diff --git a/tests/base.py b/tests/base.py
index 405caa0..7945a0b 100755
--- a/tests/base.py
+++ b/tests/base.py
@@ -1132,6 +1132,17 @@
         zuul.merger.merger.reset_repo_to_head(repo)
         repo.git.clean('-x', '-f', '-d')
 
+    def create_commit(self, project):
+        path = os.path.join(self.upstream_root, project)
+        repo = git.Repo(path)
+        repo.head.reference = repo.heads['master']
+        file_name = os.path.join(path, 'README')
+        with open(file_name, 'a') as f:
+            f.write('creating fake commit\n')
+        repo.index.add([file_name])
+        commit = repo.index.commit('Creating a fake commit')
+        return commit.hexsha
+
     def ref_has_change(self, ref, change):
         path = os.path.join(self.git_root, change.project)
         repo = git.Repo(path)
diff --git a/tests/test_cloner.py b/tests/test_cloner.py
index 137c157..e3576bd 100644
--- a/tests/test_cloner.py
+++ b/tests/test_cloner.py
@@ -566,3 +566,57 @@
         self.worker.hold_jobs_in_build = False
         self.worker.release()
         self.waitUntilSettled()
+
+    def test_post_checkout(self):
+        project = "org/project"
+        path = os.path.join(self.upstream_root, project)
+        repo = git.Repo(path)
+        repo.head.reference = repo.heads['master']
+        commits = []
+        for i in range(0, 3):
+            commits.append(self.create_commit(project))
+        newRev = commits[1]
+
+        cloner = zuul.lib.cloner.Cloner(
+            git_base_url=self.upstream_root,
+            projects=[project],
+            workspace=self.workspace_root,
+            zuul_branch=None,
+            zuul_ref='master',
+            zuul_url=self.git_root,
+            zuul_project=project,
+            zuul_newrev=newRev,
+        )
+        cloner.execute()
+        repos = self.getWorkspaceRepos([project])
+        cloned_sha = repos[project].rev_parse('HEAD').hexsha
+        self.assertEqual(newRev, cloned_sha)
+
+    def test_post_and_master_checkout(self):
+        project = "org/project1"
+        master_project = "org/project2"
+        path = os.path.join(self.upstream_root, project)
+        repo = git.Repo(path)
+        repo.head.reference = repo.heads['master']
+        commits = []
+        for i in range(0, 3):
+            commits.append(self.create_commit(project))
+        newRev = commits[1]
+
+        cloner = zuul.lib.cloner.Cloner(
+            git_base_url=self.upstream_root,
+            projects=[project, master_project],
+            workspace=self.workspace_root,
+            zuul_branch=None,
+            zuul_ref='master',
+            zuul_url=self.git_root,
+            zuul_project=project,
+            zuul_newrev=newRev
+        )
+        cloner.execute()
+        repos = self.getWorkspaceRepos([project, master_project])
+        cloned_sha = repos[project].rev_parse('HEAD').hexsha
+        self.assertEqual(newRev, cloned_sha)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            repos[master_project].rev_parse('HEAD').hexsha,
+            repos[master_project].rev_parse('master').hexsha)
diff --git a/zuul/cmd/cloner.py b/zuul/cmd/cloner.py
index c616aa1..4f8b9f4 100755
--- a/zuul/cmd/cloner.py
+++ b/zuul/cmd/cloner.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
     'branch',
     'ref',
     'url',
+    'project',
+    'newrev',
 )
 
 
@@ -98,6 +100,10 @@
             parser.error("Specifying a Zuul ref requires a Zuul url. "
                          "Define Zuul arguments either via environment "
                          "variables or using options above.")
+        if 'zuul_newrev' in zuul_args and 'zuul_project' not in zuul_args:
+            parser.error("ZUUL_NEWREV has been specified without "
+                         "ZUUL_PROJECT. Please define a ZUUL_PROJECT or do "
+                         "not set ZUUL_NEWREV.")
 
         self.args = args
 
@@ -145,6 +151,8 @@
             clone_map_file=self.args.clone_map_file,
             project_branches=project_branches,
             cache_dir=self.args.cache_dir,
+            zuul_newrev=self.args.zuul_newrev,
+            zuul_project=self.args.zuul_project,
         )
         cloner.execute()
 
diff --git a/zuul/exceptions.py b/zuul/exceptions.py
index 2bd2c6b..40a1e40 100644
--- a/zuul/exceptions.py
+++ b/zuul/exceptions.py
@@ -22,5 +22,14 @@
         super(ChangeNotFound, self).__init__(message)
 
 
+class RevNotFound(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, project, rev):
+        self.project = project
+        self.revision = rev
+        message = ("Failed to checkout project '%s' at revision '%s'"
+                   % (self.project, self.revision))
+        super(RevNotFound, self).__init__(message)
+
+
 class MergeFailure(Exception):
     pass
diff --git a/zuul/lib/cloner.py b/zuul/lib/cloner.py
index f0235a6..62ab938 100644
--- a/zuul/lib/cloner.py
+++ b/zuul/lib/cloner.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import yaml
 
 from git import GitCommandError
+from zuul import exceptions
 from zuul.lib.clonemapper import CloneMapper
 from zuul.merger.merger import Repo
 
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@
 
     def __init__(self, git_base_url, projects, workspace, zuul_branch,
                  zuul_ref, zuul_url, branch=None, clone_map_file=None,
-                 project_branches=None, cache_dir=None):
+                 project_branches=None, cache_dir=None, zuul_newrev=None,
+                 zuul_project=None):
 
         self.clone_map = []
         self.dests = None
@@ -43,6 +45,10 @@
         self.zuul_ref = zuul_ref or ''
         self.zuul_url = zuul_url
         self.project_branches = project_branches or {}
+        self.project_revisions = {}
+
+        if zuul_newrev and zuul_project:
+            self.project_revisions[zuul_project] = zuul_newrev
 
         if clone_map_file:
             self.readCloneMap(clone_map_file)
@@ -119,10 +125,15 @@
         """Clone a repository for project at dest and apply a reference
         suitable for testing. The reference lookup is attempted in this order:
 
-         1) Zuul reference for the indicated branch
-         2) Zuul reference for the master branch
-         3) The tip of the indicated branch
-         4) The tip of the master branch
+         1) The indicated revision for specific project
+         2) Zuul reference for the indicated branch
+         3) Zuul reference for the master branch
+         4) The tip of the indicated branch
+         5) The tip of the master branch
+
+        If an "indicated revision" is specified for this project, and we are
+        unable to meet this requirement, we stop attempting to check this
+        repo out and raise a zuul.exceptions.RevNotFound exception.
 
         The "indicated branch" is one of the following:
 
@@ -142,6 +153,10 @@
         # `git branch` is happy with.
         repo.reset()
 
+        indicated_revision = None
+        if project in self.project_revisions:
+            indicated_revision = self.project_revisions[project]
+
         indicated_branch = self.branch or self.zuul_branch
         if project in self.project_branches:
             indicated_branch = self.project_branches[project]
@@ -167,13 +182,26 @@
         else:
             fallback_zuul_ref = None
 
+        # If the user has requested an explicit revision to be checked out,
+        # we use it above all else, and if we cannot satisfy this requirement
+        # we raise an error and do not attempt to continue.
+        if indicated_revision:
+            self.log.info("Attempting to check out revision %s for "
+                          "project %s", indicated_revision, project)
+            try:
+                self.fetchFromZuul(repo, project, self.zuul_ref)
+                commit = repo.checkout(indicated_revision)
+            except (ValueError, GitCommandError):
+                raise exceptions.RevNotFound(project, indicated_revision)
+            self.log.info("Prepared '%s' repo at revision '%s'", project,
+                          indicated_revision)
         # If we have a non empty zuul_ref to use, use it. Otherwise we fall
         # back to checking out the branch.
-        if ((override_zuul_ref and
-            self.fetchFromZuul(repo, project, override_zuul_ref)) or
-            (fallback_zuul_ref and
-             fallback_zuul_ref != override_zuul_ref and
-            self.fetchFromZuul(repo, project, fallback_zuul_ref))):
+        elif ((override_zuul_ref and
+              self.fetchFromZuul(repo, project, override_zuul_ref)) or
+              (fallback_zuul_ref and
+               fallback_zuul_ref != override_zuul_ref and
+              self.fetchFromZuul(repo, project, fallback_zuul_ref))):
             # Work around a bug in GitPython which can not parse FETCH_HEAD
             gitcmd = git.Git(dest)
             fetch_head = gitcmd.rev_parse('FETCH_HEAD')