diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 90084f17c6..b05d7f22f8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 * Commit objects in templates now have a `mine() -> Boolean` method analog to the same function in revsets.
   It evaluates to true if the email of the commit author matches the current `user.email`.
 
+* A new config option `revsets.always-allow-large-revsets` has been added to
+  allow large revsets expressions in some commands, without the `all:` prefix.
+
 ### Fixed bugs
 
 ## [0.16.0] - 2024-04-03
diff --git a/cli/src/cli_util.rs b/cli/src/cli_util.rs
index a393fc58d8..00ec65322f 100644
--- a/cli/src/cli_util.rs
+++ b/cli/src/cli_util.rs
@@ -775,7 +775,10 @@ impl WorkspaceCommandHelper {
             let (expression, modifier) = self.parse_revset_with_modifier(revision_arg)?;
             let all = match modifier {
                 Some(RevsetModifier::All) => true,
-                None => false,
+                None => self
+                    .settings
+                    .config()
+                    .get_bool("revsets.always-allow-large-revsets")?,
             };
             if all {
                 for commit in expression.evaluate_to_commits()? {
diff --git a/cli/src/config-schema.json b/cli/src/config-schema.json
index a6bca7fffc..c7a95910c4 100644
--- a/cli/src/config-schema.json
+++ b/cli/src/config-schema.json
@@ -180,14 +180,14 @@
                     "pattern": "^#[0-9a-fA-F]{6}$"
                 },
                 "colors": {
-                  "oneOf": [
-                    {
-                        "$ref": "#/properties/colors/definitions/colorNames"
-                    },
-                    {
-                        "$ref": "#/properties/colors/definitions/hexColor"
-                    }
-                  ]
+                    "oneOf": [
+                        {
+                            "$ref": "#/properties/colors/definitions/colorNames"
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "$ref": "#/properties/colors/definitions/hexColor"
+                        }
+                    ]
                 },
                 "basicFormatterLabels": {
                     "enum": [
@@ -334,6 +334,11 @@
                     "type": "string",
                     "description": "Revisions to give shorter change and commit IDs to",
                     "default": "<revsets.log>"
+                },
+                "always-allow-large-revsets": {
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "description": "Whether to allow large revsets to be used in all commands without the `all:` modifier",
+                    "default": false
                 }
             },
             "additionalProperties": {
@@ -391,7 +396,10 @@
             "properties": {
                 "backend": {
                     "type": "string",
-                    "enum": ["gpg", "ssh"],
+                    "enum": [
+                        "gpg",
+                        "ssh"
+                    ],
                     "description": "The backend to use for signing commits"
                 },
                 "key": {
diff --git a/cli/src/config/misc.toml b/cli/src/config/misc.toml
index 0b2e1b94db..c803751254 100644
--- a/cli/src/config/misc.toml
+++ b/cli/src/config/misc.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ amend = ["squash"]
 co = ["checkout"]
 unamend = ["unsquash"]
 
+[revsets]
+always-allow-large-revsets = false
 
 [format]
 tree-level-conflicts = true
diff --git a/cli/tests/test_rebase_command.rs b/cli/tests/test_rebase_command.rs
index fec0f235bc..eff4715066 100644
--- a/cli/tests/test_rebase_command.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/test_rebase_command.rs
@@ -484,6 +484,8 @@ fn test_rebase_multiple_destinations() {
       zsuskuln d370aee1 b | b
     Hint: Prefix the expression with 'all:' to allow any number of revisions (i.e. 'all:b|c').
     "###);
+
+    // try with 'all:', and succeed
     let (stdout, stderr) = test_env.jj_cmd_ok(&repo_path, &["rebase", "-r", "a", "-d", "all:b|c"]);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @"");
@@ -496,6 +498,32 @@ fn test_rebase_multiple_destinations() {
     ◉
     "###);
 
+    // undo and do it again, but with 'revsets.always-allow-large-revsets'
+    let (stdout, stderr) = test_env.jj_cmd_ok(&repo_path, &["undo"]);
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @"");
+    let (stdout, stderr) = test_env.jj_cmd_ok(
+        &repo_path,
+        &[
+            "rebase",
+            "--config-toml=revsets.always-allow-large-revsets=true",
+            "-r",
+            "a",
+            "-d",
+            "b|c",
+        ],
+    );
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @"");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(get_log_output(&test_env, &repo_path), @r###"
+    ◉    a
+    ├─╮
+    │ ◉  b
+    @ │  c
+    ├─╯
+    ◉
+    "###);
+
     let stderr = test_env.jj_cmd_failure(&repo_path, &["rebase", "-r", "a", "-d", "b", "-d", "b"]);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
     Error: More than one revset resolved to revision d370aee184ba
diff --git a/docs/config.md b/docs/config.md
index f00257c4f4..1bbc768fb0 100644
--- a/docs/config.md
+++ b/docs/config.md
@@ -704,6 +704,30 @@ executable on your system](https://facebook.github.io/watchman/docs/install).
 
 Debugging commands are available under `jj debug watchman`.
 
+## Revset behavior
+
+### Allow "large" revsets by default
+
+Certain commands (such as `jj rebase`) can take multiple revset arguments, and
+each of these may resolve to one-or-many revisions. By default, `jj` will not
+allow revsets that resolve to more than one revision &mdash; a so-called "large
+revset" &mdash; and will ask you to confirm that you want to proceed by
+prefixing it with the `all:` modifier.
+
+For instance, to add a new parent `abc` to the commit `xyz`, you may use `jj
+rebase`:
+
+```
+jj rebase -r xyz -d "all:xyz-" -d "abc"
+```
+
+`jj` requires the `all:` prefix for the above command. However, you may disable
+this behavior by setting `revsets.always-allow-large-revsets` to `true`:
+
+```toml
+revsets.always-allow-large-revsets = true
+```
+
 ## Ways to specify `jj` config: details
 
 ### User config file