diff --git a/settings.go b/settings.go
index f278e7be..89b50e71 100644
--- a/settings.go
+++ b/settings.go
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ func EnableStrictHashVerification(enabled bool) error {
 	}
 }
 
+func EnableFsyncGitDir(enabled bool) error {
+	if enabled {
+		return setSizet(C.GIT_OPT_ENABLE_FSYNC_GITDIR, 1)
+	} else {
+		return setSizet(C.GIT_OPT_ENABLE_FSYNC_GITDIR, 0)
+	}
+}
+
 func CachedMemory() (current int, allowed int, err error) {
 	return getSizetSizet(C.GIT_OPT_GET_CACHED_MEMORY)
 }
diff --git a/settings_test.go b/settings_test.go
index 47eb7116..e3761d45 100644
--- a/settings_test.go
+++ b/settings_test.go
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ func TestEnableStrictHashVerification(t *testing.T) {
 	checkFatal(t, err)
 }
 
+func TestEnableFsyncGitDir(t *testing.T) {
+	err := EnableFsyncGitDir(false)
+	checkFatal(t, err)
+
+	err = EnableFsyncGitDir(true)
+	checkFatal(t, err)
+}
+
 func TestCachedMemory(t *testing.T) {
 	current, allowed, err := CachedMemory()
 	checkFatal(t, err)