diff --git a/doc/NERD_commenter.txt b/doc/NERD_commenter.txt
index 9d80fba..9c8663c 100644
--- a/doc/NERD_commenter.txt
+++ b/doc/NERD_commenter.txt
@@ -860,6 +860,8 @@ to get illegal syntax when uncommenting them.
 ==============================================================================
 8. Changelog                                                *NERDComChangelog*
 
+2.1.14
+    - added support for gitconfig
 2.1.13
     - added support for rib, pyrex/cython, liquid, services, gitcommit,
       vimperator, and slice. Thanks to spookypeanut, Greg Jandl, Christophe
diff --git a/plugin/NERD_commenter.vim b/plugin/NERD_commenter.vim
index c915d35..375d5e5 100644
--- a/plugin/NERD_commenter.vim
+++ b/plugin/NERD_commenter.vim
@@ -360,6 +360,8 @@ function s:SetUpForNewFiletype(filetype, forceReset)
         call s:MapDelimiters('', '')
     elseif a:filetype == 'gitcommit'
         call s:MapDelimiters('', '')
+    elseif a:filetype == 'gitconfig'
+        call s:MapDelimiters(';', '')
     elseif a:filetype == 'gitdiff'
         call s:MapDelimiters('', '')
     elseif a:filetype == "gnuplot"