diff --git a/hgext/mq.py b/hgext/mq.py
--- a/hgext/mq.py
+++ b/hgext/mq.py
@@ -662,14 +662,14 @@ class queue:
         finally:
             del wlock
 
-    def strip(self, repo, rev, update=True, backup="all"):
+    def strip(self, repo, rev, update=True, backup="all", force=None):
         wlock = lock = None
         try:
             wlock = repo.wlock()
             lock = repo.lock()
 
             if update:
-                self.check_localchanges(repo, refresh=False)
+                self.check_localchanges(repo, force=force, refresh=False)
                 urev = self.qparents(repo, rev)
                 hg.clean(repo, urev)
                 repo.dirstate.write()
@@ -2043,7 +2043,7 @@ def strip(ui, repo, rev, **opts):
     elif opts['nobackup']:
         backup = 'none'
     update = repo.dirstate.parents()[0] != revlog.nullid
-    repo.mq.strip(repo, rev, backup=backup, update=update)
+    repo.mq.strip(repo, rev, backup=backup, update=update, force=opts['force'])
     return 0
 
 def select(ui, repo, *args, **opts):
@@ -2352,7 +2352,8 @@ cmdtable = {
          _('hg qseries [-ms]')),
     "^strip":
         (strip,
-         [('b', 'backup', None, _('bundle unrelated changesets')),
+         [('f', 'force', None, _('force removal with local changes')),
+          ('b', 'backup', None, _('bundle unrelated changesets')),
           ('n', 'nobackup', None, _('no backups'))],
          _('hg strip [-f] [-b] [-n] REV')),
     "qtop": (top, [] + seriesopts, _('hg qtop [-s]')),
diff --git a/tests/test-mq b/tests/test-mq
--- a/tests/test-mq
+++ b/tests/test-mq
@@ -266,6 +266,14 @@ hg ci -Ama
 hg strip tip 2>&1 | sed 's/\(saving bundle to \).*/\1/'
 hg unbundle .hg/strip-backup/*
 
+echo % strip with local changes, should complain
+hg up
+echo y>y
+hg add y
+hg strip tip | sed 's/\(saving bundle to \).*/\1/'
+echo % --force strip with local changes
+hg strip -f tip 2>&1 | sed 's/\(saving bundle to \).*/\1/'
+
 echo '% cd b; hg qrefresh'
 hg init refresh
 cd refresh
diff --git a/tests/test-mq.out b/tests/test-mq.out
--- a/tests/test-mq.out
+++ b/tests/test-mq.out
@@ -250,6 +250,12 @@ adding manifests
 adding file changes
 added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 1 files
 (run 'hg update' to get a working copy)
+% strip with local changes, should complain
+1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+abort: local changes found
+% --force strip with local changes
+0 files updated, 0 files merged, 2 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+saving bundle to 
 % cd b; hg qrefresh
 adding a
 foo