diff --git a/pkg/app/daemon/daemon.go b/pkg/app/daemon/daemon.go
index adc287309..cf10e9a18 100644
--- a/pkg/app/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/pkg/app/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fsmiamoto/git-todo-parser/todo"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/models"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/common"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/secureexec"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/samber/lo"
 )
@@ -90,6 +91,15 @@ func getDaemonKind() DaemonKind {
 	return DaemonKind(intValue)
 }
 
+func getCommentChar() byte {
+	cmd := secureexec.Command("git", "config", "--get", "--null", "core.commentChar")
+	if output, err := cmd.Output(); err == nil && len(output) == 2 {
+		return output[0]
+	}
+
+	return '#'
+}
+
 // An Instruction is a command to be run by lazygit in daemon mode.
 // It is serialized to json and passed to lazygit via environment variables
 type Instruction interface {
@@ -199,7 +209,7 @@ func (self *ChangeTodoActionsInstruction) SerializedInstructions() string {
 func (self *ChangeTodoActionsInstruction) run(common *common.Common) error {
 	return handleInteractiveRebase(common, func(path string) error {
 		for _, c := range self.Changes {
-			if err := utils.EditRebaseTodo(path, c.Sha, todo.Pick, c.NewAction); err != nil {
+			if err := utils.EditRebaseTodo(path, c.Sha, todo.Pick, c.NewAction, getCommentChar()); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
@@ -233,7 +243,7 @@ func (self *MoveFixupCommitDownInstruction) SerializedInstructions() string {
 
 func (self *MoveFixupCommitDownInstruction) run(common *common.Common) error {
 	return handleInteractiveRebase(common, func(path string) error {
-		return utils.MoveFixupCommitDown(path, self.OriginalSha, self.FixupSha)
+		return utils.MoveFixupCommitDown(path, self.OriginalSha, self.FixupSha, getCommentChar())
 	})
 }
 
@@ -257,7 +267,7 @@ func (self *MoveTodoUpInstruction) SerializedInstructions() string {
 
 func (self *MoveTodoUpInstruction) run(common *common.Common) error {
 	return handleInteractiveRebase(common, func(path string) error {
-		return utils.MoveTodoUp(path, self.Sha, todo.Pick)
+		return utils.MoveTodoUp(path, self.Sha, todo.Pick, getCommentChar())
 	})
 }
 
@@ -281,7 +291,7 @@ func (self *MoveTodoDownInstruction) SerializedInstructions() string {
 
 func (self *MoveTodoDownInstruction) run(common *common.Common) error {
 	return handleInteractiveRebase(common, func(path string) error {
-		return utils.MoveTodoDown(path, self.Sha, todo.Pick)
+		return utils.MoveTodoDown(path, self.Sha, todo.Pick, getCommentChar())
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git.go b/pkg/commands/git.go
index d09ff88b0..3a2349fd5 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func NewGitCommandAux(
 
 	branchLoader := git_commands.NewBranchLoader(cmn, cmd, branchCommands.CurrentBranchInfo, configCommands)
 	commitFileLoader := git_commands.NewCommitFileLoader(cmn, cmd)
-	commitLoader := git_commands.NewCommitLoader(cmn, cmd, dotGitDir, statusCommands.RebaseMode)
+	commitLoader := git_commands.NewCommitLoader(cmn, cmd, dotGitDir, statusCommands.RebaseMode, gitCommon)
 	reflogCommitLoader := git_commands.NewReflogCommitLoader(cmn, cmd)
 	remoteLoader := git_commands.NewRemoteLoader(cmn, cmd, repo.Remotes)
 	stashLoader := git_commands.NewStashLoader(cmn, cmd)
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader.go
index 4e868ccdc..148c96776 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ type CommitLoader struct {
 	// When nil, we're yet to obtain the list of existing main branches.
 	// When an empty slice, we've obtained the list and it's empty.
 	mainBranches []string
+	*GitCommon
 }
 
 // making our dependencies explicit for the sake of easier testing
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ func NewCommitLoader(
 	cmd oscommands.ICmdObjBuilder,
 	dotGitDir string,
 	getRebaseMode func() (enums.RebaseMode, error),
+	gitCommon *GitCommon,
 ) *CommitLoader {
 	return &CommitLoader{
 		Common:        cmn,
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ func NewCommitLoader(
 		walkFiles:     filepath.Walk,
 		dotGitDir:     dotGitDir,
 		mainBranches:  nil,
+		GitCommon:     gitCommon,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -304,7 +307,7 @@ func (self *CommitLoader) getInteractiveRebasingCommits() ([]*models.Commit, err
 
 	commits := []*models.Commit{}
 
-	todos, err := todo.Parse(bytes.NewBuffer(bytesContent), '#')
+	todos, err := todo.Parse(bytes.NewBuffer(bytesContent), self.config.GetCoreCommentChar())
 	if err != nil {
 		self.Log.Error(fmt.Sprintf("error occurred while parsing git-rebase-todo file: %s", err.Error()))
 		return nil, nil
@@ -346,7 +349,7 @@ func (self *CommitLoader) getConflictedCommit(todos []todo.Todo) string {
 		return ""
 	}
 
-	doneTodos, err := todo.Parse(bytes.NewBuffer(bytesContent), '#')
+	doneTodos, err := todo.Parse(bytes.NewBuffer(bytesContent), self.config.GetCoreCommentChar())
 	if err != nil {
 		self.Log.Error(fmt.Sprintf("error occurred while parsing rebase-merge/done file: %s", err.Error()))
 		return ""
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/config.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/config.go
index e22333541..46a00f9db 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/config.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/config.go
@@ -99,3 +99,11 @@ func (self *ConfigCommands) Branches() (map[string]*config.Branch, error) {
 func (self *ConfigCommands) GetGitFlowPrefixes() string {
 	return self.gitConfig.GetGeneral("--local --get-regexp gitflow.prefix")
 }
+
+func (self *ConfigCommands) GetCoreCommentChar() byte {
+	if commentCharStr := self.gitConfig.Get("core.commentChar"); len(commentCharStr) == 1 {
+		return commentCharStr[0]
+	}
+
+	return '#'
+}
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/rebase.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/rebase.go
index 48bf706e6..5067c167c 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/rebase.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/rebase.go
@@ -243,19 +243,19 @@ func (self *RebaseCommands) AmendTo(commits []*models.Commit, commitIndex int) e
 // EditRebaseTodo sets the action for a given rebase commit in the git-rebase-todo file
 func (self *RebaseCommands) EditRebaseTodo(commit *models.Commit, action todo.TodoCommand) error {
 	return utils.EditRebaseTodo(
-		filepath.Join(self.dotGitDir, "rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo"), commit.Sha, commit.Action, action)
+		filepath.Join(self.dotGitDir, "rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo"), commit.Sha, commit.Action, action, self.config.GetCoreCommentChar())
 }
 
 // MoveTodoDown moves a rebase todo item down by one position
 func (self *RebaseCommands) MoveTodoDown(commit *models.Commit) error {
 	fileName := filepath.Join(self.dotGitDir, "rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo")
-	return utils.MoveTodoDown(fileName, commit.Sha, commit.Action)
+	return utils.MoveTodoDown(fileName, commit.Sha, commit.Action, self.config.GetCoreCommentChar())
 }
 
 // MoveTodoDown moves a rebase todo item down by one position
 func (self *RebaseCommands) MoveTodoUp(commit *models.Commit) error {
 	fileName := filepath.Join(self.dotGitDir, "rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo")
-	return utils.MoveTodoUp(fileName, commit.Sha, commit.Action)
+	return utils.MoveTodoUp(fileName, commit.Sha, commit.Action, self.config.GetCoreCommentChar())
 }
 
 // SquashAllAboveFixupCommits squashes all fixup! commits above the given one
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/drop_with_custom_comment_char.go b/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/drop_with_custom_comment_char.go
index 6e93b6faa..dbaa77b90 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/drop_with_custom_comment_char.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/drop_with_custom_comment_char.go
@@ -27,16 +27,8 @@ var DropWithCustomCommentChar = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 					Content(Equals("Are you sure you want to delete this commit?")).
 					Confirm()
 			}).
-			// The following behavior requires correction:
-			Tap(func() {
-				t.ExpectPopup().Alert().
-					Title(Equals("Error")).
-					Content(Contains("failed to parse line")).
-					Confirm()
-			}).
 			Lines(
-				Contains("commit 02").IsSelected(),
-				Contains("commit 01"),
+				Contains("commit 01").IsSelected(),
 			)
 	},
 })
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/move_with_custom_comment_char.go b/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/move_with_custom_comment_char.go
index 0ff03169d..eefbcea33 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/move_with_custom_comment_char.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/move_with_custom_comment_char.go
@@ -21,13 +21,11 @@ var MoveWithCustomCommentChar = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 				Contains("commit 01"),
 			).
 			Press(keys.Commits.MoveDownCommit).
-			// The following behavior requires correction:
-			Tap(func() {
-				t.ExpectPopup().Alert().
-					Title(Equals("Error")).
-					Content(Contains("failed to parse line")).
-					Confirm()
-			}).
+			Lines(
+				Contains("commit 01"),
+				Contains("commit 02").IsSelected(),
+			).
+			Press(keys.Commits.MoveUpCommit).
 			Lines(
 				Contains("commit 02").IsSelected(),
 				Contains("commit 01"),
diff --git a/pkg/utils/rebase_todo.go b/pkg/utils/rebase_todo.go
index d0bd92b82..08a9ca872 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/rebase_todo.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/rebase_todo.go
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import (
 
 // Read a git-rebase-todo file, change the action for the given sha to
 // newAction, and write it back
-func EditRebaseTodo(filePath string, sha string, oldAction todo.TodoCommand, newAction todo.TodoCommand) error {
-	todos, err := ReadRebaseTodoFile(filePath)
+func EditRebaseTodo(filePath string, sha string, oldAction todo.TodoCommand, newAction todo.TodoCommand, commentChar byte) error {
+	todos, err := ReadRebaseTodoFile(filePath, commentChar)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func EditRebaseTodo(filePath string, sha string, oldAction todo.TodoCommand, new
 		// pick and later in a merge)
 		if t.Command == oldAction && equalShas(t.Commit, sha) {
 			t.Command = newAction
-			return WriteRebaseTodoFile(filePath, todos)
+			return WriteRebaseTodoFile(filePath, todos, commentChar)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ func equalShas(a, b string) bool {
 	return strings.HasPrefix(a, b) || strings.HasPrefix(b, a)
 }
 
-func ReadRebaseTodoFile(fileName string) ([]todo.Todo, error) {
+func ReadRebaseTodoFile(fileName string, commentChar byte) ([]todo.Todo, error) {
 	f, err := os.Open(fileName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	todos, err := todo.Parse(f, '#')
+	todos, err := todo.Parse(f, commentChar)
 	err2 := f.Close()
 	if err == nil {
 		err = err2
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ func ReadRebaseTodoFile(fileName string) ([]todo.Todo, error) {
 	return todos, err
 }
 
-func WriteRebaseTodoFile(fileName string, todos []todo.Todo) error {
+func WriteRebaseTodoFile(fileName string, todos []todo.Todo, commentChar byte) error {
 	f, err := os.Create(fileName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	err = todo.Write(f, todos, '#')
+	err = todo.Write(f, todos, commentChar)
 	err2 := f.Close()
 	if err == nil {
 		err = err2
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ func PrependStrToTodoFile(filePath string, linesToPrepend []byte) error {
 	return os.WriteFile(filePath, linesToPrepend, 0o644)
 }
 
-func MoveTodoDown(fileName string, sha string, action todo.TodoCommand) error {
-	todos, err := ReadRebaseTodoFile(fileName)
+func MoveTodoDown(fileName string, sha string, action todo.TodoCommand, commentChar byte) error {
+	todos, err := ReadRebaseTodoFile(fileName, commentChar)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ func MoveTodoDown(fileName string, sha string, action todo.TodoCommand) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return WriteRebaseTodoFile(fileName, rearrangedTodos)
+	return WriteRebaseTodoFile(fileName, rearrangedTodos, commentChar)
 }
 
-func MoveTodoUp(fileName string, sha string, action todo.TodoCommand) error {
-	todos, err := ReadRebaseTodoFile(fileName)
+func MoveTodoUp(fileName string, sha string, action todo.TodoCommand, commentChar byte) error {
+	todos, err := ReadRebaseTodoFile(fileName, commentChar)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func MoveTodoUp(fileName string, sha string, action todo.TodoCommand) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return WriteRebaseTodoFile(fileName, rearrangedTodos)
+	return WriteRebaseTodoFile(fileName, rearrangedTodos, commentChar)
 }
 
 func moveTodoDown(todos []todo.Todo, sha string, action todo.TodoCommand) ([]todo.Todo, error) {
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ func moveTodoUp(todos []todo.Todo, sha string, action todo.TodoCommand) ([]todo.
 	return rearrangedTodos, nil
 }
 
-func MoveFixupCommitDown(fileName string, originalSha string, fixupSha string) error {
-	todos, err := ReadRebaseTodoFile(fileName)
+func MoveFixupCommitDown(fileName string, originalSha string, fixupSha string, commentChar byte) error {
+	todos, err := ReadRebaseTodoFile(fileName, commentChar)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func MoveFixupCommitDown(fileName string, originalSha string, fixupSha string) e
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return WriteRebaseTodoFile(fileName, newTodos)
+	return WriteRebaseTodoFile(fileName, newTodos, commentChar)
 }
 
 func moveFixupCommitDown(todos []todo.Todo, originalSha string, fixupSha string) ([]todo.Todo, error) {