diff --git a/infinitepush/__init__.py b/infinitepush/__init__.py
--- a/infinitepush/__init__.py
+++ b/infinitepush/__init__.py
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@
     wrapcommand(commands.table, 'update', _update)
 
     wrapfunction(discovery, 'checkheads', _checkheads)
+    wrapfunction(bundle2, '_addpartsfromopts', _addpartsfromopts)
 
     wireproto.wirepeer.listkeyspatterns = listkeyspatterns
 
@@ -402,6 +403,13 @@
         return
     return orig(pushop)
 
+def _addpartsfromopts(orig, ui, repo, bundler, *args, **kwargs):
+    """ adds a stream level part to bundle2 storing whether this is an
+    infinitepush bundle or not """
+    if ui.configbool('infinitepush', 'bundle-stream', False):
+        bundler.addparam('infinitepush', True)
+    return orig(ui, repo, bundler, *args, **kwargs)
+
 def wireprotolistkeyspatterns(repo, proto, namespace, patterns):
     patterns = decodelist(patterns)
     d = repo.listkeys(encoding.tolocal(namespace), patterns).iteritems()
@@ -1232,6 +1240,14 @@
         if bundle:
             bundle.close()
 
+@bundle2.b2streamparamhandler('infinitepush')
+def processinfinitepush(unbundler, param, value):
+    """ process the bundle2 stream level parameter containing whether this push
+    is an infinitepush or not. """
+    if value and unbundler.ui.configbool('infinitepush',
+                                         'bundle-stream', False):
+        pass
+
 @bundle2.parthandler(scratchbranchparttype,
                      ('bookmark', 'bookprevnode' 'create', 'force',
                       'pushbackbookmarks', 'cgversion'))
diff --git a/tests/test-check-config-hg.t b/tests/test-check-config-hg.t
--- a/tests/test-check-config-hg.t
+++ b/tests/test-check-config-hg.t
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   undocumented: fbconduit.reponame (str)
   undocumented: fbhistedit.exec_in_user_shell (str)
   undocumented: grep.command (str)
+  undocumented: infinitepush.bundle-stream (bool)
   undocumented: morestatus.show (bool)
   undocumented: nointerrupt.interactiveonly (bool) [True]
   undocumented: perftweaks.cachenoderevs (bool) [True]