diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 12c55d2c..b6c01600 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Production Decomposition mode allows controlling interoperability productions as individual files for each host (#469)
 - Added saving settings as system default for new namespaces (#535)
 - Added filtering through branch names in UI (#615)
+- FullLoad pull event handler allows deploying changes with a full import of the repository (#619)
 
 ## [2.7.1] - 2024-11-13
 
diff --git a/cls/SourceControl/Git/Modification.cls b/cls/SourceControl/Git/Modification.cls
index 3c1798bb..f29c8537 100644
--- a/cls/SourceControl/Git/Modification.cls
+++ b/cls/SourceControl/Git/Modification.cls
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Class SourceControl.Git.Modification Extends %RegisteredObject
 {
 
-/// path of the file
+/// path of the file relative to the Git repository
 Property externalName As %String;
 
 /// Name in IRIS SourceControl.Git.Modification
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ Property internalName As %String;
 /// Type of change (A|C|D|M|R|T|U|X|B). See git diff documentation.
 Property changeType As %String;
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/cls/SourceControl/Git/PullEventHandler.cls b/cls/SourceControl/Git/PullEventHandler.cls
index 8f1bded1..ceb86f3b 100644
--- a/cls/SourceControl/Git/PullEventHandler.cls
+++ b/cls/SourceControl/Git/PullEventHandler.cls
@@ -21,9 +21,14 @@ Method OnPull() As %Status [ Abstract ]
 }
 
 /// <var>files</var> is an integer-subscripted array of <class>SourceControl.Git.Modification</class> objects.
-ClassMethod ForModifications(ByRef files) As %Status
+/// <var>pullEventClass</var>: if defined, override the configured pull event class
+ClassMethod ForModifications(ByRef files, pullEventClass As %String) As %Status
 {
-    set event = $classmethod(##class(SourceControl.Git.Utils).PullEventClass(),"%New")
+    set event = $classmethod(
+        $select(
+            $data(pullEventClass)#2: pullEventClass, 
+            1: ##class(SourceControl.Git.Utils).PullEventClass())
+        ,"%New")
     set event.LocalRoot = ##class(SourceControl.Git.Utils).TempFolder()
     merge event.ModifiedFiles = files
     quit event.OnPull()
@@ -44,4 +49,4 @@ ClassMethod ForInternalNames(InternalName As %String) As %Status
     quit ..ForModifications(.files)
 }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/cls/SourceControl/Git/PullEventHandler/FullLoad.cls b/cls/SourceControl/Git/PullEventHandler/FullLoad.cls
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b8f706f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cls/SourceControl/Git/PullEventHandler/FullLoad.cls
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+Class SourceControl.Git.PullEventHandler.FullLoad Extends SourceControl.Git.PullEventHandler
+{
+
+Parameter NAME = "Full Load";
+
+Parameter DESCRIPTION = "Performs an full load and compile of all items in the repository.";
+
+Method OnPull() As %Status
+{
+    return ##class(SourceControl.Git.Utils).ImportAll(1, 
+        ##class(SourceControl.Git.PullEventHandler.IncrementalLoad).%ClassName(1))
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/cls/SourceControl/Git/Utils.cls b/cls/SourceControl/Git/Utils.cls
index bb569f35..0208fb1f 100644
--- a/cls/SourceControl/Git/Utils.cls
+++ b/cls/SourceControl/Git/Utils.cls
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@ ClassMethod ListItemsInFiles(ByRef itemList, ByRef err) As %Status
     quit $$$OK
 }
 
-ClassMethod ImportRoutines(force As %Boolean = 0) As %Status
+ClassMethod ImportRoutines(force As %Boolean = 0, pullEventClass As %String) As %Status
 {
     set refContext = ##class(SourceControl.Git.PackageManagerContext).%Get()
     set refPackage = refContext.Package
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ ClassMethod ImportRoutines(force As %Boolean = 0) As %Status
             set modification = ##class(SourceControl.Git.Modification).%New()
             set modification.changeType = "M"
             set modification.internalName = internalName
-            set modification.externalName = ..FullExternalName(internalName)
+            set modification.externalName = ..ExternalName(internalName)
             set files($increment(files)) = modification
         }
     }
@@ -1588,18 +1588,19 @@ ClassMethod ImportRoutines(force As %Boolean = 0) As %Status
         set context = ##class(SourceControl.Git.PackageManagerContext).ForInternalName(item)
         continue:context.Package'=refPackage
             
+        set externalName = ..ExternalName(item)
         set fullExternalName = ..FullExternalName(item)
         if '##class(%File).Exists(fullExternalName) {
             write !,fullExternalName," does not exist - deleting ",item
             set modification = ##class(SourceControl.Git.Modification).%New()
             set modification.changeType = "D"
             set modification.internalName = item
-            set modification.externalName = fullExternalName
+            set modification.externalName = externalName
             set files($increment(files)) = modification
         }
     }
     
-    set sc = ##class(SourceControl.Git.PullEventHandler).ForModifications(.files)
+    set sc = ##class(SourceControl.Git.PullEventHandler).ForModifications(.files, .pullEventClass)
     if $$$ISERR(sc) {
         set ec = $$$ADDSC(ec,sc)
     }
@@ -1732,9 +1733,10 @@ ClassMethod ExportSystemDefaults() As %Status
 }
 
 /// if <var>force</var> = 1 then we import item even if timestamp in system is newer
-ClassMethod ImportAll(force As %Boolean = 0) As %Status
+/// if <var>pullEventClass</var> is defined, then override the configured pull event handler class.
+ClassMethod ImportAll(force As %Boolean = 0, pullEventClass As %String) As %Status
 {
-    quit ..ImportRoutines(force)
+    quit ..ImportRoutines(force, .pullEventClass)
 }
 
 ClassMethod ExportRoutines(force As %Boolean = 0) As %Status