diff --git a/lua/snacks/picker/config/highlights.lua b/lua/snacks/picker/config/highlights.lua
index d26a4942..9a40c64c 100644
--- a/lua/snacks/picker/config/highlights.lua
+++ b/lua/snacks/picker/config/highlights.lua
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Snacks.util.set_hl({
   GitBranchCurrent = "Number",
   GitDate = "Special",
   GitIssue = "Number",
+  GitAuthor = "Constant",
   GitType = "Title", -- conventional commit type
   GitScope = "Italic", -- conventional commit scope
   GitStatus = "Special",
diff --git a/lua/snacks/picker/format.lua b/lua/snacks/picker/format.lua
index fe3569d1..c51cd60d 100644
--- a/lua/snacks/picker/format.lua
+++ b/lua/snacks/picker/format.lua
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ function M.git_log(item, picker)
     msg = body
   end
   ret[#ret + 1] = { msg, msg_hl }
+  if item.author then
+    ret[#ret + 1] = { " <" .. item.author .. ">", "SnacksPickerGitAuthor" }
+  end
   Snacks.picker.highlight.markdown(ret)
   Snacks.picker.highlight.highlight(ret, {
     ["#%d+"] = "SnacksPickerGitIssue",
diff --git a/lua/snacks/picker/preview.lua b/lua/snacks/picker/preview.lua
index 2dea1df4..56cd1616 100644
--- a/lua/snacks/picker/preview.lua
+++ b/lua/snacks/picker/preview.lua
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ function M.git_log(ctx)
     ctx,
     "--no-pager",
     "log",
-    "--pretty=format:%h %s (%ch)",
+    "--pretty=format:%h %s (%ch) <%an>",
     "--abbrev-commit",
     "--decorate",
     "--date=short",
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ function M.git_log(ctx)
     ft = "git",
     ---@param text string
     add = function(text)
-      local commit, msg, date = text:match("^(%S+) (.*) %((.*)%)$")
+      local commit, msg, date, author = text:match("^(%S+) (.*) %((.*)%) <(.*)>$")
       if commit then
         row = row + 1
         local hl = Snacks.picker.format.git_log({
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ function M.git_log(ctx)
           commit = commit,
           msg = msg,
           date = date,
+          author = author,
         }, ctx.picker)
         Snacks.picker.highlight.set(ctx.buf, ns, row, hl)
       end
diff --git a/lua/snacks/picker/source/git.lua b/lua/snacks/picker/source/git.lua
index 8de2b849..bdc062a9 100644
--- a/lua/snacks/picker/source/git.lua
+++ b/lua/snacks/picker/source/git.lua
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function M.log(opts, ctx)
   local args = git_args(
     opts.args,
     "log",
-    "--pretty=format:%h %s (%ch)",
+    "--pretty=format:%h %s (%ch) <%an>",
     "--abbrev-commit",
     "--decorate",
     "--date=short",
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ function M.log(opts, ctx)
         args = args,
         ---@param item snacks.picker.finder.Item
         transform = function(item)
-          local commit, msg, date = item.text:match("^(%S+) (.*) %((.*)%)$")
+          local commit, msg, date, author = item.text:match("^(%S+) (.*) %((.*)%) <(.*)>$")
           if not commit then
             Snacks.notify.error(("failed to parse log item:\n%q"):format(item.text))
             return false
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ function M.log(opts, ctx)
           item.commit = commit
           item.msg = msg
           item.date = date
+          item.author = author
           item.file = file
           item.files = renames
         end,