diff --git a/config/filter.d/gitlab.conf b/config/filter.d/gitlab.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0c614ae5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/filter.d/gitlab.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Fail2Ban filter for Gitlab
+# Detecting unauthorized access to the Gitlab Web portal
+# typically logged in /var/log/gitlab/gitlab-rails/application.log
+
+[Definition]
+failregex = ^: Failed Login: username=<F-USER>.+</F-USER> ip=<HOST>$
diff --git a/config/jail.conf b/config/jail.conf
index f7c84fac..e5d16656 100644
--- a/config/jail.conf
+++ b/config/jail.conf
@@ -821,6 +821,10 @@ udpport = 1200,27000,27001,27002,27003,27004,27005,27006,27007,27008,27009,27010
 action  = %(banaction)s[name=%(__name__)s-tcp, port="%(tcpport)s", protocol="tcp", chain="%(chain)s", actname=%(banaction)s-tcp]
            %(banaction)s[name=%(__name__)s-udp, port="%(udpport)s", protocol="udp", chain="%(chain)s", actname=%(banaction)s-udp]
 
+[gitlab]
+port    = http,https
+logpath = /var/log/gitlab/gitlab-rails/application.log
+
 [bitwarden]
 port    = http,https
 logpath = /home/*/bwdata/logs/identity/Identity/log.txt
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/gitlab b/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/gitlab
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..222df642
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/gitlab
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Access of unauthorized host in /var/log/gitlab/gitlab-rails/application.log
+# failJSON: { "time": "2020-04-09T14:04:00", "match": true , "host": "80.10.11.12" }
+2020-04-09T14:04:00.667Z: Failed Login: username=admin ip=80.10.11.12
+# failJSON: { "time": "2020-04-09T14:15:09", "match": true , "host": "80.10.11.12" }
+2020-04-09T14:15:09.344Z: Failed Login: username=user name ip=80.10.11.12