diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
index 10f14be6b8..11bcc16f69 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       # Update this to wherever you want VS Code to mount the folder of your project
       - ..:/workspace:cached
+      - ${HOME}/.gitconfig:/home/vscode/.gitconfig-host:ro
 
       # Uncomment the next line to use Docker from inside the container. See https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/samples/docker-from-docker-compose for details.
       # - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock 
diff --git a/.devcontainer/scripts/notify-dev-entrypoint.sh b/.devcontainer/scripts/notify-dev-entrypoint.sh
index 7264e3b5b0..73c7ff8c80 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/scripts/notify-dev-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/scripts/notify-dev-entrypoint.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,15 @@ set -ex
 # tools and the filesystem mount enabled should be located here.
 ###################################################################
 
+# Include host gitconfig when mounted so aliases and user preferences are available.
+if [ -f /home/vscode/.gitconfig-host ]; then
+  if ! git config --global --get-all include.path | grep -Fxq /home/vscode/.gitconfig-host; then
+    git config --global --add include.path /home/vscode/.gitconfig-host
+  fi
+fi
+
 # Tell git the workspace repository is safe, else upcoming commands will fail.
+
 git config --global --add safe.directory /workspaces/notification-admin
 git config --global --add safe.directory /workspace