diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit.go
index 2422a2600..4cbc3033c 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit.go
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ func (self *CommitCommands) RewordLastCommit(message string) error {
 	return self.cmd.New("git commit --allow-empty --amend --only -m " + self.cmd.Quote(message)).Run()
 }
 
+// Reset the author of the topmost commit.
+func (self *CommitCommands) ResetAuthor() error {
+	return self.cmd.New("git commit --allow-empty --no-edit --amend --reset-author").Run()
+}
+
 // ResetToCommit reset to commit
 func (self *CommitCommands) ResetToCommit(sha string, strength string, envVars []string) error {
 	return self.cmd.New(fmt.Sprintf("git reset --%s %s", strength, sha)).
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/rebase.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/rebase.go
index e69c8b1bd..d94060f2a 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/rebase.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/rebase.go
@@ -62,6 +62,26 @@ func (self *RebaseCommands) RewordCommitInEditor(commits []*models.Commit, index
 	return self.PrepareInteractiveRebaseCommand(sha, todo, false), nil
 }
 
+func (self *RebaseCommands) ResetCommitAuthor(commits []*models.Commit, index int) error {
+	if index == 0 {
+		// we've selected the top commit so no rebase is required
+		return self.commit.ResetAuthor()
+	}
+
+	err := self.BeginInteractiveRebaseForCommit(commits, index)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// now the selected commit should be our head so we'll amend it with the new author
+	err = self.commit.ResetAuthor()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return self.ContinueRebase()
+}
+
 func (self *RebaseCommands) MoveCommitDown(commits []*models.Commit, index int) error {
 	// we must ensure that we have at least two commits after the selected one
 	if len(commits) <= index+2 {
diff --git a/pkg/config/user_config.go b/pkg/config/user_config.go
index 4a059c0c3..900dd2e97 100644
--- a/pkg/config/user_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/user_config.go
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ type KeybindingCommitsConfig struct {
 	MoveDownCommit                 string `yaml:"moveDownCommit"`
 	MoveUpCommit                   string `yaml:"moveUpCommit"`
 	AmendToCommit                  string `yaml:"amendToCommit"`
+	ResetCommitAuthor              string `yaml:"resetCommitAuthor"`
 	PickCommit                     string `yaml:"pickCommit"`
 	RevertCommit                   string `yaml:"revertCommit"`
 	CherryPickCopy                 string `yaml:"cherryPickCopy"`
@@ -513,6 +514,7 @@ func GetDefaultConfig() *UserConfig {
 				MoveDownCommit:                 "<c-j>",
 				MoveUpCommit:                   "<c-k>",
 				AmendToCommit:                  "A",
+				ResetCommitAuthor:              "a",
 				PickCommit:                     "p",
 				RevertCommit:                   "t",
 				CherryPickCopy:                 "c",
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go
index 022ff1fa3..7684d6469 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ func (self *LocalCommitsController) GetKeybindings(opts types.KeybindingsOpts) [
 			Handler:     self.checkSelected(self.amendTo),
 			Description: self.c.Tr.LcAmendToCommit,
 		},
+		{
+			Key:         opts.GetKey(opts.Config.Commits.ResetCommitAuthor),
+			Handler:     self.checkSelected(self.resetAuthor),
+			Description: self.c.Tr.LcResetCommitAuthor,
+		},
 		{
 			Key:         opts.GetKey(opts.Config.Commits.RevertCommit),
 			Handler:     self.checkSelected(self.revert),
@@ -418,6 +423,21 @@ func (self *LocalCommitsController) amendTo(commit *models.Commit) error {
 	})
 }
 
+func (self *LocalCommitsController) resetAuthor(commit *models.Commit) error {
+	return self.c.Confirm(types.ConfirmOpts{
+		Title:  self.c.Tr.LcResetCommitAuthor,
+		Prompt: self.c.Tr.SureResetCommitAuthor,
+		HandleConfirm: func() error {
+			self.c.LogAction(self.c.Tr.Actions.ResetCommitAuthor)
+			if err := self.git.Rebase.ResetCommitAuthor(self.model.Commits, self.context().GetSelectedLineIdx()); err != nil {
+				return self.c.Error(err)
+			}
+
+			return self.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{Mode: types.ASYNC})
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func (self *LocalCommitsController) revert(commit *models.Commit) error {
 	if commit.IsMerge() {
 		return self.createRevertMergeCommitMenu(commit)
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index 59619d90f..43fe36e02 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ type TranslationSet struct {
 	LcMoveUpCommit                      string
 	LcEditCommit                        string
 	LcAmendToCommit                     string
+	LcResetCommitAuthor                 string
+	SureResetCommitAuthor               string
 	LcRenameCommitEditor                string
 	NoCommitsThisBranch                 string
 	Error                               string
@@ -529,6 +531,7 @@ type Actions struct {
 	DropCommit                        string
 	EditCommit                        string
 	AmendCommit                       string
+	ResetCommitAuthor                 string
 	RevertCommit                      string
 	CreateFixupCommit                 string
 	SquashAllAboveFixupCommits        string
@@ -713,6 +716,8 @@ func EnglishTranslationSet() TranslationSet {
 		LcMoveUpCommit:                      "move commit up one",
 		LcEditCommit:                        "edit commit",
 		LcAmendToCommit:                     "amend commit with staged changes",
+		LcResetCommitAuthor:                 "reset commit author",
+		SureResetCommitAuthor:               "Are you sure you want to reset the author of this commit?",
 		LcRenameCommitEditor:                "reword commit with editor",
 		Error:                               "Error",
 		LcSelectHunk:                        "select hunk",
@@ -1125,6 +1130,7 @@ func EnglishTranslationSet() TranslationSet {
 			DropCommit:                        "Drop commit",
 			EditCommit:                        "Edit commit",
 			AmendCommit:                       "Amend commit",
+			ResetCommitAuthor:                 "Reset commit author",
 			RevertCommit:                      "Revert commit",
 			CreateFixupCommit:                 "Create fixup commit",
 			SquashAllAboveFixupCommits:        "Squash all above fixup commits",