diff --git a/Documentation/config/fetch.txt b/Documentation/config/fetch.txt
index aea5b97477..4f12433874 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/fetch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/fetch.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ fetch.pruneTags::
 	refs. See also `remote.<name>.pruneTags` and the PRUNING
 	section of linkgit:git-fetch[1].
 
+fetch.all::
+	If true, fetch will attempt to update all available remotes.
+	This behavior can be overridden by explicitly specifying a remote.
+
 fetch.output::
 	Control how ref update status is printed. Valid values are
 	`full` and `compact`. Default value is `full`. See the
diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index a284b970ef..367f8d3c74 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ static struct string_list negotiation_tip = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
 
 struct fetch_config {
 	enum display_format display_format;
+	int all;
 	int prune;
 	int prune_tags;
 	int show_forced_updates;
@@ -115,6 +116,11 @@ static int git_fetch_config(const char *k, const char *v,
 {
 	struct fetch_config *fetch_config = cb;
 
+	if (!strcmp(k, "fetch.all")) {
+		fetch_config->all = git_config_bool(k, v);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (!strcmp(k, "fetch.prune")) {
 		fetch_config->prune = git_config_bool(k, v);
 		return 0;
@@ -2121,6 +2127,7 @@ int cmd_fetch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	struct fetch_config config = {
 		.display_format = DISPLAY_FORMAT_FULL,
+		.all = -1,
 		.prune = -1,
 		.prune_tags = -1,
 		.show_forced_updates = 1,
@@ -2337,11 +2344,12 @@ int cmd_fetch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	    fetch_bundle_uri(the_repository, bundle_uri, NULL))
 		warning(_("failed to fetch bundles from '%s'"), bundle_uri);
 
-	if (all) {
-		if (argc == 1)
-			die(_("fetch --all does not take a repository argument"));
-		else if (argc > 1)
-			die(_("fetch --all does not make sense with refspecs"));
+	if (all && argc == 1) {
+		die(_("fetch --all does not take a repository argument"));
+	} else if (all && argc > 1) {
+		die(_("fetch --all does not make sense with refspecs"));
+	} else if (all || (config.all > 0 && argc == 0)) {
+		/* Only use fetch.all config option if no remotes were explicitly given */
 		(void) for_each_remote(get_one_remote_for_fetch, &list);
 
 		/* do not do fetch_multiple() of one */
diff --git a/t/t5514-fetch-multiple.sh b/t/t5514-fetch-multiple.sh
index a95841dc36..cd0aee97f9 100755
--- a/t/t5514-fetch-multiple.sh
+++ b/t/t5514-fetch-multiple.sh
@@ -209,4 +209,92 @@ test_expect_success 'git fetch --multiple --jobs=0 picks a default' '
 	 git fetch --multiple --jobs=0)
 '
 
+cat > expect << EOF
+  one/main
+  one/side
+  origin/HEAD -> origin/main
+  origin/main
+  origin/side
+  three/another
+  three/main
+  three/side
+  two/another
+  two/main
+  two/side
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'git fetch (fetch all remotes with fetch.all = true)' '
+	(git clone one test9 &&
+	 cd test9 &&
+	 git config fetch.all true &&
+	 git remote add one ../one &&
+	 git remote add two ../two &&
+	 git remote add three ../three &&
+	 git fetch &&
+	 git branch -r > output &&
+	 test_cmp ../expect output)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git fetch --all (works with fetch.all = true)' '
+	(git clone one test10 &&
+	 cd test10 &&
+	 git config fetch.all true &&
+	 git remote add one ../one &&
+	 git remote add two ../two &&
+	 git remote add three ../three &&
+	 git fetch --all &&
+	 git branch -r > output &&
+	 test_cmp ../expect output)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git fetch --all (works with fetch.all = false)' '
+	(git clone one test11 &&
+	 cd test11 &&
+	 git config fetch.all false &&
+	 git remote add one ../one &&
+	 git remote add two ../two &&
+	 git remote add three ../three &&
+	 git fetch --all &&
+	 git branch -r > output &&
+	 test_cmp ../expect output)
+'
+
+cat > expect << EOF
+  one/main
+  one/side
+  origin/HEAD -> origin/main
+  origin/main
+  origin/side
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'git fetch one (explicit remote overrides fetch.all)' '
+	(git clone one test12 &&
+	 cd test12 &&
+	 git config fetch.all true &&
+	 git remote add one ../one &&
+	 git remote add two ../two &&
+	 git remote add three ../three &&
+	 git fetch one &&
+	 git branch -r > output &&
+	 test_cmp ../expect output)
+'
+
+cat > expect << EOF
+  origin/HEAD -> origin/main
+  origin/main
+  origin/side
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'git config fetch.all false (fetch only default remote)' '
+	(git clone one test13 &&
+	 cd test13 &&
+	 git config fetch.all false &&
+	 git remote add one ../one &&
+	 git remote add two ../two &&
+	 git remote add three ../three &&
+	 git fetch &&
+	 git branch -r > output &&
+	 test_cmp ../expect output)
+'
+
 test_done
