diff --git a/hgext/infinitepush/__init__.py b/hgext/infinitepush/__init__.py
index dfe2e6aa30..c52862480e 100644
--- a/hgext/infinitepush/__init__.py
+++ b/hgext/infinitepush/__init__.py
@@ -852,10 +852,20 @@ def _update(orig, ui, repo, node=None, rev=None, **opts):
             pullstarttime = time.time()
 
             try:
+                # Prefer to pull from 'infinitepush' path if it exists.
+                # 'infinitepush' path has both infinitepush and non-infinitepush
+                # revisions, so pulling from it is safer.
+                # This is useful for dogfooding other hg backend that stores
+                # only public commits (e.g. Mononoke)
+                if "infinitepush" in ui.paths:
+                    path = "infinitepush"
+                else:
+                    path = "default"
                 (pullcmd, pullopts) = cmdutil.getcmdanddefaultopts(
                     "pull", commands.table
                 )
                 pullopts.update(kwargs)
+                pullopts["source"] = path
                 pullcmd(ui, repo, **pullopts)
             except Exception:
                 remoteerror = str(sys.exc_info()[1])
@@ -887,6 +897,15 @@ def _update(orig, ui, repo, node=None, rev=None, **opts):
 
 
 def _pull(orig, ui, repo, source="default", **opts):
+    # If '-r' or '-B' option is set, then prefer to pull from 'infinitepush' path
+    # if it exists. 'infinitepush' path has both infinitepush and non-infinitepush
+    # revisions, so pulling from it is safer.
+    # This is useful for dogfooding other hg backend that stores only public commits
+    # (e.g. Mononoke)
+    if opts.get("rev") or opts.get("bookmark"):
+        if "infinitepush" in ui.paths:
+            source = "infinitepush"
+
     # Copy paste from `pull` command
     source, branches = hg.parseurl(ui.expandpath(source), opts.get("branch"))
 
diff --git a/tests/test-infinitepush-update.t b/tests/test-infinitepush-update.t
index e69de29bb2..955ede1c16 100644
--- a/tests/test-infinitepush-update.t
+++ b/tests/test-infinitepush-update.t
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+  $ cat >> $HGRCPATH << EOF
+  > [extensions]
+  > EOF
+
+  $ setup() {
+  > cat << EOF >> .hg/hgrc
+  > [extensions]
+  > fbamend=
+  > [experimental]
+  > evolution=createmarkers
+  > EOF
+  > }
+  $ . "$TESTDIR/library.sh"
+  $ . "$TESTDIR/infinitepush/library.sh"
+  $ setupcommon
+
+Setup server
+  $ hg init repo
+  $ cd repo
+  $ setupserver
+  $ cd ..
+
+Setup the first client
+  $ hg clone ssh://user@dummy/repo first_client -q
+  $ cd first_client
+  $ setup
+  $ cd ..
+
+Setup the second client
+  $ hg clone ssh://user@dummy/repo second_client -q
+  $ cd second_client
+  $ setup
+  $ mkcommit commit
+  $ hg log -r . -T '{node}\n'
+  7e6a6fd9c7c8c8c307ee14678f03d63af3a7b455
+  $ mkcommit commit2
+  $ hg pushbackup -q
+  $ mkcommit commitwithbook
+  $ hg push -r . --to scratch/commit --create -q
+  $ hg up -q null
+  $ mkcommit onemorecommit
+  $ hg log -r . -T '{node}\n'
+  94f1e8b68592fbdd8e8606b6426bbd075a59c94c
+  $ hg pushbackup -q
+  $ cd ..
+
+Change the paths: 'default' path should be incorrect, but 'infinitepush' path should be correct
+`hg up` should nevertheless succeed
+  $ cd first_client
+  $ hg paths
+  default = ssh://user@dummy/repo
+  $ cat << EOF >> .hg/hgrc
+  > [paths]
+  > default=ssh://user@dummy/broken
+  > infinitepush=ssh://user@dummy/repo
+  > EOF
+  $ hg paths
+  default = ssh://user@dummy/broken
+  infinitepush = ssh://user@dummy/repo
+  $ hg up 7e6a6fd9c7c8c8 -q
+  '7e6a6fd9c7c8c8' does not exist locally - looking for it remotely...
+  '7e6a6fd9c7c8c8' found remotely
+  pull finished in * sec (glob)
+
+Same goes for updating to a bookmark
+  $ hg up scratch/commit -q
+  'scratch/commit' does not exist locally - looking for it remotely...
+  'scratch/commit' found remotely
+  pull finished in * sec (glob)
+
+Now try to pull it
+  $ hg pull -r 94f1e8b68592 -q
+
+Now change the paths again try pull with no parameters. It should use default path
+  $ cat << EOF >> .hg/hgrc
+  > [paths]
+  > default=ssh://user@dummy/repo
+  > infinitepush=ssh://user@dummy/broken
+  > EOF
+  $ hg pull
+  pulling from ssh://user@dummy/repo
+  searching for changes
+  no changes found