diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 849ad67ac0..4b27c00dd8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1100,6 +1100,7 @@ LIB_OBJS += archive-tar.o
 LIB_OBJS += archive-zip.o
 LIB_OBJS += archive.o
 LIB_OBJS += attr.o
+LIB_OBJS += autocorrect.o
 LIB_OBJS += base85.o
 LIB_OBJS += bisect.o
 LIB_OBJS += blame.o
diff --git a/autocorrect.c b/autocorrect.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..63fa331ef5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autocorrect.c
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
+#include "git-compat-util.h"
+#include "autocorrect.h"
+#include "config.h"
+#include "parse.h"
+#include "strbuf.h"
+#include "prompt.h"
+#include "gettext.h"
+
+static enum autocorr_mode parse_autocorrect(const char *value)
+{
+	switch (git_parse_maybe_bool_text(value)) {
+		case 1:
+			return AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY;
+		case 0:
+			return AUTOCORRECT_HINTONLY;
+		default: /* other random text */
+			break;
+	}
+
+	if (!strcmp(value, "prompt"))
+		return AUTOCORRECT_PROMPT;
+	else if (!strcmp(value, "never"))
+		return AUTOCORRECT_NEVER;
+	else if (!strcmp(value, "immediate"))
+		return AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY;
+	else if (!strcmp(value, "show"))
+		return AUTOCORRECT_HINTONLY;
+	else
+		return AUTOCORRECT_DELAY;
+}
+
+static int resolve_autocorr(const char *var, const char *value,
+			    const struct config_context *ctx, void *data)
+{
+	struct autocorr *conf = data;
+
+	if (strcmp(var, "help.autocorrect"))
+		return 0;
+
+	conf->mode = parse_autocorrect(value);
+
+	/*
+	 * Disable autocorrection prompt in a non-interactive session.
+	 */
+	if (conf->mode == AUTOCORRECT_PROMPT && (!isatty(0) || !isatty(2)))
+		conf->mode = AUTOCORRECT_NEVER;
+
+	if (conf->mode == AUTOCORRECT_DELAY) {
+		conf->delay = git_config_int(var, value, ctx->kvi);
+
+		if (!conf->delay)
+			conf->mode = AUTOCORRECT_HINTONLY;
+		else if (conf->delay <= 1)
+			conf->mode = AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void autocorr_resolve(struct autocorr *conf)
+{
+	read_early_config(the_repository, resolve_autocorr, conf);
+}
+
+void autocorr_confirm(struct autocorr *conf, const char *assumed)
+{
+	if (conf->mode == AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY) {
+		fprintf_ln(stderr,
+			   _("Continuing under the assumption that you meant '%s'."),
+			   assumed);
+	} else if (conf->mode == AUTOCORRECT_PROMPT) {
+		char *answer;
+		struct strbuf msg = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+		strbuf_addf(&msg, _("Run '%s' instead [y/N]? "), assumed);
+		answer = git_prompt(msg.buf, PROMPT_ECHO);
+		strbuf_release(&msg);
+
+		if (!(starts_with(answer, "y") || starts_with(answer, "Y")))
+			exit(1);
+	} else if (conf->mode == AUTOCORRECT_DELAY) {
+		fprintf_ln(stderr,
+			   _("Continuing in %0.1f seconds, assuming that you meant '%s'."),
+			   conf->delay / 10.0, assumed);
+		sleep_millisec(conf->delay * 100);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/autocorrect.h b/autocorrect.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d82c49903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autocorrect.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#ifndef AUTOCORRECT_H
+#define AUTOCORRECT_H
+
+enum autocorr_mode {
+	AUTOCORRECT_HINTONLY,
+	AUTOCORRECT_NEVER,
+	AUTOCORRECT_PROMPT,
+	AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY,
+	AUTOCORRECT_DELAY,
+};
+
+struct autocorr {
+	enum autocorr_mode mode;
+	int delay;
+};
+
+void autocorr_resolve(struct autocorr *conf);
+
+void autocorr_confirm(struct autocorr *conf, const char *assumed);
+
+#endif /* AUTOCORRECT_H */
diff --git a/builtin/notes.c b/builtin/notes.c
index 9af602bdd7..087eb898a4 100644
--- a/builtin/notes.c
+++ b/builtin/notes.c
@@ -1149,14 +1149,10 @@ int cmd_notes(int argc,
 
 	repo_config(the_repository, git_default_config, NULL);
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, git_notes_usage,
-			     PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND_OPTIONAL);
-	if (!fn) {
-		if (argc) {
-			error(_("unknown subcommand: `%s'"), argv[0]);
-			usage_with_options(git_notes_usage, options);
-		}
+			     PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND_OPTIONAL |
+			     PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND_AUTOCORR);
+	if (!fn)
 		fn = list;
-	}
 
 	if (override_notes_ref) {
 		struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
diff --git a/builtin/remote.c b/builtin/remote.c
index 0fddaa1773..9415f6cb03 100644
--- a/builtin/remote.c
+++ b/builtin/remote.c
@@ -1953,15 +1953,11 @@ int cmd_remote(int argc,
 	};
 
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, builtin_remote_usage,
-			     PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND_OPTIONAL);
+			     PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND_OPTIONAL |
+			     PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND_AUTOCORR);
 
-	if (fn) {
+	if (fn)
 		return !!fn(argc, argv, prefix, repo);
-	} else {
-		if (argc) {
-			error(_("unknown subcommand: `%s'"), argv[0]);
-			usage_with_options(builtin_remote_usage, options);
-		}
+	else
 		return !!show_all();
-	}
 }
diff --git a/help.c b/help.c
index 3e59d07c37..2220771e20 100644
--- a/help.c
+++ b/help.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "repository.h"
 #include "alias.h"
 #include "utf8.h"
+#include "autocorrect.h"
 
 #ifndef NO_CURL
 #include "git-curl-compat.h" /* For LIBCURL_VERSION only */
@@ -536,70 +537,24 @@ int is_in_cmdlist(struct cmdnames *c, const char *s)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct help_unknown_cmd_config {
-	int autocorrect;
-	struct cmdnames aliases;
-};
-
-#define AUTOCORRECT_SHOW (-4)
-#define AUTOCORRECT_PROMPT (-3)
-#define AUTOCORRECT_NEVER (-2)
-#define AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY (-1)
-
-static int parse_autocorrect(const char *value)
+static int resolve_aliases(const char *var, const char *value UNUSED,
+			   const struct config_context *ctx UNUSED, void *data)
 {
-	switch (git_parse_maybe_bool_text(value)) {
-		case 1:
-			return AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY;
-		case 0:
-			return AUTOCORRECT_SHOW;
-		default: /* other random text */
-			break;
-	}
-
-	if (!strcmp(value, "prompt"))
-		return AUTOCORRECT_PROMPT;
-	if (!strcmp(value, "never"))
-		return AUTOCORRECT_NEVER;
-	if (!strcmp(value, "immediate"))
-		return AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY;
-	if (!strcmp(value, "show"))
-		return AUTOCORRECT_SHOW;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int git_unknown_cmd_config(const char *var, const char *value,
-				  const struct config_context *ctx,
-				  void *cb)
-{
-	struct help_unknown_cmd_config *cfg = cb;
+	struct cmdnames *aliases = data;
 	const char *subsection, *key;
 	size_t subsection_len;
 
-	if (!strcmp(var, "help.autocorrect")) {
-		int v = parse_autocorrect(value);
-
-		if (!v) {
-			v = git_config_int(var, value, ctx->kvi);
-			if (v < 0 || v == 1)
-				v = AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY;
-		}
-
-		cfg->autocorrect = v;
-	}
-
 	/* Also use aliases for command lookup */
 	if (!parse_config_key(var, "alias", &subsection, &subsection_len,
 			      &key)) {
 		if (subsection) {
 			/* [alias "name"] command = value */
 			if (!strcmp(key, "command"))
-				add_cmdname(&cfg->aliases, subsection,
+				add_cmdname(aliases, subsection,
 					    subsection_len);
 		} else {
 			/* alias.name = value */
-			add_cmdname(&cfg->aliases, key, strlen(key));
+			add_cmdname(aliases, key, strlen(key));
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -636,28 +591,24 @@ static const char bad_interpreter_advice[] =
 
 char *help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd)
 {
-	struct help_unknown_cmd_config cfg = { 0 };
+	struct cmdnames aliases = { 0 };
+	struct autocorr autocorr = { 0 };
 	int i, n, best_similarity = 0;
 	struct cmdnames main_cmds = { 0 };
 	struct cmdnames other_cmds = { 0 };
 	struct cmdname_help *common_cmds;
 
-	read_early_config(the_repository, git_unknown_cmd_config, &cfg);
+	autocorr_resolve(&autocorr);
 
-	/*
-	 * Disable autocorrection prompt in a non-interactive session
-	 */
-	if ((cfg.autocorrect == AUTOCORRECT_PROMPT) && (!isatty(0) || !isatty(2)))
-		cfg.autocorrect = AUTOCORRECT_NEVER;
-
-	if (cfg.autocorrect == AUTOCORRECT_NEVER) {
+	if (autocorr.mode == AUTOCORRECT_NEVER) {
 		fprintf_ln(stderr, _("git: '%s' is not a git command. See 'git --help'."), cmd);
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
 	load_command_list("git-", &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
+	read_early_config(the_repository, resolve_aliases, &aliases);
 
-	add_cmd_list(&main_cmds, &cfg.aliases);
+	add_cmd_list(&main_cmds, &aliases);
 	add_cmd_list(&main_cmds, &other_cmds);
 	QSORT(main_cmds.names, main_cmds.cnt, cmdname_compare);
 	uniq(&main_cmds);
@@ -716,37 +667,18 @@ char *help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd)
 		     n++)
 			; /* still counting */
 	}
-	if (cfg.autocorrect && cfg.autocorrect != AUTOCORRECT_SHOW && n == 1 &&
+
+	if (autocorr.mode != AUTOCORRECT_HINTONLY && n == 1 &&
 	    SIMILAR_ENOUGH(best_similarity)) {
 		char *assumed = xstrdup(main_cmds.names[0]->name);
 
 		fprintf_ln(stderr,
-			   _("WARNING: You called a Git command named '%s', "
-			     "which does not exist."),
+			   _("WARNING: You called a Git command named '%s', which does not exist."),
 			   cmd);
-		if (cfg.autocorrect == AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY)
-			fprintf_ln(stderr,
-				   _("Continuing under the assumption that "
-				     "you meant '%s'."),
-				   assumed);
-		else if (cfg.autocorrect == AUTOCORRECT_PROMPT) {
-			char *answer;
-			struct strbuf msg = STRBUF_INIT;
-			strbuf_addf(&msg, _("Run '%s' instead [y/N]? "), assumed);
-			answer = git_prompt(msg.buf, PROMPT_ECHO);
-			strbuf_release(&msg);
-			if (!(starts_with(answer, "y") ||
-			      starts_with(answer, "Y")))
-				exit(1);
-		} else {
-			fprintf_ln(stderr,
-				   _("Continuing in %0.1f seconds, "
-				     "assuming that you meant '%s'."),
-				   (float)cfg.autocorrect/10.0, assumed);
-			sleep_millisec(cfg.autocorrect * 100);
-		}
 
-		cmdnames_release(&cfg.aliases);
+		autocorr_confirm(&autocorr, assumed);
+
+		cmdnames_release(&aliases);
 		cmdnames_release(&main_cmds);
 		cmdnames_release(&other_cmds);
 		return assumed;
diff --git a/parse-options.c b/parse-options.c
index a676da86f5..53114180d8 100644
--- a/parse-options.c
+++ b/parse-options.c
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include "string-list.h"
 #include "strmap.h"
 #include "utf8.h"
+#include "autocorrect.h"
+#include "levenshtein.h"
 
 static int disallow_abbreviated_options;
 
@@ -606,17 +608,114 @@ static enum parse_opt_result parse_nodash_opt(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *p,
 	return PARSE_OPT_ERROR;
 }
 
-static enum parse_opt_result parse_subcommand(const char *arg,
-					      const struct option *options)
+static int parse_subcommand(const char *arg, const struct option *options)
 {
-	for (; options->type != OPTION_END; options++)
-		if (options->type == OPTION_SUBCOMMAND &&
-		    !strcmp(options->long_name, arg)) {
-			*(parse_opt_subcommand_fn **)options->value = options->subcommand_fn;
-			return PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND;
-		}
+	for (; options->type != OPTION_END; options++) {
+		parse_opt_subcommand_fn **opt_val;
 
-	return PARSE_OPT_UNKNOWN;
+		if (options->type != OPTION_SUBCOMMAND ||
+		    strcmp(options->long_name, arg))
+			continue;
+
+		opt_val = options->value;
+		*opt_val = options->subcommand_fn;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static void find_subcommands(struct string_list *list,
+			     const struct option *options)
+{
+	for (; options->type != OPTION_END; options++) {
+		if (options->type == OPTION_SUBCOMMAND)
+			string_list_append(list, options->long_name);
+	}
+}
+
+static int similar_enough(const char *cmd, unsigned int dist)
+{
+	size_t len = strlen(cmd);
+	unsigned int threshold = len < 3 ? 1 : len < 6 ? 3 : 6;
+
+	return dist < threshold;
+}
+
+static const char *autocorrect_subcommand(const char *cmd,
+					  struct string_list *cmds)
+{
+	struct autocorr autocorr = { 0 };
+	unsigned int min = UINT_MAX;
+	unsigned int ties = 0;
+	struct string_list_item *cand;
+	struct string_list_item *best = NULL;
+
+	autocorr_resolve(&autocorr);
+
+	if (autocorr.mode == AUTOCORRECT_NEVER ||
+	    autocorr.mode == AUTOCORRECT_HINTONLY)
+		return NULL;
+
+	for_each_string_list_item(cand, cmds) {
+		unsigned int dist = levenshtein(cmd, cand->string, 0, 2, 1, 3);
+
+		if (dist < min) {
+			min = dist;
+			best = cand;
+			ties = 0;
+		} else if (dist == min) {
+			ties++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!ties && similar_enough(cmd, min)) {
+		fprintf_ln(stderr,
+			   _("WARNING: You called a subcommand named '%s', which does not exist."),
+			   cmd);
+
+		autocorr_confirm(&autocorr, best->string);
+		return best->string;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static enum parse_opt_result handle_subcommand(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *ctx,
+					       const char *arg,
+					       const struct option *options,
+					       const char * const usagestr[])
+{
+	int err;
+	const char *assumed;
+	struct string_list cmds = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
+
+	err = parse_subcommand(arg, options);
+	if (!err)
+		return PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND;
+
+	if (ctx->flags & PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND_OPTIONAL &&
+	    !(ctx->flags & PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND_AUTOCORR)) {
+		/*
+		 * arg is neither a short or long option nor a subcommand.
+		 * Since this command has a default operation mode, we have to
+		 * treat this arg and all remaining args as args meant to that
+		 * default operation mode.  So we are done parsing.
+		 */
+		return PARSE_OPT_DONE;
+	}
+
+	find_subcommands(&cmds, options);
+	assumed = autocorrect_subcommand(arg, &cmds);
+
+	if (!assumed) {
+		error(_("unknown subcommand: `%s'"), arg);
+		usage_with_options(usagestr, options);
+	}
+
+	string_list_clear(&cmds, 0);
+	parse_subcommand(assumed, options);
+	return PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND;
 }
 
 static void check_typos(const char *arg, const struct option *options)
@@ -1011,38 +1110,17 @@ enum parse_opt_result parse_options_step(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *ctx,
 		if (*arg != '-' || !arg[1]) {
 			if (parse_nodash_opt(ctx, arg, options) == 0)
 				continue;
-			if (!ctx->has_subcommands) {
-				if (ctx->flags & PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION)
-					return PARSE_OPT_NON_OPTION;
-				ctx->out[ctx->cpidx++] = ctx->argv[0];
-				continue;
-			}
-			switch (parse_subcommand(arg, options)) {
-			case PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND:
-				return PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND;
-			case PARSE_OPT_UNKNOWN:
-				if (ctx->flags & PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND_OPTIONAL)
-					/*
-					 * arg is neither a short or long
-					 * option nor a subcommand.  Since
-					 * this command has a default
-					 * operation mode, we have to treat
-					 * this arg and all remaining args
-					 * as args meant to that default
-					 * operation mode.
-					 * So we are done parsing.
-					 */
-					return PARSE_OPT_DONE;
-				error(_("unknown subcommand: `%s'"), arg);
-				usage_with_options(usagestr, options);
-			case PARSE_OPT_COMPLETE:
-			case PARSE_OPT_HELP:
-			case PARSE_OPT_ERROR:
-			case PARSE_OPT_DONE:
-			case PARSE_OPT_NON_OPTION:
-				/* Impossible. */
-				BUG("parse_subcommand() cannot return these");
+
+			if (ctx->has_subcommands) {
+				return handle_subcommand(ctx, arg, options,
+							 usagestr);
 			}
+
+			if (ctx->flags & PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION)
+				return PARSE_OPT_NON_OPTION;
+
+			ctx->out[ctx->cpidx++] = ctx->argv[0];
+			continue;
 		}
 
 		/* lone -h asks for help */
diff --git a/parse-options.h b/parse-options.h
index 706de9729f..f29ac33789 100644
--- a/parse-options.h
+++ b/parse-options.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ enum parse_opt_flags {
 	PARSE_OPT_ONE_SHOT = 1 << 5,
 	PARSE_OPT_SHELL_EVAL = 1 << 6,
 	PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND_OPTIONAL = 1 << 7,
+	PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND_AUTOCORR = 1 << 8,
 };
 
 enum parse_opt_option_flags {
diff --git a/t/t9004-autocorrect-subcommand.sh b/t/t9004-autocorrect-subcommand.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..d10031659b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t9004-autocorrect-subcommand.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='subcommand auto-correction test
+
+Test autocorrection for subcommands with different
+help.autocorrect mode.'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'setup' "
+	echo '^error: unknown subcommand: ' >grep_unknown
+"
+
+test_expect_success 'default is not to autocorrect' '
+	test_must_fail git worktree lsit 2>actual &&
+	head -n1 actual >first && test_grep -f grep_unknown first
+'
+
+for mode in false no off 0 show never
+do
+	test_expect_success "'$mode' disables autocorrection" "
+		test_config help.autocorrect $mode &&
+
+		test_must_fail git worktree lsit 2>actual &&
+		head -n1 actual >first && test_grep -f grep_unknown first
+	"
+done
+
+for mode in -39 immediate 1
+do
+	test_expect_success "autocorrect immediately with '$mode'" - <<-EOT
+		test_config help.autocorrect $mode &&
+
+		git worktree lsit 2>actual &&
+		test_grep "you meant 'list'\.$" actual
+	EOT
+done
+
+test_expect_success 'delay path is executed' - <<-\EOT
+	test_config help.autocorrect 2 &&
+
+	git worktree lsit 2>actual &&
+	test_grep '^Continuing in 0.2 seconds, ' actual
+EOT
+
+test_expect_success 'deny if too dissimilar' - <<-\EOT
+	test_must_fail git remote rensnr 2>actual &&
+	head -n1 actual >first && test_grep -f grep_unknown first
+EOT
+
+test_done