diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 340cfaf8..1830ae03 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 - Associate `poetry.lock` files with the `TOML` syntax. See #2049
 - Associate `.mesh`, `.task`, `.rgen`, `.rint`, `.rahit`, `.rchit`, `.rmiss`, and `.rcall` with the `GLSL` syntax. See #2050
 - Added support for `JQ` syntax, see #2072
+- Properly associate global git config files rooted in `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/` or `$HOME/.config/git/`. See #2067 (@cyqsimon)
 
 ## Themes
 
diff --git a/src/syntax_mapping.rs b/src/syntax_mapping.rs
index 6c7d999c..ee4fdc40 100644
--- a/src/syntax_mapping.rs
+++ b/src/syntax_mapping.rs
@@ -122,8 +122,22 @@ impl<'a> SyntaxMapping<'a> {
             .insert("*.hook", MappingTarget::MapTo("INI"))
             .unwrap();
 
-        if let Some(xdg_config_home) = std::env::var_os("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") {
-            let git_config_path = Path::new(&xdg_config_home).join("git");
+        // Global git config files rooted in `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/` or `$HOME/.config/git/`
+        // See e.g. https://git-scm.com/docs/git-config#FILES
+        if let Some(xdg_config_home) =
+            std::env::var_os("XDG_CONFIG_HOME").filter(|val| !val.is_empty())
+        {
+            insert_git_config_global(&mut mapping, &xdg_config_home);
+        }
+        if let Some(default_config_home) = std::env::var_os("HOME")
+            .filter(|val| !val.is_empty())
+            .map(|home| Path::new(&home).join(".config"))
+        {
+            insert_git_config_global(&mut mapping, &default_config_home);
+        }
+
+        fn insert_git_config_global(mapping: &mut SyntaxMapping, config_home: impl AsRef<Path>) {
+            let git_config_path = config_home.as_ref().join("git");
 
             mapping
                 .insert(
diff --git a/tests/examples/git/.config/git/config b/tests/examples/git/.config/git/config
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b0bd1d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/examples/git/.config/git/config
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[user]
+    email = foo@bar.net
+    name = foobar
diff --git a/tests/examples/git/.gitconfig b/tests/examples/git/.gitconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b0bd1d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/examples/git/.gitconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[user]
+    email = foo@bar.net
+    name = foobar
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests.rs b/tests/integration_tests.rs
index 65da610a..6528ad99 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/integration_tests.rs
@@ -1117,7 +1117,9 @@ Single Line
 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 ",
         )
-        .stderr("\x1b[33m[bat warning]\x1b[0m: Style 'rule' is a subset of style 'grid', 'rule' will not be visible.\n");
+        .stderr(
+            "\x1b[33m[bat warning]\x1b[0m: Style 'rule' is a subset of style 'grid', 'rule' will not be visible.\n",
+        );
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
@@ -1359,6 +1361,45 @@ fn ignored_suffix_arg() {
         .stderr("");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn all_global_git_config_locations_syntax_mapping_work() {
+    let fake_home = Path::new(EXAMPLES_DIR).join("git").canonicalize().unwrap();
+    let expected = "\u{1b}[38;5;231m[\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[38;5;149muser\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[38;5;231m]\u{1b}[0m
+\u{1b}[38;5;231m    \u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[38;5;231memail\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[38;5;231m \u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[38;5;203m=\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[38;5;231m \u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[38;5;186mfoo@bar.net\u{1b}[0m
+\u{1b}[38;5;231m    \u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[38;5;231mname\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[38;5;231m \u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[38;5;203m=\u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[38;5;231m \u{1b}[0m\u{1b}[38;5;186mfoobar\u{1b}[0m
+";
+
+    bat()
+        .env("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", fake_home.join(".config").as_os_str())
+        .arg("-f")
+        .arg("-p")
+        .arg("git/.config/git/config")
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .stdout(expected)
+        .stderr("");
+
+    bat()
+        .env("HOME", fake_home.as_os_str())
+        .arg("-f")
+        .arg("-p")
+        .arg("git/.config/git/config")
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .stdout(expected)
+        .stderr("");
+
+    bat()
+        .env("HOME", fake_home.as_os_str())
+        .arg("-f")
+        .arg("-p")
+        .arg("git/.gitconfig")
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .stdout(expected)
+        .stderr("");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn acknowledgements() {
     bat()