diff --git a/adb/commandline.c b/adb/commandline.c
index 18dc6e0..9cba751 100644
--- a/adb/commandline.c
+++ b/adb/commandline.c
@@ -110,9 +110,10 @@
         "  adb push [-p] <local> <remote>\n"
         "                               - copy file/dir to device\n"
         "                                 ('-p' to display the transfer progress)\n"
-        "  adb pull [-p] <remote> [<local>]\n"
+        "  adb pull [-p] [-a] <remote> [<local>]\n"
         "                               - copy file/dir from device\n"
         "                                 ('-p' to display the transfer progress)\n"
+        "                                 ('-a' means copy timestamp and mode)\n"
         "  adb sync [ <directory> ]     - copy host->device only if changed\n"
         "                                 (-l means list but don't copy)\n"
         "                                 (see 'adb help all')\n"
@@ -939,12 +940,19 @@
 }
 
 
-static void parse_push_pull_args(char** arg, int narg, char const** path1, char const** path2,
-                                 int* show_progress) {
+static void parse_push_pull_args(char **arg, int narg, char const **path1, char const **path2,
+                                 int *show_progress, int *copy_attrs) {
     *show_progress = 0;
+    *copy_attrs = 0;
 
-    if ((narg > 0) && !strcmp(*arg, "-p")) {
-        *show_progress = 1;
+    while (narg > 0) {
+        if (!strcmp(*arg, "-p")) {
+            *show_progress = 1;
+        } else if (!strcmp(*arg, "-a")) {
+            *copy_attrs = 1;
+        } else {
+            break;
+        }
         ++arg;
         --narg;
     }
@@ -1415,9 +1423,10 @@
 
     if(!strcmp(argv[0], "push")) {
         int show_progress = 0;
+        int copy_attrs = 0; // unused
         const char* lpath = NULL, *rpath = NULL;
 
-        parse_push_pull_args(&argv[1], argc - 1, &lpath, &rpath, &show_progress);
+        parse_push_pull_args(&argv[1], argc - 1, &lpath, &rpath, &show_progress, &copy_attrs);
 
         if ((lpath != NULL) && (rpath != NULL)) {
             return do_sync_push(lpath, rpath, 0 /* no verify APK */, show_progress);
@@ -1428,12 +1437,13 @@
 
     if(!strcmp(argv[0], "pull")) {
         int show_progress = 0;
+        int copy_attrs = 0;
         const char* rpath = NULL, *lpath = ".";
 
-        parse_push_pull_args(&argv[1], argc - 1, &rpath, &lpath, &show_progress);
+        parse_push_pull_args(&argv[1], argc - 1, &rpath, &lpath, &show_progress, &copy_attrs);
 
         if (rpath != NULL) {
-            return do_sync_pull(rpath, lpath, show_progress);
+            return do_sync_pull(rpath, lpath, show_progress, copy_attrs);
         }
 
         return usage();
diff --git a/adb/file_sync_client.c b/adb/file_sync_client.c
index dc4e77f..3f540c1 100644
--- a/adb/file_sync_client.c
+++ b/adb/file_sync_client.c
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@
 
 static syncsendbuf send_buffer;
 
-int sync_readtime(int fd, const char *path, unsigned *timestamp)
+int sync_readtime(int fd, const char *path, unsigned int *timestamp,
+                  unsigned int *mode)
 {
     syncmsg msg;
     int len = strlen(path);
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@
     }
 
     *timestamp = ltohl(msg.stat.time);
+    *mode = ltohl(msg.stat.mode);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -237,7 +239,7 @@
     if (show_progress) {
         // Determine local file size.
         struct stat st;
-        if (lstat(path, &st)) {
+        if (fstat(lfd, &st)) {
             fprintf(stderr,"cannot stat '%s': %s\n", path, strerror(errno));
             return -1;
         }
@@ -931,8 +933,21 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int set_time_and_mode(const char *lpath, unsigned int time, unsigned int mode)
+{
+    struct timeval times[2] = { {time, 0}, {time, 0} };
+    int r1 = utimes(lpath, times);
+
+    /* use umask for permissions */
+    mode_t mask=umask(0000);
+    umask(mask);
+    int r2 = chmod(lpath, mode & ~mask);
+
+    return r1 ? : r2;
+}
+
 static int copy_remote_dir_local(int fd, const char *rpath, const char *lpath,
-                                 int checktimestamps)
+                                 int copy_attrs)
 {
     copyinfo *filelist = 0;
     copyinfo *ci, *next;
@@ -962,26 +977,6 @@
         return -1;
     }
 
-#if 0
-    if (checktimestamps) {
-        for (ci = filelist; ci != 0; ci = ci->next) {
-            if (sync_start_readtime(fd, ci->dst)) {
-                return 1;
-            }
-        }
-        for (ci = filelist; ci != 0; ci = ci->next) {
-            unsigned int timestamp, mode, size;
-            if (sync_finish_readtime(fd, &timestamp, &mode, &size))
-                return 1;
-            if (size == ci->size) {
-                /* for links, we cannot update the atime/mtime */
-                if ((S_ISREG(ci->mode & mode) && timestamp == ci->time) ||
-                    (S_ISLNK(ci->mode & mode) && timestamp >= ci->time))
-                    ci->flag = 1;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-#endif
     for (ci = filelist; ci != 0; ci = next) {
         next = ci->next;
         if (ci->flag == 0) {
@@ -989,6 +984,10 @@
             if (sync_recv(fd, ci->src, ci->dst, 0 /* no show progress */)) {
                 return 1;
             }
+
+            if (copy_attrs && set_time_and_mode(ci->dst, ci->time, ci->mode)) {
+               return 1;
+            }
             pulled++;
         } else {
             skipped++;
@@ -1003,9 +1002,9 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-int do_sync_pull(const char *rpath, const char *lpath, int show_progress)
+int do_sync_pull(const char *rpath, const char *lpath, int show_progress, int copy_attrs)
 {
-    unsigned mode;
+    unsigned mode, time;
     struct stat st;
 
     int fd;
@@ -1016,7 +1015,7 @@
         return 1;
     }
 
-    if(sync_readmode(fd, rpath, &mode)) {
+    if(sync_readtime(fd, rpath, &time, &mode)) {
         return 1;
     }
     if(mode == 0) {
@@ -1047,13 +1046,15 @@
         if (sync_recv(fd, rpath, lpath, show_progress)) {
             return 1;
         } else {
+            if (copy_attrs && set_time_and_mode(lpath, time, mode))
+                return 1;
             END();
             sync_quit(fd);
             return 0;
         }
     } else if(S_ISDIR(mode)) {
         BEGIN();
-        if (copy_remote_dir_local(fd, rpath, lpath, 0)) {
+        if (copy_remote_dir_local(fd, rpath, lpath, copy_attrs)) {
             return 1;
         } else {
             END();
diff --git a/adb/file_sync_service.h b/adb/file_sync_service.h
index 3e7e096..8ea239e 100644
--- a/adb/file_sync_service.h
+++ b/adb/file_sync_service.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 int do_sync_ls(const char *path);
 int do_sync_push(const char *lpath, const char *rpath, int verifyApk, int show_progress);
 int do_sync_sync(const char *lpath, const char *rpath, int listonly);
-int do_sync_pull(const char *rpath, const char *lpath, int show_progress);
+int do_sync_pull(const char *rpath, const char *lpath, int show_progress, int pullTime);
 
 #define SYNC_DATA_MAX (64*1024)