diff --git a/lua/snacks/picker/config/sources.lua b/lua/snacks/picker/config/sources.lua
index 29deef16..37164fc0 100644
--- a/lua/snacks/picker/config/sources.lua
+++ b/lua/snacks/picker/config/sources.lua
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ M.git_log = {
   format = "git_log",
   preview = "git_show",
   confirm = "git_checkout",
+  supports_live = true,
   sort = { fields = { "score:desc", "idx" } },
 }
 
diff --git a/lua/snacks/picker/source/git.lua b/lua/snacks/picker/source/git.lua
index a4a9e4ae..42e8bb57 100644
--- a/lua/snacks/picker/source/git.lua
+++ b/lua/snacks/picker/source/git.lua
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ function M.log(opts, ctx)
     args[#args + 1] = file
   end
 
+  if ctx.filter.search ~= "" then
+    vim.list_extend(args, { "-S", ctx.filter.search })
+  end
+
   local Proc = require("snacks.picker.source.proc")
   file = file and svim.fs.normalize(file) or nil