diff --git a/cgit.c b/cgit.c
index e302a7c..349d6e0 100644
--- a/cgit.c
+++ b/cgit.c
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ void config_cb(const char *name, const char *value)
 		ctx.cfg.enable_filter_overrides = atoi(value);
 	else if (!strcmp(name, "enable-gitweb-owner"))
 		ctx.cfg.enable_gitweb_owner = atoi(value);
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "enable-http-clone"))
+		ctx.cfg.enable_http_clone = atoi(value);
 	else if (!strcmp(name, "enable-index-links"))
 		ctx.cfg.enable_index_links = atoi(value);
 	else if (!strcmp(name, "enable-commit-graph"))
@@ -312,6 +314,7 @@ static void prepare_context(struct cgit_context *ctx)
 	ctx->cfg.logo = "/cgit.png";
 	ctx->cfg.local_time = 0;
 	ctx->cfg.enable_gitweb_owner = 1;
+	ctx->cfg.enable_http_clone = 1;
 	ctx->cfg.enable_tree_linenumbers = 1;
 	ctx->cfg.max_repo_count = 50;
 	ctx->cfg.max_commit_count = 50;
@@ -439,7 +442,7 @@ static int prepare_repo_cmd(struct cgit_context *ctx)
 		tmp = xstrdup(ctx->qry.head);
 		ctx->qry.head = ctx->repo->defbranch;
 		ctx->page.status = 404;
-		ctx->page.statusmsg = "not found";
+		ctx->page.statusmsg = "Not found";
 		cgit_print_http_headers(ctx);
 		cgit_print_docstart(ctx);
 		cgit_print_pageheader(ctx);
@@ -458,6 +461,8 @@ static void process_request(void *cbdata)
 	cmd = cgit_get_cmd(ctx);
 	if (!cmd) {
 		ctx->page.title = "cgit error";
+		ctx->page.status = 404;
+		ctx->page.statusmsg = "Not found";
 		cgit_print_http_headers(ctx);
 		cgit_print_docstart(ctx);
 		cgit_print_pageheader(ctx);
@@ -466,6 +471,11 @@ static void process_request(void *cbdata)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (!ctx->cfg.enable_http_clone && cmd->is_clone) {
+		html_status(404, "Not found", 0);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/* If cmd->want_vpath is set, assume ctx->qry.path contains a "virtual"
 	 * in-project path limit to be made available at ctx->qry.vpath.
 	 * Otherwise, no path limit is in effect (ctx->qry.vpath = NULL).
diff --git a/cgit.h b/cgit.h
index b5f00fc..ecae453 100644
--- a/cgit.h
+++ b/cgit.h
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ struct cgit_config {
 	int embedded;
 	int enable_filter_overrides;
 	int enable_gitweb_owner;
+	int enable_http_clone;
 	int enable_index_links;
 	int enable_commit_graph;
 	int enable_log_filecount;
diff --git a/cgitrc.5.txt b/cgitrc.5.txt
index 65b210f..875d51f 100644
--- a/cgitrc.5.txt
+++ b/cgitrc.5.txt
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ enable-gitweb-owner::
 	for the git config value "gitweb.owner" to determine the owner.
 	Default value: "1". See also: scan-path.
 
+enable-http-clone::
+	If set to "1", cgit will act as an dumb HTTP endpoint for git clones.
+	If you use an alternate way of serving git repositories, you may wish
+	to disable this. Default value: "1".
+
 enable-index-links::
 	Flag which, when set to "1", will make cgit generate extra links for
 	each repo in the repository index (specifically, to the "summary",
diff --git a/cmd.c b/cmd.c
index 536515b..d114eb3 100644
--- a/cmd.c
+++ b/cmd.c
@@ -130,31 +130,31 @@ static void tree_fn(struct cgit_context *ctx)
 	cgit_print_tree(ctx->qry.sha1, ctx->qry.path);
 }
 
-#define def_cmd(name, want_repo, want_layout, want_vpath) \
-	{#name, name##_fn, want_repo, want_layout, want_vpath}
+#define def_cmd(name, want_repo, want_layout, want_vpath, is_clone) \
+	{#name, name##_fn, want_repo, want_layout, want_vpath, is_clone}
 
 struct cgit_cmd *cgit_get_cmd(struct cgit_context *ctx)
 {
 	static struct cgit_cmd cmds[] = {
-		def_cmd(HEAD, 1, 0, 0),
-		def_cmd(atom, 1, 0, 0),
-		def_cmd(about, 0, 1, 0),
-		def_cmd(blob, 1, 0, 0),
-		def_cmd(commit, 1, 1, 1),
-		def_cmd(diff, 1, 1, 1),
-		def_cmd(info, 1, 0, 0),
-		def_cmd(log, 1, 1, 1),
-		def_cmd(ls_cache, 0, 0, 0),
-		def_cmd(objects, 1, 0, 0),
-		def_cmd(patch, 1, 0, 1),
-		def_cmd(plain, 1, 0, 0),
-		def_cmd(refs, 1, 1, 0),
-		def_cmd(repolist, 0, 0, 0),
-		def_cmd(snapshot, 1, 0, 0),
-		def_cmd(stats, 1, 1, 1),
-		def_cmd(summary, 1, 1, 0),
-		def_cmd(tag, 1, 1, 0),
-		def_cmd(tree, 1, 1, 1),
+		def_cmd(HEAD, 1, 0, 0, 1),
+		def_cmd(atom, 1, 0, 0, 0),
+		def_cmd(about, 0, 1, 0, 0),
+		def_cmd(blob, 1, 0, 0, 0),
+		def_cmd(commit, 1, 1, 1, 0),
+		def_cmd(diff, 1, 1, 1, 0),
+		def_cmd(info, 1, 0, 0, 1),
+		def_cmd(log, 1, 1, 1, 0),
+		def_cmd(ls_cache, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+		def_cmd(objects, 1, 0, 0, 1),
+		def_cmd(patch, 1, 0, 1, 0),
+		def_cmd(plain, 1, 0, 0, 0),
+		def_cmd(refs, 1, 1, 0, 0),
+		def_cmd(repolist, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+		def_cmd(snapshot, 1, 0, 0, 0),
+		def_cmd(stats, 1, 1, 1, 0),
+		def_cmd(summary, 1, 1, 0, 0),
+		def_cmd(tag, 1, 1, 0, 0),
+		def_cmd(tree, 1, 1, 1, 0),
 	};
 	int i;
 
diff --git a/cmd.h b/cmd.h
index 8dc01bd..eb5bc87 100644
--- a/cmd.h
+++ b/cmd.h
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ struct cgit_cmd {
 	cgit_cmd_fn fn;
 	unsigned int want_repo:1,
 		want_layout:1,
-		want_vpath:1;
+		want_vpath:1,
+		is_clone:1;
 };
 
 extern struct cgit_cmd *cgit_get_cmd(struct cgit_context *ctx);