diff --git a/modules/feature/version-control/+git.el b/modules/feature/version-control/+git.el
index 4467441bf..8a8770880 100644
--- a/modules/feature/version-control/+git.el
+++ b/modules/feature/version-control/+git.el
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 ;;; feature/version-control/+git.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 ;;;###if (not (featurep! -git))
 
+(when (featurep! :feature evil)
+  (add-hook 'git-commit-mode-hook #'evil-insert-state))
+
+
 (def-package! gitconfig-mode
   :mode "/\\.?git/?config$"
   :mode "/\\.gitmodules$")