diff --git a/modules/deploy.py b/modules/deploy.py
index a449f0f..96d4806 100644
--- a/modules/deploy.py
+++ b/modules/deploy.py
@@ -321,6 +321,97 @@ def sync(full=True, extras=False):
         django_collectstatic()
 
 
+@task
+def media(destination_branch):
+    """
+    sync media files from source branch to current branch
+
+    src - the source branch from which we are copying media files
+    """
+    configuration = env.config
+
+    import initialize
+
+    print configuration.project.branch
+
+    configuration_dst = initialize.get_config(
+        destination_branch)
+
+    configuration_src = configuration
+
+    print "branch_src: %s" % configuration_src.project.branch
+    print "branch_dst: %s" % configuration_dst.project.branch
+
+    print "src - server_media_dynamic: %s" % \
+        configuration_src.paths.server.media.dynamic
+    print "dst - server_media_dynamic: %s" % \
+        configuration_dst.paths.server.media.dynamic
+
+    # add a trailing slash to the directories
+    dynamic_src = "%s/" % configuration_src.paths.server.media.dynamic
+    dynamic_dst = "%s/" % configuration_dst.paths.server.media.dynamic
+
+    # rsync can only sync to one remote, so check and see if the dst or
+    # src project.host is pointing to localhost
+    if configuration_dst.project.host == 'localhost':
+        cmd_rsync = "rsync -pthrvz  --rsh='ssh  -p 22' " \
+            " {user_src}@{host_src}:{path_src} " \
+            " {path_dst}".format(
+                user_src=configuration_src.project.user,
+                host_src=configuration_src.project.host,
+                path_src=dynamic_src,
+                user_dst=configuration_dst.project.user,
+                host_dst=configuration_dst.project.host,
+                path_dst=dynamic_dst,
+            )
+    else:
+        cmd_rsync = "rsync -pthrvz  --rsh='ssh  -p 22' " \
+            " {path_src} " \
+            " {user_dst}@{host_dst}:{path_dst}".format(
+                user_src=configuration_src.project.user,
+                host_src=configuration_src.project.host,
+                path_src=dynamic_src,
+                user_dst=configuration_dst.project.user,
+                host_dst=configuration_dst.project.host,
+                path_dst=dynamic_dst,
+            )
+
+    print cmd_rsync
+
+    upstream = True
+    remote_dir = dynamic_dst
+    local_dir = dynamic_src
+
+    if configuration_src.project.host == "localhost":
+        remote_dir = dynamic_dst
+        local_dir = dynamic_src
+        upstream = True
+        configuration_dst = initialize.environment(
+            destination_branch)
+
+        print "\ncopy from {src} to {dst}\n".format(
+            src=configuration_src.project.host,
+            dst=configuration_dst.project.host)
+
+    elif configuration_dst.project.host == "localhost":
+        remote_dir = dynamic_src
+        local_dir = dynamic_dst
+        upstream = False
+
+        print "upstream: %s" % upstream
+        print "\ncopy from {src} to {dst}\n".format(
+            src=configuration_src.project.host,
+            dst=configuration_dst.project.host)
+    else:
+        print_console("no moving media files from staging to production")
+        return
+
+    from fabric.contrib.project import rsync_project
+    rsync_project(remote_dir=remote_dir,
+                  local_dir=local_dir,
+                  upload=upstream)
+
+
 @task
 def test():
     configuration = env.config