diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 271cfcfe16..c432c36a57 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ this release has no changes to `0.26.0` but provides windows binaries that were
 * support `core.commitChar` filtering [[@concelare](https://github.com/concelare)] ([#2136](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/2136))
 * allow reset in branch popup ([#2170](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/2170))
 * respect configuration for remote when pushing [[@cruessler](https://github.com/cruessler)] ([#2156](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/2156))
+* support global options [[@remique](https://github.com/remique)] ([#2140](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/2140))
 
 ### Changed
 * Make info and error message popups scrollable [[@MichaelAug](https://github.com/MichaelAug)] ([#1138](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/1138))
diff --git a/GLOBAL_OPTIONS.md b/GLOBAL_OPTIONS.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd8503f737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GLOBAL_OPTIONS.md
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Global options
+
+You can set global options that will take effect over the entire system for GitUI. Note however, that each time GitUI closes, it saves a local config file (`./.git/gitui.ron`) that has a higher order precedence. Meaning, if you had changed global config while already having local file for given repository, the changes will not be visible.
+
+The reason behind this decision is local file has additional fields saved which facilitates GitUI for a specific repository (eg. `tab` which allows to open up GitUI in the last tab it was closed with).
+
+The precedence of fetching the options is:
+
+1. Use **local** options file. _If not found then:_
+2. Use **global** options file. _If not found then:_
+3. Use default values.
+
+To set up global options create `gitui.ron` file:
+
+```
+(
+    diff: (
+        ignore_whitespace: false,
+        context: 3,
+        interhunk_lines: 2,
+    ),
+    status_show_untracked: None,
+)
+```
+
+The options file format based on the [Ron file format](https://github.com/ron-rs/ron).
+The location of the file depends on your OS:
+
+- `$HOME/.config/gitui/gitui.ron` (mac)
+- `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gitui/gitui.ron` (linux using XDG)
+- `$HOME/.config/gitui/gitui.ron` (linux)
+- `%APPDATA%/gitui/gitui.ron` (Windows)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 65f3b65c16..912fbbeac1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -267,11 +267,17 @@ However, you can customize everything to your liking: See [Themes](THEMES.md).
 
 The key bindings can be customized: See [Key Config](KEY_CONFIG.md) on how to set them to `vim`-like bindings.
 
-## 12. <a name="sponsoring"></a> Sponsoring <small><sup>[Top ▲](#table-of-contents)</sup></small>
+## 12. <a name="options"></a> Global options <small><sup>[Top ▲](#table-of-contents)</sup></small>
+
+The key bindings can be customized: See [Key Config](KEY_CONFIG.md) on how to set them to `vim`-like bindings.
+
+You can set Global Options: See [Global Options](GLOBAL_OPTIONS.md) on how to set it up.
+
+## 13. <a name="sponsoring"></a> Sponsoring <small><sup>[Top ▲](#table-of-contents)</sup></small>
 
 [![github](https://img.shields.io/badge/-GitHub%20Sponsors-fafbfc?logo=GitHub%20Sponsors)](https://github.com/sponsors/extrawurst)
 
-## 13. <a name="inspiration"></a> Inspiration <small><sup>[Top ▲](#table-of-contents)</sup></small>
+## 14. <a name="inspiration"></a> Inspiration <small><sup>[Top ▲](#table-of-contents)</sup></small>
 
 - [lazygit](https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit)
 - [tig](https://github.com/jonas/tig)
@@ -279,11 +285,11 @@ The key bindings can be customized: See [Key Config](KEY_CONFIG.md) on how to se
   - It would be nice to come up with a way to have the map view available in a terminal tool
 - [git-brunch](https://github.com/andys8/git-brunch)
 
-## 14. <a name="contributing"></a> Contributing <small><sup>[Top ▲](#table-of-contents)</sup></small>
+## 15. <a name="contributing"></a> Contributing <small><sup>[Top ▲](#table-of-contents)</sup></small>
 
 See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
-## 15. <a name="contributors"></a> Contributors <small><sup>[Top ▲](#table-of-contents)</sup></small>
+## 16. <a name="contributors"></a> Contributors <small><sup>[Top ▲](#table-of-contents)</sup></small>
 
 Thanks goes to all the contributors that help make GitUI amazing! ❤️
 
diff --git a/src/options.rs b/src/options.rs
index db04802092..1ac9eaac54 100644
--- a/src/options.rs
+++ b/src/options.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use crate::args::get_app_config_path;
+
 use anyhow::Result;
 use asyncgit::sync::{
 	diff::DiffOptions, repo_dir, RepoPathRef,
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ struct OptionsData {
 
 const COMMIT_MSG_HISTORY_LENGTH: usize = 20;
 
+const OPTIONS_FILENAME: &str = "gitui.ron";
+
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Options {
 	repo: RepoPathRef,
@@ -144,11 +148,19 @@ impl Options {
 	}
 
 	fn read(repo: &RepoPathRef) -> Result<OptionsData> {
-		let dir = Self::options_file(repo)?;
+		let local_file = Self::options_file(repo)?;
+
+		let app_home = get_app_config_path()?;
+		let config_file = app_home.join(OPTIONS_FILENAME);
+
+		let mut f = match File::open(local_file) {
+			Ok(file) => file,
+			Err(_) => File::open(config_file)?,
+		};
 
-		let mut f = File::open(dir)?;
 		let mut buffer = Vec::new();
 		f.read_to_end(&mut buffer)?;
+
 		Ok(from_bytes(&buffer)?)
 	}
 
@@ -167,7 +179,7 @@ impl Options {
 
 	fn options_file(repo: &RepoPathRef) -> Result<PathBuf> {
 		let dir = repo_dir(&repo.borrow())?;
-		let dir = dir.join("gitui");
+		let dir = dir.join(OPTIONS_FILENAME);
 		Ok(dir)
 	}
 }