diff --git a/plugins/git/README.md b/plugins/git/README.md
index e53d93b0b..05ef25099 100644
--- a/plugins/git/README.md
+++ b/plugins/git/README.md
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ plugins=(... git)
 | gignore              | git update-index --assume-unchanged                                                                                              |
 | gignored             | git ls-files -v \| grep "^[[:lower:]]"                                                                                           |
 | git-svn-dcommit-push | git svn dcommit && git push github $(git_main_branch):svntrunk                                                                   |
-| gk                   | gitk --all --branches                                                                                                            |
-| gke                  | gitk --all $(git log -g --pretty=%h)                                                                                             |
+| gk                   | gitk --all --branches &!                                                                                                          |
+| gke                  | gitk --all $(git log -g --pretty=%h) &!                                                                                           |
 | gl                   | git pull                                                                                                                         |
 | glg                  | git log --stat                                                                                                                   |
 | glgp                 | git log --stat -p                                                                                                                |
diff --git a/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh b/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
index 76e0faed3..11dff99d9 100644
--- a/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ alias gignore='git update-index --assume-unchanged'
 alias gignored='git ls-files -v | grep "^[[:lower:]]"'
 alias git-svn-dcommit-push='git svn dcommit && git push github $(git_main_branch):svntrunk'
 
-alias gk='\gitk --all --branches'
-alias gke='\gitk --all $(git log -g --pretty=%h)'
+alias gk='\gitk --all --branches &!'
+alias gke='\gitk --all $(git log -g --pretty=%h) &!'
 
 alias gl='git pull'
 alias glg='git log --stat'