diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index a0185508e..91e20d62e 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -19,9 +19,12 @@ Changelog
 
 - ssh kitten: Support all SSH options. It can now be aliased directly to ssh for convenience. (:pull:`591`)
 
-- kitty icat: Add :option:`kitty +kitten icat --print-window-size` to easily
+- icat kitten: Add :option:`kitty +kitten icat --print-window-size` to easily
   detect the window size in pixels from scripting languages (:iss:`581`)
 
+- hints kitten: Allow selecting hashes from the terminal useful for git
+  commits. (:pull:`604`)
+
 - Allow specifying initial window size in number of cells in addition to pixels
   (:iss:`436`)
 
diff --git a/kittens/hints/main.py b/kittens/hints/main.py
index 752de87fc..880c4639a 100644
--- a/kittens/hints/main.py
+++ b/kittens/hints/main.py
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ def functions_for(args):
         post_processors.extend((brackets, quotes))
     elif args.type == 'line':
         pattern = '(?m)^\\s*(.+)[\\s\0]*$'
+    elif args.type == 'hash':
+        pattern = '[0-9a-f]{7,128}'
     elif args.type == 'word':
         chars = args.word_characters
         if chars is None:
@@ -313,7 +315,7 @@ terminal window instead. A value of :file:`@` will copy the match to the clipboa
 
 --type
 default=url
-choices=url,regex,path,line,word
+choices=url,regex,path,line,hash,word
 The type of text to search for.
 
 
diff --git a/kitty/kitty.conf b/kitty/kitty.conf
index fb3a104b0..5756d0f41 100644
--- a/kitty/kitty.conf
+++ b/kitty/kitty.conf
@@ -490,6 +490,10 @@ map kitty_mod+e         kitten hints
 # run git commands on a filename output from a previous git command.
 map kitty_mod+p>f       kitten hints --type path --program -
 
+# Select something that looks like a hash and insert it into the terminal.
+# Useful with git, which uses sha1 hashes to identify commits
+map kitty_mod+p>h       kitten hints --type hash --program -
+
 # Select a path/filename and open it with the default open program.
 map kitty_mod+p>shift+f kitten hints --type path