diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 6308026bf64..ced5db6e0f0 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -1270,6 +1270,13 @@ log.date::
 	following alternatives: {relative,local,default,iso,rfc,short}.
 	See linkgit:git-log[1].
 
+log.decorate::
+	Print out the ref names of any commits that are shown by the log
+	command. If 'short' is specified, the ref name prefixes 'refs/heads/',
+	'refs/tags/' and 'refs/remotes/' will not be printed. If 'full' is
+	specified, the full ref name (including prefix) will be printed.
+	This is the same as the log commands '--decorate' option.
+
 log.showroot::
 	If true, the initial commit will be shown as a big creation event.
 	This is equivalent to a diff against an empty tree.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt
index fb184ba1863..57aa5746753 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-log.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ include::diff-options.txt[]
 	and <until>, see "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in
 	linkgit:git-rev-parse[1].
 
---decorate[=short|full]::
+--no-decorate::
+--decorate[=short|full|no]::
 	Print out the ref names of any commits that are shown. If 'short' is
 	specified, the ref name prefixes 'refs/heads/', 'refs/tags/' and
 	'refs/remotes/' will not be printed. If 'full' is specified, the
diff --git a/builtin/log.c b/builtin/log.c
index 6208703c061..976e16f9f2e 100644
--- a/builtin/log.c
+++ b/builtin/log.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 static const char *default_date_mode = NULL;
 
 static int default_show_root = 1;
+static int decoration_style;
 static const char *fmt_patch_subject_prefix = "PATCH";
 static const char *fmt_pretty;
 
@@ -31,11 +32,28 @@ static const char * const builtin_log_usage =
 	"git log [<options>] [<since>..<until>] [[--] <path>...]\n"
 	"   or: git show [options] <object>...";
 
+static int parse_decoration_style(const char *var, const char *value)
+{
+	switch (git_config_maybe_bool(var, value)) {
+	case 1:
+		return DECORATE_SHORT_REFS;
+	case 0:
+		return 0;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+	if (!strcmp(value, "full"))
+		return DECORATE_FULL_REFS;
+	else if (!strcmp(value, "short"))
+		return DECORATE_SHORT_REFS;
+	return -1;
+}
+
 static void cmd_log_init(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
 			 struct rev_info *rev, struct setup_revision_opt *opt)
 {
 	int i;
-	int decoration_style = 0;
+	int decoration_given = 0;
 	struct userformat_want w;
 
 	rev->abbrev = DEFAULT_ABBREV;
@@ -78,14 +96,15 @@ static void cmd_log_init(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
 		const char *arg = argv[i];
 		if (!strcmp(arg, "--decorate")) {
 			decoration_style = DECORATE_SHORT_REFS;
+			decoration_given = 1;
 		} else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--decorate=")) {
 			const char *v = skip_prefix(arg, "--decorate=");
-			if (!strcmp(v, "full"))
-				decoration_style = DECORATE_FULL_REFS;
-			else if (!strcmp(v, "short"))
-				decoration_style = DECORATE_SHORT_REFS;
-			else
+			decoration_style = parse_decoration_style(arg, v);
+			if (decoration_style < 0)
 				die("invalid --decorate option: %s", arg);
+			decoration_given = 1;
+		} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--no-decorate")) {
+			decoration_style = 0;
 		} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--source")) {
 			rev->show_source = 1;
 		} else if (!strcmp(arg, "-h")) {
@@ -93,6 +112,15 @@ static void cmd_log_init(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
 		} else
 			die("unrecognized argument: %s", arg);
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * defeat log.decorate configuration interacting with --pretty=raw
+	 * from the command line.
+	 */
+	if (!decoration_given && rev->pretty_given
+	    && rev->commit_format == CMIT_FMT_RAW)
+		decoration_style = 0;
+
 	if (decoration_style) {
 		rev->show_decorations = 1;
 		load_ref_decorations(decoration_style);
@@ -258,6 +286,12 @@ static int git_log_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 		return git_config_string(&fmt_patch_subject_prefix, var, value);
 	if (!strcmp(var, "log.date"))
 		return git_config_string(&default_date_mode, var, value);
+	if (!strcmp(var, "log.decorate")) {
+		decoration_style = parse_decoration_style(var, value);
+		if (decoration_style < 0)
+			decoration_style = 0; /* maybe warn? */
+		return 0;
+	}
 	if (!strcmp(var, "log.showroot")) {
 		default_show_root = git_config_bool(var, value);
 		return 0;
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 9d97df9db98..0f4263c09af 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -944,6 +944,7 @@ extern int git_config_int(const char *, const char *);
 extern unsigned long git_config_ulong(const char *, const char *);
 extern int git_config_bool_or_int(const char *, const char *, int *);
 extern int git_config_bool(const char *, const char *);
+extern int git_config_maybe_bool(const char *, const char *);
 extern int git_config_string(const char **, const char *, const char *);
 extern int git_config_pathname(const char **, const char *, const char *);
 extern int git_config_set(const char *, const char *);
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 6963fbea43e..64e41bea224 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -322,17 +322,30 @@ unsigned long git_config_ulong(const char *name, const char *value)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int git_config_bool_or_int(const char *name, const char *value, int *is_bool)
+int git_config_maybe_bool(const char *name, const char *value)
 {
-	*is_bool = 1;
 	if (!value)
 		return 1;
 	if (!*value)
 		return 0;
-	if (!strcasecmp(value, "true") || !strcasecmp(value, "yes") || !strcasecmp(value, "on"))
+	if (!strcasecmp(value, "true")
+	    || !strcasecmp(value, "yes")
+	    || !strcasecmp(value, "on"))
 		return 1;
-	if (!strcasecmp(value, "false") || !strcasecmp(value, "no") || !strcasecmp(value, "off"))
+	if (!strcasecmp(value, "false")
+	    || !strcasecmp(value, "no")
+	    || !strcasecmp(value, "off"))
 		return 0;
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int git_config_bool_or_int(const char *name, const char *value, int *is_bool)
+{
+	int v = git_config_maybe_bool(name, value);
+	if (0 <= v) {
+		*is_bool = 1;
+		return v;
+	}
 	*is_bool = 0;
 	return git_config_int(name, value);
 }
diff --git a/git-stash.sh b/git-stash.sh
index 59db3dc38e7..908aab2659c 100755
--- a/git-stash.sh
+++ b/git-stash.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ create_stash () {
 	# state of the base commit
 	if b_commit=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD)
 	then
-		head=$(git log --no-color --abbrev-commit --pretty=oneline -n 1 HEAD --)
+		head=$(git rev-list --oneline -n 1 HEAD --)
 	else
 		die "You do not have the initial commit yet"
 	fi
diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index 3319b836b21..8175cb279d3 100755
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ cmd_summary() {
 				range=$sha1_dst
 			fi
 			GIT_DIR="$name/.git" \
-			git log --pretty=oneline --first-parent $range | wc -l
+			git rev-list --first-parent $range -- | wc -l
 			)
 			total_commits=" ($(($total_commits + 0)))"
 			;;
diff --git a/t/t4202-log.sh b/t/t4202-log.sh
index 1dc224f6fbf..2230e606ede 100755
--- a/t/t4202-log.sh
+++ b/t/t4202-log.sh
@@ -387,5 +387,54 @@ test_expect_success 'log --graph with merge' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'log.decorate configuration' '
+	git config --unset-all log.decorate || :
+
+	git log --oneline >expect.none &&
+	git log --oneline --decorate >expect.short &&
+	git log --oneline --decorate=full >expect.full &&
+
+	echo "[log] decorate" >>.git/config &&
+	git log --oneline >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.short actual &&
+
+	git config --unset-all log.decorate &&
+	git config log.decorate true &&
+	git log --oneline >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.short actual &&
+	git log --oneline --decorate=full >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.full actual &&
+	git log --oneline --decorate=no >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.none actual &&
+
+	git config --unset-all log.decorate &&
+	git config log.decorate no &&
+	git log --oneline >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.none actual &&
+	git log --oneline --decorate >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.short actual &&
+	git log --oneline --decorate=full >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.full actual &&
+
+	git config --unset-all log.decorate &&
+	git config log.decorate short &&
+	git log --oneline >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.short actual &&
+	git log --oneline --no-decorate >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.none actual &&
+	git log --oneline --decorate=full >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.full actual &&
+
+	git config --unset-all log.decorate &&
+	git config log.decorate full &&
+	git log --oneline >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.full actual &&
+	git log --oneline --no-decorate >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.none actual &&
+	git log --oneline --decorate >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.short actual
+
+'
+
 test_done