diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/sync.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/sync.go
index 31561455a..1c93fc260 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/sync.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ func NewSyncCommands(gitCommon *GitCommon) *SyncCommands {
 
 // Push pushes to a branch
 type PushOpts struct {
+	Force          bool
 	ForceWithLease bool
 	UpstreamRemote string
 	UpstreamBranch string
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ func (self *SyncCommands) PushCmdObj(task gocui.Task, opts PushOpts) (oscommands
 	}
 
 	cmdArgs := NewGitCmd("push").
+		ArgIf(opts.Force, "--force").
 		ArgIf(opts.ForceWithLease, "--force-with-lease").
 		ArgIf(opts.SetUpstream, "--set-upstream").
 		ArgIf(opts.UpstreamRemote != "", opts.UpstreamRemote).
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/sync_test.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/sync_test.go
index f1f76415d..6ff8da840 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/sync_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/sync_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ func TestSyncPush(t *testing.T) {
 				assert.NoError(t, err)
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			testName: "Push with force enabled",
+			opts:     PushOpts{Force: true},
+			test: func(cmdObj oscommands.ICmdObj, err error) {
+				assert.Equal(t, cmdObj.Args(), []string{"git", "push", "--force"})
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			testName: "Push with force disabled, upstream supplied",
 			opts: PushOpts{
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/sync_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/sync_controller.go
index d94a49bb1..8c7334031 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/sync_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/sync_controller.go
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ func (self *SyncController) pullWithLock(task gocui.Task, opts PullFilesOptions)
 }
 
 type pushOpts struct {
+	force          bool
 	forceWithLease bool
 	upstreamRemote string
 	upstreamBranch string
@@ -197,13 +198,14 @@ func (self *SyncController) pushAux(currentBranch *models.Branch, opts pushOpts)
 		err := self.c.Git().Sync.Push(
 			task,
 			git_commands.PushOpts{
+				Force:          opts.force,
 				ForceWithLease: opts.forceWithLease,
 				UpstreamRemote: opts.upstreamRemote,
 				UpstreamBranch: opts.upstreamBranch,
 				SetUpstream:    opts.setUpstream,
 			})
 		if err != nil {
-			if !opts.forceWithLease && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "Updates were rejected") {
+			if !opts.force && !opts.forceWithLease && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "Updates were rejected") {
 				if opts.remoteBranchStoredLocally {
 					return errors.New(self.c.Tr.UpdatesRejected)
 				}
@@ -217,7 +219,7 @@ func (self *SyncController) pushAux(currentBranch *models.Branch, opts pushOpts)
 					Prompt: self.forcePushPrompt(),
 					HandleConfirm: func() error {
 						newOpts := opts
-						newOpts.forceWithLease = true
+						newOpts.force = true
 
 						return self.pushAux(currentBranch, newOpts)
 					},