diff --git a/Documentation/git-config.txt b/Documentation/git-config.txt
index 0be5499952..09a1d273a9 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-config.txt
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ git-config - Get and set repository or global options
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] name [value [value-pattern]]
+'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--fixed-value] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] name [value [value-pattern]]
 'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] --add name value
-'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] --replace-all name value [value-pattern]
-'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] --get name [value-pattern]
-'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] --get-all name [value-pattern]
-'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] [--name-only] --get-regexp name_regex [value-pattern]
+'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--fixed-value] --replace-all name value [value-pattern]
+'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] [--fixed-value] --get name [value-pattern]
+'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] [--fixed-value] --get-all name [value-pattern]
+'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] [--fixed-value] [--name-only] --get-regexp name_regex [value-pattern]
 'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [-z|--null] --get-urlmatch name URL
-'git config' [<file-option>] --unset name [value-pattern]
-'git config' [<file-option>] --unset-all name [value-pattern]
+'git config' [<file-option>] [--fixed-value] --unset name [value-pattern]
+'git config' [<file-option>] [--fixed-value] --unset-all name [value-pattern]
 'git config' [<file-option>] --rename-section old_name new_name
 'git config' [<file-option>] --remove-section name
 'git config' [<file-option>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] [--name-only] -l | --list
@@ -165,6 +165,12 @@ See also <<FILES>>.
 --list::
 	List all variables set in config file, along with their values.
 
+--fixed-value::
+	When used with the `value-pattern` argument, treat `value-pattern` as
+	an exact string instead of a regular expression. This will restrict
+	the name/value pairs that are matched to only those where the value
+	is exactly equal to the `value-pattern`.
+
 --type <type>::
   'git config' will ensure that any input or output is valid under the given
   type constraint(s), and will canonicalize outgoing values in `<type>`'s
diff --git a/builtin/config.c b/builtin/config.c
index 9d97091561..d0adbed872 100644
--- a/builtin/config.c
+++ b/builtin/config.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ static int respect_includes_opt = -1;
 static struct config_options config_options;
 static int show_origin;
 static int show_scope;
+static int fixed_value;
 
 #define ACTION_GET (1<<0)
 #define ACTION_GET_ALL (1<<1)
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ static struct option builtin_config_options[] = {
 	OPT_BIT(0, "rename-section", &actions, N_("rename section: old-name new-name"), ACTION_RENAME_SECTION),
 	OPT_BIT(0, "remove-section", &actions, N_("remove a section: name"), ACTION_REMOVE_SECTION),
 	OPT_BIT('l', "list", &actions, N_("list all"), ACTION_LIST),
+	OPT_BOOL(0, "fixed-value", &fixed_value, N_("use string equality when comparing values to 'value-pattern'")),
 	OPT_BIT('e', "edit", &actions, N_("open an editor"), ACTION_EDIT),
 	OPT_BIT(0, "get-color", &actions, N_("find the color configured: slot [default]"), ACTION_GET_COLOR),
 	OPT_BIT(0, "get-colorbool", &actions, N_("find the color setting: slot [stdout-is-tty]"), ACTION_GET_COLORBOOL),
@@ -745,6 +747,40 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		usage_builtin_config();
 	}
 
+	/* check usage of --fixed-value */
+	if (fixed_value) {
+		int allowed_usage = 0;
+
+		switch (actions) {
+		/* git config --get <name> <value-pattern> */
+		case ACTION_GET:
+		/* git config --get-all <name> <value-pattern> */
+		case ACTION_GET_ALL:
+		/* git config --get-regexp <name-pattern> <value-pattern> */
+		case ACTION_GET_REGEXP:
+		/* git config --unset <name> <value-pattern> */
+		case ACTION_UNSET:
+		/* git config --unset-all <name> <value-pattern> */
+		case ACTION_UNSET_ALL:
+			allowed_usage = argc > 1 && !!argv[1];
+			break;
+
+		/* git config <name> <value> <value-pattern> */
+		case ACTION_SET_ALL:
+		/* git config --replace-all <name> <value> <value-pattern> */
+		case ACTION_REPLACE_ALL:
+			allowed_usage = argc > 2 && !!argv[2];
+			break;
+
+		/* other options don't allow --fixed-value */
+		}
+
+		if (!allowed_usage) {
+			error(_("--fixed-value only applies with 'value-pattern'"));
+			usage_builtin_config();
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (actions & PAGING_ACTIONS)
 		setup_auto_pager("config", 1);
 
diff --git a/t/t1300-config.sh b/t/t1300-config.sh
index 040b9f7506..f6f071006d 100755
--- a/t/t1300-config.sh
+++ b/t/t1300-config.sh
@@ -1967,4 +1967,28 @@ test_expect_success '--replace-all and value-pattern' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'refuse --fixed-value for incompatible actions' '
+	test_when_finished rm -f config &&
+	git config --file=config dev.null bogus &&
+
+	# These modes do not allow --fixed-value at all
+	test_must_fail git config --file=config --fixed-value --add dev.null bogus &&
+	test_must_fail git config --file=config --fixed-value --get-urlmatch dev.null bogus &&
+	test_must_fail git config --file=config --fixed-value --get-urlmatch dev.null bogus &&
+	test_must_fail git config --file=config --fixed-value --rename-section dev null &&
+	test_must_fail git config --file=config --fixed-value --remove-section dev &&
+	test_must_fail git config --file=config --fixed-value --list &&
+	test_must_fail git config --file=config --fixed-value --get-color dev.null &&
+	test_must_fail git config --file=config --fixed-value --get-colorbool dev.null &&
+
+	# These modes complain when --fixed-value has no value-pattern
+	test_must_fail git config --file=config --fixed-value dev.null bogus &&
+	test_must_fail git config --file=config --fixed-value --replace-all dev.null bogus &&
+	test_must_fail git config --file=config --fixed-value --get dev.null &&
+	test_must_fail git config --file=config --fixed-value --get-all dev.null &&
+	test_must_fail git config --file=config --fixed-value --get-regexp "dev.*" &&
+	test_must_fail git config --file=config --fixed-value --unset dev.null &&
+	test_must_fail git config --file=config --fixed-value --unset-all dev.null
+'
+
 test_done
