.c b/fetch-object.c
index 258fcfa..853624f 100644
--- a/fetch-object.c
+++ b/fetch-object.c
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@
 #include "transport.h"
 #include "fetch-object.h"
 
-void fetch_object(const char *remote_name, const unsigned char *sha1)
+static void fetch_refs(const char *remote_name, struct ref *ref)
 {
 	struct remote *remote;
 	struct transport *transport;
-	struct ref *ref;
 	int original_fetch_if_missing = fetch_if_missing;
 
 	fetch_if_missing = 0;
@@ -18,10 +17,29 @@ void fetch_object(const char *remote_name, const unsigned char *sha1)
 		die(_("Remote with no URL"));
 	transport = transport_get(remote, remote->url[0]);
 
-	ref = alloc_ref(sha1_to_hex(sha1));
-	hashcpy(ref->old_oid.hash, sha1);
 	transport_set_option(transport, TRANS_OPT_FROM_PROMISOR, "1");
 	transport_set_option(transport, TRANS_OPT_NO_DEPENDENTS, "1");
 	transport_fetch_refs(transport, ref);
 	fetch_if_missing = original_fetch_if_missing;
 }
+
+void fetch_object(const char *remote_name, const unsigned char *sha1)
+{
+	struct ref *ref = alloc_ref(sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+	hashcpy(ref->old_oid.hash, sha1);
+	fetch_refs(remote_name, ref);
+}
+
+void fetch_objects(const char *remote_name, const struct oid_array *to_fetch)
+{
+	struct ref *ref = NULL;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < to_fetch->nr; i++) {
+		struct ref *new_ref = alloc_ref(oid_to_hex(&to_fetch->oid[i]));
+		oidcpy(&new_ref->old_oid, &to_fetch->oid[i]);
+		new_ref->next = ref;
+		ref = new_ref;
+	}
+	fetch_refs(remote_name, ref);
+}