diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index f177913..6fc4636 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -60,10 +60,13 @@ The following ``git-config(1)`` variables are supported:
     The ``gcrypt-participants`` setting on the remote takes precedence
     over the repository variable ``gcrypt.participants``.
 
+``remote.<name>.gcrypt-signingkey``
+    ..
 ``user.signingkey``
-    (From regular git configuration) The key to use for signing.  You
-    should set ``user.signingkey`` if your default signing key is not
-    part of the participant list.
+    (The latter from regular git configuration) The key to use for signing.
+    You should set ``user.signingkey`` if your default signing key is not
+    part of the participant list. You may use the per-remote version
+    to sign different remotes using different keys.
 
 Environment Variables
 =====================
diff --git a/git-remote-gcrypt b/git-remote-gcrypt
index 182c5cb..bf75777 100755
--- a/git-remote-gcrypt
+++ b/git-remote-gcrypt
@@ -389,7 +389,8 @@ make_new_repo()
 read_config()
 {
 	local recp_= r_keyinfo= cap_= conf_part= good_sig= signers_=
-	Conf_signkey=$(git config --path user.signingkey || :)
+	Conf_signkey=$(git config --get "remote.$NAME.gcrypt-signingkey" '.+' ||
+		git config --path user.signingkey || :)
 	conf_part=$(git config --get "remote.$NAME.gcrypt-participants" '.+' ||
 		    git config --get gcrypt.participants '.+' || :)