diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dcb1512b79..660f35f1cb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -870,6 +870,11 @@
 					"default": false,
 					"description": "%githubPullRequests.showPullRequestNumberInTree.description%"
 				},
+				"githubPullRequests.showCommitShaInTree": {
+					"type": "boolean",
+					"default": false,
+					"description": "%githubPullRequests.showCommitShaInTree.description%"
+				},
 				"githubPullRequests.pullRequestAvatarDisplay": {
 					"type": "string",
 					"enum": [
diff --git a/package.nls.json b/package.nls.json
index 1aaa2cf34c..51128db7f6 100644
--- a/package.nls.json
+++ b/package.nls.json
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@
 	"githubPullRequests.focusedMode.multiDiff": "Show all diffs in the pull request. If there are no changes, show the overview.",
 	"githubPullRequests.focusedMode.false": "Do not change the layout.",
 	"githubPullRequests.showPullRequestNumberInTree.description": "Shows the pull request number in the tree view.",
+	"githubPullRequests.showCommitShaInTree.description": "Shows the abbreviated commit SHA in the tree view.",
 	"githubPullRequests.labelCreated.description": "Group of labels that you want to add to the pull request automatically. Labels that don't exist in the repository won't be added.",
 	"githubPullRequests.labelCreated.label.description": "Each string element is the value of label that you want to add.",
 	"githubPullRequests.pullRequestAvatarDisplay.description": "Which icon to use in the pull request tree view",
diff --git a/src/common/settingKeys.ts b/src/common/settingKeys.ts
index 895378c9c3..527fa2592b 100644
--- a/src/common/settingKeys.ts
+++ b/src/common/settingKeys.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export const SHOW_CREATE_PULL_REQUEST_CANCEL_CONFIRMATION = 'showCreatePullReque
 export const QUICK_DIFF = 'quickDiff';
 export const SET_AUTO_MERGE = 'setAutoMerge';
 export const SHOW_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER_IN_TREE = 'showPullRequestNumberInTree';
+export const SHOW_COMMIT_SHA_IN_TREE = 'showCommitShaInTree';
 export const DEFAULT_MERGE_METHOD = 'defaultMergeMethod';
 export const DEFAULT_DELETION_METHOD = 'defaultDeletionMethod';
 export const SELECT_LOCAL_BRANCH = 'selectLocalBranch';
diff --git a/src/view/treeNodes/commitNode.ts b/src/view/treeNodes/commitNode.ts
index ee95b34a12..3ae3f92664 100644
--- a/src/view/treeNodes/commitNode.ts
+++ b/src/view/treeNodes/commitNode.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import { getGitChangeType } from '../../common/diffHunk';
-import { FILE_LIST_LAYOUT, PR_SETTINGS_NAMESPACE } from '../../common/settingKeys';
+import { FILE_LIST_LAYOUT, PR_SETTINGS_NAMESPACE, SHOW_COMMIT_SHA_IN_TREE } from '../../common/settingKeys';
 import { DataUri, reviewPath, toReviewUri } from '../../common/uri';
 import { dateFromNow } from '../../common/utils';
 import { OctokitCommon } from '../../github/common';
@@ -35,7 +35,16 @@ export class CommitNode extends TreeNode implements vscode.TreeItem {
 		this.sha = commit.sha;
 		this.collapsibleState = vscode.TreeItemCollapsibleState.Collapsed;
 		this.contextValue = 'commit';
-		this.description = commit.commit.author?.date ? dateFromNow(commit.commit.author.date) : undefined;
+	}
+
+	private _getDescription(): string | undefined {
+		const date = this.commit.commit.author?.date ? dateFromNow(this.commit.commit.author.date) : undefined;
+		if (!vscode.workspace.getConfiguration(PR_SETTINGS_NAMESPACE).get<boolean>(SHOW_COMMIT_SHA_IN_TREE, false)) {
+			return date;
+		}
+		const shortSha = this.sha.substring(0, 7);
+		return date ? `${shortSha} · ${date}` : shortSha;
+
 	}
 
 	async getTreeItem(): Promise<vscode.TreeItem> {
@@ -48,6 +57,7 @@ export class CommitNode extends TreeNode implements vscode.TreeItem {
 				this.iconPath = (await DataUri.avatarCirclesAsImageDataUris(this.pullRequestManager.context, [author], 16, 16))[0];
 			}
 		}
+		this.description = this._getDescription();
 		return this;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/view/treeNodes/commitsCategoryNode.ts b/src/view/treeNodes/commitsCategoryNode.ts
index 7a0fb197ca..43bbe9e2f2 100644
--- a/src/view/treeNodes/commitsCategoryNode.ts
+++ b/src/view/treeNodes/commitsCategoryNode.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import { CommitNode } from './commitNode';
 import { TreeNode, TreeNodeParent } from './treeNode';
 import Logger, { PR_TREE } from '../../common/logger';
+import { PR_SETTINGS_NAMESPACE, SHOW_COMMIT_SHA_IN_TREE } from '../../common/settingKeys';
 import { createCommitsNodeUri } from '../../common/uri';
 import { FolderRepositoryManager } from '../../github/folderRepositoryManager';
 import { PullRequestModel } from '../../github/pullRequestModel';
@@ -42,6 +43,12 @@ export class CommitsNode extends TreeNode implements vscode.TreeItem {
 				this.refresh(this);
 			}
 		}));
+		this.childrenDisposables.push(vscode.workspace.onDidChangeConfiguration(e => {
+			if (e.affectsConfiguration(`${PR_SETTINGS_NAMESPACE}.${SHOW_COMMIT_SHA_IN_TREE}`)) {
+				Logger.appendLine(`Commit SHA display setting has changed, refreshing Commits node`, PR_TREE);
+				this.refresh(this);
+			}
+		}));
 	}
 
 	getTreeItem(): vscode.TreeItem {