diff --git a/recipe_modules/git/api.py b/recipe_modules/git/api.py
index dddb1de80..746c18fe5 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/git/api.py
+++ b/recipe_modules/git/api.py
@@ -409,3 +409,22 @@ class GitApi(recipe_api.RecipeApi):
     if not rev_list_args:
       rev_list_args = ['--all']
     self('bundle', 'create', bundle_path, *rev_list_args, **kwargs)
+
+  def new_branch(self, branch, name=None, upstream=None, **kwargs):
+    """Runs git new-branch on a Git repository, to be used before git cl upload.
+
+    Args:
+      branch (str): new branch name, which must not yet exist.
+      name (str): step name.
+      upstream (str): to origin/master.
+      kwargs: Forwarded to '__call__'.
+    """
+    env = kwargs.pop('env', {})
+    env['PATH'] = self.m.path.pathsep.join([
+        str(self.package_repo_resource()), '%(PATH)s'])
+    args = ['new-branch', branch]
+    if upstream:
+      args.extend(['--upstream', upstream])
+    if not name:
+      name = 'git new-branch %s' % branch
+    return self(*args, name=name, env=env, **kwargs)
diff --git a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/basic.json b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/basic.json
index f4cafcbe5..97a2b595a 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/basic.json
+++ b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/basic.json
@@ -152,6 +152,32 @@
     "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
     "name": "git status cannot_fail_build"
   },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch refactor"
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "feature",
+      "--upstream",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch feature"
+  },
   {
     "cmd": [
       "git",
diff --git a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/basic_branch.json b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/basic_branch.json
index 4a63e621a..fca2bb50f 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/basic_branch.json
+++ b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/basic_branch.json
@@ -152,6 +152,32 @@
     "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
     "name": "git status cannot_fail_build"
   },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch refactor"
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "feature",
+      "--upstream",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch feature"
+  },
   {
     "cmd": [
       "git",
diff --git a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/basic_file_name.json b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/basic_file_name.json
index e5d3c448f..49a993126 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/basic_file_name.json
+++ b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/basic_file_name.json
@@ -154,6 +154,32 @@
     "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
     "name": "git status cannot_fail_build"
   },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch refactor"
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "feature",
+      "--upstream",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch feature"
+  },
   {
     "cmd": [
       "git",
diff --git a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/basic_hash.json b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/basic_hash.json
index e971c64e6..4641d453f 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/basic_hash.json
+++ b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/basic_hash.json
@@ -151,6 +151,32 @@
     "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
     "name": "git status cannot_fail_build"
   },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch refactor"
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "feature",
+      "--upstream",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch feature"
+  },
   {
     "cmd": [
       "git",
diff --git a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/basic_ref.json b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/basic_ref.json
index 4a73951a1..d9d9b7941 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/basic_ref.json
+++ b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/basic_ref.json
@@ -152,6 +152,32 @@
     "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
     "name": "git status cannot_fail_build"
   },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch refactor"
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "feature",
+      "--upstream",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch feature"
+  },
   {
     "cmd": [
       "git",
diff --git a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/basic_submodule_update_force.json b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/basic_submodule_update_force.json
index d5f2f28d2..6af758912 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/basic_submodule_update_force.json
+++ b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/basic_submodule_update_force.json
@@ -153,6 +153,32 @@
     "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
     "name": "git status cannot_fail_build"
   },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch refactor"
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "feature",
+      "--upstream",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch feature"
+  },
   {
     "cmd": [
       "git",
diff --git a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/cannot_fail_build.json b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/cannot_fail_build.json
index 7386381e1..7db28983b 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/cannot_fail_build.json
+++ b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/cannot_fail_build.json
@@ -156,6 +156,32 @@
       "@@@STEP_EXCEPTION@@@"
     ]
   },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch refactor"
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "feature",
+      "--upstream",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch feature"
+  },
   {
     "cmd": [
       "git",
diff --git a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/cat-file_test.json b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/cat-file_test.json
index dd24905e9..94cac8532 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/cat-file_test.json
+++ b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/cat-file_test.json
@@ -152,6 +152,32 @@
     "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
     "name": "git status cannot_fail_build"
   },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch refactor"
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "feature",
+      "--upstream",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch feature"
+  },
   {
     "cmd": [
       "git",
diff --git a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/count-objects_delta.json b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/count-objects_delta.json
index 82895bddd..fcb715177 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/count-objects_delta.json
+++ b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/count-objects_delta.json
@@ -225,6 +225,32 @@
     "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
     "name": "git status cannot_fail_build"
   },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch refactor"
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "feature",
+      "--upstream",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch feature"
+  },
   {
     "cmd": [
       "git",
diff --git a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/count-objects_failed.json b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/count-objects_failed.json
index d7ddb067f..e65c8d270 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/count-objects_failed.json
+++ b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/count-objects_failed.json
@@ -156,6 +156,32 @@
     "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
     "name": "git status cannot_fail_build"
   },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch refactor"
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "feature",
+      "--upstream",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch feature"
+  },
   {
     "cmd": [
       "git",
diff --git a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/count-objects_with_bad_output.json b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/count-objects_with_bad_output.json
index 9b176e860..23214b740 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/count-objects_with_bad_output.json
+++ b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/count-objects_with_bad_output.json
@@ -157,6 +157,32 @@
     "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
     "name": "git status cannot_fail_build"
   },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch refactor"
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "feature",
+      "--upstream",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch feature"
+  },
   {
     "cmd": [
       "git",
diff --git a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/curl_trace_file.json b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/curl_trace_file.json
index ba561d873..f4ffdb9b0 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/curl_trace_file.json
+++ b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/curl_trace_file.json
@@ -154,6 +154,32 @@
     "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
     "name": "git status cannot_fail_build"
   },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch refactor"
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "feature",
+      "--upstream",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch feature"
+  },
   {
     "cmd": [
       "git",
diff --git a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/git-cache-checkout.json b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/git-cache-checkout.json
index 068c33d8b..5dd47423d 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/git-cache-checkout.json
+++ b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/git-cache-checkout.json
@@ -199,6 +199,32 @@
     "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
     "name": "git status cannot_fail_build"
   },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch refactor"
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "feature",
+      "--upstream",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch feature"
+  },
   {
     "cmd": [
       "git",
diff --git a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/platform_win.json b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/platform_win.json
index b12b3b0c6..27d89c49f 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/platform_win.json
+++ b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/platform_win.json
@@ -165,6 +165,32 @@
     "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]\\src",
     "name": "git status cannot_fail_build"
   },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]\\git.bat",
+      "new-branch",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]\\src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools];%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch refactor"
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]\\git.bat",
+      "new-branch",
+      "feature",
+      "--upstream",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]\\src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools];%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch feature"
+  },
   {
     "cmd": [
       "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]\\git.bat",
diff --git a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/rebase_failed.json b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/rebase_failed.json
index 82ff98064..d44b67d68 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/rebase_failed.json
+++ b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/rebase_failed.json
@@ -152,6 +152,32 @@
     "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
     "name": "git status cannot_fail_build"
   },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch refactor"
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "feature",
+      "--upstream",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch feature"
+  },
   {
     "cmd": [
       "git",
diff --git a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/remote_not_origin.json b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/remote_not_origin.json
index 5132e1b4a..0514ebb70 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/remote_not_origin.json
+++ b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/remote_not_origin.json
@@ -154,6 +154,32 @@
     "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
     "name": "git status cannot_fail_build"
   },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch refactor"
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "feature",
+      "--upstream",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch feature"
+  },
   {
     "cmd": [
       "git",
diff --git a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/set_got_revision.json b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/set_got_revision.json
index 685431f52..15dfd1c33 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/set_got_revision.json
+++ b/recipe_modules/git/example.expected/set_got_revision.json
@@ -153,6 +153,32 @@
     "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
     "name": "git status cannot_fail_build"
   },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch refactor"
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "new-branch",
+      "feature",
+      "--upstream",
+      "refactor"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[SLAVE_BUILD]/src",
+    "env": {
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[depot_tools]:%(PATH)s"
+    },
+    "name": "git new-branch feature"
+  },
   {
     "cmd": [
       "git",
diff --git a/recipe_modules/git/example.py b/recipe_modules/git/example.py
index 484b7385b..8eeec89dd 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/git/example.py
+++ b/recipe_modules/git/example.py
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ def RunSteps(api):
   api.git('status', name='git status cannot_fail_build',
           can_fail_build=False)
 
+  # You should run git new-branch before you upload something with git cl.
+  api.git.new_branch('refactor')  # Upstream is origin/master by default.
+  # And use upstream kwarg to set up different upstream for tracking.
+  api.git.new_branch('feature', upstream='refactor')
+
   # You can use api.git.rebase to rebase the current branch onto another one
   api.git.rebase(name_prefix='my repo', branch='origin/master',
                  dir_path=api.path['checkout'],