diff --git a/zrep b/zrep
index 2861c02..af7c420 100755
--- a/zrep
+++ b/zrep
@@ -2139,10 +2139,10 @@ zrep_refresh(){
 	fi
 
 	if [[ "$BBCP" != "" ]] ; then
-		$BBCP -N io "$srchost:$ZREP_PATH _refreshpull $newsnap $token" \
+		$BBCP -N io "$srchost:$ZREP_PATH ${ZREP_R} _refreshpull ${ZREP_INC_FLAG} $newsnap $token" \
 		  "zfs recv $force $destfs"
 	else
-		zrep_ssh $srchost "$ZREP_PATH ${ZREP_R} _refreshpull $newsnap $token ${Z_F_OUT}" |
+		zrep_ssh $srchost "$ZREP_PATH ${ZREP_R} _refreshpull ${ZREP_INC_FLAG} $newsnap $token ${Z_F_OUT}" |
 		  eval ${Z_F_IN} zfs recv $force $destfs
 	fi
 	if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] ; then
@@ -2185,6 +2185,13 @@ _refreshpull(){
 	typeset fs snapname lastsent latest verbose
 	typeset token=""
 
+	case "$1" in
+		-i|-I)
+		ZREP_INC_FLAG=$1
+		shift
+		;;
+	esac
+
 	if [[ "$2" != "" ]] ; then
 		token="$2"
 	fi
diff --git a/zrep_sync b/zrep_sync
index a43f8f3..6f71fd0 100644
--- a/zrep_sync
+++ b/zrep_sync
@@ -617,10 +617,10 @@ zrep_refresh(){
 	fi
 
 	if [[ "$BBCP" != "" ]] ; then
-		$BBCP -N io "$srchost:$ZREP_PATH _refreshpull $newsnap $token" \
+		$BBCP -N io "$srchost:$ZREP_PATH ${ZREP_R} _refreshpull ${ZREP_INC_FLAG} $newsnap $token" \
 		  "zfs recv $force $destfs"
 	else
-		zrep_ssh $srchost "$ZREP_PATH ${ZREP_R} _refreshpull $newsnap $token ${Z_F_OUT}" |
+		zrep_ssh $srchost "$ZREP_PATH ${ZREP_R} _refreshpull ${ZREP_INC_FLAG} $newsnap $token ${Z_F_OUT}" |
 		  eval ${Z_F_IN} zfs recv $force $destfs
 	fi
 	if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] ; then
@@ -663,6 +663,13 @@ _refreshpull(){
 	typeset fs snapname lastsent latest verbose
 	typeset token=""
 
+	case "$1" in
+		-i|-I)
+		ZREP_INC_FLAG=$1
+		shift
+		;;
+	esac
+
 	if [[ "$2" != "" ]] ; then
 		token="$2"
 	fi