diff --git a/pkg/commands/git.go b/pkg/commands/git.go
index d4f4ffd03..9fd675baf 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ type GitCommand struct {
 	Worktree           *gogit.Worktree
 	Repo               *gogit.Repository
 	Tr                 *i18n.Localizer
+	SavedCredentials   SavedCredentials
 	getGlobalGitConfig func(string) (string, error)
 	getLocalGitConfig  func(string) (string, error)
 	removeFile         func(string) error
@@ -93,12 +94,19 @@ func NewGitCommand(log *logrus.Entry, osCommand *OSCommand, tr *i18n.Localizer)
 		}
 	}
 
+	credentials := SavedCredentials{
+		Username: "",
+		Password: "",
+		HasAsked: false,
+	}
+
 	return &GitCommand{
 		Log:                log,
 		OSCommand:          osCommand,
 		Tr:                 tr,
 		Worktree:           worktree,
 		Repo:               repo,
+		SavedCredentials:   credentials,
 		getGlobalGitConfig: gitconfig.Global,
 		getLocalGitConfig:  gitconfig.Local,
 		removeFile:         os.RemoveAll,
@@ -247,9 +255,43 @@ func (c *GitCommand) RenameCommit(name string) error {
 	return c.OSCommand.RunCommand(fmt.Sprintf("git commit --allow-empty --amend -m %s", c.OSCommand.Quote(name)))
 }
 
+// SavedCredentials are the user's git login credentials
+type SavedCredentials struct {
+	Username string
+	Password string
+	HasAsked bool
+}
+
 // Fetch fetch git repo
-func (c *GitCommand) Fetch() error {
-	return c.OSCommand.RunCommand("git fetch")
+func (c *GitCommand) Fetch(unamePassQuestion func(string) string, runDry bool) error {
+	newCredentials := SavedCredentials{
+		Username: c.SavedCredentials.Username,
+		Password: c.SavedCredentials.Password,
+	}
+	cmd := "git fetch"
+	if runDry {
+		cmd += " --dry-run"
+	}
+
+	err := c.OSCommand.DetectUnamePass(cmd, func(question string) string {
+		if question == "username" && len(c.SavedCredentials.Username) != 0 {
+			return c.SavedCredentials.Username
+		}
+		if question == "password" && len(c.SavedCredentials.Password) != 0 {
+			return c.SavedCredentials.Password
+		}
+		output := unamePassQuestion(question)
+		if question == "password" {
+			newCredentials.Password = output
+		} else {
+			newCredentials.Username = output
+		}
+		return output
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		c.SavedCredentials = newCredentials
+	}
+	return err
 }
 
 // ResetToCommit reset to commit
diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index 6d42aee48..52826c4d7 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	// "strings"
 
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
 	"github.com/golang-collections/collections/stack"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands"
@@ -350,9 +352,50 @@ func (gui *Gui) promptAnonymousReporting() error {
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) fetch(g *gocui.Gui) error {
-	gui.GitCommand.Fetch()
+	err := gui.GitCommand.Fetch(func(passOrUname string) string {
+		if !gui.GitCommand.SavedCredentials.HasAsked {
+			var wg sync.WaitGroup
+			wg.Add(1)
+			gui.GitCommand.SavedCredentials.HasAsked = true
+			close := func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+				wg.Done()
+				return nil
+			}
+			_ = gui.createConfirmationPanel(
+				g,
+				g.CurrentView(),
+				gui.Tr.SLocalize("RepoRequiresCredentialsTitle"),
+				gui.Tr.SLocalize("RepoRequiresCredentialsBody"),
+				close,
+				close,
+			)
+			wg.Wait()
+		}
+		return gui.waitForPassUname(gui.g, gui.g.CurrentView(), passOrUname)
+	}, false)
+
+	var reTryErr error
+	if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "exit status 128") {
+		var wg sync.WaitGroup
+		wg.Add(1)
+
+		currentView := g.CurrentView()
+		colorFunction := color.New(color.FgRed).SprintFunc()
+		coloredMessage := colorFunction(strings.TrimSpace(gui.Tr.SLocalize("PassUnameWrong")))
+		close := func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+			wg.Done()
+			return nil
+		}
+		_ = gui.createConfirmationPanel(g, currentView, gui.Tr.SLocalize("Error"), coloredMessage, close, close)
+		wg.Wait()
+		reTryErr = gui.fetch(g)
+	}
+
 	gui.refreshStatus(g)
-	return nil
+	if reTryErr != nil {
+		return reTryErr
+	}
+	return err
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) updateLoader(g *gocui.Gui) error {
@@ -407,7 +450,12 @@ func (gui *Gui) Run() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	gui.goEvery(g, time.Second*60, gui.fetch)
+	go func() {
+		err := gui.fetch(g)
+		if err == nil {
+			gui.goEvery(g, time.Second*10, gui.fetch)
+		}
+	}()
 	gui.goEvery(g, time.Second*10, gui.refreshFiles)
 	gui.goEvery(g, time.Millisecond*50, gui.updateLoader)
 	gui.goEvery(g, time.Millisecond*50, gui.renderAppStatus)
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/dutch.go b/pkg/i18n/dutch.go
index ca88585b8..86b679692 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/dutch.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/dutch.go
@@ -412,6 +412,12 @@ func addDutch(i18nObject *i18n.Bundle) error {
 		}, &i18n.Message{
 			ID:    "NoBranchOnRemote",
 			Other: `Deze branch bestaat niet op de remote. U moet het eerst naar de remote pushen.`,
+		}, &i18n.Message{
+			ID:    "RepoRequiresCredentialsTitle",
+			Other: `Repo heeft inloggegevens nodig`,
+		}, &i18n.Message{
+			ID:    "RepoRequiresCredentialsBody",
+			Other: `Lazygit heeft inloggegevens nodig om git fetch te kunnen gebruiken`,
 		},
 	)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index dc4e1537c..07dbeaffe 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -420,6 +420,12 @@ func addEnglish(i18nObject *i18n.Bundle) error {
 		}, &i18n.Message{
 			ID:    "NoBranchOnRemote",
 			Other: `This branch doesn't exist on remote. You need to push it to remote first.`,
+		}, &i18n.Message{
+			ID:    "RepoRequiresCredentialsTitle",
+			Other: `Repo requires credentials`,
+		}, &i18n.Message{
+			ID:    "RepoRequiresCredentialsBody",
+			Other: `Lazygit needs credentials to use git fetch`,
 		},
 	)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/polish.go b/pkg/i18n/polish.go
index d5a5d6ec0..11c4b574b 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/polish.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/polish.go
@@ -395,6 +395,12 @@ func addPolish(i18nObject *i18n.Bundle) error {
 		}, &i18n.Message{
 			ID:    "NoBranchOnRemote",
 			Other: `Ta gałąź nie istnieje na zdalnym. Najpierw musisz go odepchnąć na odległość.`,
+		}, &i18n.Message{
+			ID:    "RepoRequiresCredentialsTitle",
+			Other: `Repo requires credentials`,
+		}, &i18n.Message{
+			ID:    "RepoRequiresCredentialsBody",
+			Other: `Lazygit needs credentials to use git fetch`,
 		},
 	)
 }