diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader.go
index 3878dd95a..6b1dfacdf 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader.go
@@ -610,4 +610,4 @@ func (self *CommitLoader) getLogCmd(opts GetCommitsOptions) oscommands.ICmdObj {
 	return self.cmd.New(cmdArgs).DontLog()
 }
 
-const prettyFormat = `--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%m%x00%s`
+const prettyFormat = `--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%P%x00%m%x00%s`
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader_test.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader_test.go
index 8658e25c4..69d0de017 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 			opts:     GetCommitsOptions{RefName: "HEAD", RefForPushedStatus: "mybranch", IncludeRebaseCommits: false},
 			runner: oscommands.NewFakeRunner(t).
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"merge-base", "mybranch", "mybranch@{u}"}, "b21997d6b4cbdf84b149d8e6a2c4d06a8e9ec164", nil).
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--topo-order", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%m%x00%s", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, "", nil),
+				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--topo-order", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%P%x00%m%x00%s", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, "", nil),
 
 			expectedCommitOpts: []models.NewCommitOpts{},
 			expectedError:      nil,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 			opts:     GetCommitsOptions{RefName: "refs/heads/mybranch", RefForPushedStatus: "refs/heads/mybranch", IncludeRebaseCommits: false},
 			runner: oscommands.NewFakeRunner(t).
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"merge-base", "refs/heads/mybranch", "mybranch@{u}"}, "b21997d6b4cbdf84b149d8e6a2c4d06a8e9ec164", nil).
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "refs/heads/mybranch", "--topo-order", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%m%x00%s", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, "", nil),
+				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "refs/heads/mybranch", "--topo-order", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%P%x00%m%x00%s", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, "", nil),
 
 			expectedCommitOpts: []models.NewCommitOpts{},
 			expectedError:      nil,
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 				// here it's seeing which commits are yet to be pushed
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"merge-base", "mybranch", "mybranch@{u}"}, "b21997d6b4cbdf84b149d8e6a2c4d06a8e9ec164", nil).
 				// here it's actually getting all the commits in a formatted form, one per line
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--topo-order", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%m%x00%s", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, commitsOutput, nil).
+				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--topo-order", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%P%x00%m%x00%s", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, commitsOutput, nil).
 				// here it's testing which of the configured main branches have an upstream
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--symbolic-full-name", "master@{u}"}, "refs/remotes/origin/master", nil).       // this one does
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--symbolic-full-name", "main@{u}"}, "", errors.New("error")).                   // this one doesn't, so it checks origin instead
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 				// here it's seeing which commits are yet to be pushed
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"merge-base", "mybranch", "mybranch@{u}"}, "b21997d6b4cbdf84b149d8e6a2c4d06a8e9ec164", nil).
 				// here it's actually getting all the commits in a formatted form, one per line
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--topo-order", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%m%x00%s", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, singleCommitOutput, nil).
+				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--topo-order", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%P%x00%m%x00%s", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, singleCommitOutput, nil).
 				// here it's testing which of the configured main branches exist; neither does
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--symbolic-full-name", "master@{u}"}, "", errors.New("error")).
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--verify", "--quiet", "refs/remotes/origin/master"}, "", errors.New("error")).
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 				// here it's seeing which commits are yet to be pushed
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"merge-base", "mybranch", "mybranch@{u}"}, "b21997d6b4cbdf84b149d8e6a2c4d06a8e9ec164", nil).
 				// here it's actually getting all the commits in a formatted form, one per line
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--topo-order", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%m%x00%s", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, singleCommitOutput, nil).
+				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--topo-order", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%P%x00%m%x00%s", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, singleCommitOutput, nil).
 				// here it's testing which of the configured main branches exist
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--symbolic-full-name", "master@{u}"}, "refs/remotes/origin/master", nil).
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--symbolic-full-name", "main@{u}"}, "", errors.New("error")).
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 			opts:     GetCommitsOptions{RefName: "HEAD", RefForPushedStatus: "mybranch", IncludeRebaseCommits: false},
 			runner: oscommands.NewFakeRunner(t).
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"merge-base", "mybranch", "mybranch@{u}"}, "b21997d6b4cbdf84b149d8e6a2c4d06a8e9ec164", nil).
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%m%x00%s", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, "", nil),
+				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%P%x00%m%x00%s", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, "", nil),
 
 			expectedCommitOpts: []models.NewCommitOpts{},
 			expectedError:      nil,
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 			opts:     GetCommitsOptions{RefName: "HEAD", RefForPushedStatus: "mybranch", FilterPath: "src"},
 			runner: oscommands.NewFakeRunner(t).
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"merge-base", "mybranch", "mybranch@{u}"}, "b21997d6b4cbdf84b149d8e6a2c4d06a8e9ec164", nil).
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%m%x00%s", "--abbrev=40", "--follow", "--no-show-signature", "--", "src"}, "", nil),
+				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%P%x00%m%x00%s", "--abbrev=40", "--follow", "--no-show-signature", "--", "src"}, "", nil),
 
 			expectedCommitOpts: []models.NewCommitOpts{},
 			expectedError:      nil,
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/reflog_commit_loader.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/reflog_commit_loader.go
index 10453a1e6..1e981b1e1 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/reflog_commit_loader.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/reflog_commit_loader.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (self *ReflogCommitLoader) GetReflogCommits(hashPool *utils.StringPool, las
 		Config("log.showSignature=false").
 		Arg("-g").
 		Arg("--abbrev=40").
-		Arg("--format=%h%x00%ct%x00%gs%x00%p").
+		Arg("--format=%h%x00%ct%x00%gs%x00%P").
 		ArgIf(filterAuthor != "", "--author="+filterAuthor).
 		ArgIf(filterPath != "", "--follow", "--", filterPath).
 		ToArgv()
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/reflog_commit_loader_test.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/reflog_commit_loader_test.go
index 9aa8536f5..3a90688a2 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/reflog_commit_loader_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/reflog_commit_loader_test.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func TestGetReflogCommits(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			testName: "no reflog entries",
 			runner: oscommands.NewFakeRunner(t).
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"-c", "log.showSignature=false", "log", "-g", "--abbrev=40", "--format=%h%x00%ct%x00%gs%x00%p"}, "", nil),
+				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"-c", "log.showSignature=false", "log", "-g", "--abbrev=40", "--format=%h%x00%ct%x00%gs%x00%P"}, "", nil),
 
 			lastReflogCommit:        nil,
 			expectedCommitOpts:      []models.NewCommitOpts{},
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func TestGetReflogCommits(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			testName: "some reflog entries",
 			runner: oscommands.NewFakeRunner(t).
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"-c", "log.showSignature=false", "log", "-g", "--abbrev=40", "--format=%h%x00%ct%x00%gs%x00%p"}, reflogOutput, nil),
+				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"-c", "log.showSignature=false", "log", "-g", "--abbrev=40", "--format=%h%x00%ct%x00%gs%x00%P"}, reflogOutput, nil),
 
 			lastReflogCommit: nil,
 			expectedCommitOpts: []models.NewCommitOpts{
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func TestGetReflogCommits(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			testName: "some reflog entries where last commit is given",
 			runner: oscommands.NewFakeRunner(t).
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"-c", "log.showSignature=false", "log", "-g", "--abbrev=40", "--format=%h%x00%ct%x00%gs%x00%p"}, reflogOutput, nil),
+				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"-c", "log.showSignature=false", "log", "-g", "--abbrev=40", "--format=%h%x00%ct%x00%gs%x00%P"}, reflogOutput, nil),
 
 			lastReflogCommit: models.NewCommit(hashPool, models.NewCommitOpts{
 				Hash:          "c3c4b66b64c97ffeecde",
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func TestGetReflogCommits(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			testName: "when passing filterPath",
 			runner: oscommands.NewFakeRunner(t).
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"-c", "log.showSignature=false", "log", "-g", "--abbrev=40", "--format=%h%x00%ct%x00%gs%x00%p", "--follow", "--", "path"}, reflogOutput, nil),
+				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"-c", "log.showSignature=false", "log", "-g", "--abbrev=40", "--format=%h%x00%ct%x00%gs%x00%P", "--follow", "--", "path"}, reflogOutput, nil),
 
 			lastReflogCommit: models.NewCommit(hashPool, models.NewCommitOpts{
 				Hash:          "c3c4b66b64c97ffeecde",
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func TestGetReflogCommits(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			testName: "when passing filterAuthor",
 			runner: oscommands.NewFakeRunner(t).
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"-c", "log.showSignature=false", "log", "-g", "--abbrev=40", "--format=%h%x00%ct%x00%gs%x00%p", "--author=John Doe <john@doe.com>"}, reflogOutput, nil),
+				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"-c", "log.showSignature=false", "log", "-g", "--abbrev=40", "--format=%h%x00%ct%x00%gs%x00%P", "--author=John Doe <john@doe.com>"}, reflogOutput, nil),
 
 			lastReflogCommit: models.NewCommit(hashPool, models.NewCommitOpts{
 				Hash:          "c3c4b66b64c97ffeecde",
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func TestGetReflogCommits(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			testName: "when command returns error",
 			runner: oscommands.NewFakeRunner(t).
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"-c", "log.showSignature=false", "log", "-g", "--abbrev=40", "--format=%h%x00%ct%x00%gs%x00%p"}, "", errors.New("haha")),
+				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"-c", "log.showSignature=false", "log", "-g", "--abbrev=40", "--format=%h%x00%ct%x00%gs%x00%P"}, "", errors.New("haha")),
 
 			lastReflogCommit:        nil,
 			filterPath:              "",
diff --git a/pkg/commands/models/commit.go b/pkg/commands/models/commit.go
index 1e2191e92..638153ed8 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/models/commit.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/models/commit.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
+	"github.com/samber/lo"
 	"github.com/stefanhaller/git-todo-parser/todo"
 )
 
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ type Commit struct {
 	Divergence    Divergence // set to DivergenceNone unless we are showing the divergence view
 
 	// Hashes of parent commits (will be multiple if it's a merge commit)
-	parents []string
+	parents []*string
 }
 
 type NewCommitOpts struct {
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ func NewCommit(hashPool *utils.StringPool, opts NewCommitOpts) *Commit {
 		AuthorEmail:   opts.AuthorEmail,
 		UnixTimestamp: opts.UnixTimestamp,
 		Divergence:    opts.Divergence,
-		parents:       opts.Parents,
+		parents:       lo.Map(opts.Parents, func(s string, _ int) *string { return hashPool.Add(s) }),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ func (c *Commit) ParentRefName() string {
 }
 
 func (c *Commit) Parents() []string {
-	return c.parents
+	return lo.Map(c.parents, func(s *string, _ int) string { return *s })
 }
 
 func (c *Commit) IsFirstCommit() bool {