diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Jobset.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Jobset.pm
index b9da12ee..529a456b 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Jobset.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Jobset.pm
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ sub edit : Chained('jobsetChain') PathPart Args(0) {
 
     $c->stash->{template} = 'edit-jobset.tt';
     $c->stash->{edit} = 1;
-    $c->stash->{clone} = defined $c->stash->{params}->{clone};
+    $c->stash->{cloneJobset} = defined $c->stash->{params}->{cloneJobset};
     $c->stash->{totalShares} = getTotalShares($c->model('DB')->schema);
 }
 
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ sub clone : Chained('jobsetChain') PathPart('clone') Args(0) {
     requireProjectOwner($c, $c->stash->{project});
 
     $c->stash->{template} = 'edit-jobset.tt';
-    $c->stash->{clone} = 1;
+    $c->stash->{cloneJobset} = 1;
     $c->stash->{totalShares} = getTotalShares($c->model('DB')->schema);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/JobsetEval.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/JobsetEval.pm
index 7a618b7f..b5314029 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/JobsetEval.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/JobsetEval.pm
@@ -157,6 +157,17 @@ sub release : Chained('eval') PathPart('release') Args(0) {
 }
 
 
+sub create_jobset : Chained('eval') PathPart('create-jobset') Args(0) {
+    my ($self, $c) = @_;
+    my $eval = $c->stash->{eval};
+
+    requireProjectOwner($c, $c->stash->{project});
+
+    $c->stash->{template} = 'edit-jobset.tt';
+    $c->stash->{createFromEval} = 1;
+}
+
+
 sub cancel : Chained('eval') PathPart('cancel') Args(0) {
     my ($self, $c) = @_;
     requireProjectOwner($c, $c->stash->{eval}->project);
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Project.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Project.pm
index 1fea107b..4cd577b1 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Project.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Project.pm
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ sub create : Path('/create-project') {
 
     $c->stash->{template} = 'edit-project.tt';
     $c->stash->{create} = 1;
-    $c->stash->{edit} = 1;
 }
 
 
@@ -124,7 +123,6 @@ sub create_jobset : Chained('projectChain') PathPart('create-jobset') Args(0) {
 
     $c->stash->{template} = 'edit-jobset.tt';
     $c->stash->{create} = 1;
-    $c->stash->{edit} = 1;
     $c->stash->{totalShares} = getTotalShares($c->model('DB')->schema);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/GitInput.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/GitInput.pm
index 7cb4719a..4d75538e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/GitInput.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/GitInput.pm
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ sub supportedInputTypes {
     $inputTypes->{'git'} = 'Git checkout';
 }
 
+sub _isHash {
+    my ($rev) = @_;
+    return length($rev) == 40 && $rev =~ /^[0-9a-f]+$/;
+}
+
 # Clone or update a branch of a repository into our SCM cache.
 sub _cloneRepo {
     my ($self, $uri, $branch, $deepClone) = @_;
@@ -24,15 +29,16 @@ sub _cloneRepo {
     my $res;
     if (! -d $clonePath) {
         # Clone everything and fetch the branch.
-        # TODO: Optimize the first clone by using "git init $clonePath" and "git remote add origin $uri".
-        $res = run(cmd => ["git", "clone", "--branch", $branch, $uri, $clonePath], timeout => 600);
-        die "error cloning git repo at `$uri':\n$res->{stderr}" if $res->{status};
+        $res = run(cmd => ["git", "init", $clonePath]);
+        $res = run(cmd => ["git", "remote", "add", "origin", "--", $uri], dir => $clonePath) unless $res->{status};
+        die "error creating git repo in `$clonePath':\n$res->{stderr}" if $res->{status};
     }
 
     # This command forces the update of the local branch to be in the same as
     # the remote branch for whatever the repository state is.  This command mirrors
     # only one branch of the remote repository.
-    $res = run(cmd => ["git", "fetch", "-fu", "origin", "+$branch:$branch"], dir => $clonePath, timeout => 600);
+    my $localBranch = _isHash($branch) ? "_hydra_tmp" : $branch;
+    $res = run(cmd => ["git", "fetch", "-fu", "origin", "+$branch:$localBranch"], dir => $clonePath, timeout => 600);
     $res = run(cmd => ["git", "fetch", "-fu", "origin"], dir => $clonePath, timeout => 600) if $res->{status};
     die "error fetching latest change from git repo at `$uri':\n$res->{stderr}" if $res->{status};
 
@@ -78,7 +84,8 @@ sub fetchInput {
     my $sha256;
     my $storePath;
 
-    my $revision = grab(cmd => ["git", "rev-parse", "$branch"], dir => $clonePath, chomp => 1);
+    my $revision = _isHash($branch) ? $branch
+        : grab(cmd => ["git", "rev-parse", "$branch"], dir => $clonePath, chomp => 1);
     die "did not get a well-formated revision number of Git branch '$branch' at `$uri'"
         unless $revision =~ /^[0-9a-fA-F]+$/;
 
@@ -104,8 +111,7 @@ sub fetchInput {
         if (defined $deepClone) {
             # Checked out code often wants to be able to run `git
             # describe', e.g., code that uses Gnulib's `git-version-gen'
-            # script.  Thus, we leave `.git' in there.  Same for
-            # Subversion (e.g., libgcrypt's build system uses that.)
+            # script.  Thus, we leave `.git' in there.
             $ENV{"NIX_PREFETCH_GIT_LEAVE_DOT_GIT"} = "1";
 
             # Ask for a "deep clone" to allow "git describe" and similar
@@ -115,6 +121,7 @@ sub fetchInput {
             $ENV{"NIX_PREFETCH_GIT_DEEP_CLONE"} = "1";
         }
 
+        # FIXME: Don't use nix-prefetch-git.
         ($sha256, $storePath) = split ' ', grab(cmd => ["nix-prefetch-git", $clonePath, $revision], chomp => 1);
 
         txn_do($self->{db}, sub {
diff --git a/src/root/edit-jobset.tt b/src/root/edit-jobset.tt
index 0fc06abe..30b9a4c9 100644
--- a/src/root/edit-jobset.tt
+++ b/src/root/edit-jobset.tt
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-[% WRAPPER layout.tt title=(create ? "Create jobset in project $project.name" : clone ? "Cloning jobset $project.name:$jobset.name" : "Editing jobset $project.name:$jobset.name") %]
+[% WRAPPER layout.tt title=
+    (create ? "Creating jobset in project $project.name" :
+     createFromEval ? "Creating jobset from evaluation $eval.id of $project.name:$jobset.name" :
+     cloneJobset ? "Cloning jobset $project.name:$jobset.name" :
+     "Editing jobset $project.name:$jobset.name") %]
 [% PROCESS common.tt %]
 [% USE format %]
 
@@ -11,16 +15,25 @@
       <input type="text" id="[% baseName %]-name" name="[% baseName %]-name" [% HTML.attributes(value => input.name) %]/>
     </td>
     <td>
-      [% INCLUDE renderSelection curValue=input.type param="$baseName-type" options=inputTypes %]
+      [% INCLUDE renderSelection curValue=input.type param="$baseName-type" options=inputTypes edit=1 %]
     </td>
     <td id="[% baseName %]">
-      [% alt = input.search_related('jobsetinputalts', {altnr => 0}) %]
-      <input style="width: 95%" type="text" [% HTML.attributes(value => alt.value, id => "$baseName-value", name => "$baseName-value") %]/>
-      [% IF input.jobsetinputalts_rs.count > 1 %]
+      [% IF createFromEval %]
+        [% value = (input.uri or input.value); IF input.revision; value = value _ " " _ input.revision; END;
+           warn = input.altnr != 0;
+        %]
+      [% ELSE %]
+        [% alt = input.search_related('jobsetinputalts', {altnr => 0});
+           value = alt.value
+           warn = input.jobsetinputalts_rs.count > 1;
+        %]
+      [% END %]
+      [% IF warn %]
         <div class="alert alert-warning">Warning: This input had more
         than one value. This is no longer supported. The additional
         values have been removed.</div>
       [% END %]
+      <input style="width: 95%" type="text" [% HTML.attributes(value => value, id => "$baseName-value", name => "$baseName-value") %]/>
     </td>
     <td>
       <input type="checkbox" id="[% baseName %]-emailresponsible" name="[% baseName %]-emailresponsible" [% IF input.emailresponsible; 'checked="checked"'; END %]/>
@@ -34,7 +47,7 @@
       <tr><th></th><th>Input name</th><th>Type</th><th style="width: 50%">Value</th><th>Notify committers</th></tr>
     </thead>
     <tbody class="inputs">
-      [% FOREACH input IN jobset.jobsetinputs %]
+      [% inputs = createFromEval ? eval.jobsetevalinputs : jobset.jobsetinputs; FOREACH input IN inputs %]
         [% INCLUDE renderJobsetInput input=input baseName="input-$input.name" %]
       [% END %]
       <tr>
@@ -71,7 +84,7 @@
     <div class="control-group">
       <label class="control-label">Identifier</label>
       <div class="controls">
-        <input type="text" class="span3" name="name" [% HTML.attributes(value => clone ? "" : jobset.name) %]/>
+        <input type="text" class="span3" name="name" [% HTML.attributes(value => edit ? jobset.name : "") %]/>
       </div>
     </div>
 
@@ -139,7 +152,7 @@
     [% INCLUDE renderJobsetInputs %]
 
     <div class="form-actions">
-      <button id="submit-jobset" type="submit" class="btn btn-primary"><i class="icon-ok icon-white"></i> [%IF create || clone %]Create jobset[% ELSE %]Apply changes[% END %]</button>
+      <button id="submit-jobset" type="submit" class="btn btn-primary"><i class="icon-ok icon-white"></i> [%IF !edit %]Create jobset[% ELSE %]Apply changes[% END %]</button>
     </div>
 
   </fieldset>
@@ -191,7 +204,7 @@
       }
     }
     redirectJSON({
-      [% IF create || clone %]
+      [% IF !edit %]
         url: "[% c.uri_for('/jobset' project.name '.new') %]",
       [% ELSE %]
         url: "[% c.uri_for('/jobset' project.name jobset.name) %]",
diff --git a/src/root/jobset-eval.tt b/src/root/jobset-eval.tt
index fb587fc8..48b44e87 100644
--- a/src/root/jobset-eval.tt
+++ b/src/root/jobset-eval.tt
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ c.uri_for(c.controller('JobsetEval').action_for('view'),
       </a>
       <ul class="dropdown-menu">
         <li><a href="[% c.uri_for(c.controller('JobsetEval').action_for('release'), [eval.id]) %]">Create a release from this evaluation</a></li>
+        <li><a href="[% c.uri_for(c.controller('JobsetEval').action_for('create_jobset'), [eval.id]) %]">Create a jobset from this evaluation</a></li>
         <li><a href="[% c.uri_for(c.controller('JobsetEval').action_for('cancel'), [eval.id]) %]">Cancel all scheduled builds</a></li>
         <li><a href="[% c.uri_for(c.controller('JobsetEval').action_for('restart_aborted'), [eval.id]) %]">Restart all aborted builds</a></li>
       </ul>