diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 156f2a24fa..a1b92fe083 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -1212,6 +1212,15 @@ int git_config_int(const char *name, const char *value,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+unsigned int git_config_uint(const char *name, const char *value,
+			     const struct key_value_info *kvi)
+{
+	unsigned int ret;
+	if (!git_parse_uint(value, &ret))
+		die_bad_number(name, value, kvi);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int64_t git_config_int64(const char *name, const char *value,
 			 const struct key_value_info *kvi)
 {
@@ -1907,6 +1916,18 @@ int git_configset_get_int(struct config_set *set, const char *key, int *dest)
 		return 1;
 }
 
+int git_configset_get_uint(struct config_set *set, const char *key, unsigned int *dest)
+{
+	const char *value;
+	struct key_value_info kvi;
+
+	if (!git_configset_get_value(set, key, &value, &kvi)) {
+		*dest = git_config_uint(key, value, &kvi);
+		return 0;
+	} else
+		return 1;
+}
+
 int git_configset_get_ulong(struct config_set *set, const char *key, unsigned long *dest)
 {
 	const char *value;
@@ -2356,6 +2377,13 @@ int repo_config_get_int(struct repository *repo,
 	return git_configset_get_int(repo->config, key, dest);
 }
 
+int repo_config_get_uint(struct repository *repo,
+			 const char *key, unsigned int *dest)
+{
+	git_config_check_init(repo);
+	return git_configset_get_uint(repo->config, key, dest);
+}
+
 int repo_config_get_ulong(struct repository *repo,
 			  const char *key, unsigned long *dest)
 {
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index ba426a960a..bf47fb3afc 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -267,6 +267,12 @@ int git_config_int(const char *, const char *, const struct key_value_info *);
 int64_t git_config_int64(const char *, const char *,
 			 const struct key_value_info *);
 
+/**
+ * Identical to `git_config_int`, but for unsigned ints.
+ */
+unsigned int git_config_uint(const char *, const char *,
+			     const struct key_value_info *);
+
 /**
  * Identical to `git_config_int`, but for unsigned longs.
  */
@@ -560,6 +566,7 @@ int git_configset_get_value(struct config_set *cs, const char *key,
 
 int git_configset_get_string(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, char **dest);
 int git_configset_get_int(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, int *dest);
+int git_configset_get_uint(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, unsigned int *dest);
 int git_configset_get_ulong(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, unsigned long *dest);
 int git_configset_get_bool(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, int *dest);
 int git_configset_get_bool_or_int(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, int *is_bool, int *dest);
@@ -650,6 +657,12 @@ int repo_config_get_string_tmp(struct repository *r,
  */
 int repo_config_get_int(struct repository *r, const char *key, int *dest);
 
+/**
+ * Similar to `repo_config_get_int` but for unsigned ints.
+ */
+int repo_config_get_uint(struct repository *r,
+			 const char *key, unsigned int *dest);
+
 /**
  * Similar to `repo_config_get_int` but for unsigned longs.
  */
diff --git a/parse.c b/parse.c
index 48313571aa..d77f28046a 100644
--- a/parse.c
+++ b/parse.c
@@ -107,6 +107,15 @@ int git_parse_int64(const char *value, int64_t *ret)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+int git_parse_uint(const char *value, unsigned int *ret)
+{
+	uintmax_t tmp;
+	if (!git_parse_unsigned(value, &tmp, maximum_unsigned_value_of_type(unsigned int)))
+		return 0;
+	*ret = tmp;
+	return 1;
+}
+
 int git_parse_ulong(const char *value, unsigned long *ret)
 {
 	uintmax_t tmp;
diff --git a/parse.h b/parse.h
index ea32de9a91..a6dd37c4cb 100644
--- a/parse.h
+++ b/parse.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ int git_parse_signed(const char *value, intmax_t *ret, intmax_t max);
 int git_parse_unsigned(const char *value, uintmax_t *ret, uintmax_t max);
 int git_parse_ssize_t(const char *, ssize_t *);
 int git_parse_ulong(const char *, unsigned long *);
+int git_parse_uint(const char *value, unsigned int *ret);
 int git_parse_int(const char *value, int *ret);
 int git_parse_int64(const char *value, int64_t *ret);
 int git_parse_double(const char *value, double *ret);