diff -r efbd04238029 -r d857cad588e4 hgext/lfs/wrapper.py
--- a/hgext/lfs/wrapper.py	Sun Feb 04 14:14:28 2018 -0500
+++ b/hgext/lfs/wrapper.py	Sun Feb 04 00:33:28 2018 -0500
@@ -266,6 +266,12 @@
     if pointers:
         repo.svfs.lfsremoteblobstore.readbatch(pointers, localstore)
 
+def cmdutilprefetchfiles(orig, repo, ctx, files):
+    """Prefetch the indicated files before they are accessed by a command."""
+    orig(repo, ctx, files)
+
+    _prefetchfiles(repo, ctx, files)
+
 def mergemodapplyupdates(orig, repo, actions, wctx, mctx, overwrite,
                          labels=None):
     """Ensure that the required LFS blobs are present before applying updates,