diff --git a/tools/patman/cmdline.py b/tools/patman/cmdline.py
index a1697994571..8df9966ec6d 100644
--- a/tools/patman/cmdline.py
+++ b/tools/patman/cmdline.py
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ def add_upstream_subparser(subparsers):
     upstream = subparsers.add_parser('upstream', aliases=ALIASES['upstream'],
                                      help='Manage upstream destinations')
     upstream.defaults_cmds = [
-        ['add', 'us', 'http://fred'],
+        ['add', 'us', 'http://fred', 'U-Boot'],
         ['delete', 'us'],
     ]
     upstream_subparsers = upstream.add_subparsers(dest='subcmd')
@@ -416,6 +416,9 @@ def add_upstream_subparser(subparsers):
     uadd.add_argument(
         'url', help='URL to use for this upstream, e.g. '
                     "'https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot.git'")
+    uadd.add_argument(
+        'project_name', nargs='?',
+        help="Patchwork project name, e.g. 'U-Boot'")
     udel = upstream_subparsers.add_parser('delete')
     udel.add_argument(
         'remote_name',
diff --git a/tools/patman/control.py b/tools/patman/control.py
index 4363802cb3b..c8d7405f7e8 100644
--- a/tools/patman/control.py
+++ b/tools/patman/control.py
@@ -239,7 +239,11 @@ def upstream(args, test_db=None):
     try:
         cser.open_database()
         if args.subcmd == 'add':
-            cser.upstream_add(args.remote_name, args.url)
+            pwork = None
+            if args.project_name:
+                pwork = Patchwork(args.patchwork_url)
+            cser.upstream_add(args.remote_name, args.url,
+                              args.project_name, pwork)
         elif args.subcmd == 'default':
             if args.unset:
                 cser.upstream_set_default(None)
diff --git a/tools/patman/cseries.py b/tools/patman/cseries.py
index 7237dd575cd..c48267964a1 100644
--- a/tools/patman/cseries.py
+++ b/tools/patman/cseries.py
@@ -1145,16 +1145,24 @@ class Cseries(cser_helper.CseriesHelper):
                 self.rollback()
                 tout.info('Dry run completed')
 
-    def upstream_add(self, name, url):
+    def upstream_add(self, name, url, project=None, pwork=None):
         """Add a new upstream tree
 
         Args:
             name (str): Name of the tree
             url (str): URL for the tree
+            project (str or None): Patchwork project name to associate
+            pwork (Patchwork or None): Patchwork object for looking up
+                the project
         """
         self.db.upstream_add(name, url)
+        if project:
+            self.project_set(pwork, project, ups=name, quiet=True)
         self.commit()
-        tout.notice(f"Added upstream '{name}' ({url})")
+        msg = f"Added upstream '{name}' ({url})"
+        if project:
+            msg += f" project '{project}'"
+        tout.notice(msg)
 
     def upstream_list(self):
         """List the upstream repos