diff --git a/src/Models/RepositorySettings.cs b/src/Models/RepositorySettings.cs
index 76a7f160..1d326a5e 100644
--- a/src/Models/RepositorySettings.cs
+++ b/src/Models/RepositorySettings.cs
@@ -224,6 +224,12 @@ namespace SourceGit.Models
             set;
         } = [];
 
+        public int PreferredMergeMode
+        {
+            get;
+            set;
+        } = 0;
+
         public Dictionary<string, FilterMode> CollectHistoriesFilters()
         {
             var map = new Dictionary<string, FilterMode>();
diff --git a/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml b/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml
index 61140173..d1e32e84 100644
--- a/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml
+++ b/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Configure.Git.AutoFetch" xml:space="preserve">Fetch remotes automatically</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Configure.Git.AutoFetchIntervalSuffix" xml:space="preserve">Minute(s)</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Configure.Git.DefaultRemote" xml:space="preserve">Default Remote</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Configure.Git.PreferredMergeMode" xml:space="preserve">Preferred Merge Mode</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Configure.IssueTracker" xml:space="preserve">ISSUE TRACKER</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Configure.IssueTracker.AddSampleGiteeIssue" xml:space="preserve">Add Sample Gitee Issue Rule</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Configure.IssueTracker.AddSampleGiteePullRequest" xml:space="preserve">Add Sample Gitee Pull Request Rule</x:String>
diff --git a/src/Resources/Locales/zh_CN.axaml b/src/Resources/Locales/zh_CN.axaml
index fec5c780..932f1237 100644
--- a/src/Resources/Locales/zh_CN.axaml
+++ b/src/Resources/Locales/zh_CN.axaml
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Configure.Git.AutoFetch" xml:space="preserve">启用定时自动拉取远程更新</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Configure.Git.AutoFetchIntervalSuffix" xml:space="preserve">分钟</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Configure.Git.DefaultRemote" xml:space="preserve">默认远程</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Configure.Git.PreferredMergeMode" xml:space="preserve">默认合并方式</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Configure.IssueTracker" xml:space="preserve">ISSUE追踪</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Configure.IssueTracker.AddSampleAzure" xml:space="preserve">新增匹配Azure DevOps规则</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Configure.IssueTracker.AddSampleGiteeIssue" xml:space="preserve">新增匹配Gitee议题规则</x:String>
diff --git a/src/Resources/Locales/zh_TW.axaml b/src/Resources/Locales/zh_TW.axaml
index 66bcc33a..88b0ab64 100644
--- a/src/Resources/Locales/zh_TW.axaml
+++ b/src/Resources/Locales/zh_TW.axaml
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Configure.Git.AutoFetch" xml:space="preserve">啟用定時自動提取 (fetch) 遠端更新</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Configure.Git.AutoFetchIntervalSuffix" xml:space="preserve">分鐘</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Configure.Git.DefaultRemote" xml:space="preserve">預設遠端存放庫</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Configure.Git.PreferredMergeMode" xml:space="preserve">首選合併模式</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Configure.IssueTracker" xml:space="preserve">Issue 追蹤</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Configure.IssueTracker.AddSampleAzure" xml:space="preserve">新增符合 Azure DevOps 規則</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Configure.IssueTracker.AddSampleGiteeIssue" xml:space="preserve">新增符合 Gitee 議題規則</x:String>
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/Merge.cs b/src/ViewModels/Merge.cs
index be938867..faadaf57 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/Merge.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/Merge.cs
@@ -69,9 +69,14 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
 
         private Models.MergeMode AutoSelectMergeMode()
         {
+            var preferredMergeModeIdx = _repo.Settings.PreferredMergeMode;
+            if (preferredMergeModeIdx < 0 || preferredMergeModeIdx > Models.MergeMode.Supported.Length)
+                preferredMergeModeIdx = 0;
+
+            var defaultMergeMode = Models.MergeMode.Supported[preferredMergeModeIdx];
             var config = new Commands.Config(_repo.FullPath).Get($"branch.{Into}.mergeoptions");
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(config))
-                return Models.MergeMode.Supported[0];
+                return defaultMergeMode;
             if (config.Equals("--ff-only", StringComparison.Ordinal))
                 return Models.MergeMode.Supported[1];
             if (config.Equals("--no-ff", StringComparison.Ordinal))
@@ -81,7 +86,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             if (config.Equals("--no-commit", StringComparison.Ordinal) || config.Equals("--no-ff --no-commit", StringComparison.Ordinal))
                 return Models.MergeMode.Supported[4];
 
-            return Models.MergeMode.Supported[0];
+            return defaultMergeMode;
         }
 
         private readonly Repository _repo = null;
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/RepositoryConfigure.cs b/src/ViewModels/RepositoryConfigure.cs
index 3f590758..9a3bc9c4 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/RepositoryConfigure.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/RepositoryConfigure.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,19 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             }
         }
 
+        public int PreferredMergeMode
+        {
+            get => _repo.Settings.PreferredMergeMode;
+            set
+            {
+                if (_repo.Settings.PreferredMergeMode != value)
+                {
+                    _repo.Settings.PreferredMergeMode = value;
+                    OnPropertyChanged();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         public bool GPGCommitSigningEnabled
         {
             get;
diff --git a/src/Views/RepositoryConfigure.axaml b/src/Views/RepositoryConfigure.axaml
index e41375b9..ee1d6fa8 100644
--- a/src/Views/RepositoryConfigure.axaml
+++ b/src/Views/RepositoryConfigure.axaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
           <TextBlock Classes="tab_header" Text="{DynamicResource Text.Configure.Git}"/>
         </TabItem.Header>
 
-        <Grid Margin="16,4,16,8" RowDefinitions="32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32" ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*">
+        <Grid Margin="16,4,16,8" RowDefinitions="32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32" ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*">
           <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0"
                      HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Center"
                      Margin="0,0,8,0"
@@ -86,10 +86,46 @@
           </ComboBox>
 
           <TextBlock Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="0"
+                     HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                     Margin="0,0,8,0"
+                     Text="{DynamicResource Text.Configure.Git.PreferredMergeMode}"/>
+          <ComboBox Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1"
+                    Height="28" Padding="8,0"
+                    VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
+                    ItemsSource="{Binding Source={x:Static m:MergeMode.Supported}}"
+                    SelectedIndex="{Binding PreferredMergeMode, Mode=TwoWay}"
+                    Grid.IsSharedSizeScope="True">
+            <ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
+              <DataTemplate DataType="m:MergeMode">
+                <Grid Height="20">
+                  <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                    <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" SharedSizeGroup="MergeModeNameColumn"/>
+                    <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" SharedSizeGroup="MergeModeDescriptionColumn"/>
+                    <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" SharedSizeGroup="MergeModeOptionColumn"/>
+                  </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+
+                  <TextBlock Grid.Column="0" Text="{Binding Name}"/>
+                  <TextBlock Grid.Column="1" Text="{Binding Desc}" Margin="8,0" FontSize="11" Foreground="{DynamicResource Brush.FG2}"/>
+                  <TextBlock Grid.Column="2" Text="{Binding Arg}" HorizontalAlignment="Right" FontSize="11" Foreground="{DynamicResource Brush.FG2}"/>
+                </Grid>
+              </DataTemplate>
+            </ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
+
+            <ComboBox.SelectionBoxItemTemplate>
+              <DataTemplate DataType="m:MergeMode">
+                <Grid ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*">
+                  <TextBlock Grid.Column="0" Text="{Binding Name}" Margin="0,0,8,0"/>
+                  <TextBlock Grid.Column="1" Text="{Binding Desc}" HorizontalAlignment="Right" FontSize="11" Foreground="{DynamicResource Brush.FG2}"/>
+                </Grid>
+              </DataTemplate>
+            </ComboBox.SelectionBoxItemTemplate>
+          </ComboBox>
+
+          <TextBlock Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="0"
                      HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Center"
                      Margin="0,0,8,0"
                      Text="{DynamicResource Text.Configure.Proxy}"/>
-          <TextBox Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1"
+          <TextBox Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="1"
                    Height="28"
                    CornerRadius="3"
                    Watermark="{DynamicResource Text.Configure.Proxy.Placeholder}"
@@ -101,29 +137,29 @@
             </TextBox.InnerRightContent>
           </TextBox>
 
-          <TextBlock Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="0"
+          <TextBlock Grid.Row="5" Grid.Column="0"
                      HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Center"
                      Margin="0,0,8,0"
                      Text="{DynamicResource Text.Preferences.GPG.UserKey}"/>
-          <TextBox Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="1"
+          <TextBox Grid.Row="5" Grid.Column="1"
                    Height="28"
                    CornerRadius="3"
                    Watermark="{DynamicResource Text.Preferences.GPG.UserKey.Placeholder}"
                    Text="{Binding GPGUserSigningKey, Mode=TwoWay}"/>
 
-          <CheckBox Grid.Row="5" Grid.Column="1"
+          <CheckBox Grid.Row="6" Grid.Column="1"
                     Content="{DynamicResource Text.Preferences.GPG.CommitEnabled}"
                     IsChecked="{Binding GPGCommitSigningEnabled, Mode=TwoWay}"/>
 
-          <CheckBox Grid.Row="6" Grid.Column="1"
+          <CheckBox Grid.Row="7" Grid.Column="1"
                     Content="{DynamicResource Text.Preferences.GPG.TagEnabled}"
                     IsChecked="{Binding GPGTagSigningEnabled, Mode=TwoWay}"/>
 
-          <CheckBox Grid.Row="7" Grid.Column="1"
+          <CheckBox Grid.Row="8" Grid.Column="1"
                     Content="{DynamicResource Text.Preferences.Git.EnablePruneOnFetch}"
                     IsChecked="{Binding EnablePruneOnFetch, Mode=TwoWay}"/>
 
-          <StackPanel Grid.Row="8" Grid.Column="1" Orientation="Horizontal">
+          <StackPanel Grid.Row="9" Grid.Column="1" Orientation="Horizontal">
             <CheckBox x:Name="AutoFetchCheckBox"
                       Content="{DynamicResource Text.Configure.Git.AutoFetch}"
                       IsChecked="{Binding EnableAutoFetch, Mode=TwoWay}"/>