diff --git a/poky/bitbake/lib/bblayers/layerindex.py b/poky/bitbake/lib/bblayers/layerindex.py
index 57cd902..95b67a6 100644
--- a/poky/bitbake/lib/bblayers/layerindex.py
+++ b/poky/bitbake/lib/bblayers/layerindex.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     This class inherits ActionPlugin to get do_add_layer.
     """
 
-    def get_fetch_layer(self, fetchdir, url, subdir, fetch_layer):
+    def get_fetch_layer(self, fetchdir, url, subdir, fetch_layer, branch, shallow=False):
         layername = self.get_layer_name(url)
         if os.path.splitext(layername)[1] == '.git':
             layername = os.path.splitext(layername)[0]
@@ -32,9 +32,15 @@
         layerdir = os.path.join(repodir, subdir)
         if not os.path.exists(repodir):
             if fetch_layer:
-                result = subprocess.call(['git', 'clone', url, repodir])
+                cmd = ['git', 'clone']
+                if shallow:
+                    cmd.extend(['--depth', '1'])
+                if branch:
+                    cmd.extend(['-b' , branch])
+                cmd.extend([url, repodir])
+                result = subprocess.call(cmd)
                 if result:
-                    logger.error("Failed to download %s" % url)
+                    logger.error("Failed to download %s (%s)" % (url, branch))
                     return None, None, None
                 else:
                     return subdir, layername, layerdir
@@ -171,7 +177,9 @@
                 subdir, name, layerdir = self.get_fetch_layer(fetchdir,
                                                       layerBranch.layer.vcs_url,
                                                       layerBranch.vcs_subdir,
-                                                      not args.show_only)
+                                                      not args.show_only,
+                                                      layerBranch.actual_branch,
+                                                      args.shallow)
                 if not name:
                     # Error already shown
                     return 1
@@ -204,6 +212,7 @@
         parser_layerindex_fetch = self.add_command(sp, 'layerindex-fetch', self.do_layerindex_fetch, parserecipes=False)
         parser_layerindex_fetch.add_argument('-n', '--show-only', help='show dependencies and do nothing else', action='store_true')
         parser_layerindex_fetch.add_argument('-b', '--branch', help='branch name to fetch')
+        parser_layerindex_fetch.add_argument('-s', '--shallow', help='do only shallow clones (--depth=1)', action='store_true')
         parser_layerindex_fetch.add_argument('-i', '--ignore', help='assume the specified layers do not need to be fetched/added (separate multiple layers with commas, no spaces)', metavar='LAYER')
         parser_layerindex_fetch.add_argument('layername', nargs='+', help='layer to fetch')