diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 29671a030..50d6d2bac 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cli/safeexec v1.0.0
 	github.com/cloudfoundry/jibber_jabber v0.0.0-20151120183258-bcc4c8345a21
 	github.com/creack/pty v1.1.11
+	github.com/fsmiamoto/git-todo-parser v0.0.2
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7
 	github.com/go-errors/errors v1.4.2
 	github.com/gookit/color v1.4.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index fc123630f..5a556e013 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ github.com/fatih/color v1.7.1-0.20180516100307-2d684516a886/go.mod h1:Zm6kSWBoL9
 github.com/fatih/color v1.9.0 h1:8xPHl4/q1VyqGIPif1F+1V3Y3lSmrq01EabUW3CoW5s=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.9.0/go.mod h1:eQcE1qtQxscV5RaZvpXrrb8Drkc3/DdQ+uUYCNjL+zU=
 github.com/flynn/go-shlex v0.0.0-20150515145356-3f9db97f8568/go.mod h1:xEzjJPgXI435gkrCt3MPfRiAkVrwSbHsst4LCFVfpJc=
+github.com/fsmiamoto/git-todo-parser v0.0.2 h1:l6Y+9q7jbM+yK/w6kASpHO7ejL9ARCErm3tCEqOT278=
+github.com/fsmiamoto/git-todo-parser v0.0.2/go.mod h1:B+AgTbNE2BARvJqzXygThzqxLIaEWvwr2sxKYYb0Fas=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7 h1:IXs+QLmnXW2CcXuY+8Mzv/fWEsPGWxqefPtCP5CnV9I=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7/go.mod h1:jwhsz4b93w/PPRr/qN1Yymfu8t87LnFCMoQvtojpjFo=
 github.com/gdamore/encoding v1.0.0 h1:+7OoQ1Bc6eTm5niUzBa0Ctsh6JbMW6Ra+YNuAtDBdko=
diff --git a/pkg/commands/loaders/commits.go b/pkg/commands/loaders/commits.go
index e38fbe21d..69c88ccf5 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/loaders/commits.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/loaders/commits.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package loaders
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/fsmiamoto/git-todo-parser/todo"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/generics/slices"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/models"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/oscommands"
@@ -307,21 +309,23 @@ func (self *CommitLoader) getInteractiveRebasingCommits() ([]*models.Commit, err
 	}
 
 	commits := []*models.Commit{}
-	lines := strings.Split(string(bytesContent), "\n")
 
-	for _, line := range lines {
-		if line == "" || line == "noop" {
-			return commits, nil
-		}
-		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "#") {
+	todos, err := todo.Parse(bytes.NewBuffer(bytesContent))
+	if err != nil {
+		self.Log.Error(fmt.Sprintf("error occurred while parsing git-rebase-todo file: %s", err.Error()))
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	for _, t := range todos {
+		if t.Commit == "" {
+			// Command does not have a commit associated, skip
 			continue
 		}
-		splitLine := strings.Split(line, " ")
 		commits = slices.Prepend(commits, &models.Commit{
-			Sha:    splitLine[1],
-			Name:   strings.Join(splitLine[2:], " "),
+			Sha:    t.Commit,
+			Name:   t.Msg,
 			Status: "rebasing",
-			Action: splitLine[0],
+			Action: t.Command.String(),
 		})
 	}
 
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/fsmiamoto/git-todo-parser/todo/parse.go b/vendor/github.com/fsmiamoto/git-todo-parser/todo/parse.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8203d3151
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/fsmiamoto/git-todo-parser/todo/parse.go
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+package todo
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+var (
+	ErrUnexpectedCommand = errors.New("unexpected command")
+	ErrMissingLabel      = errors.New("missing label")
+	ErrMissingCommit     = errors.New("missing commit")
+	ErrMissingExecCmd    = errors.New("missing command for exec")
+)
+
+func Parse(f io.Reader) ([]Todo, error) {
+	var result []Todo
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(f)
+	scanner.Split(bufio.ScanLines)
+
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Text()
+
+		trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(line)
+		if trimmed == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		cmd, err := parseLine(line)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse line %q: %w", line, err)
+		}
+
+		result = append(result, cmd)
+	}
+
+	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse input: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func parseLine(line string) (Todo, error) {
+	var todo Todo
+
+	if strings.HasPrefix(line, CommentChar) {
+		todo.Command = Comment
+		todo.Comment = strings.TrimLeft(line, CommentChar)
+		return todo, nil
+	}
+
+	fields := strings.Fields(line)
+
+	for i := TodoCommand(Pick); i < Comment; i++ {
+		if isCommand(i, fields[0]) {
+			todo.Command = TodoCommand(i)
+			fields = fields[1:]
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	if todo.Command == 0 {
+		// unexpected command
+		return todo, ErrUnexpectedCommand
+	}
+
+	if todo.Command == Break {
+		return todo, nil
+	}
+
+	if todo.Command == Label || todo.Command == Reset {
+		if len(fields) == 0 {
+			return todo, ErrMissingLabel
+		}
+		todo.Label = fields[0]
+		return todo, nil
+	}
+
+	if todo.Command == Exec {
+		if len(fields) == 0 {
+			return todo, ErrMissingExecCmd
+		}
+		todo.ExecCommand = strings.Join(fields, " ")
+		return todo, nil
+	}
+
+	if todo.Command == Merge {
+		if fields[0] == "-C" || fields[0] == "-c" {
+			fields = fields[1:]
+			if len(fields) == 0 {
+				return todo, ErrMissingCommit
+			}
+			todo.Commit = fields[0]
+			fields = fields[1:]
+		}
+		if len(fields) == 0 {
+			return todo, ErrMissingLabel
+		}
+		todo.Label = fields[0]
+		fields = fields[1:]
+		if fields[0] == "#" {
+			fields = fields[1:]
+			todo.Msg = strings.Join(fields, " ")
+		}
+		return todo, nil
+	}
+
+	if todo.Command == Fixup {
+		if len(fields) == 0 {
+			return todo, ErrMissingCommit
+		}
+		// Skip flags
+		if fields[0] == "-C" || fields[0] == "-c" {
+			fields = fields[1:]
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(fields) == 0 {
+		return todo, ErrMissingCommit
+	}
+
+	todo.Commit = fields[0]
+	fields = fields[1:]
+
+	// Trim # and whitespace
+	todo.Msg = strings.TrimPrefix(strings.Join(fields, " "), CommentChar+" ")
+
+	return todo, nil
+}
+
+func isCommand(i TodoCommand, s string) bool {
+	if i < 0 || i > Comment {
+		return false
+	}
+	return len(s) > 0 &&
+		(todoCommandInfo[i].cmd == s || todoCommandInfo[i].nickname == s)
+}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/fsmiamoto/git-todo-parser/todo/todo.go b/vendor/github.com/fsmiamoto/git-todo-parser/todo/todo.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce16652db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/fsmiamoto/git-todo-parser/todo/todo.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package todo
+
+type TodoCommand int
+
+const (
+	Pick TodoCommand = iota + 1
+	Revert
+	Edit
+	Reword
+	Fixup
+	Squash
+
+	Exec
+	Break
+	Label
+	Reset
+	Merge
+
+	NoOp
+	Drop
+
+	Comment
+)
+
+const CommentChar = "#"
+
+type Todo struct {
+	Command     TodoCommand
+	Commit      string
+	Comment     string
+	ExecCommand string
+	Label       string
+	Msg         string
+}
+
+func (t TodoCommand) String() string {
+	return commandToString[t]
+}
+
+var commandToString = map[TodoCommand]string{
+	Pick:    "pick",
+	Revert:  "revert",
+	Edit:    "edit",
+	Reword:  "reword",
+	Fixup:   "fixup",
+	Squash:  "squash",
+	Exec:    "exec",
+	Break:   "break",
+	Label:   "label",
+	Reset:   "reset",
+	Merge:   "merge",
+	NoOp:    "noop",
+	Drop:    "drop",
+	Comment: "comment",
+}
+
+var todoCommandInfo = [14]struct {
+	nickname string
+	cmd      string
+}{
+	{"", ""}, // dummy value since we're using 1-based indexing
+	{"p", "pick"},
+	{"", "revert"},
+	{"e", "edit"},
+	{"r", "reword"},
+	{"f", "fixup"},
+	{"s", "squash"},
+	{"x", "exec"},
+	{"b", "break"},
+	{"l", "label"},
+	{"t", "reset"},
+	{"m", "merge"},
+	{"", "noop"},
+	{"d", "drop"},
+}
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 4079924d6..14915d4da 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ github.com/emirpasic/gods/utils
 # github.com/fatih/color v1.9.0
 ## explicit; go 1.13
 github.com/fatih/color
+# github.com/fsmiamoto/git-todo-parser v0.0.2
+## explicit; go 1.13
+github.com/fsmiamoto/git-todo-parser/todo
 # github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7
 ## explicit
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify