diff --git a/git-send-email.perl b/git-send-email.perl
index 9e568bf9c0..cb05cf5b9e 100755
--- a/git-send-email.perl
+++ b/git-send-email.perl
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ my %config_settings = (
     "smtpuser" => \$smtp_authuser,
     "smtppass" => \$smtp_authpass,
     "to" => \@to,
+    "cc" => \@initial_cc,
     "cccmd" => \$cc_cmd,
     "aliasfiletype" => \$aliasfiletype,
     "bcc" => \@bcclist,