diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 79e576878a..5ce7f9a68b 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -1151,6 +1151,11 @@ filter.<driver>.smudge::
 	object to a worktree file upon checkout.  See
 	linkgit:gitattributes[5] for details.
 
+gc.aggressiveDepth::
+	The depth parameter used in the delta compression
+	algorithm used by 'git gc --aggressive'.  This defaults
+	to 250.
+
 gc.aggressiveWindow::
 	The window size parameter used in the delta compression
 	algorithm used by 'git gc --aggressive'.  This defaults
diff --git a/Documentation/git-gc.txt b/Documentation/git-gc.txt
index e158a3b31f..273c4663c8 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-gc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-gc.txt
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ the value, the more time is spent optimizing the delta compression.  See
 the documentation for the --window' option in linkgit:git-repack[1] for
 more details.  This defaults to 250.
 
+Similarly, the optional configuration variable 'gc.aggressiveDepth'
+controls --depth option in linkgit:git-repack[1]. This defaults to 250.
+
 The optional configuration variable 'gc.pruneExpire' controls how old
 the unreferenced loose objects have to be before they are pruned.  The
 default is "2 weeks ago".
diff --git a/builtin/gc.c b/builtin/gc.c
index 63d400bcb2..72aa91206d 100644
--- a/builtin/gc.c
+++ b/builtin/gc.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ static const char * const builtin_gc_usage[] = {
 };
 
 static int pack_refs = 1;
+static int aggressive_depth = 250;
 static int aggressive_window = 250;
 static int gc_auto_threshold = 6700;
 static int gc_auto_pack_limit = 50;
@@ -66,6 +67,10 @@ static int gc_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 		aggressive_window = git_config_int(var, value);
 		return 0;
 	}
+	if (!strcmp(var, "gc.aggressivedepth")) {
+		aggressive_depth = git_config_int(var, value);
+		return 0;
+	}
 	if (!strcmp(var, "gc.auto")) {
 		gc_auto_threshold = git_config_int(var, value);
 		return 0;
@@ -294,7 +299,8 @@ int cmd_gc(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	if (aggressive) {
 		argv_array_push(&repack, "-f");
-		argv_array_push(&repack, "--depth=250");
+		if (aggressive_depth > 0)
+			argv_array_pushf(&repack, "--depth=%d", aggressive_depth);
 		if (aggressive_window > 0)
 			argv_array_pushf(&repack, "--window=%d", aggressive_window);
 	}