diff --git a/internal/config/config_type.go b/internal/config/config_type.go
index 9098a1c08..3714698bd 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_type.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_type.go
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ var configOptions = []ConfigOption{
 		Description:  "the terminal pager program to send standard output to",
 		DefaultValue: "",
 	},
+	{
+		Key:          "http_unix_socket",
+		Description:  "the path to a unix socket through which to make HTTP connection",
+		DefaultValue: "",
+	},
 }
 
 func ConfigOptions() []ConfigOption {
@@ -179,6 +184,15 @@ func NewBlankRoot() *yaml.Node {
 							},
 						},
 					},
+					{
+						HeadComment: "The path to a unix socket through which send HTTP connections. If blank, HTTP traffic will be handled by net/http.DefaultTransport.",
+						Kind:        yaml.ScalarNode,
+						Value:       "http_unix_socket",
+					},
+					{
+						Kind:  yaml.ScalarNode,
+						Value: "",
+					},
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/internal/config/config_type_test.go b/internal/config/config_type_test.go
index fca819f46..fe5e3f239 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_type_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_type_test.go
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ func Test_defaultConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		# Aliases allow you to create nicknames for gh commands
 		aliases:
 		    co: pr checkout
+		# The path to a unix socket through which send HTTP connections. If blank, HTTP traffic will be handled by net/http.DefaultTransport.
+		http_unix_socket:
 	`)
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, mainBuf.String())
 	assert.Equal(t, "", hostsBuf.String())
@@ -81,6 +83,9 @@ func Test_ValidateValue(t *testing.T) {
 
 	err = ValidateValue("got", "123")
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = ValidateValue("http_unix_socket", "really_anything/is/allowed/and/net.Dial\\(...\\)/will/ultimately/validate")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
 func Test_ValidateKey(t *testing.T) {
@@ -98,4 +103,7 @@ func Test_ValidateKey(t *testing.T) {
 
 	err = ValidateKey("pager")
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = ValidateKey("http_unix_socket")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }