diff --git a/pkg/cmd/auth/login/login.go b/pkg/cmd/auth/login/login.go
index 474c21588..6d88873e5 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/auth/login/login.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/auth/login/login.go
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ func loginRun(opts *LoginOptions) error {
 		if err := shared.HasMinimumScopes(httpClient, hostname, opts.Token); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error validating token: %w", err)
 		}
-
+		if opts.GitProtocol != "" {
+			cfg.Set(hostname, "git_protocol", opts.GitProtocol)
+		}
 		return cfg.Write()
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/auth/login/login_test.go b/pkg/cmd/auth/login/login_test.go
index 4a48aece7..376ddf10e 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/auth/login/login_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/auth/login/login_test.go
@@ -232,6 +232,18 @@ func Test_loginRun_nontty(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantHosts: "github.com:\n    oauth_token: abc123\n",
 		},
+		{
+			name: "with token and https git-protocol",
+			opts: &LoginOptions{
+				Hostname:    "github.com",
+				Token:       "abc123",
+				GitProtocol: "https",
+			},
+			httpStubs: func(reg *httpmock.Registry) {
+				reg.Register(httpmock.REST("GET", ""), httpmock.ScopesResponder("repo,read:org"))
+			},
+			wantHosts: "github.com:\n    oauth_token: abc123\n    git_protocol: https\n",
+		},
 		{
 			name: "with token and non-default host",
 			opts: &LoginOptions{