diff --git a/Documentation/config/push.txt b/Documentation/config/push.txt
index e32801e6c91d81..3f3ff66fe7c9b9 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/push.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/push.txt
@@ -137,3 +137,8 @@ push.negotiate::
 	server attempt to find commits in common. If "false", Git will
 	rely solely on the server's ref advertisement to find commits
 	in common.
+
+push.useBitmaps::
+    If this config and `pack.useBitmaps` are both `true`, then Git will
+    use reachability bitmaps during `git push`, if available (disabled
+    by default).
diff --git a/send-pack.c b/send-pack.c
index bc0fcdbb000769..4b2b4449b82ac5 100644
--- a/send-pack.c
+++ b/send-pack.c
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ static int pack_objects(int fd, struct ref *refs, struct oid_array *advertised,
 		strvec_push(&po.args, "--progress");
 	if (is_repository_shallow(the_repository))
 		strvec_push(&po.args, "--shallow");
+	if (!args->use_bitmaps)
+		strvec_push(&po.args, "--no-use-bitmap-index");
 	po.in = -1;
 	po.out = args->stateless_rpc ? -1 : fd;
 	po.git_cmd = 1;
@@ -482,6 +484,7 @@ int send_pack(struct send_pack_args *args,
 	int use_push_options = 0;
 	int push_options_supported = 0;
 	int object_format_supported = 0;
+	int use_bitmaps = 0;
 	unsigned cmds_sent = 0;
 	int ret;
 	struct async demux;
@@ -497,6 +500,8 @@ int send_pack(struct send_pack_args *args,
 	git_config_get_bool("push.negotiate", &push_negotiate);
 	if (push_negotiate)
 		get_commons_through_negotiation(args->url, remote_refs, &commons);
+	if (!git_config_get_bool("push.usebitmaps", &use_bitmaps))
+		args->use_bitmaps = use_bitmaps;
 
 	git_config_get_bool("transfer.advertisesid", &advertise_sid);
 
diff --git a/send-pack.h b/send-pack.h
index e148fcd960994b..f7af1b0353e9b5 100644
--- a/send-pack.h
+++ b/send-pack.h
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ struct send_pack_args {
 		/* One of the SEND_PACK_PUSH_CERT_* constants. */
 		push_cert:2,
 		stateless_rpc:1,
-		atomic:1;
+		atomic:1,
+		use_bitmaps:1;
 	const struct string_list *push_options;
 };
 
diff --git a/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh b/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
index dedca106a7adee..0d416d1474f4d2 100755
--- a/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
+++ b/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
@@ -1865,4 +1865,25 @@ test_expect_success 'push warns or fails when using username:password' '
 	test_line_count = 1 warnings
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'push with config push.useBitmaps' '
+	mk_test testrepo heads/main &&
+	git checkout main &&
+	GIT_TRACE2_EVENT="$PWD/default" \
+	git push testrepo main:test &&
+	test_subcommand git pack-objects --all-progress-implied --revs --stdout \
+	--thin --delta-base-offset -q --no-use-bitmap-index <default &&
+
+	git config push.useBitmaps true &&
+	GIT_TRACE2_EVENT="$PWD/true" \
+	git push testrepo main:test2 &&
+	test_subcommand git pack-objects --all-progress-implied --revs --stdout \
+	--thin --delta-base-offset -q <true &&
+
+	git config push.useBitmaps false &&
+	GIT_TRACE2_EVENT="$PWD/false" \
+	git push testrepo main:test3 &&
+	test_subcommand git pack-objects --all-progress-implied --revs --stdout \
+	--thin --delta-base-offset -q --no-use-bitmap-index <false
+'
+
 test_done