diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -5394,11 +5394,13 @@ def push(ui, repo, dest=None, **opts):
                 # this lets simultaneous -r, -b options continue working
                 opts.setdefault('rev', []).append("null")
 
-    path = ui.paths.getpath(dest, default='default')
+    path = ui.paths.getpath(dest, default='default-push')
+    if not path:
+        path = ui.paths.getpath(dest, default='default')
     if not path:
         raise error.Abort(_('default repository not configured!'),
                          hint=_('see the "path" section in "hg help config"'))
-    dest, branches = path.pushloc, (path.branch, opts.get('branch') or [])
+    dest, branches = path.loc, (path.branch, opts.get('branch') or [])
     ui.status(_('pushing to %s\n') % util.hidepassword(dest))
     revs, checkout = hg.addbranchrevs(repo, repo, branches, opts.get('rev'))
     other = hg.peer(repo, opts, dest)
diff --git a/tests/test-default-push.t b/tests/test-default-push.t
--- a/tests/test-default-push.t
+++ b/tests/test-default-push.t
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ Push should push to 'default-push' when 
   adding file changes
   added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 1 files
 
+But push should push to 'default' if explicitly specified (issue5000):
+
+  $ hg --cwd b push default
+  pushing to $TESTTMP/a (glob)
+  searching for changes
+  no changes found
+  [1]
+
 Push should push to 'default-push' when 'default' is not set
 
   $ hg -q clone a push-default-only