diff --git a/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py b/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py
index 7ade62e9..43e2a537 100755
--- a/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py
+++ b/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ clean:
 dropbox_upload: $$(OUTPUTDIR)/index.html
 \tcp -r $$(OUTPUTDIR)/* $$(DROPBOX_DIR)
 
+rsync_upload: $$(OUTPUTDIR)/index.html
+\trsync --delete -rvz -e ssh $(OUTPUTDIR)/* $(SSH_USER)@$(SSH_HOST):$(SSH_TARGET_DIR)
+
 ssh_upload: $$(OUTPUTDIR)/index.html
 \tscp -r $$(OUTPUTDIR)/* $$(SSH_USER)@$$(SSH_HOST):$$(SSH_TARGET_DIR)