diff --git a/cgit.c b/cgit.c
index 2de6d7f..133f454 100644
--- a/cgit.c
+++ b/cgit.c
@@ -237,9 +237,11 @@ static void config_cb(const char *name, const char *value)
 		ctx.cfg.max_repodesc_len = atoi(value);
 	else if (!strcmp(name, "max-blob-size"))
 		ctx.cfg.max_blob_size = atoi(value);
-	else if (!strcmp(name, "max-repo-count"))
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "max-repo-count")) {
 		ctx.cfg.max_repo_count = atoi(value);
-	else if (!strcmp(name, "max-commit-count"))
+		if (ctx.cfg.max_repo_count <= 0)
+			ctx.cfg.max_repo_count = INT_MAX;
+	} else if (!strcmp(name, "max-commit-count"))
 		ctx.cfg.max_commit_count = atoi(value);
 	else if (!strcmp(name, "project-list"))
 		ctx.cfg.project_list = xstrdup(expand_macros(value));
diff --git a/cgitrc.5.txt b/cgitrc.5.txt
index d9eb3b0..463d90c 100644
--- a/cgitrc.5.txt
+++ b/cgitrc.5.txt
@@ -269,7 +269,8 @@ max-message-length::
 
 max-repo-count::
 	Specifies the number of entries to list per page on the	repository
-	index page. Default value: "50".
+	index page. The value "0" shows all repositories without limitation.
+	Default value: "50".
 
 max-repodesc-length::
 	Specifies the maximum number of repo description characters to display