diff --git a/plugins/git-svn/git-svn.plugin.zsh b/plugins/git-svn/git-svn.plugin.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26d49db74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/git-svn/git-svn.plugin.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Git and svn mix
+alias git-svn-dcommit-push='git svn dcommit && git push github master:svntrunk'
+compdef git-svn-dcommit-push=git
+
+alias gsr='git svn rebase'
+alias gsd='git svn dcommit'
+
+#
+# git equivalent of svnversion
+#
+get_svnversion()
+{
+    local git_version=`git describe --always 2>/dev/null`
+    local git_svnversion=`git svn find-rev $git_version 2>/dev/null`
+    local svn_version
+    LANG=C svn_version=`/usr/bin/svnversion`
+    if [ "X$svn_version" == "Xexported" -o "X$svn_version" == "X" ]; then
+        echo $git_svnversion
+    else
+        echo $svn_version
+    fi
+}
+alias svnversion=get_svnversion
+
diff --git a/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh b/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
index d3d3f702a..cc77ca7f3 100644
--- a/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@ compdef _git gm=git-merge
 alias grh='git reset HEAD'
 alias grhh='git reset HEAD --hard'
 
-# Git and svn mix
-alias git-svn-dcommit-push='git svn dcommit && git push github master:svntrunk'
-compdef git-svn-dcommit-push=git
-
-alias gsr='git svn rebase'
-alias gsd='git svn dcommit'
 #
 # Will return the current branch name
 # Usage example: git pull origin $(current_branch)