diff --git a/src/main/java/be/seeseepuff/webgit/controller/RepoController.java b/src/main/java/be/seeseepuff/webgit/controller/RepoController.java
index a2efe71..dc6977a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/be/seeseepuff/webgit/controller/RepoController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/be/seeseepuff/webgit/controller/RepoController.java
@@ -103,6 +103,14 @@ public class RepoController
 		model.addAttribute("name", name);
 		model.addAttribute("hash", hash);
 		model.addAttribute("shortHash", hash.substring(0, Math.min(7, hash.length())));
+		var info = gitService.getCommitInfo(name, hash);
+		model.addAttribute("commitInfo", info);
+		String fullMsg = info.message() != null ? info.message().trim() : "";
+		int newline = fullMsg.indexOf('\n');
+		String title = newline >= 0 ? fullMsg.substring(0, newline).trim() : fullMsg;
+		String body = newline >= 0 ? fullMsg.substring(newline).trim() : "";
+		model.addAttribute("commitTitle", title);
+		model.addAttribute("commitBody", body);
 		model.addAttribute("diffs", gitService.getCommitDiff(name, hash));
 		return "commit";
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/be/seeseepuff/webgit/service/GitService.java b/src/main/java/be/seeseepuff/webgit/service/GitService.java
index 695ed4e..b1f14fe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/be/seeseepuff/webgit/service/GitService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/be/seeseepuff/webgit/service/GitService.java
@@ -434,6 +434,33 @@ public class GitService
 		return sb.toString().stripTrailing();
 	}
 
+	public CommitInfo getCommitInfo(String name, String commitHash) throws IOException
+	{
+		try (Git git = openRepository(name))
+		{
+			Repository repo = git.getRepository();
+			ObjectId commitId = repo.resolve(commitHash);
+			try (var walk = new org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.RevWalk(repo))
+			{
+				RevCommit commit = walk.parseCommit(commitId);
+				DateTimeFormatter fmt = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm")
+					.withZone(ZoneId.systemDefault());
+				List<String> parents = Arrays.stream(commit.getParents())
+					.map(p -> p.getId().abbreviate(7).name())
+					.toList();
+				return new CommitInfo(
+					commit.getId().getName(),
+					commit.getId().abbreviate(7).name(),
+					commit.getFullMessage(),
+					commit.getAuthorIdent().getName(),
+					fmt.format(Instant.ofEpochSecond(commit.getCommitTime())),
+					parents,
+					""
+				);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	public List<DiffInfo> getCommitDiff(String name, String commitHash) throws IOException
 	{
 		try (Git git = openRepository(name))
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/commit.html b/src/main/resources/templates/commit.html
index 6eea09a..bf17a6c 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/commit.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/commit.html
@@ -8,6 +8,20 @@
 
 <p><a th:href="@{/repo/{name}/commits(name=${name})}">&lt; Back to commits</a></p>
 
+<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0">
+<tr>
+<td><b>Author:</b></td>
+<td th:text="${commitInfo.author}"></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><b>Date:</b></td>
+<td th:text="${commitInfo.date}"></td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+
+<h3 th:text="${commitTitle}"></h3>
+<pre th:if="${!commitBody.isEmpty()}" th:text="${commitBody}"></pre>
+
 <table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0">
 <tr>
 <td>
diff --git a/src/test/java/be/seeseepuff/webgit/controller/RepoControllerTest.java b/src/test/java/be/seeseepuff/webgit/controller/RepoControllerTest.java
index 66d9b6c..e6c17b1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/be/seeseepuff/webgit/controller/RepoControllerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/be/seeseepuff/webgit/controller/RepoControllerTest.java
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ class RepoControllerTest
 	@Test
 	void commitDetailShowsDiff() throws Exception
 	{
+		when(gitService.getCommitInfo("myrepo", "abc1234")).thenReturn(
+			new be.seeseepuff.webgit.model.CommitInfo("abc1234abc1234", "abc1234", "Fix bug\n\nDetails here", "Alice", "2024-01-01 12:00", List.of(), "")
+		);
 		when(gitService.getCommitDiff("myrepo", "abc1234")).thenReturn(List.of(
 			new be.seeseepuff.webgit.model.DiffInfo("ADD", "/dev/null", "file.txt", "+hello")
 		));
@@ -254,6 +257,7 @@ class RepoControllerTest
 			.andExpect(status().isOk())
 			.andExpect(view().name("commit"))
 			.andExpect(model().attribute("hash", "abc1234"))
+			.andExpect(content().string(org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsString("Fix bug")))
 			.andExpect(content().string(org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsString("file.txt")));
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/be/seeseepuff/webgit/service/GitServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/be/seeseepuff/webgit/service/GitServiceTest.java
index f49f5d4..ca678b5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/be/seeseepuff/webgit/service/GitServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/be/seeseepuff/webgit/service/GitServiceTest.java
@@ -349,6 +349,19 @@ class GitServiceTest
 		assertNotNull(commits.getFirst().graphLine());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void getCommitInfoReturnsDetails() throws GitAPIException, IOException
+	{
+		gitService.cloneRepository(bareRemote.toUri().toString(), "myrepo");
+
+		var commits = gitService.listCommits("myrepo");
+		var info = gitService.getCommitInfo("myrepo", commits.getFirst().hash());
+		assertNotNull(info);
+		assertTrue(info.message().contains("Initial commit"));
+		assertNotNull(info.author());
+		assertNotNull(info.date());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void listCommitsGraphLineShowsBranchingCorrectly() throws GitAPIException, IOException
 	{