diff --git a/Documentation/git-config.adoc b/Documentation/git-config.adoc
index ac3b536a15..5300dd4c51 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-config.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-config.adoc
@@ -240,6 +240,9 @@ Valid `<type>`'s include:
   that the given value is canonicalize-able as an ANSI color, but it is written
   as-is.
 +
+If the command is in `list` mode, then the `--type <type>` argument will apply
+to each listed config value. If the value does not successfully parse in that
+format, then it will be omitted from the list.
 
 --bool::
 --int::
diff --git a/builtin/config.c b/builtin/config.c
index 288ebdfdaa..7c4857be62 100644
--- a/builtin/config.c
+++ b/builtin/config.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "abspath.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "color.h"
+#include "date.h"
 #include "editor.h"
 #include "environment.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
@@ -85,6 +86,17 @@ struct config_location_options {
 	.respect_includes_opt = -1, \
 }
 
+enum config_type {
+	TYPE_NONE = 0,
+	TYPE_BOOL,
+	TYPE_INT,
+	TYPE_BOOL_OR_INT,
+	TYPE_PATH,
+	TYPE_EXPIRY_DATE,
+	TYPE_COLOR,
+	TYPE_BOOL_OR_STR,
+};
+
 #define CONFIG_TYPE_OPTIONS(type) \
 	OPT_GROUP(N_("Type")), \
 	OPT_CALLBACK('t', "type", &type, N_("type"), N_("value is given this type"), option_parse_type), \
@@ -110,7 +122,7 @@ struct config_display_options {
 	int show_origin;
 	int show_scope;
 	int show_keys;
-	int type;
+	enum config_type type;
 	char *default_value;
 	/* Populated via `display_options_init()`. */
 	int term;
@@ -121,16 +133,9 @@ struct config_display_options {
 	.term = '\n', \
 	.delim = '=', \
 	.key_delim = ' ', \
+	.type = TYPE_NONE, \
 }
 
-#define TYPE_BOOL		1
-#define TYPE_INT		2
-#define TYPE_BOOL_OR_INT	3
-#define TYPE_PATH		4
-#define TYPE_EXPIRY_DATE	5
-#define TYPE_COLOR		6
-#define TYPE_BOOL_OR_STR	7
-
 #define OPT_CALLBACK_VALUE(s, l, v, h, i) { \
 	.type = OPTION_CALLBACK, \
 	.short_name = (s), \
@@ -231,104 +236,231 @@ static void show_config_scope(const struct config_display_options *opts,
 	strbuf_addch(buf, term);
 }
 
-static int show_all_config(const char *key_, const char *value_,
-			   const struct config_context *ctx,
-			   void *cb)
-{
-	const struct config_display_options *opts = cb;
-	const struct key_value_info *kvi = ctx->kvi;
-
-	if (opts->show_origin || opts->show_scope) {
-		struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
-		if (opts->show_scope)
-			show_config_scope(opts, kvi, &buf);
-		if (opts->show_origin)
-			show_config_origin(opts, kvi, &buf);
-		/* Use fwrite as "buf" can contain \0's if "end_null" is set. */
-		fwrite(buf.buf, 1, buf.len, stdout);
-		strbuf_release(&buf);
-	}
-	if (!opts->omit_values && value_)
-		printf("%s%c%s%c", key_, opts->delim, value_, opts->term);
-	else
-		printf("%s%c", key_, opts->term);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 struct strbuf_list {
 	struct strbuf *items;
 	int nr;
 	int alloc;
 };
 
+static int format_config_int64(struct strbuf *buf,
+			       const char *key_,
+			       const char *value_,
+			       const struct key_value_info *kvi,
+			       int gently)
+{
+	int64_t v = 0;
+	if (gently) {
+		if (!git_parse_int64(value_, &v))
+			return -1;
+	} else {
+		/* may die() */
+		v = git_config_int64(key_, value_ ? value_ : "", kvi);
+	}
+
+	strbuf_addf(buf, "%"PRId64, v);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int format_config_bool(struct strbuf *buf,
+			      const char *key_,
+			      const char *value_,
+			      int gently)
+{
+	int v = 0;
+	if (gently) {
+		if ((v = git_parse_maybe_bool(value_)) < 0)
+			return -1;
+	} else {
+		/* may die() */
+		v = git_config_bool(key_, value_);
+	}
+
+	strbuf_addstr(buf, v ? "true" : "false");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int format_config_bool_or_int(struct strbuf *buf,
+				     const char *key_,
+				     const char *value_,
+				     const struct key_value_info *kvi,
+				     int gently)
+{
+	int v, is_bool = 0;
+
+	if (gently) {
+		v = git_parse_maybe_bool_text(value_);
+
+		if (v >= 0)
+			is_bool = 1;
+		else if (!git_parse_int(value_, &v))
+			return -1;
+	} else {
+		v = git_config_bool_or_int(key_, value_, kvi,
+					   &is_bool);
+	}
+
+	if (is_bool)
+		strbuf_addstr(buf, v ? "true" : "false");
+	else
+		strbuf_addf(buf, "%d", v);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* This mode is always gentle. */
+static int format_config_bool_or_str(struct strbuf *buf,
+				     const char *value_)
+{
+	int v = git_parse_maybe_bool(value_);
+	if (v < 0)
+		strbuf_addstr(buf, value_);
+	else
+		strbuf_addstr(buf, v ? "true" : "false");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int format_config_path(struct strbuf *buf,
+			      const char *key_,
+			      const char *value_,
+			      int gently)
+{
+	char *v;
+
+	if (git_config_pathname(&v, key_, value_) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (v)
+		strbuf_addstr(buf, v);
+	else
+		return gently ? -1 : 1; /* :(optional)no-such-file */
+
+	free(v);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int format_config_expiry_date(struct strbuf *buf,
+				     const char *key_,
+				     const char *value_,
+				     int quietly)
+{
+	timestamp_t t;
+	if (quietly) {
+		if (parse_expiry_date(value_, &t))
+			return -1;
+	} else if (git_config_expiry_date(&t, key_, value_) < 0) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	strbuf_addf(buf, "%"PRItime, t);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int format_config_color(struct strbuf *buf,
+			       const char *key_,
+			       const char *value_,
+			       int gently)
+{
+	char v[COLOR_MAXLEN];
+
+	if (gently) {
+		if (color_parse_quietly(value_, v) < 0)
+			return -1;
+	} else if (git_config_color(v, key_, value_) < 0) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	strbuf_addstr(buf, v);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Format the configuration key-value pair (`key_`, `value_`) and
  * append it into strbuf `buf`.  Returns a negative value on failure,
  * 0 on success, 1 on a missing optional value (i.e., telling the
  * caller to pretend that <key_,value_> did not exist).
+ *
+ * Note: 'gently' is currently ignored, but will be implemented in
+ * a future change.
  */
 static int format_config(const struct config_display_options *opts,
 			 struct strbuf *buf, const char *key_,
-			 const char *value_, const struct key_value_info *kvi)
+			 const char *value_, const struct key_value_info *kvi,
+			 int gently)
 {
+	int res = 0;
 	if (opts->show_scope)
 		show_config_scope(opts, kvi, buf);
 	if (opts->show_origin)
 		show_config_origin(opts, kvi, buf);
 	if (opts->show_keys)
 		strbuf_addstr(buf, key_);
-	if (!opts->omit_values) {
-		if (opts->show_keys)
-			strbuf_addch(buf, opts->key_delim);
 
-		if (opts->type == TYPE_INT)
-			strbuf_addf(buf, "%"PRId64,
-				    git_config_int64(key_, value_ ? value_ : "", kvi));
-		else if (opts->type == TYPE_BOOL)
-			strbuf_addstr(buf, git_config_bool(key_, value_) ?
-				      "true" : "false");
-		else if (opts->type == TYPE_BOOL_OR_INT) {
-			int is_bool, v;
-			v = git_config_bool_or_int(key_, value_, kvi,
-						   &is_bool);
-			if (is_bool)
-				strbuf_addstr(buf, v ? "true" : "false");
-			else
-				strbuf_addf(buf, "%d", v);
-		} else if (opts->type == TYPE_BOOL_OR_STR) {
-			int v = git_parse_maybe_bool(value_);
-			if (v < 0)
-				strbuf_addstr(buf, value_);
-			else
-				strbuf_addstr(buf, v ? "true" : "false");
-		} else if (opts->type == TYPE_PATH) {
-			char *v;
-			if (git_config_pathname(&v, key_, value_) < 0)
-				return -1;
-			if (v)
-				strbuf_addstr(buf, v);
-			else
-				return 1; /* :(optional)no-such-file */
-			free((char *)v);
-		} else if (opts->type == TYPE_EXPIRY_DATE) {
-			timestamp_t t;
-			if (git_config_expiry_date(&t, key_, value_) < 0)
-				return -1;
-			strbuf_addf(buf, "%"PRItime, t);
-		} else if (opts->type == TYPE_COLOR) {
-			char v[COLOR_MAXLEN];
-			if (git_config_color(v, key_, value_) < 0)
-				return -1;
-			strbuf_addstr(buf, v);
-		} else if (value_) {
+	if (opts->omit_values)
+		goto terminator;
+
+	if (opts->show_keys)
+		strbuf_addch(buf, opts->key_delim);
+
+	switch (opts->type) {
+	case TYPE_INT:
+		res = format_config_int64(buf, key_, value_, kvi, gently);
+		break;
+
+	case TYPE_BOOL:
+		res = format_config_bool(buf, key_, value_, gently);
+		break;
+
+	case TYPE_BOOL_OR_INT:
+		res = format_config_bool_or_int(buf, key_, value_, kvi, gently);
+		break;
+
+	case TYPE_BOOL_OR_STR:
+		res = format_config_bool_or_str(buf, value_);
+		break;
+
+	case TYPE_PATH:
+		res = format_config_path(buf, key_, value_, gently);
+		break;
+
+	case TYPE_EXPIRY_DATE:
+		res = format_config_expiry_date(buf, key_, value_, gently);
+		break;
+
+	case TYPE_COLOR:
+		res = format_config_color(buf, key_, value_, gently);
+		break;
+
+	case TYPE_NONE:
+		if (value_) {
 			strbuf_addstr(buf, value_);
 		} else {
 			/* Just show the key name; back out delimiter */
 			if (opts->show_keys)
 				strbuf_setlen(buf, buf->len - 1);
 		}
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		BUG("undefined type %d", opts->type);
 	}
+
+terminator:
 	strbuf_addch(buf, opts->term);
+	return res;
+}
+
+static int show_all_config(const char *key_, const char *value_,
+			   const struct config_context *ctx,
+			   void *cb)
+{
+	const struct config_display_options *opts = cb;
+	const struct key_value_info *kvi = ctx->kvi;
+	struct strbuf formatted = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	if (format_config(opts, &formatted, key_, value_, kvi, 1) >= 0)
+		fwrite(formatted.buf, 1, formatted.len, stdout);
+
+	strbuf_release(&formatted);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -372,7 +504,7 @@ static int collect_config(const char *key_, const char *value_,
 	strbuf_init(&values->items[values->nr], 0);
 
 	status = format_config(data->display_opts, &values->items[values->nr++],
-			       key_, value_, kvi);
+			       key_, value_, kvi, 0);
 	if (status < 0)
 		return status;
 	if (status) {
@@ -463,7 +595,7 @@ static int get_value(const struct config_location_options *opts,
 		strbuf_init(item, 0);
 
 		status = format_config(display_opts, item, key_,
-				       display_opts->default_value, &kvi);
+				       display_opts->default_value, &kvi, 0);
 		if (status < 0)
 			die(_("failed to format default config value: %s"),
 			    display_opts->default_value);
@@ -743,7 +875,7 @@ static int get_urlmatch(const struct config_location_options *opts,
 
 		status = format_config(&display_opts, &buf, item->string,
 				       matched->value_is_null ? NULL : matched->value.buf,
-				       &matched->kvi);
+				       &matched->kvi, 0);
 		if (!status)
 			fwrite(buf.buf, 1, buf.len, stdout);
 		strbuf_release(&buf);
@@ -868,6 +1000,19 @@ static void display_options_init(struct config_display_options *opts)
 	}
 }
 
+static void display_options_init_list(struct config_display_options *opts)
+{
+	opts->show_keys = 1;
+
+	if (opts->end_nul) {
+		display_options_init(opts);
+	} else {
+		opts->term = '\n';
+		opts->delim = ' ';
+		opts->key_delim = '=';
+	}
+}
+
 static int cmd_config_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
 			   struct repository *repo UNUSED)
 {
@@ -886,7 +1031,7 @@ static int cmd_config_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
 	check_argc(argc, 0, 0);
 
 	location_options_init(&location_opts, prefix);
-	display_options_init(&display_opts);
+	display_options_init_list(&display_opts);
 
 	setup_auto_pager("config", 1);
 
@@ -1317,6 +1462,7 @@ static int cmd_config_actions(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	if (actions == ACTION_LIST) {
 		check_argc(argc, 0, 0);
+		display_options_init_list(&display_opts);
 		if (config_with_options(show_all_config, &display_opts,
 					&location_opts.source, the_repository,
 					&location_opts.options) < 0) {
diff --git a/color.c b/color.c
index 07ac8c9d40..00b53f97ac 100644
--- a/color.c
+++ b/color.c
@@ -223,11 +223,6 @@ static int parse_attr(const char *name, size_t len)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-int color_parse(const char *value, char *dst)
-{
-	return color_parse_mem(value, strlen(value), dst);
-}
-
 /*
  * Write the ANSI color codes for "c" to "out"; the string should
  * already have the ANSI escape code in it. "out" should have enough
@@ -264,7 +259,8 @@ static int color_empty(const struct color *c)
 	return c->type <= COLOR_NORMAL;
 }
 
-int color_parse_mem(const char *value, int value_len, char *dst)
+static int color_parse_mem_1(const char *value, int value_len,
+			     char *dst, int quiet)
 {
 	const char *ptr = value;
 	int len = value_len;
@@ -365,10 +361,25 @@ int color_parse_mem(const char *value, int value_len, char *dst)
 	OUT(0);
 	return 0;
 bad:
-	return error(_("invalid color value: %.*s"), value_len, value);
+	return quiet ? -1 : error(_("invalid color value: %.*s"), value_len, value);
 #undef OUT
 }
 
+int color_parse_mem(const char *value, int value_len, char *dst)
+{
+	return color_parse_mem_1(value, value_len, dst, 0);
+}
+
+int color_parse(const char *value, char *dst)
+{
+	return color_parse_mem(value, strlen(value), dst);
+}
+
+int color_parse_quietly(const char *value, char *dst)
+{
+	return color_parse_mem_1(value, strlen(value), dst, 1);
+}
+
 enum git_colorbool git_config_colorbool(const char *var, const char *value)
 {
 	if (value) {
diff --git a/color.h b/color.h
index 43e6c9ad09..0d72540300 100644
--- a/color.h
+++ b/color.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ bool want_color_fd(int fd, enum git_colorbool var);
  * terminal.
  */
 int color_parse(const char *value, char *dst);
+int color_parse_quietly(const char *value, char *dst);
 int color_parse_mem(const char *value, int len, char *dst);
 
 /*
diff --git a/t/t1300-config.sh b/t/t1300-config.sh
index 9850fcd5b5..128971ee12 100755
--- a/t/t1300-config.sh
+++ b/t/t1300-config.sh
@@ -2459,9 +2459,15 @@ done
 
 cat >.git/config <<-\EOF &&
 [section]
-foo = true
+foo = True
 number = 10
 big = 1M
+path = ~/dir
+red = red
+blue = Blue
+date = Fri Jun 4 15:46:55 2010
+missing=:(optional)no-such-path
+exists=:(optional)expect
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'identical modern --type specifiers are allowed' '
@@ -2503,6 +2509,82 @@ test_expect_success 'unset type specifiers may be reset to conflicting ones' '
 	test_cmp_config 1048576 --type=bool --no-type --type=int section.big
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'list --type=int shows only canonicalizable int values' '
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	section.number=10
+	section.big=1048576
+	EOF
+
+	git config ${mode_prefix}list --type=int >actual 2>err &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_must_be_empty err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'list --type=bool shows only canonicalizable bool values' '
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	section.foo=true
+	section.number=true
+	section.big=true
+	EOF
+
+	git config ${mode_prefix}list --type=bool >actual 2>err &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_must_be_empty err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'list --type=bool-or-int shows only canonicalizable values' '
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	section.foo=true
+	section.number=10
+	section.big=1048576
+	EOF
+
+	git config ${mode_prefix}list --type=bool-or-int >actual 2>err &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_must_be_empty err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'list --type=path shows only canonicalizable path values' '
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	section.foo=True
+	section.number=10
+	section.big=1M
+	section.path=$HOME/dir
+	section.red=red
+	section.blue=Blue
+	section.date=Fri Jun 4 15:46:55 2010
+	section.exists=expect
+	EOF
+
+	git config ${mode_prefix}list --type=path >actual 2>err &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_must_be_empty err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'list --type=expiry-date shows only canonicalizable dates' '
+	git config ${mode_prefix}list --type=expiry-date >actual 2>err &&
+
+	# section.number and section.big parse as relative dates that could
+	# have clock skew in their results.
+	test_grep section.big actual &&
+	test_grep section.number actual &&
+	test_grep "section.date=$(git config --type=expiry-date section.$key)" actual &&
+	test_must_be_empty err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'list --type=color shows only canonicalizable color values' '
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	section.number=<>
+	section.red=<RED>
+	section.blue=<BLUE>
+	EOF
+
+	git config ${mode_prefix}list --type=color >actual.raw 2>err &&
+	test_decode_color <actual.raw >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_must_be_empty err
+'
+
 test_expect_success '--type rejects unknown specifiers' '
 	test_must_fail git config --type=nonsense section.foo 2>error &&
 	test_grep "unrecognized --type argument" error