diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit.go
index 1e0a442f2..8d673ee2c 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/go-errors/errors"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/oscommands"
 )
 
@@ -80,6 +81,27 @@ func (self *CommitCommands) GetCommitDiff(commitSha string) (string, error) {
 	return diff, err
 }
 
+type Author struct {
+	Name  string
+	Email string
+}
+
+func (self *CommitCommands) GetCommitAuthor(commitSha string) (Author, error) {
+	cmdStr := "git show --no-patch --pretty=format:'%an|%ae' " + commitSha
+	output, err := self.cmd.New(cmdStr).DontLog().RunWithOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		return Author{}, err
+	}
+
+	split := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(output), "|")
+	if len(split) < 2 {
+		return Author{}, errors.New("unexpected git output")
+	}
+
+	author := Author{Name: split[0], Email: split[1]}
+	return author, err
+}
+
 func (self *CommitCommands) GetCommitMessageFirstLine(sha string) (string, error) {
 	return self.GetCommitMessagesFirstLine([]string{sha})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/commands/models/commit.go b/pkg/commands/models/commit.go
index da992f65a..641cc4242 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/models/commit.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/models/commit.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type Commit struct {
 	Action        string // one of "", "pick", "edit", "squash", "reword", "drop", "fixup"
 	Tags          []string
 	ExtraInfo     string // something like 'HEAD -> master, tag: v0.15.2'
-	Author        string
+	Author        string // something like 'Jesse Duffield <jessedduffield@gmail.com>'
 	UnixTimestamp int64
 
 	// SHAs of parent commits (will be multiple if it's a merge commit)
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/basic_commits_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/basic_commits_controller.go
index a951349cc..66455eecf 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/basic_commits_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/basic_commits_controller.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package controllers
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/models"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
 )
@@ -126,6 +128,13 @@ func (self *BasicCommitsController) copyCommitAttribute(commit *models.Commit) e
 				},
 				Key: 'm',
 			},
+			{
+				DisplayString: self.c.Tr.LcCommitAuthor,
+				OnPress: func() error {
+					return self.copyAuthorToClipboard(commit)
+				},
+				Key: 'a',
+			},
 		},
 	})
 }
@@ -170,6 +179,23 @@ func (self *BasicCommitsController) copyCommitDiffToClipboard(commit *models.Com
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (self *BasicCommitsController) copyAuthorToClipboard(commit *models.Commit) error {
+	author, err := self.git.Commit.GetCommitAuthor(commit.Sha)
+	if err != nil {
+		return self.c.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	formattedAuthor := fmt.Sprintf("%s <%s>", author.Name, author.Email)
+
+	self.c.LogAction(self.c.Tr.Actions.CopyCommitAuthorToClipboard)
+	if err := self.os.CopyToClipboard(formattedAuthor); err != nil {
+		return self.c.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	self.c.Toast(self.c.Tr.CommitAuthorCopiedToClipboard)
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (self *BasicCommitsController) copyCommitMessageToClipboard(commit *models.Commit) error {
 	message, err := self.git.Commit.GetCommitMessage(commit.Sha)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index a341447dc..31d88197f 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ type TranslationSet struct {
 	LcCommitURL                         string
 	LcCopyCommitMessageToClipboard      string
 	LcCommitMessage                     string
+	LcCommitAuthor                      string
 	LcCopyCommitAttributeToClipboard    string
 	LcCopyBranchNameToClipboard         string
 	LcCopyFileNameToClipboard           string
@@ -435,6 +436,7 @@ type TranslationSet struct {
 	CommitSHACopiedToClipboard          string
 	CommitURLCopiedToClipboard          string
 	CommitMessageCopiedToClipboard      string
+	CommitAuthorCopiedToClipboard       string
 	LcCopiedToClipboard                 string
 	ErrCannotEditDirectory              string
 	ErrStageDirWithInlineMergeConflicts string
@@ -526,6 +528,7 @@ type Actions struct {
 	CopyCommitDiffToClipboard         string
 	CopyCommitSHAToClipboard          string
 	CopyCommitURLToClipboard          string
+	CopyCommitAuthorToClipboard       string
 	CopyCommitAttributeToClipboard    string
 	CustomCommand                     string
 	DiscardAllChangesInDirectory      string
@@ -980,6 +983,7 @@ func EnglishTranslationSet() TranslationSet {
 		LcCommitURL:                         "commit URL",
 		LcCopyCommitMessageToClipboard:      "copy commit message to clipboard",
 		LcCommitMessage:                     "commit message",
+		LcCommitAuthor:                      "commit author",
 		LcCopyCommitAttributeToClipboard:    "copy commit attribute",
 		LcCopyBranchNameToClipboard:         "copy branch name to clipboard",
 		LcCopyFileNameToClipboard:           "copy the file name to the clipboard",
@@ -1035,6 +1039,7 @@ func EnglishTranslationSet() TranslationSet {
 		CommitSHACopiedToClipboard:          "Commit SHA copied to clipboard",
 		CommitURLCopiedToClipboard:          "Commit URL copied to clipboard",
 		CommitMessageCopiedToClipboard:      "Commit message copied to clipboard",
+		CommitAuthorCopiedToClipboard:       "Commit author copied to clipboard",
 		LcCopiedToClipboard:                 "copied to clipboard",
 		ErrCannotEditDirectory:              "Cannot edit directory: you can only edit individual files",
 		ErrStageDirWithInlineMergeConflicts: "Cannot stage/unstage directory containing files with inline merge conflicts. Please fix up the merge conflicts first",
@@ -1107,6 +1112,7 @@ func EnglishTranslationSet() TranslationSet {
 			CopyCommitDiffToClipboard:         "Copy commit diff to clipboard",
 			CopyCommitSHAToClipboard:          "Copy commit SHA to clipboard",
 			CopyCommitURLToClipboard:          "Copy commit URL to clipboard",
+			CopyCommitAuthorToClipboard:       "Copy commit author to clipboard",
 			CopyCommitAttributeToClipboard:    "Copy to clipboard",
 			MoveCommitUp:                      "Move commit up",
 			MoveCommitDown:                    "Move commit down",