diff --git a/Documentation/git-absorb.1 b/Documentation/git-absorb.1
index 36e7950..7047ca0 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-absorb.1
+++ b/Documentation/git-absorb.1
@@ -199,6 +199,20 @@ edit your local or global \&.gitconfig and add the following section:
 .if n \{\
 .RE
 .\}
+.SS "GENERATE FIXUPS FOR COMMITS NOT AUTHORED BY YOU"
+.sp
+By default, git\-absorb will only generate fixup commits for commits that were authored by you\&. To always generate fixups for any author\(cqs commits, edit your local or global \&.gitconfig and add the following section:
+.sp
+.if n \{\
+.RS 4
+.\}
+.nf
+[absorb]
+    forceAuthor = true
+.fi
+.if n \{\
+.RE
+.\}
 .SH "GITHUB PROJECT"
 .sp
 https://github\&.com/tummychow/git\-absorb
diff --git a/Documentation/git-absorb.txt b/Documentation/git-absorb.txt
index 066f25f..fbb2234 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-absorb.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-absorb.txt
@@ -128,6 +128,18 @@ edit your local or global `.gitconfig` and add the following section:
     maxStack=50 # Or any other reasonable value for your project
 .............................................................................
 
+GENERATE FIXUPS FOR COMMITS NOT AUTHORED BY YOU
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+By default, git-absorb will only generate fixup commits for commits that were
+authored by you. To always generate fixups for any author's commits,
+edit your local or global `.gitconfig` and add the following section:
+
+.............................................................................
+[absorb]
+    forceAuthor = true
+.............................................................................
+
 GITHUB PROJECT
 --------------
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cf2c1ac..fa98206 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -102,6 +102,17 @@ edit your local or global `.gitconfig` and add the following section
     maxStack=50 # Or any other reasonable value for your project
 ```
 
+### Generate fixups for commits not authored by you
+
+By default, git-absorb will only generate fixup commits for commits that were authored by you.
+Instead, use the `--force-author` flag to generate fixup commits for commits written by any author.
+To always have this behavior, set
+
+```ini
+[absorb]
+    forceAuthor = true
+```
+
 ### One fixup per fixable commit
 
 By default, git-absorb will generate separate fixup commits for every absorbable hunk. Instead, can use the `-F` flag to create only 1 fixup commit for all hunks that absorb into the same commit.
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 726fac6..d476e68 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 pub const MAX_STACK_CONFIG_NAME: &str = "absorb.maxStack";
 pub const MAX_STACK: usize = 10;
 
+pub const FORCE_AUTHOR_CONFIG_NAME: &str = "absorb.forceAuthor";
+pub const FORCE_AUTHOR_DEFAULT: bool = false;
+
 pub const ONE_FIXUP_PER_COMMIT_CONFIG_NAME: &str = "absorb.oneFixupPerCommit";
 pub const ONE_FIXUP_PER_COMMIT_DEFAULT: bool = false;
 
@@ -20,6 +23,16 @@ pub fn max_stack(repo: &git2::Repository) -> usize {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn force_author(repo: &git2::Repository)  -> bool {
+    match repo
+        .config()
+        .and_then(|config| config.get_bool(FORCE_AUTHOR_CONFIG_NAME))
+    {
+        Ok(force_author) => force_author,
+        _ => FORCE_AUTHOR_DEFAULT,
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn one_fixup_per_commit(repo: &git2::Repository) -> bool {
     match repo
         .config()
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 49ad43d..f2c7089 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ pub fn run(config: &mut Config) -> Result<()> {
     let repo = git2::Repository::open_from_env()?;
     debug!(config.logger, "repository found"; "path" => repo.path().to_str());
 
+    run_with_repo(config, &repo)
+}
+
+fn run_with_repo(config: &mut Config, repo: &git2::Repository) -> Result<()> {
+    // have force flag enable all force* flags
+    config.force_author |= config.force;
+
     // here, we default to the git config value,
     // if the flag was not provided in the CLI.
     //
@@ -35,13 +42,7 @@ pub fn run(config: &mut Config) -> Result<()> {
     // like we do here is no longer sufficient. but until then, this is fine.
     //
     config.one_fixup_per_commit |= config::one_fixup_per_commit(&repo);
-
-    run_with_repo(config, &repo)
-}
-
-fn run_with_repo(config: &mut Config, repo: &git2::Repository) -> Result<()> {
-    // have force flag enable all force* flags
-    config.force_author |= config.force;
+    config.force_author |= config::force_author(&repo);
 
     let stack = stack::working_stack(
         repo,
@@ -584,7 +585,7 @@ lines
     fn become_new_author(ctx: &Context) {
         ctx.repo.config()
             .unwrap()
-            .set_str("user.name", "nobody2")
+                .set_str("user.name", "nobody2")
             .unwrap();
     }
 
@@ -724,6 +725,39 @@ lines
         assert!(nothing_left_in_index(&ctx.repo).unwrap());
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn foreign_author_with_force_author_config() {
+        let ctx = prepare_and_stage();
+
+        become_new_author(&ctx);
+
+        ctx.repo.config()
+            .unwrap()
+            .set_str("absorb.forceAuthor", "true")
+            .unwrap();
+
+        // run 'git-absorb'
+        let drain = slog::Discard;
+        let logger = slog::Logger::root(drain, o!());
+        let mut config = Config {
+            dry_run: false,
+            force_author: false,
+            force: false,
+            base: None,
+            and_rebase: false,
+            whole_file: false,
+            one_fixup_per_commit: true,
+            logger: &logger,
+        };
+        run_with_repo(&mut config, &ctx.repo).unwrap();
+
+        let mut revwalk = ctx.repo.revwalk().unwrap();
+        revwalk.push_head().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(revwalk.count(), 2);
+
+        assert!(nothing_left_in_index(&ctx.repo).unwrap());
+    }
+
     fn autostage_common(ctx: &Context, file_path: &PathBuf) -> (PathBuf, PathBuf) {
         // 1 modification w/o staging
         let path = ctx.join(&file_path);