diff --git a/infinitepush/__init__.py b/infinitepush/__init__.py
--- a/infinitepush/__init__.py
+++ b/infinitepush/__init__.py
@@ -179,6 +179,21 @@
         raise error.Abort(_('invalid log level %s') % loglevel)
     return numeric_loglevel
 
+def _tryhoist(ui, remotebookmark):
+    '''returns a bookmarks with hoisted part removed
+
+    Remotenames extension has a 'hoist' config that allows to use remote
+    bookmarks without specifying remote path. For example, 'hg update master'
+    works as well as 'hg update remote/master'. We want to allow the same in
+    infinitepush.
+    '''
+
+    if common.isremotebooksenabled(ui):
+        hoist = ui.config('remotenames', 'hoist', 'default') + '/'
+        if remotebookmark.startswith(hoist):
+            return remotebookmark[len(hoist):]
+    return remotebookmark
+
 class bundlestore(object):
     def __init__(self, repo):
         self._repo = repo
@@ -590,6 +605,7 @@
 
     if not opts.get('date') and (rev or node) not in repo:
         mayberemote = rev or node
+        mayberemote = _tryhoist(ui, mayberemote)
         dopull = False
         kwargs = {}
         if _scratchbranchmatcher(mayberemote):
@@ -602,7 +618,7 @@
         if dopull:
             ui.warn(
                 _("'%s' does not exist locally - looking for it " +
-                "remotely...\n") % mayberemote)
+                  "remotely...\n") % mayberemote)
             # Try pulling node from remote repo
             try:
                 cmdname = '^pull'
diff --git a/tests/test-infinitepush-remotenames.t b/tests/test-infinitepush-remotenames.t
--- a/tests/test-infinitepush-remotenames.t
+++ b/tests/test-infinitepush-remotenames.t
@@ -180,3 +180,45 @@
   remote:     36667a3f76e4  newscratch
   $ hg book
      scratch/secondbranch      2:36667a3f76e4
+
+Create new bookmark and try to pull it
+  $ mkcommit newcommittoupdate1
+  $ hg push -q -r . --to scratch/branchtoupdateto1 --create
+  $ hg up -q ".^"
+  $ mkcommit newcommittoupdate2
+  created new head
+  $ hg push -q -r . --to scratch/branchtoupdateto2 --create
+  $ hg up -q ".^"
+  $ mkcommit newcommittopull
+  created new head
+  $ hg push -q -r . --to scratch/branchtopull --create
+  $ cd ../client
+  $ hg up default/scratch/branchtoupdateto1
+  'scratch/branchtoupdateto1' does not exist locally - looking for it remotely...
+  pulling from ssh://user@dummy/repo
+  searching for changes
+  adding changesets
+  adding manifests
+  adding file changes
+  added 2 changesets with 2 changes to 2 files (+1 heads)
+  (run 'hg heads .' to see heads, 'hg merge' to merge)
+  'scratch/branchtoupdateto1' found remotely
+  2 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+
+  $ cat >> $HGRCPATH << EOF
+  > [remotenames]
+  > hoist=remote
+  > rename.default=remote
+  > EOF
+
+  $ hg up remote/scratch/branchtoupdateto2
+  'scratch/branchtoupdateto2' does not exist locally - looking for it remotely...
+  pulling from ssh://user@dummy/repo
+  searching for changes
+  adding changesets
+  adding manifests
+  adding file changes
+  added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 2 files (+1 heads)
+  (run 'hg heads .' to see heads, 'hg merge' to merge)
+  'scratch/branchtoupdateto2' found remotely
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved