diff --git a/hgext/narrow/narrowcommands.py b/hgext/narrow/narrowcommands.py
--- a/hgext/narrow/narrowcommands.py
+++ b/hgext/narrow/narrowcommands.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
     if repository.NARROW_REQUIREMENT not in repo.requirements:
         return orig(pullop, kwargs)
 
-    if narrowbundle2.NARROWCAP not in pullop.remotebundle2caps:
+    if narrowbundle2.NARROWCAP not in pullop.remote.capabilities():
         raise error.Abort(_("server doesn't support narrow clones"))
     orig(pullop, kwargs)
     kwargs['narrow'] = True
diff --git a/hgext/narrow/narrowrepo.py b/hgext/narrow/narrowrepo.py
--- a/hgext/narrow/narrowrepo.py
+++ b/hgext/narrow/narrowrepo.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 from . import (
+    narrowbundle2,
     narrowdirstate,
     narrowrevlog,
 )
@@ -26,4 +27,10 @@
             dirstate = super(narrowrepository, self)._makedirstate()
             return narrowdirstate.wrapdirstate(self, dirstate)
 
+        def peer(self):
+            peer = super(narrowrepository, self).peer()
+            peer._caps.add(narrowbundle2.NARROWCAP)
+            peer._caps.add(narrowbundle2.ELLIPSESCAP)
+            return peer
+
     repo.__class__ = narrowrepository