diff --git a/Sources/GitKit/Git.swift b/Sources/GitKit/Git.swift
index 3de46fc..09738db 100644
--- a/Sources/GitKit/Git.swift
+++ b/Sources/GitKit/Git.swift
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ public final class Git: Shell {
         case commit(message: String, allowEmpty: Bool = false, gpgSigned: Bool = false)
         case writeConfig(name: String, value: String)
         case readConfig(name: String)
-        case checkout(branch: String, create: Bool = false)
+
+        /// - parameter branch the name of the branch to checkout
+        /// - parameter create whether to create a new branch or checkout an existing one
+        /// - parameter tracking when creating a new branch, the name of the remote branch it should track
+        case checkout(branch: String, create: Bool = false, tracking: String? = nil)
+
         case log(numberOfCommits: Int? = nil, options: [String]? = nil, revisions: String? = nil)
         case push(remote: String? = nil, branch: String? = nil)
         case pull(remote: String? = nil, branch: String? = nil, rebase: Bool = false)
@@ -73,12 +78,15 @@ public final class Git: Shell {
                 if let dirName = dirname {
                     params.append(dirName)
                 }
-            case .checkout(let branch, let create):
+            case .checkout(let branch, let create, let tracking):
                 params = [Command.checkout.rawValue]
                 if create {
                     params.append("-b")
                 }
                 params.append(branch)
+                if let tracking {
+                    params.append(tracking)
+                }
             case .log(let numberOfCommits, let options, let revisions):
                 params = [Command.log.rawValue]
                 if let numberOfCommits = numberOfCommits {