diff --git a/hgext/mq.py b/hgext/mq.py
--- a/hgext/mq.py
+++ b/hgext/mq.py
@@ -2797,8 +2797,16 @@ def reposetup(ui, repo):
                                               editor, extra)
 
         def push(self, remote, force=False, revs=None, newbranch=False):
-            if self.mq.applied and not force and not revs:
-                raise util.Abort(_('source has mq patches applied'))
+            if self.mq.applied and not force:
+                haspatches = True
+                if revs:
+                    # Assume applied patches have no non-patch descendants
+                    # and are not on remote already. If they appear in the
+                    # set of resolved 'revs', bail out.
+                    applied = set(e.node for e in self.mq.applied)
+                    haspatches = bool([n for n in revs if n in applied])
+                if haspatches:
+                    raise util.Abort(_('source has mq patches applied'))
             return super(mqrepo, self).push(remote, force, revs, newbranch)
 
         def _findtags(self):
diff --git a/tests/test-mq-safety.t b/tests/test-mq-safety.t
--- a/tests/test-mq-safety.t
+++ b/tests/test-mq-safety.t
@@ -110,3 +110,67 @@ qpush warning branchheads
   $ hg qpush
   applying qp
   now at: qp
+
+Testing applied patches, push and --force
+
+  $ cd ..
+  $ hg init forcepush
+  $ cd forcepush
+  $ echo a > a
+  $ hg ci -Am adda
+  adding a
+  $ echo a >> a
+  $ hg ci -m changea
+  $ hg up 0
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ hg branch branch
+  marked working directory as branch branch
+  $ echo b > b
+  $ hg ci -Am addb
+  adding b
+  $ hg up 0
+  0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ hg --cwd .. clone -r 0 forcepush forcepush2
+  requesting all changes
+  adding changesets
+  adding manifests
+  adding file changes
+  added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 1 files
+  updating to branch default
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ echo a >> a
+  $ hg qnew patch
+
+Pushing applied patch with --rev without --force
+
+  $ hg push -r default ../forcepush2
+  pushing to ../forcepush2
+  abort: source has mq patches applied
+  [255]
+
+Pushing applied patch with branchhash, without --force
+
+  $ hg push ../forcepush2#default
+  pushing to ../forcepush2
+  abort: source has mq patches applied
+  [255]
+
+Pushing revs excluding applied patch
+
+  $ hg push --new-branch -r branch -r 2 ../forcepush2
+  pushing to ../forcepush2
+  searching for changes
+  adding changesets
+  adding manifests
+  adding file changes
+  added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 1 files
+
+Pushing applied patch with --force
+
+  $ hg push --force -r default ../forcepush2
+  pushing to ../forcepush2
+  searching for changes
+  adding changesets
+  adding manifests
+  adding file changes
+  added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 1 files (+1 heads)