diff --git a/credentials.go b/credentials.go
index 273de2f..2fb65d5 100644
--- a/credentials.go
+++ b/credentials.go
@@ -120,6 +120,21 @@ func (o *Credential) GetUserpassPlaintext() (username, password string, err erro
 	return
 }
 
+// GetSSHKey returns the SSH-specific key information from the Cred object.
+func (o *Credential) GetSSHKey() (username, publickey, privatekey, passphrase string, err error) {
+	if o.Type() != CredentialTypeSSHKey && o.Type() != CredentialTypeSSHMemory {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("credential is not an SSH key: %v", o.Type())
+		return
+	}
+
+	sshKeyCredPtr := (*C.git_cred_ssh_key)(unsafe.Pointer(o.ptr))
+	username = C.GoString(sshKeyCredPtr.username)
+	publickey = C.GoString(sshKeyCredPtr.publickey)
+	privatekey = C.GoString(sshKeyCredPtr.privatekey)
+	passphrase = C.GoString(sshKeyCredPtr.passphrase)
+	return
+}
+
 func NewCredentialUsername(username string) (*Credential, error) {
 	runtime.LockOSThread()
 	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
diff --git a/git.go b/git.go
index 9ad1ffc..62cf5d9 100644
--- a/git.go
+++ b/git.go
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ func initLibGit2() {
 		// they're the only ones setting it up.
 		C.git_openssl_set_locking()
 	}
+	if features&FeatureSSH == 0 {
+		if err := registerManagedSSH(); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 // Shutdown frees all the resources acquired by libgit2. Make sure no
diff --git a/remote.go b/remote.go
index 3a435d1..275d4d9 100644
--- a/remote.go
+++ b/remote.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"unsafe"
+
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
 )
 
 // RemoteCreateOptionsFlag is Remote creation options flags
@@ -257,21 +259,25 @@ type Certificate struct {
 	Hostkey HostkeyCertificate
 }
 
+// HostkeyKind is a bitmask of the available hashes in HostkeyCertificate.
 type HostkeyKind uint
 
 const (
 	HostkeyMD5    HostkeyKind = C.GIT_CERT_SSH_MD5
 	HostkeySHA1   HostkeyKind = C.GIT_CERT_SSH_SHA1
 	HostkeySHA256 HostkeyKind = C.GIT_CERT_SSH_SHA256
+	HostkeyRaw    HostkeyKind = 1 << 3
 )
 
 // Server host key information. A bitmask containing the available fields.
-// Check for combinations of: HostkeyMD5, HostkeySHA1, HostkeySHA256.
+// Check for combinations of: HostkeyMD5, HostkeySHA1, HostkeySHA256, HostkeyRaw.
 type HostkeyCertificate struct {
-	Kind       HostkeyKind
-	HashMD5    [16]byte
-	HashSHA1   [20]byte
-	HashSHA256 [32]byte
+	Kind         HostkeyKind
+	HashMD5      [16]byte
+	HashSHA1     [20]byte
+	HashSHA256   [32]byte
+	Hostkey      []byte
+	SSHPublicKey ssh.PublicKey
 }
 
 type PushOptions struct {
diff --git a/script/build-libgit2.sh b/script/build-libgit2.sh
index 90a225c..e490b4b 100755
--- a/script/build-libgit2.sh
+++ b/script/build-libgit2.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ cmake -DTHREADSAFE=ON \
       -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS"=${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}" \
       -DREGEX_BACKEND=builtin \
       -DUSE_HTTPS=OFF \
+      -DUSE_SSH=OFF \
       -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS=-fPIC \
       -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="RelWithDebInfo" \
       -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="${BUILD_INSTALL_PREFIX}" \
diff --git a/ssh.go b/ssh.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd2725e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ssh.go
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+package git
+
+/*
+#include <git2.h>
+
+#include <git2/sys/credential.h>
+*/
+import "C"
+import (
+	"crypto/md5"
+	"crypto/sha1"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net"
+	"net/url"
+	"runtime"
+	"unsafe"
+
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
+)
+
+// RegisterManagedSSHTransport registers a Go-native implementation of an SSH
+// transport that doesn't rely on any system libraries (e.g. libssh2).
+//
+// If Shutdown or ReInit are called, make sure that the smart transports are
+// freed before it.
+func RegisterManagedSSHTransport(protocol string) (*RegisteredSmartTransport, error) {
+	return NewRegisteredSmartTransport(protocol, false, sshSmartSubtransportFactory)
+}
+
+func registerManagedSSH() error {
+	globalRegisteredSmartTransports.Lock()
+	defer globalRegisteredSmartTransports.Unlock()
+
+	for _, protocol := range []string{"ssh", "ssh+git", "git+ssh"} {
+		if _, ok := globalRegisteredSmartTransports.transports[protocol]; ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		managed, err := newRegisteredSmartTransport(protocol, false, sshSmartSubtransportFactory, true)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to register transport for %q: %v", protocol, err)
+		}
+		globalRegisteredSmartTransports.transports[protocol] = managed
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func sshSmartSubtransportFactory(remote *Remote, transport *Transport) (SmartSubtransport, error) {
+	return &sshSmartSubtransport{
+		transport: transport,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+type sshSmartSubtransport struct {
+	transport *Transport
+
+	lastAction    SmartServiceAction
+	client        *ssh.Client
+	session       *ssh.Session
+	stdin         io.WriteCloser
+	stdout        io.Reader
+	currentStream *sshSmartSubtransportStream
+}
+
+func (t *sshSmartSubtransport) Action(urlString string, action SmartServiceAction) (SmartSubtransportStream, error) {
+	runtime.LockOSThread()
+	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
+
+	u, err := url.Parse(urlString)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var cmd string
+	switch action {
+	case SmartServiceActionUploadpackLs, SmartServiceActionUploadpack:
+		if t.currentStream != nil {
+			if t.lastAction == SmartServiceActionUploadpackLs {
+				return t.currentStream, nil
+			}
+			t.Close()
+		}
+		cmd = fmt.Sprintf("git-upload-pack %q", u.Path)
+
+	case SmartServiceActionReceivepackLs, SmartServiceActionReceivepack:
+		if t.currentStream != nil {
+			if t.lastAction == SmartServiceActionReceivepackLs {
+				return t.currentStream, nil
+			}
+			t.Close()
+		}
+		cmd = fmt.Sprintf("git-receive-pack %q", u.Path)
+
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected action: %v", action)
+	}
+
+	cred, err := t.transport.SmartCredentials("", CredentialTypeSSHKey|CredentialTypeSSHMemory)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer cred.Free()
+
+	sshConfig, err := getSSHConfigFromCredential(cred)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	sshConfig.HostKeyCallback = func(hostname string, remote net.Addr, key ssh.PublicKey) error {
+		marshaledKey := key.Marshal()
+		cert := &Certificate{
+			Kind: CertificateHostkey,
+			Hostkey: HostkeyCertificate{
+				Kind:         HostkeySHA1 | HostkeyMD5 | HostkeySHA256 | HostkeyRaw,
+				HashMD5:      md5.Sum(marshaledKey),
+				HashSHA1:     sha1.Sum(marshaledKey),
+				HashSHA256:   sha256.Sum256(marshaledKey),
+				Hostkey:      marshaledKey,
+				SSHPublicKey: key,
+			},
+		}
+
+		return t.transport.SmartCertificateCheck(cert, true, hostname)
+	}
+
+	var addr string
+	if u.Port() != "" {
+		addr = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", u.Hostname(), u.Port())
+	} else {
+		addr = fmt.Sprintf("%s:22", u.Hostname())
+	}
+
+	t.client, err = ssh.Dial("tcp", addr, sshConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	t.session, err = t.client.NewSession()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	t.stdin, err = t.session.StdinPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	t.stdout, err = t.session.StdoutPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if err := t.session.Start(cmd); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	t.lastAction = action
+	t.currentStream = &sshSmartSubtransportStream{
+		owner: t,
+	}
+
+	return t.currentStream, nil
+}
+
+func (t *sshSmartSubtransport) Close() error {
+	t.currentStream = nil
+	if t.client != nil {
+		t.stdin.Close()
+		t.session.Wait()
+		t.session.Close()
+		t.client = nil
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (t *sshSmartSubtransport) Free() {
+}
+
+type sshSmartSubtransportStream struct {
+	owner *sshSmartSubtransport
+}
+
+func (stream *sshSmartSubtransportStream) Read(buf []byte) (int, error) {
+	return stream.owner.stdout.Read(buf)
+}
+
+func (stream *sshSmartSubtransportStream) Write(buf []byte) (int, error) {
+	return stream.owner.stdin.Write(buf)
+}
+
+func (stream *sshSmartSubtransportStream) Free() {
+}
+
+func getSSHConfigFromCredential(cred *Credential) (*ssh.ClientConfig, error) {
+	switch cred.Type() {
+	case CredentialTypeSSHCustom:
+		credSSHCustom := (*C.git_credential_ssh_custom)(unsafe.Pointer(cred.ptr))
+		data, ok := pointerHandles.Get(credSSHCustom.payload).(*credentialSSHCustomData)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, errors.New("unsupported custom SSH credentials")
+		}
+		return &ssh.ClientConfig{
+			User: C.GoString(credSSHCustom.username),
+			Auth: []ssh.AuthMethod{ssh.PublicKeys(data.signer)},
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	username, _, privatekey, passphrase, err := cred.GetSSHKey()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var pemBytes []byte
+	if cred.Type() == CredentialTypeSSHMemory {
+		pemBytes = []byte(privatekey)
+	} else {
+		pemBytes, err = ioutil.ReadFile(privatekey)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	var key ssh.Signer
+	if passphrase != "" {
+		key, err = ssh.ParsePrivateKeyWithPassphrase(pemBytes, []byte(passphrase))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	} else {
+		key, err = ssh.ParsePrivateKey(pemBytes)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return &ssh.ClientConfig{
+		User: username,
+		Auth: []ssh.AuthMethod{ssh.PublicKeys(key)},
+	}, nil
+}