diff --git a/tools/tools/git/git-arc.sh b/tools/tools/git/git-arc.sh
--- a/tools/tools/git/git-arc.sh
+++ b/tools/tools/git/git-arc.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 Commands:
   create [-l] [-r <reviewer1>[,<reviewer2>...]] [-s subscriber[,...]] [<commit>|<commit range>]
   list <commit>|<commit range>
-  patch [-c] <diff1> [<diff2> ...]
+  patch [-bc] <diff1> [<diff2> ...]
   stage [-b branch] [<commit>|<commit range>]
   update [-l] [-m message] [<commit>|<commit range>]
 
@@ -75,8 +75,11 @@
     create -- Create new Differential revisions from the specified commits.
     list   -- Print the associated Differential revisions for the specified
               commits.
-    patch  -- Try to apply a patch from a Differential revision to the
-              currently checked out tree.
+    patch  -- Try to apply a patch from one or more Differential revisions.
+              By default, the patch is applied to the currently checked-out
+              tree unless the -b option is supplied.  With -b, a new branch is
+              created for each revision.  The -c option commits the applied
+              patch using the review's metadata.
     stage  -- Prepare a series of commits to be pushed to the upstream FreeBSD
               repository.  The commits are cherry-picked to a branch (main by
               default), review tags are added to the commit log message, and
@@ -146,6 +149,11 @@
 
   $ git arc patch -c D12345
 
+  Apply the patch in review D12345 to a new branch, and commit it using the
+  review's title, summary and author.
+
+  $ git arc patch -bc D12345
+
   List the status of reviews for all the commits in the branch "feature":
 
   $ git arc list main..feature
@@ -626,15 +634,20 @@
 
 gitarc__patch()
 {
-    local rev commit
+    local rev commit nobranch
 
     if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
         err_usage
     fi
 
+    nobranch="--nobranch"
     commit=false
-    while getopts c o; do
+    while getopts bc o; do
         case "$o" in
+        b)
+            require_clean_work_tree "patch -b"
+            nobranch=""
+            ;;
         c)
             require_clean_work_tree "patch -c"
             commit=true
@@ -647,9 +660,10 @@
     shift $((OPTIND-1))
 
     for rev in "$@"; do
-        arc patch --skip-dependencies --nocommit --nobranch --force "$rev"
+        if ! arc patch --skip-dependencies ${nobranch:+$nobranch} --nocommit --force "$rev"; then
+            break
+        fi
         echo "Applying ${rev}..."
-        [ $? -eq 0 ] || break
         if ${commit}; then
             patch_commit $rev
         fi