diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader.go
index 372bc7a4d..4b0a23692 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
+	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ type GetCommitsOptions struct {
 	RefForPushedStatus   string // the ref to use for determining pushed/unpushed status
 	// determines if we show the whole git graph i.e. pass the '--all' flag
 	All bool
+	// If non-empty, show divergence from this ref (left-right log)
+	RefToShowDivergenceFrom string
 }
 
 // GetCommits obtains the commits of the current branch
@@ -93,17 +96,21 @@ func (self *CommitLoader) GetCommits(opts GetCommitsOptions) ([]*models.Commit,
 		defer wg.Done()
 
 		logErr = self.getLogCmd(opts).RunAndProcessLines(func(line string) (bool, error) {
-			commit := self.extractCommitFromLine(line)
+			commit := self.extractCommitFromLine(line, opts.RefToShowDivergenceFrom != "")
 			commits = append(commits, commit)
 			return false, nil
 		})
 	})
 
 	var ancestor string
+	var remoteAncestor string
 	go utils.Safe(func() {
 		defer wg.Done()
 
 		ancestor = self.getMergeBase(opts.RefName)
+		if opts.RefToShowDivergenceFrom != "" {
+			remoteAncestor = self.getMergeBase(opts.RefToShowDivergenceFrom)
+		}
 	})
 
 	passedFirstPushedCommit := false
@@ -137,8 +144,23 @@ func (self *CommitLoader) GetCommits(opts GetCommitsOptions) ([]*models.Commit,
 		return commits, nil
 	}
 
-	if ancestor != "" {
-		commits = setCommitMergedStatuses(ancestor, commits)
+	if opts.RefToShowDivergenceFrom != "" {
+		sort.SliceStable(commits, func(i, j int) bool {
+			// In the divergence view we want incoming commits to come first
+			return commits[i].Divergence > commits[j].Divergence
+		})
+
+		_, localSectionStart, found := lo.FindIndexOf(commits, func(commit *models.Commit) bool {
+			return commit.Divergence == models.DivergenceLeft
+		})
+		if !found {
+			localSectionStart = len(commits)
+		}
+
+		setCommitMergedStatuses(remoteAncestor, commits[:localSectionStart])
+		setCommitMergedStatuses(ancestor, commits[localSectionStart:])
+	} else {
+		setCommitMergedStatuses(ancestor, commits)
 	}
 
 	return commits, nil
@@ -179,8 +201,8 @@ func (self *CommitLoader) MergeRebasingCommits(commits []*models.Commit) ([]*mod
 // then puts them into a commit object
 // example input:
 // 8ad01fe32fcc20f07bc6693f87aa4977c327f1e1|10 hours ago|Jesse Duffield| (HEAD -> master, tag: v0.15.2)|refresh commits when adding a tag
-func (self *CommitLoader) extractCommitFromLine(line string) *models.Commit {
-	split := strings.SplitN(line, "\x00", 7)
+func (self *CommitLoader) extractCommitFromLine(line string, showDivergence bool) *models.Commit {
+	split := strings.SplitN(line, "\x00", 8)
 
 	sha := split[0]
 	unixTimestamp := split[1]
@@ -189,6 +211,10 @@ func (self *CommitLoader) extractCommitFromLine(line string) *models.Commit {
 	extraInfo := strings.TrimSpace(split[4])
 	parentHashes := split[5]
 	message := split[6]
+	divergence := models.DivergenceNone
+	if showDivergence {
+		divergence = lo.Ternary(split[7] == "<", models.DivergenceLeft, models.DivergenceRight)
+	}
 
 	tags := []string{}
 
@@ -222,6 +248,7 @@ func (self *CommitLoader) extractCommitFromLine(line string) *models.Commit {
 		AuthorName:    authorName,
 		AuthorEmail:   authorEmail,
 		Parents:       parents,
+		Divergence:    divergence,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -251,7 +278,7 @@ func (self *CommitLoader) getHydratedRebasingCommits(rebaseMode enums.RebaseMode
 
 	fullCommits := map[string]*models.Commit{}
 	err = cmdObj.RunAndProcessLines(func(line string) (bool, error) {
-		commit := self.extractCommitFromLine(line)
+		commit := self.extractCommitFromLine(line, false)
 		fullCommits[commit.Sha] = commit
 		return false, nil
 	})
@@ -495,7 +522,11 @@ func (self *CommitLoader) commitFromPatch(content string) *models.Commit {
 	}
 }
 
-func setCommitMergedStatuses(ancestor string, commits []*models.Commit) []*models.Commit {
+func setCommitMergedStatuses(ancestor string, commits []*models.Commit) {
+	if ancestor == "" {
+		return
+	}
+
 	passedAncestor := false
 	for i, commit := range commits {
 		// some commits aren't really commits and don't have sha's, such as the update-ref todo
@@ -509,7 +540,6 @@ func setCommitMergedStatuses(ancestor string, commits []*models.Commit) []*model
 			commits[i].Status = models.StatusMerged
 		}
 	}
-	return commits
 }
 
 func (self *CommitLoader) getMergeBase(refName string) string {
@@ -622,8 +652,13 @@ func (self *CommitLoader) getFirstPushedCommit(refName string) (string, error) {
 func (self *CommitLoader) getLogCmd(opts GetCommitsOptions) oscommands.ICmdObj {
 	config := self.UserConfig.Git.Log
 
+	refSpec := opts.RefName
+	if opts.RefToShowDivergenceFrom != "" {
+		refSpec += "..." + opts.RefToShowDivergenceFrom
+	}
+
 	cmdArgs := NewGitCmd("log").
-		Arg(opts.RefName).
+		Arg(refSpec).
 		ArgIf(config.Order != "default", "--"+config.Order).
 		ArgIf(opts.All, "--all").
 		Arg("--oneline").
@@ -632,6 +667,7 @@ func (self *CommitLoader) getLogCmd(opts GetCommitsOptions) oscommands.ICmdObj {
 		ArgIf(opts.Limit, "-300").
 		ArgIf(opts.FilterPath != "", "--follow").
 		Arg("--no-show-signature").
+		ArgIf(opts.RefToShowDivergenceFrom != "", "--left-right").
 		Arg("--").
 		ArgIf(opts.FilterPath != "", opts.FilterPath).
 		ToArgv()
@@ -639,4 +675,4 @@ func (self *CommitLoader) getLogCmd(opts GetCommitsOptions) oscommands.ICmdObj {
 	return self.cmd.New(cmdArgs).DontLog()
 }
 
-const prettyFormat = `--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%s`
+const prettyFormat = `--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%s%x00%m`
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader_test.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader_test.go
index 8cf9b95a2..3f8fbd58e 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 			opts:       GetCommitsOptions{RefName: "HEAD", RefForPushedStatus: "mybranch", IncludeRebaseCommits: false},
 			runner: oscommands.NewFakeRunner(t).
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"merge-base", "mybranch", "mybranch@{u}"}, "b21997d6b4cbdf84b149d8e6a2c4d06a8e9ec164", nil).
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--topo-order", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%s", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, "", nil),
+				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--topo-order", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%s%x00%m", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, "", nil),
 
 			expectedCommits: []*models.Commit{},
 			expectedError:   nil,
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 			opts:       GetCommitsOptions{RefName: "refs/heads/mybranch", RefForPushedStatus: "refs/heads/mybranch", IncludeRebaseCommits: false},
 			runner: oscommands.NewFakeRunner(t).
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"merge-base", "refs/heads/mybranch", "mybranch@{u}"}, "b21997d6b4cbdf84b149d8e6a2c4d06a8e9ec164", nil).
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "refs/heads/mybranch", "--topo-order", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%s", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, "", nil),
+				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "refs/heads/mybranch", "--topo-order", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%s%x00%m", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, "", nil),
 
 			expectedCommits: []*models.Commit{},
 			expectedError:   nil,
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 				// here it's seeing which commits are yet to be pushed
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"merge-base", "mybranch", "mybranch@{u}"}, "b21997d6b4cbdf84b149d8e6a2c4d06a8e9ec164", nil).
 				// here it's actually getting all the commits in a formatted form, one per line
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--topo-order", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%s", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, commitsOutput, nil).
+				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--topo-order", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%s%x00%m", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, commitsOutput, nil).
 				// here it's testing which of the configured main branches have an upstream
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--symbolic-full-name", "master@{u}"}, "refs/remotes/origin/master", nil).       // this one does
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--symbolic-full-name", "main@{u}"}, "", errors.New("error")).                   // this one doesn't, so it checks origin instead
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 				// here it's seeing which commits are yet to be pushed
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"merge-base", "mybranch", "mybranch@{u}"}, "b21997d6b4cbdf84b149d8e6a2c4d06a8e9ec164", nil).
 				// here it's actually getting all the commits in a formatted form, one per line
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--topo-order", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%s", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, singleCommitOutput, nil).
+				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--topo-order", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%s%x00%m", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, singleCommitOutput, nil).
 				// here it's testing which of the configured main branches exist; neither does
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--symbolic-full-name", "master@{u}"}, "", errors.New("error")).
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--verify", "--quiet", "refs/remotes/origin/master"}, "", errors.New("error")).
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 				// here it's seeing which commits are yet to be pushed
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"merge-base", "mybranch", "mybranch@{u}"}, "b21997d6b4cbdf84b149d8e6a2c4d06a8e9ec164", nil).
 				// here it's actually getting all the commits in a formatted form, one per line
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--topo-order", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%s", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, singleCommitOutput, nil).
+				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--topo-order", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%s%x00%m", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, singleCommitOutput, nil).
 				// here it's testing which of the configured main branches exist
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--symbolic-full-name", "master@{u}"}, "refs/remotes/origin/master", nil).
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--symbolic-full-name", "main@{u}"}, "", errors.New("error")).
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 			opts:       GetCommitsOptions{RefName: "HEAD", RefForPushedStatus: "mybranch", IncludeRebaseCommits: false},
 			runner: oscommands.NewFakeRunner(t).
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"merge-base", "mybranch", "mybranch@{u}"}, "b21997d6b4cbdf84b149d8e6a2c4d06a8e9ec164", nil).
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%s", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, "", nil),
+				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%s%x00%m", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, "", nil),
 
 			expectedCommits: []*models.Commit{},
 			expectedError:   nil,
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 			opts:       GetCommitsOptions{RefName: "HEAD", RefForPushedStatus: "mybranch", FilterPath: "src"},
 			runner: oscommands.NewFakeRunner(t).
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"merge-base", "mybranch", "mybranch@{u}"}, "b21997d6b4cbdf84b149d8e6a2c4d06a8e9ec164", nil).
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%s", "--abbrev=40", "--follow", "--no-show-signature", "--", "src"}, "", nil),
+				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%s%x00%m", "--abbrev=40", "--follow", "--no-show-signature", "--", "src"}, "", nil),
 
 			expectedCommits: []*models.Commit{},
 			expectedError:   nil,
@@ -548,7 +548,8 @@ func TestCommitLoader_setCommitMergedStatuses(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
 		t.Run(scenario.testName, func(t *testing.T) {
-			expectedCommits := setCommitMergedStatuses(scenario.ancestor, scenario.commits)
+			expectedCommits := scenario.commits
+			setCommitMergedStatuses(scenario.ancestor, expectedCommits)
 			assert.Equal(t, scenario.expectedCommits, expectedCommits)
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/commands/models/branch.go b/pkg/commands/models/branch.go
index b4dcc0a79..5fc887f87 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/models/branch.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/models/branch.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package models
 
+import "fmt"
+
 // Branch : A git branch
 // duplicating this for now
 type Branch struct {
@@ -43,6 +45,22 @@ func (b *Branch) ParentRefName() string {
 	return b.RefName() + "^"
 }
 
+func (b *Branch) FullUpstreamRefName() string {
+	if b.UpstreamRemote == "" || b.UpstreamBranch == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("refs/remotes/%s/%s", b.UpstreamRemote, b.UpstreamBranch)
+}
+
+func (b *Branch) ShortUpstreamRefName() string {
+	if b.UpstreamRemote == "" || b.UpstreamBranch == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", b.UpstreamRemote, b.UpstreamBranch)
+}
+
 func (b *Branch) ID() string {
 	return b.RefName()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/commands/models/commit.go b/pkg/commands/models/commit.go
index 73ed523d2..c2cdc4815 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/models/commit.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/models/commit.go
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@ const (
 	ActionConflict = todo.Comment + 1
 )
 
+type Divergence int
+
+// For a divergence log (left/right comparison of two refs) this is set to
+// either DivergenceLeft or DivergenceRight for each commit; for normal
+// commit views it is always DivergenceNone.
+const (
+	DivergenceNone Divergence = iota
+	DivergenceLeft
+	DivergenceRight
+)
+
 // Commit : A git commit
 type Commit struct {
 	Sha           string
@@ -41,6 +52,7 @@ type Commit struct {
 	AuthorName    string // something like 'Jesse Duffield'
 	AuthorEmail   string // something like 'jessedduffield@gmail.com'
 	UnixTimestamp int64
+	Divergence    Divergence // set to DivergenceNone unless we are showing the divergence view
 
 	// SHAs of parent commits (will be multiple if it's a merge commit)
 	Parents []string
diff --git a/pkg/gui/context/sub_commits_context.go b/pkg/gui/context/sub_commits_context.go
index 43cc513c0..7bf34d190 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/context/sub_commits_context.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/context/sub_commits_context.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/models"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/presentation"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
-	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
+	"github.com/samber/lo"
 )
 
 type SubCommitsContext struct {
@@ -73,12 +73,41 @@ func NewSubCommitsContext(
 			selectedCommitSha,
 			startIdx,
 			endIdx,
-			shouldShowGraph(c),
+			// Don't show the graph in the left/right view; we'd like to, but
+			// it's too complicated:
+			shouldShowGraph(c) && viewModel.GetRefToShowDivergenceFrom() == "",
 			git_commands.NewNullBisectInfo(),
 			false,
 		)
 	}
 
+	getNonModelItems := func() []*NonModelItem {
+		result := []*NonModelItem{}
+		if viewModel.GetRefToShowDivergenceFrom() != "" {
+			_, upstreamIdx, found := lo.FindIndexOf(
+				c.Model().SubCommits, func(c *models.Commit) bool { return c.Divergence == models.DivergenceRight })
+			if !found {
+				upstreamIdx = 0
+			}
+			result = append(result, &NonModelItem{
+				Index:   upstreamIdx,
+				Content: fmt.Sprintf("--- %s ---", c.Tr.DivergenceSectionHeaderRemote),
+			})
+
+			_, localIdx, found := lo.FindIndexOf(
+				c.Model().SubCommits, func(c *models.Commit) bool { return c.Divergence == models.DivergenceLeft })
+			if !found {
+				localIdx = len(c.Model().SubCommits)
+			}
+			result = append(result, &NonModelItem{
+				Index:   localIdx,
+				Content: fmt.Sprintf("--- %s ---", c.Tr.DivergenceSectionHeaderLocal),
+			})
+		}
+
+		return result
+	}
+
 	ctx := &SubCommitsContext{
 		c:                   c,
 		SubCommitsViewModel: viewModel,
@@ -96,6 +125,7 @@ func NewSubCommitsContext(
 			ListRenderer: ListRenderer{
 				list:              viewModel,
 				getDisplayStrings: getDisplayStrings,
+				getNonModelItems:  getNonModelItems,
 			},
 			c:                       c,
 			refreshViewportOnChange: true,
@@ -112,7 +142,8 @@ func NewSubCommitsContext(
 
 type SubCommitsViewModel struct {
 	// name of the ref that the sub-commits are shown for
-	ref types.Ref
+	ref                     types.Ref
+	refToShowDivergenceFrom string
 	*ListViewModel[*models.Commit]
 
 	limitCommits    bool
@@ -127,6 +158,14 @@ func (self *SubCommitsViewModel) GetRef() types.Ref {
 	return self.ref
 }
 
+func (self *SubCommitsViewModel) SetRefToShowDivergenceFrom(ref string) {
+	self.refToShowDivergenceFrom = ref
+}
+
+func (self *SubCommitsViewModel) GetRefToShowDivergenceFrom() string {
+	return self.refToShowDivergenceFrom
+}
+
 func (self *SubCommitsViewModel) SetShowBranchHeads(value bool) {
 	self.showBranchHeads = value
 }
@@ -160,10 +199,6 @@ func (self *SubCommitsContext) GetCommits() []*models.Commit {
 	return self.getModel()
 }
 
-func (self *SubCommitsContext) Title() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf(self.c.Tr.SubCommitsDynamicTitle, utils.TruncateWithEllipsis(self.ref.RefName(), 50))
-}
-
 func (self *SubCommitsContext) SetLimitCommits(value bool) {
 	self.limitCommits = value
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers.go b/pkg/gui/controllers.go
index 1430ad239..40a482f30 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers.go
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ func (gui *Gui) resetHelpersAndControllers() {
 		helperCommon,
 		func() *status.StatusManager { return gui.statusManager },
 	)
+
+	setSubCommits := func(commits []*models.Commit) {
+		gui.Mutexes.SubCommitsMutex.Lock()
+		defer gui.Mutexes.SubCommitsMutex.Unlock()
+
+		gui.State.Model.SubCommits = commits
+	}
 	gui.helpers = &helpers.Helpers{
 		Refs:            refsHelper,
 		Host:            helpers.NewHostHelper(helperCommon),
@@ -111,8 +118,9 @@ func (gui *Gui) resetHelpersAndControllers() {
 			modeHelper,
 			appStatusHelper,
 		),
-		Search:   helpers.NewSearchHelper(helperCommon),
-		Worktree: worktreeHelper,
+		Search:     helpers.NewSearchHelper(helperCommon),
+		Worktree:   worktreeHelper,
+		SubCommits: helpers.NewSubCommitsHelper(helperCommon, refreshHelper, setSubCommits),
 	}
 
 	gui.CustomCommandsClient = custom_commands.NewClient(
@@ -206,13 +214,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) resetHelpersAndControllers() {
 		controllers.AttachControllers(context, sideWindowControllerFactory.Create(context))
 	}
 
-	setSubCommits := func(commits []*models.Commit) {
-		gui.Mutexes.SubCommitsMutex.Lock()
-		defer gui.Mutexes.SubCommitsMutex.Unlock()
-
-		gui.State.Model.SubCommits = commits
-	}
-
 	for _, context := range []controllers.CanSwitchToSubCommits{
 		gui.State.Contexts.Branches,
 		gui.State.Contexts.RemoteBranches,
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) resetHelpersAndControllers() {
 		gui.State.Contexts.ReflogCommits,
 	} {
 		controllers.AttachControllers(context, controllers.NewSwitchToSubCommitsController(
-			common, setSubCommits, context,
+			common, context,
 		))
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go
index 84d9e838e..67174439c 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/git_commands"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/models"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/context"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 )
@@ -141,6 +142,27 @@ func (self *BranchesController) setUpstream(selectedBranch *models.Branch) error
 	return self.c.Menu(types.CreateMenuOptions{
 		Title: self.c.Tr.Actions.SetUnsetUpstream,
 		Items: []*types.MenuItem{
+			{
+				LabelColumns: []string{self.c.Tr.ViewDivergenceFromUpstream},
+				OnPress: func() error {
+					branch := self.context().GetSelected()
+					if branch == nil {
+						return nil
+					}
+
+					if !branch.RemoteBranchStoredLocally() {
+						return self.c.ErrorMsg(self.c.Tr.DivergenceNoUpstream)
+					}
+					return self.c.Helpers().SubCommits.ViewSubCommits(helpers.ViewSubCommitsOpts{
+						Ref:                     branch,
+						TitleRef:                fmt.Sprintf("%s <-> %s", branch.RefName(), branch.ShortUpstreamRefName()),
+						RefToShowDivergenceFrom: branch.FullUpstreamRefName(),
+						Context:                 self.context(),
+						ShowBranchHeads:         false,
+					})
+				},
+				Key: 'v',
+			},
 			{
 				LabelColumns: []string{self.c.Tr.UnsetUpstream},
 				OnPress: func() error {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/helpers.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/helpers.go
index 22a7ea91b..06c5cc973 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/helpers.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ type Helpers struct {
 	WindowArrangement *WindowArrangementHelper
 	Search            *SearchHelper
 	Worktree          *WorktreeHelper
+	SubCommits        *SubCommitsHelper
 }
 
 func NewStubHelpers() *Helpers {
@@ -83,5 +84,6 @@ func NewStubHelpers() *Helpers {
 		WindowArrangement: &WindowArrangementHelper{},
 		Search:            &SearchHelper{},
 		Worktree:          &WorktreeHelper{},
+		SubCommits:        &SubCommitsHelper{},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go
index 0fe8884c1..578089af1 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go
@@ -334,11 +334,12 @@ func (self *RefreshHelper) refreshSubCommitsWithLimit() error {
 
 	commits, err := self.c.Git().Loaders.CommitLoader.GetCommits(
 		git_commands.GetCommitsOptions{
-			Limit:                self.c.Contexts().SubCommits.GetLimitCommits(),
-			FilterPath:           self.c.Modes().Filtering.GetPath(),
-			IncludeRebaseCommits: false,
-			RefName:              self.c.Contexts().SubCommits.GetRef().FullRefName(),
-			RefForPushedStatus:   self.c.Contexts().SubCommits.GetRef().FullRefName(),
+			Limit:                   self.c.Contexts().SubCommits.GetLimitCommits(),
+			FilterPath:              self.c.Modes().Filtering.GetPath(),
+			IncludeRebaseCommits:    false,
+			RefName:                 self.c.Contexts().SubCommits.GetRef().FullRefName(),
+			RefToShowDivergenceFrom: self.c.Contexts().SubCommits.GetRefToShowDivergenceFrom(),
+			RefForPushedStatus:      self.c.Contexts().SubCommits.GetRef().FullRefName(),
 		},
 	)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/sub_commits_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/sub_commits_helper.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74c50fd14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/sub_commits_helper.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package helpers
+
+import (
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/git_commands"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/models"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
+)
+
+type SubCommitsHelper struct {
+	c *HelperCommon
+
+	refreshHelper *RefreshHelper
+	setSubCommits func([]*models.Commit)
+}
+
+func NewSubCommitsHelper(
+	c *HelperCommon,
+	refreshHelper *RefreshHelper,
+	setSubCommits func([]*models.Commit),
+) *SubCommitsHelper {
+	return &SubCommitsHelper{
+		c:             c,
+		refreshHelper: refreshHelper,
+		setSubCommits: setSubCommits,
+	}
+}
+
+type ViewSubCommitsOpts struct {
+	Ref                     types.Ref
+	RefToShowDivergenceFrom string
+	TitleRef                string
+	Context                 types.Context
+	ShowBranchHeads         bool
+}
+
+func (self *SubCommitsHelper) ViewSubCommits(opts ViewSubCommitsOpts) error {
+	commits, err := self.c.Git().Loaders.CommitLoader.GetCommits(
+		git_commands.GetCommitsOptions{
+			Limit:                   true,
+			FilterPath:              self.c.Modes().Filtering.GetPath(),
+			IncludeRebaseCommits:    false,
+			RefName:                 opts.Ref.FullRefName(),
+			RefForPushedStatus:      opts.Ref.FullRefName(),
+			RefToShowDivergenceFrom: opts.RefToShowDivergenceFrom,
+		},
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	self.setSubCommits(commits)
+	self.refreshHelper.RefreshAuthors(commits)
+
+	subCommitsContext := self.c.Contexts().SubCommits
+	subCommitsContext.SetSelectedLineIdx(0)
+	subCommitsContext.SetParentContext(opts.Context)
+	subCommitsContext.SetWindowName(opts.Context.GetWindowName())
+	subCommitsContext.SetTitleRef(utils.TruncateWithEllipsis(opts.TitleRef, 50))
+	subCommitsContext.SetRef(opts.Ref)
+	subCommitsContext.SetRefToShowDivergenceFrom(opts.RefToShowDivergenceFrom)
+	subCommitsContext.SetLimitCommits(true)
+	subCommitsContext.SetShowBranchHeads(opts.ShowBranchHeads)
+	subCommitsContext.ClearSearchString()
+	subCommitsContext.GetView().ClearSearch()
+
+	err = self.c.PostRefreshUpdate(self.c.Contexts().SubCommits)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return self.c.PushContext(self.c.Contexts().SubCommits)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/switch_to_sub_commits_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/switch_to_sub_commits_controller.go
index 5b86854ca..3109f559e 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/switch_to_sub_commits_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/switch_to_sub_commits_controller.go
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 package controllers
 
 import (
-	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/git_commands"
-	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/models"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
 )
 
@@ -18,20 +17,16 @@ type SwitchToSubCommitsController struct {
 	baseController
 	c       *ControllerCommon
 	context CanSwitchToSubCommits
-
-	setSubCommits func([]*models.Commit)
 }
 
 func NewSwitchToSubCommitsController(
 	controllerCommon *ControllerCommon,
-	setSubCommits func([]*models.Commit),
 	context CanSwitchToSubCommits,
 ) *SwitchToSubCommitsController {
 	return &SwitchToSubCommitsController{
 		baseController: baseController{},
 		c:              controllerCommon,
 		context:        context,
-		setSubCommits:  setSubCommits,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -57,40 +52,12 @@ func (self *SwitchToSubCommitsController) viewCommits() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// need to populate my sub commits
-	commits, err := self.c.Git().Loaders.CommitLoader.GetCommits(
-		git_commands.GetCommitsOptions{
-			Limit:                true,
-			FilterPath:           self.c.Modes().Filtering.GetPath(),
-			IncludeRebaseCommits: false,
-			RefName:              ref.FullRefName(),
-			RefForPushedStatus:   ref.FullRefName(),
-		},
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	self.setSubCommits(commits)
-	self.c.Helpers().Refresh.RefreshAuthors(commits)
-
-	subCommitsContext := self.c.Contexts().SubCommits
-	subCommitsContext.SetSelectedLineIdx(0)
-	subCommitsContext.SetParentContext(self.context)
-	subCommitsContext.SetWindowName(self.context.GetWindowName())
-	subCommitsContext.SetTitleRef(ref.Description())
-	subCommitsContext.SetRef(ref)
-	subCommitsContext.SetLimitCommits(true)
-	subCommitsContext.SetShowBranchHeads(self.context.ShowBranchHeadsInSubCommits())
-	subCommitsContext.ClearSearchString()
-	subCommitsContext.GetView().ClearSearch()
-
-	err = self.c.PostRefreshUpdate(self.c.Contexts().SubCommits)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return self.c.PushContext(self.c.Contexts().SubCommits)
+	return self.c.Helpers().SubCommits.ViewSubCommits(helpers.ViewSubCommitsOpts{
+		Ref:             ref,
+		TitleRef:        ref.RefName(),
+		Context:         self.context,
+		ShowBranchHeads: self.context.ShowBranchHeadsInSubCommits(),
+	})
 }
 
 func (self *SwitchToSubCommitsController) Context() types.Context {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/commits.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/commits.go
index 6ae04f95a..b4297f6ed 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/commits.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/commits.go
@@ -359,7 +359,9 @@ func displayCommit(
 	}
 
 	cols := make([]string, 0, 7)
-	if icons.IsIconEnabled() {
+	if commit.Divergence != models.DivergenceNone {
+		cols = append(cols, shaColor.Sprint(lo.Ternary(commit.Divergence == models.DivergenceLeft, "↑", "↓")))
+	} else if icons.IsIconEnabled() {
 		cols = append(cols, shaColor.Sprint(icons.IconForCommit(commit)))
 	}
 	cols = append(cols, shaColor.Sprint(commit.ShortSha()))
@@ -430,6 +432,8 @@ func getShaColor(
 		shaColor = theme.DiffTerminalColor
 	} else if cherryPickedCommitShaSet.Includes(commit.Sha) {
 		shaColor = theme.CherryPickedCommitTextStyle
+	} else if commit.Divergence == models.DivergenceRight && commit.Status != models.StatusMerged {
+		shaColor = style.FgBlue
 	}
 
 	return shaColor
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index 93909cbdc..3dbe405ff 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -348,6 +348,10 @@ type TranslationSet struct {
 	SetAsUpstream                       string
 	SetUpstream                         string
 	UnsetUpstream                       string
+	ViewDivergenceFromUpstream          string
+	DivergenceNoUpstream                string
+	DivergenceSectionHeaderLocal        string
+	DivergenceSectionHeaderRemote       string
 	SetUpstreamTitle                    string
 	SetUpstreamMessage                  string
 	EditRemote                          string
@@ -1128,6 +1132,10 @@ func EnglishTranslationSet() TranslationSet {
 		SetAsUpstream:                       "Set as upstream of checked-out branch",
 		SetUpstream:                         "Set upstream of selected branch",
 		UnsetUpstream:                       "Unset upstream of selected branch",
+		ViewDivergenceFromUpstream:          "View divergence from upstream",
+		DivergenceNoUpstream:                "Cannot show divergence of a branch that has no (locally tracked) upstream",
+		DivergenceSectionHeaderLocal:        "Local",
+		DivergenceSectionHeaderRemote:       "Remote",
 		SetUpstreamTitle:                    "Set upstream branch",
 		SetUpstreamMessage:                  "Are you sure you want to set the upstream branch of '{{.checkedOut}}' to '{{.selected}}'",
 		EditRemote:                          "Edit remote",
diff --git a/pkg/integration/components/text_matcher.go b/pkg/integration/components/text_matcher.go
index 2d2c0e577..a5b987646 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/components/text_matcher.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/components/text_matcher.go
@@ -39,6 +39,18 @@ func (self *TextMatcher) DoesNotContain(target string) *TextMatcher {
 	return self
 }
 
+func (self *TextMatcher) DoesNotContainAnyOf(targets []string) *TextMatcher {
+	self.appendRule(matcherRule[string]{
+		name: fmt.Sprintf("does not contain any of '%s'", targets),
+		testFn: func(value string) (bool, string) {
+			return lo.NoneBy(targets, func(target string) bool { return strings.Contains(value, target) }),
+				fmt.Sprintf("Expected none of '%s' to be found in '%s'", targets, value)
+		},
+	})
+
+	return self
+}
+
 func (self *TextMatcher) MatchesRegexp(target string) *TextMatcher {
 	self.appendRule(matcherRule[string]{
 		name: fmt.Sprintf("matches regular expression '%s'", target),
@@ -107,6 +119,10 @@ func DoesNotContain(target string) *TextMatcher {
 	return AnyString().DoesNotContain(target)
 }
 
+func DoesNotContainAnyOf(targets ...string) *TextMatcher {
+	return AnyString().DoesNotContainAnyOf(targets)
+}
+
 func MatchesRegexp(target string) *TextMatcher {
 	return AnyString().MatchesRegexp(target)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/branch/show_divergence_from_upstream.go b/pkg/integration/tests/branch/show_divergence_from_upstream.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10fc29986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/branch/show_divergence_from_upstream.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package branch
+
+import (
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
+	. "github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/integration/components"
+)
+
+var ShowDivergenceFromUpstream = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
+	Description:  "Show divergence from upstream",
+	ExtraCmdArgs: []string{},
+	Skip:         false,
+	SetupConfig:  func(config *config.AppConfig) {},
+	SetupRepo: func(shell *Shell) {
+		shell.CreateFileAndAdd("file", "content1")
+		shell.Commit("one")
+		shell.UpdateFileAndAdd("file", "content2")
+		shell.Commit("two")
+		shell.CreateFileAndAdd("file3", "content3")
+		shell.Commit("three")
+
+		shell.CloneIntoRemote("origin")
+
+		shell.SetBranchUpstream("master", "origin/master")
+
+		shell.HardReset("HEAD^^")
+		shell.CreateFileAndAdd("file4", "content4")
+		shell.Commit("four")
+	},
+	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
+		t.Views().Commits().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("four"),
+				Contains("one"),
+			)
+
+		t.Views().Branches().
+			Focus().
+			Lines(Contains("master")).
+			Press(keys.Branches.SetUpstream)
+
+		t.ExpectPopup().Menu().Title(Contains("upstream")).Select(Contains("View divergence from upstream")).Confirm()
+
+		t.Views().SubCommits().
+			IsFocused().
+			Title(Contains("Commits (master <-> origin/master)")).
+			Lines(
+				DoesNotContainAnyOf("↓", "↑").Contains("--- Remote ---"),
+				Contains("↓").Contains("three"),
+				Contains("↓").Contains("two"),
+				DoesNotContainAnyOf("↓", "↑").Contains("--- Local ---"),
+				Contains("↑").Contains("four"),
+			)
+	},
+})
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go b/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go
index 779286fbc..0a50b7441 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ var tests = []*components.IntegrationTest{
 	branch.Reset,
 	branch.ResetUpstream,
 	branch.SetUpstream,
+	branch.ShowDivergenceFromUpstream,
 	branch.Suggestions,
 	cherry_pick.CherryPick,
 	cherry_pick.CherryPickConflicts,