diff --git a/internal/config/config_type.go b/internal/config/config_type.go
index 663255bd5..0fd85d7f0 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_type.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_type.go
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func NewBlankRoot() *yaml.Node {
 						Value: PromptsEnabled,
 					},
 					{
-						HeadComment: "A pager program to send command output to. Example value: less",
+						HeadComment: "A pager program to send command output to, e.g. \"less\". Set the value to \"cat\" to disable the pager.",
 						Kind:        yaml.ScalarNode,
 						Value:       "pager",
 					},
diff --git a/internal/config/config_type_test.go b/internal/config/config_type_test.go
index 28191dfad..c9f33b45c 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_type_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_type_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func Test_defaultConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		editor:
 		# When to interactively prompt. This is a global config that cannot be overridden by hostname. Supported values: enabled, disabled
 		prompt: enabled
-		# A pager program to send command output to. Example value: less
+		# A pager program to send command output to, e.g. "less". Set the value to "cat" to disable the pager.
 		pager:
 		# Aliases allow you to create nicknames for gh commands
 		aliases:
diff --git a/pkg/iostreams/iostreams.go b/pkg/iostreams/iostreams.go
index d13d7b542..19bdd546a 100644
--- a/pkg/iostreams/iostreams.go
+++ b/pkg/iostreams/iostreams.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (s *IOStreams) SetPager(cmd string) {
 }
 
 func (s *IOStreams) StartPager() error {
-	if s.pagerCommand == "" || !s.IsStdoutTTY() {
+	if s.pagerCommand == "" || s.pagerCommand == "cat" || !s.IsStdoutTTY() {
 		return nil
 	}