diff --git a/docs/Config.md b/docs/Config.md
index f867ae486..860af591a 100644
--- a/docs/Config.md
+++ b/docs/Config.md
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Default path for the config file:
     autoFetch: true
     branchLogCmd: "git log --graph --color=always --abbrev-commit --decorate --date=relative --pretty=medium {{branchName}} --"
     overrideGpg: false # prevents lazygit from spawning a separate process when using GPG
+    disableForcePushing: false
   update:
     method: prompt # can be: prompt | background | never
     days: 14 # how often an update is checked for
diff --git a/pkg/config/app_config.go b/pkg/config/app_config.go
index 90fc45add..c79907c64 100644
--- a/pkg/config/app_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/app_config.go
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ git:
   autoFetch: true
   branchLogCmd: "git log --graph --color=always --abbrev-commit --decorate --date=relative --pretty=medium {{branchName}} --"
   overrideGpg: false # prevents lazygit from spawning a separate process when using GPG
+  disableForcePushing: false
 update:
   method: prompt # can be: prompt | background | never
   days: 14 # how often a update is checked for