diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6684a05..478a16e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -317,9 +317,14 @@ variables:
 | `FORGIT_BLAME_PAGER`      | `git config pager.blame` _or_ `$FORGIT_PAGER`    |
 | `FORGIT_IGNORE_PAGER`     | `bat -l gitignore --color always` _or_ `cat`     |
 | `FORGIT_ATTRIBUTES_PAGER` | `bat -l gitattributes --color always` _or_ `cat` |
-| `FORGIT_PREVIEW_PAGER`    | Normal pager resolution<sup>*</sup>              |
+| `FORGIT_ENTER_PAGER`      | `less -R -+F -+E`<sup>1</sup>                    |
+| `FORGIT_PREVIEW_PAGER`    | Normal pager resolution<sup>2</sup>              |
 
-<sup>*</sup> If your pager is a TUI program (e.g., `diffnav`, `tig`), fzf preview panes will be blank because they run
+<sup>1</sup> `FORGIT_ENTER_PAGER` controls the full-screen pager opened by the Enter key. Its default inherits options
+from `LESS`, enables safe ANSI color handling with `-R`, and disables `-F` and `-E` so the pager remains open for short
+output. Setting `FORGIT_ENTER_PAGER` replaces the default command.
+
+<sup>2</sup> If your pager is a TUI program (e.g., `diffnav`, `tig`), fzf preview panes will be blank because they run
 without a TTY. Set `FORGIT_PREVIEW_PAGER` to a non-interactive pager (e.g., `delta`) to fix this. When set, it
 overrides all other `FORGIT_*_PAGER` settings in fzf preview context.
 
diff --git a/bin/git-forgit b/bin/git-forgit
index 58ce16e..a3d74f8 100755
--- a/bin/git-forgit
+++ b/bin/git-forgit
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ _forgit_get_pager() {
         ignore) echo -n "${FORGIT_IGNORE_PAGER:-$(hash bat &>/dev/null && echo 'bat -l gitignore --color=always' || echo 'cat')}" ;;
         attributes) echo -n "${FORGIT_ATTRIBUTES_PAGER:-$(hash bat &>/dev/null && echo 'bat -l gitattributes --color=always' || echo 'cat')}" ;;
         blame) echo -n "${FORGIT_BLAME_PAGER:-$(git config pager.blame || _forgit_get_pager)}" ;;
-        enter) echo -n "${FORGIT_ENTER_PAGER:-"LESS='-r' less"}" ;;
+        enter) echo -n "${FORGIT_ENTER_PAGER:-"less -R -+F -+E"}" ;;
         *) echo "pager not found: $1" >&2 ;;
     esac
 }
diff --git a/tests/pager.test.sh b/tests/pager.test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f04943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pager.test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+function set_up_before_script() {
+    source bin/git-forgit
+}
+
+function less() {
+    printf 'LESS=%s\n' "$LESS"
+    printf 'ARGS=%s\n' "$*"
+}
+
+function test_enter_pager_preserves_less_and_disables_automatic_exit() {
+    local actual
+
+    actual=$(LESS="-F -E -X -S -N" _forgit_pager enter)
+
+    assert_contains "LESS=-F -E -X -S -N" "$actual"
+    assert_contains "ARGS=-R -+F -+E" "$actual"
+}