@@ -11,7 +11,14 @@
 #include "dir.h"
 
 static const char * const git_stash_helper_usage[] = {
+	N_("git stash--helper drop [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]"),
 	N_("git stash--helper apply [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]"),
+	N_("git stash--helper clear"),
+	NULL
+};
+
+static const char * const git_stash_helper_drop_usage[] = {
+	N_("git stash--helper drop [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]"),
 	NULL
 };
 

@@ -20,6 +27,11 @@ static const char * const git_stash_helper_apply_usage[] = {
 	NULL
 };
 
+static const char * const git_stash_helper_clear_usage[] = {
+	N_("git stash--helper clear"),
+	NULL
+};
+
 static const char *ref_stash = "refs/stash";
 static int quiet;
 static char stash_index_path[PATH_MAX];

@@ -166,6 +178,29 @@ static int get_stash_info(struct stash_info *info, int argc, const char **argv)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int do_clear_stash(void)
+{
+	struct object_id obj;
+	if (get_oid(ref_stash, &obj))
+		return 0;
+
+	return delete_ref(NULL, ref_stash, &obj, 0);
+}
+
+static int clear_stash(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
+{
+	struct option options[] = {
+		OPT_END()
+	};
+
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, git_stash_helper_clear_usage, PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
+
+	if (argc != 0)
+		return error(_("git stash--helper clear with parameters is unimplemented"));
+
+	return do_clear_stash();
+}
+
 static int reset_tree(struct object_id *i_tree, int update, int reset)
 {
 	struct unpack_trees_options opts;

@@ -399,6 +434,68 @@ static int apply_stash(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int do_drop_stash(const char *prefix, struct stash_info *info)
+{
+	struct argv_array args = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
+	int ret;
+	struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+
+	argv_array_pushl(&args, "reflog", "delete", "--updateref", "--rewrite", NULL);
+	argv_array_push(&args, info->revision.buf);
+	ret = cmd_reflog(args.argc, args.argv, prefix);
+	if (!ret) {
+		if (!quiet)
+			printf(_("Dropped %s (%s)\n"), info->revision.buf, oid_to_hex(&info->w_commit));
+	} else {
+		return error(_("%s: Could not drop stash entry"), info->revision.buf);
+	}
+
+	cp.git_cmd = 1;
+	/* Even though --quiet is specified, rev-parse still outputs the hash */
+	cp.no_stdout = 1;
+	argv_array_pushl(&cp.args, "rev-parse", "--verify", "--quiet", NULL);
+	argv_array_pushf(&cp.args, "%s@{0}", ref_stash);
+	ret = run_command(&cp);
+
+	if (ret)
+		do_clear_stash();
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int assert_stash_ref(struct stash_info *info)
+{
+	if (!info->is_stash_ref)
+		return error(_("'%s' is not a stash reference"), info->revision.buf);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int drop_stash(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
+{
+	struct stash_info info;
+	int ret;
+	struct option options[] = {
+		OPT__QUIET(&quiet, N_("be quiet, only report errors")),
+		OPT_END()
+	};
+
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options,
+			git_stash_helper_drop_usage, 0);
+
+	if (get_stash_info(&info, argc, argv))
+		return -1;
+
+	if (assert_stash_ref(&info)) {
+		destroy_stash_info(&info);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	ret = do_drop_stash(prefix, &info);
+	destroy_stash_info(&info);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int cmd_stash__helper(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	int result = 0;

@@ -421,6 +518,10 @@ int cmd_stash__helper(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		usage_with_options(git_stash_helper_usage, options);
 	else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "apply"))
 		result = apply_stash(argc, argv, prefix);
+	else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "clear"))
+		result = clear_stash(argc, argv, prefix);
+	else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "drop"))
+		result = drop_stash(argc, argv, prefix);
 	else {
 		error(_("unknown subcommand: %s"), argv[0]);
 		usage_with_options(git_stash_helper_usage, options);

@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ apply)
 	;;
 clear)
 	shift
-	clear_stash "$@"
+	git stash--helper clear "$@"
 	;;
 create)
 	shift

@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ store)
 	;;
 drop)
 	shift
-	drop_stash "$@"
+	git stash--helper drop "$@"
 	;;
 pop)
 	shift