diff --git a/docs/Config.md b/docs/Config.md
index 4e2486784..243c807c4 100644
--- a/docs/Config.md
+++ b/docs/Config.md
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ git:
   overrideGpg: false # prevents lazygit from spawning a separate process when using GPG
   disableForcePushing: false
   parseEmoji: false
+  truncateCopiedCommitHashesTo: 12 # When copying commit hashes to the clipboard, truncate them to this length. Set to 40 to disable truncation.
 os:
   copyToClipboardCmd: '' # See 'Custom Command for Copying to Clipboard' section
   editPreset: '' # see 'Configuring File Editing' section
diff --git a/pkg/config/user_config.go b/pkg/config/user_config.go
index 588fe2638..e93fbb06c 100644
--- a/pkg/config/user_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/user_config.go
@@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ type GitConfig struct {
 	ParseEmoji bool `yaml:"parseEmoji"`
 	// Config for showing the log in the commits view
 	Log LogConfig `yaml:"log"`
+	// When copying commit hashes to the clipboard, truncate them to this
+	// length. Set to 40 to disable truncation.
+	TruncateCopiedCommitHashesTo int `yaml:"truncateCopiedCommitHashesTo"`
 }
 
 type PagerType string
@@ -690,16 +693,17 @@ func GetDefaultConfig() *UserConfig {
 				ShowGraph:      "always",
 				ShowWholeGraph: false,
 			},
-			SkipHookPrefix:      "WIP",
-			MainBranches:        []string{"master", "main"},
-			AutoFetch:           true,
-			AutoRefresh:         true,
-			FetchAll:            true,
-			BranchLogCmd:        "git log --graph --color=always --abbrev-commit --decorate --date=relative --pretty=medium {{branchName}} --",
-			AllBranchesLogCmd:   "git log --graph --all --color=always --abbrev-commit --decorate --date=relative  --pretty=medium",
-			DisableForcePushing: false,
-			CommitPrefixes:      map[string]CommitPrefixConfig(nil),
-			ParseEmoji:          false,
+			SkipHookPrefix:               "WIP",
+			MainBranches:                 []string{"master", "main"},
+			AutoFetch:                    true,
+			AutoRefresh:                  true,
+			FetchAll:                     true,
+			BranchLogCmd:                 "git log --graph --color=always --abbrev-commit --decorate --date=relative --pretty=medium {{branchName}} --",
+			AllBranchesLogCmd:            "git log --graph --all --color=always --abbrev-commit --decorate --date=relative  --pretty=medium",
+			DisableForcePushing:          false,
+			CommitPrefixes:               map[string]CommitPrefixConfig(nil),
+			ParseEmoji:                   false,
+			TruncateCopiedCommitHashesTo: 12,
 		},
 		Refresher: RefresherConfig{
 			RefreshInterval: 10,
diff --git a/pkg/gui/global_handlers.go b/pkg/gui/global_handlers.go
index 9513fff61..c20b10ad7 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/global_handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/global_handlers.go
@@ -110,6 +110,15 @@ func (gui *Gui) scrollDownConfirmationPanel() error {
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) handleCopySelectedSideContextItemToClipboard() error {
+	return gui.handleCopySelectedSideContextItemToClipboardWithTruncation(-1)
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleCopySelectedSideContextItemCommitHashToClipboard() error {
+	return gui.handleCopySelectedSideContextItemToClipboardWithTruncation(
+		gui.UserConfig.Git.TruncateCopiedCommitHashesTo)
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleCopySelectedSideContextItemToClipboardWithTruncation(maxWidth int) error {
 	// important to note that this assumes we've selected an item in a side context
 	currentSideContext := gui.c.CurrentSideContext()
 	if currentSideContext == nil {
@@ -127,6 +136,10 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleCopySelectedSideContextItemToClipboard() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	if maxWidth > 0 {
+		itemId = itemId[:utils.Min(len(itemId), maxWidth)]
+	}
+
 	gui.c.LogAction(gui.c.Tr.Actions.CopyToClipboard)
 	if err := gui.os.CopyToClipboard(itemId); err != nil {
 		return gui.c.Error(err)
diff --git a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
index 6275d5189..02405b9b6 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (self *Gui) GetInitialKeybindings() ([]*types.Binding, []*gocui.ViewMouseBi
 		{
 			ViewName:          "commits",
 			Key:               opts.GetKey(opts.Config.Universal.CopyToClipboard),
-			Handler:           self.handleCopySelectedSideContextItemToClipboard,
+			Handler:           self.handleCopySelectedSideContextItemCommitHashToClipboard,
 			GetDisabledReason: self.getCopySelectedSideContextItemToClipboardDisabledReason,
 			Description:       self.c.Tr.CopyCommitShaToClipboard,
 		},
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (self *Gui) GetInitialKeybindings() ([]*types.Binding, []*gocui.ViewMouseBi
 		{
 			ViewName:          "subCommits",
 			Key:               opts.GetKey(opts.Config.Universal.CopyToClipboard),
-			Handler:           self.handleCopySelectedSideContextItemToClipboard,
+			Handler:           self.handleCopySelectedSideContextItemCommitHashToClipboard,
 			GetDisabledReason: self.getCopySelectedSideContextItemToClipboardDisabledReason,
 			Description:       self.c.Tr.CopyCommitShaToClipboard,
 		},
diff --git a/schema/config.json b/schema/config.json
index 65383cd9f..3a2cad060 100644
--- a/schema/config.json
+++ b/schema/config.json
@@ -559,6 +559,11 @@
           "additionalProperties": false,
           "type": "object",
           "description": "Config for showing the log in the commits view"
+        },
+        "truncateCopiedCommitHashesTo": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "description": "When copying commit hashes to the clipboard, truncate them to this\nlength. Set to 40 to disable truncation.",
+          "default": 12
         }
       },
       "additionalProperties": false,