diff --git a/Documentation/git-stash.txt b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
index fafe728f89..3f14b727b8 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-stash.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ stash@{1}: On master: 9cc0589... Add git-stash
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 +
 The command takes options applicable to the 'git-log'
-command to control what is shown and how. If no options are set, the
-default is `-n 10`. See linkgit:git-log[1].
+command to control what is shown and how. See linkgit:git-log[1].
 
 show [<stash>]::
 
diff --git a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
index 2a845b1e57..38b9904791 100644
--- a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
+++ b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ The placeholders are:
 - '%s': subject
 - '%f': sanitized subject line, suitable for a filename
 - '%b': body
+- '%gD': reflog selector, e.g., `refs/stash@\{1\}`
+- '%gd': shortened reflog selector, e.g., `stash@\{1\}`
+- '%gs': reflog subject
 - '%Cred': switch color to red
 - '%Cgreen': switch color to green
 - '%Cblue': switch color to blue
@@ -132,6 +135,12 @@ The placeholders are:
 - '%n': newline
 - '%x00': print a byte from a hex code
 
+NOTE: Some placeholders may depend on other options given to the
+revision traversal engine. For example, the `%g*` reflog options will
+insert an empty string unless we are traversing reflog entries (e.g., by
+`git log -g`). The `%d` placeholder will use the "short" decoration
+format if `--decorate` was not already provided on the command line.
+
 * 'tformat:'
 +
 The 'tformat:' format works exactly like 'format:', except that it
diff --git a/archive.c b/archive.c
index 0cc79d2a24..55b273246e 100644
--- a/archive.c
+++ b/archive.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ static void format_subst(const struct commit *commit,
 {
 	char *to_free = NULL;
 	struct strbuf fmt = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct pretty_print_context ctx = {0};
+	ctx.date_mode = DATE_NORMAL;
 
 	if (src == buf->buf)
 		to_free = strbuf_detach(buf, NULL);
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ static void format_subst(const struct commit *commit,
 		strbuf_add(&fmt, b + 8, c - b - 8);
 
 		strbuf_add(buf, src, b - src);
-		format_commit_message(commit, fmt.buf, buf, DATE_NORMAL);
+		format_commit_message(commit, fmt.buf, buf, &ctx);
 		len -= c + 1 - src;
 		src  = c + 1;
 	}
diff --git a/builtin-branch.c b/builtin-branch.c
index 9f57992062..05e876e285 100644
--- a/builtin-branch.c
+++ b/builtin-branch.c
@@ -387,8 +387,9 @@ static void print_ref_item(struct ref_item *item, int maxwidth, int verbose,
 
 		commit = item->commit;
 		if (commit && !parse_commit(commit)) {
+			struct pretty_print_context ctx = {0};
 			pretty_print_commit(CMIT_FMT_ONELINE, commit,
-					    &subject, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0);
+					    &subject, &ctx);
 			sub = subject.buf;
 		}
 
diff --git a/builtin-checkout.c b/builtin-checkout.c
index da04eed391..64f3a11ae1 100644
--- a/builtin-checkout.c
+++ b/builtin-checkout.c
@@ -302,8 +302,9 @@ static void show_local_changes(struct object *head)
 static void describe_detached_head(char *msg, struct commit *commit)
 {
 	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct pretty_print_context ctx = {0};
 	parse_commit(commit);
-	pretty_print_commit(CMIT_FMT_ONELINE, commit, &sb, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0);
+	pretty_print_commit(CMIT_FMT_ONELINE, commit, &sb, &ctx);
 	fprintf(stderr, "%s %s... %s\n", msg,
 		find_unique_abbrev(commit->object.sha1, DEFAULT_ABBREV), sb.buf);
 	strbuf_release(&sb);
diff --git a/builtin-commit.c b/builtin-commit.c
index c395cbf14f..beddf01dd3 100644
--- a/builtin-commit.c
+++ b/builtin-commit.c
@@ -725,8 +725,10 @@ static const char *find_author_by_nickname(const char *name)
 	prepare_revision_walk(&revs);
 	commit = get_revision(&revs);
 	if (commit) {
+		struct pretty_print_context ctx = {0};
+		ctx.date_mode = DATE_NORMAL;
 		strbuf_release(&buf);
-		format_commit_message(commit, "%an <%ae>", &buf, DATE_NORMAL);
+		format_commit_message(commit, "%an <%ae>", &buf, &ctx);
 		return strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL);
 	}
 	die("No existing author found with '%s'", name);
@@ -983,8 +985,10 @@ static void print_summary(const char *prefix, const unsigned char *sha1)
 		initial_commit ? " (root-commit)" : "");
 
 	if (!log_tree_commit(&rev, commit)) {
+		struct pretty_print_context ctx = {0};
 		struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
-		format_commit_message(commit, format + 7, &buf, DATE_NORMAL);
+		ctx.date_mode = DATE_NORMAL;
+		format_commit_message(commit, format + 7, &buf, &ctx);
 		printf("%s\n", buf.buf);
 		strbuf_release(&buf);
 	}
diff --git a/builtin-log.c b/builtin-log.c
index 25e21ed415..207a36178b 100644
--- a/builtin-log.c
+++ b/builtin-log.c
@@ -1304,8 +1304,9 @@ int cmd_cherry(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 		if (verbose) {
 			struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+			struct pretty_print_context ctx = {0};
 			pretty_print_commit(CMIT_FMT_ONELINE, commit,
-			                    &buf, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0);
+					    &buf, &ctx);
 			printf("%c %s %s\n", sign,
 			       sha1_to_hex(commit->object.sha1), buf.buf);
 			strbuf_release(&buf);
diff --git a/builtin-merge.c b/builtin-merge.c
index b6b84286b2..c69a3051f3 100644
--- a/builtin-merge.c
+++ b/builtin-merge.c
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ static void squash_message(void)
 	struct strbuf out = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct commit_list *j;
 	int fd;
+	struct pretty_print_context ctx = {0};
 
 	printf("Squash commit -- not updating HEAD\n");
 	fd = open(git_path("SQUASH_MSG"), O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, 0666);
@@ -285,13 +286,15 @@ static void squash_message(void)
 	if (prepare_revision_walk(&rev))
 		die("revision walk setup failed");
 
+	ctx.abbrev = rev.abbrev;
+	ctx.date_mode = rev.date_mode;
+
 	strbuf_addstr(&out, "Squashed commit of the following:\n");
 	while ((commit = get_revision(&rev)) != NULL) {
 		strbuf_addch(&out, '\n');
 		strbuf_addf(&out, "commit %s\n",
 			sha1_to_hex(commit->object.sha1));
-		pretty_print_commit(rev.commit_format, commit, &out, rev.abbrev,
-			NULL, NULL, rev.date_mode, 0);
+		pretty_print_commit(rev.commit_format, commit, &out, &ctx);
 	}
 	if (write(fd, out.buf, out.len) < 0)
 		die_errno("Writing SQUASH_MSG");
diff --git a/builtin-rev-list.c b/builtin-rev-list.c
index 4ba1c12e0b..42cc8d8872 100644
--- a/builtin-rev-list.c
+++ b/builtin-rev-list.c
@@ -96,9 +96,10 @@ static void show_commit(struct commit *commit, void *data)
 
 	if (revs->verbose_header && commit->buffer) {
 		struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
-		pretty_print_commit(revs->commit_format, commit,
-				    &buf, revs->abbrev, NULL, NULL,
-				    revs->date_mode, 0);
+		struct pretty_print_context ctx = {0};
+		ctx.abbrev = revs->abbrev;
+		ctx.date_mode = revs->date_mode;
+		pretty_print_commit(revs->commit_format, commit, &buf, &ctx);
 		if (revs->graph) {
 			if (buf.len) {
 				if (revs->commit_format != CMIT_FMT_ONELINE)
diff --git a/builtin-shortlog.c b/builtin-shortlog.c
index 4d4a3c82d6..8aa63c7857 100644
--- a/builtin-shortlog.c
+++ b/builtin-shortlog.c
@@ -158,9 +158,12 @@ void shortlog_add_commit(struct shortlog *log, struct commit *commit)
 		    sha1_to_hex(commit->object.sha1));
 	if (log->user_format) {
 		struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
-
-		pretty_print_commit(CMIT_FMT_USERFORMAT, commit, &buf,
-			DEFAULT_ABBREV, "", "", DATE_NORMAL, 0);
+		struct pretty_print_context ctx = {0};
+		ctx.abbrev = DEFAULT_ABBREV;
+		ctx.subject = "";
+		ctx.after_subject = "";
+		ctx.date_mode = DATE_NORMAL;
+		pretty_print_commit(CMIT_FMT_USERFORMAT, commit, &buf, &ctx);
 		insert_one_record(log, author, buf.buf);
 		strbuf_release(&buf);
 		return;
diff --git a/builtin-show-branch.c b/builtin-show-branch.c
index be95930b78..9f13caa76d 100644
--- a/builtin-show-branch.c
+++ b/builtin-show-branch.c
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ static void show_one_commit(struct commit *commit, int no_name)
 	struct commit_name *name = commit->util;
 
 	if (commit->object.parsed) {
-		pretty_print_commit(CMIT_FMT_ONELINE, commit,
-				    &pretty, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0);
+		struct pretty_print_context ctx = {0};
+		pretty_print_commit(CMIT_FMT_ONELINE, commit, &pretty, &ctx);
 		pretty_str = pretty.buf;
 	}
 	if (!prefixcmp(pretty_str, "[PATCH] "))
diff --git a/commit.h b/commit.h
index 95f981a1a9..422f778f3f 100644
--- a/commit.h
+++ b/commit.h
@@ -63,6 +63,16 @@ enum cmit_fmt {
 	CMIT_FMT_UNSPECIFIED,
 };
 
+struct pretty_print_context
+{
+	int abbrev;
+	const char *subject;
+	const char *after_subject;
+	enum date_mode date_mode;
+	int need_8bit_cte;
+	struct reflog_walk_info *reflog_info;
+};
+
 extern int non_ascii(int);
 extern int has_non_ascii(const char *text);
 struct rev_info; /* in revision.h, it circularly uses enum cmit_fmt */
@@ -71,12 +81,10 @@ extern char *reencode_commit_message(const struct commit *commit,
 extern void get_commit_format(const char *arg, struct rev_info *);
 extern void format_commit_message(const struct commit *commit,
 				  const char *format, struct strbuf *sb,
-				  enum date_mode dmode);
-extern void pretty_print_commit(enum cmit_fmt fmt, const struct commit*,
-                                struct strbuf *,
-                                int abbrev, const char *subject,
-                                const char *after_subject, enum date_mode,
-				int need_8bit_cte);
+				  const struct pretty_print_context *context);
+extern void pretty_print_commit(enum cmit_fmt fmt, const struct commit *commit,
+				struct strbuf *sb,
+				const struct pretty_print_context *context);
 void pp_user_info(const char *what, enum cmit_fmt fmt, struct strbuf *sb,
 		   const char *line, enum date_mode dmode,
 		   const char *encoding);
diff --git a/git-stash.sh b/git-stash.sh
index 4febbbfa5d..f796c2fe24 100755
--- a/git-stash.sh
+++ b/git-stash.sh
@@ -205,8 +205,7 @@ have_stash () {
 
 list_stash () {
 	have_stash || return 0
-	git log --no-color --pretty=oneline -g "$@" $ref_stash -- |
-	sed -n -e 's/^[.0-9a-f]* refs\///p'
+	git log --format="%gd: %gs" -g "$@" $ref_stash --
 }
 
 show_stash () {
@@ -383,11 +382,6 @@ test -n "$seen_non_option" || set "save" "$@"
 case "$1" in
 list)
 	shift
-	if test $# = 0
-	then
-		set x -n 10
-		shift
-	fi
 	list_stash "$@"
 	;;
 show)
diff --git a/log-tree.c b/log-tree.c
index f7d54f2f1b..0fdf159f80 100644
--- a/log-tree.c
+++ b/log-tree.c
@@ -179,8 +179,10 @@ void get_patch_filename(struct commit *commit, int nr, const char *suffix,
 	strbuf_addf(buf, commit ? "%04d-" : "%d", nr);
 	if (commit) {
 		int max_len = start_len + FORMAT_PATCH_NAME_MAX - suffix_len;
+		struct pretty_print_context ctx = {0};
+		ctx.date_mode = DATE_NORMAL;
 
-		format_commit_message(commit, "%f", buf, DATE_NORMAL);
+		format_commit_message(commit, "%f", buf, &ctx);
 		if (max_len < buf->len)
 			strbuf_setlen(buf, max_len);
 		strbuf_addstr(buf, suffix);
@@ -277,10 +279,9 @@ void show_log(struct rev_info *opt)
 	struct strbuf msgbuf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct log_info *log = opt->loginfo;
 	struct commit *commit = log->commit, *parent = log->parent;
-	int abbrev = opt->diffopt.abbrev;
 	int abbrev_commit = opt->abbrev_commit ? opt->abbrev : 40;
-	const char *subject = NULL, *extra_headers = opt->extra_headers;
-	int need_8bit_cte = 0;
+	const char *extra_headers = opt->extra_headers;
+	struct pretty_print_context ctx = {0};
 
 	opt->loginfo = NULL;
 	if (!opt->verbose_header) {
@@ -347,8 +348,8 @@ void show_log(struct rev_info *opt)
 	 */
 
 	if (opt->commit_format == CMIT_FMT_EMAIL) {
-		log_write_email_headers(opt, commit, &subject, &extra_headers,
-					&need_8bit_cte);
+		log_write_email_headers(opt, commit, &ctx.subject, &extra_headers,
+					&ctx.need_8bit_cte);
 	} else if (opt->commit_format != CMIT_FMT_USERFORMAT) {
 		fputs(diff_get_color_opt(&opt->diffopt, DIFF_COMMIT), stdout);
 		if (opt->commit_format != CMIT_FMT_ONELINE)
@@ -405,11 +406,13 @@ void show_log(struct rev_info *opt)
 	/*
 	 * And then the pretty-printed message itself
 	 */
-	if (need_8bit_cte >= 0)
-		need_8bit_cte = has_non_ascii(opt->add_signoff);
-	pretty_print_commit(opt->commit_format, commit, &msgbuf,
-			    abbrev, subject, extra_headers, opt->date_mode,
-			    need_8bit_cte);
+	if (ctx.need_8bit_cte >= 0)
+		ctx.need_8bit_cte = has_non_ascii(opt->add_signoff);
+	ctx.date_mode = opt->date_mode;
+	ctx.abbrev = opt->diffopt.abbrev;
+	ctx.after_subject = extra_headers;
+	ctx.reflog_info = opt->reflog_info;
+	pretty_print_commit(opt->commit_format, commit, &msgbuf, &ctx);
 
 	if (opt->add_signoff)
 		append_signoff(&msgbuf, opt->add_signoff);
diff --git a/pretty.c b/pretty.c
index 587101f846..da15cf2a80 100644
--- a/pretty.c
+++ b/pretty.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "mailmap.h"
 #include "log-tree.h"
 #include "color.h"
+#include "reflog-walk.h"
 
 static char *user_format;
 
@@ -442,7 +443,7 @@ struct chunk {
 
 struct format_commit_context {
 	const struct commit *commit;
-	enum date_mode dmode;
+	const struct pretty_print_context *pretty_ctx;
 	unsigned commit_header_parsed:1;
 	unsigned commit_message_parsed:1;
 
@@ -701,6 +702,22 @@ static size_t format_commit_item(struct strbuf *sb, const char *placeholder,
 	case 'd':
 		format_decoration(sb, commit);
 		return 1;
+	case 'g':		/* reflog info */
+		switch(placeholder[1]) {
+		case 'd':	/* reflog selector */
+		case 'D':
+			if (c->pretty_ctx->reflog_info)
+				get_reflog_selector(sb,
+						    c->pretty_ctx->reflog_info,
+						    c->pretty_ctx->date_mode,
+						    (placeholder[1] == 'd'));
+			return 2;
+		case 's':	/* reflog message */
+			if (c->pretty_ctx->reflog_info)
+				get_reflog_message(sb, c->pretty_ctx->reflog_info);
+			return 2;
+		}
+		return 0;	/* unknown %g placeholder */
 	}
 
 	/* For the rest we have to parse the commit header. */
@@ -711,11 +728,11 @@ static size_t format_commit_item(struct strbuf *sb, const char *placeholder,
 	case 'a':	/* author ... */
 		return format_person_part(sb, placeholder[1],
 				   msg + c->author.off, c->author.len,
-				   c->dmode);
+				   c->pretty_ctx->date_mode);
 	case 'c':	/* committer ... */
 		return format_person_part(sb, placeholder[1],
 				   msg + c->committer.off, c->committer.len,
-				   c->dmode);
+				   c->pretty_ctx->date_mode);
 	case 'e':	/* encoding */
 		strbuf_add(sb, msg + c->encoding.off, c->encoding.len);
 		return 1;
@@ -741,13 +758,13 @@ static size_t format_commit_item(struct strbuf *sb, const char *placeholder,
 
 void format_commit_message(const struct commit *commit,
 			   const char *format, struct strbuf *sb,
-			   enum date_mode dmode)
+			   const struct pretty_print_context *pretty_ctx)
 {
 	struct format_commit_context context;
 
 	memset(&context, 0, sizeof(context));
 	context.commit = commit;
-	context.dmode = dmode;
+	context.pretty_ctx = pretty_ctx;
 	strbuf_expand(sb, format, format_commit_item, &context);
 }
 
@@ -900,18 +917,18 @@ char *reencode_commit_message(const struct commit *commit, const char **encoding
 }
 
 void pretty_print_commit(enum cmit_fmt fmt, const struct commit *commit,
-			 struct strbuf *sb, int abbrev,
-			 const char *subject, const char *after_subject,
-			 enum date_mode dmode, int need_8bit_cte)
+			 struct strbuf *sb,
+			 const struct pretty_print_context *context)
 {
 	unsigned long beginning_of_body;
 	int indent = 4;
 	const char *msg = commit->buffer;
 	char *reencoded;
 	const char *encoding;
+	int need_8bit_cte = context->need_8bit_cte;
 
 	if (fmt == CMIT_FMT_USERFORMAT) {
-		format_commit_message(commit, user_format, sb, dmode);
+		format_commit_message(commit, user_format, sb, context);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -946,8 +963,9 @@ void pretty_print_commit(enum cmit_fmt fmt, const struct commit *commit,
 		}
 	}
 
-	pp_header(fmt, abbrev, dmode, encoding, commit, &msg, sb);
-	if (fmt != CMIT_FMT_ONELINE && !subject) {
+	pp_header(fmt, context->abbrev, context->date_mode, encoding,
+		  commit, &msg, sb);
+	if (fmt != CMIT_FMT_ONELINE && !context->subject) {
 		strbuf_addch(sb, '\n');
 	}
 
@@ -956,8 +974,8 @@ void pretty_print_commit(enum cmit_fmt fmt, const struct commit *commit,
 
 	/* These formats treat the title line specially. */
 	if (fmt == CMIT_FMT_ONELINE || fmt == CMIT_FMT_EMAIL)
-		pp_title_line(fmt, &msg, sb, subject,
-			      after_subject, encoding, need_8bit_cte);
+		pp_title_line(fmt, &msg, sb, context->subject,
+			      context->after_subject, encoding, need_8bit_cte);
 
 	beginning_of_body = sb->len;
 	if (fmt != CMIT_FMT_ONELINE)
diff --git a/reflog-walk.c b/reflog-walk.c
index 5623ea6b48..caba4f743f 100644
--- a/reflog-walk.c
+++ b/reflog-walk.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 struct complete_reflogs {
 	char *ref;
+	const char *short_ref;
 	struct reflog_info {
 		unsigned char osha1[20], nsha1[20];
 		char *email;
@@ -241,36 +242,74 @@ void fake_reflog_parent(struct reflog_walk_info *info, struct commit *commit)
 	commit->object.flags &= ~(ADDED | SEEN | SHOWN);
 }
 
-void show_reflog_message(struct reflog_walk_info *info, int oneline,
+void get_reflog_selector(struct strbuf *sb,
+			 struct reflog_walk_info *reflog_info,
+			 enum date_mode dmode,
+			 int shorten)
+{
+	struct commit_reflog *commit_reflog = reflog_info->last_commit_reflog;
+	struct reflog_info *info;
+	const char *printed_ref;
+
+	if (!commit_reflog)
+		return;
+
+	if (shorten) {
+		if (!commit_reflog->reflogs->short_ref)
+			commit_reflog->reflogs->short_ref
+				= shorten_unambiguous_ref(commit_reflog->reflogs->ref, 0);
+		printed_ref = commit_reflog->reflogs->short_ref;
+	} else {
+		printed_ref = commit_reflog->reflogs->ref;
+	}
+
+	strbuf_addf(sb, "%s@{", printed_ref);
+	if (commit_reflog->flag || dmode) {
+		info = &commit_reflog->reflogs->items[commit_reflog->recno+1];
+		strbuf_addstr(sb, show_date(info->timestamp, info->tz, dmode));
+	} else {
+		strbuf_addf(sb, "%d", commit_reflog->reflogs->nr
+			    - 2 - commit_reflog->recno);
+	}
+
+	strbuf_addch(sb, '}');
+}
+
+void get_reflog_message(struct strbuf *sb,
+			struct reflog_walk_info *reflog_info)
+{
+	struct commit_reflog *commit_reflog = reflog_info->last_commit_reflog;
+	struct reflog_info *info;
+	size_t len;
+
+	if (!commit_reflog)
+		return;
+
+	info = &commit_reflog->reflogs->items[commit_reflog->recno+1];
+	len = strlen(info->message);
+	if (len > 0)
+		len--; /* strip away trailing newline */
+	strbuf_add(sb, info->message, len);
+}
+
+void show_reflog_message(struct reflog_walk_info *reflog_info, int oneline,
 	enum date_mode dmode)
 {
-	if (info && info->last_commit_reflog) {
-		struct commit_reflog *commit_reflog = info->last_commit_reflog;
+	if (reflog_info && reflog_info->last_commit_reflog) {
+		struct commit_reflog *commit_reflog = reflog_info->last_commit_reflog;
 		struct reflog_info *info;
+		struct strbuf selector = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 		info = &commit_reflog->reflogs->items[commit_reflog->recno+1];
+		get_reflog_selector(&selector, reflog_info, dmode, 0);
 		if (oneline) {
-			printf("%s@{", commit_reflog->reflogs->ref);
-			if (commit_reflog->flag || dmode)
-				printf("%s", show_date(info->timestamp,
-						       info->tz,
-						       dmode));
-			else
-				printf("%d", commit_reflog->reflogs->nr
-				       - 2 - commit_reflog->recno);
-			printf("}: %s", info->message);
+			printf("%s: %s", selector.buf, info->message);
 		}
 		else {
-			printf("Reflog: %s@{", commit_reflog->reflogs->ref);
-			if (commit_reflog->flag || dmode)
-				printf("%s", show_date(info->timestamp,
-							info->tz,
-							dmode));
-			else
-				printf("%d", commit_reflog->reflogs->nr
-				       - 2 - commit_reflog->recno);
-			printf("} (%s)\nReflog message: %s",
-			       info->email, info->message);
+			printf("Reflog: %s (%s)\nReflog message: %s",
+			       selector.buf, info->email, info->message);
 		}
+
+		strbuf_release(&selector);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/reflog-walk.h b/reflog-walk.h
index 74c90964bd..7bd2cd4c4e 100644
--- a/reflog-walk.h
+++ b/reflog-walk.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include "cache.h"
 
+struct reflog_walk_info;
+
 extern void init_reflog_walk(struct reflog_walk_info** info);
 extern int add_reflog_for_walk(struct reflog_walk_info *info,
 		struct commit *commit, const char *name);
@@ -10,5 +12,11 @@ extern void fake_reflog_parent(struct reflog_walk_info *info,
 		struct commit *commit);
 extern void show_reflog_message(struct reflog_walk_info *info, int,
 		enum date_mode);
+extern void get_reflog_message(struct strbuf *sb,
+		struct reflog_walk_info *reflog_info);
+extern void get_reflog_selector(struct strbuf *sb,
+		struct reflog_walk_info *reflog_info,
+		enum date_mode dmode,
+		int shorten);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/submodule.c b/submodule.c
index d5fce7a882..461faf0e00 100644
--- a/submodule.c
+++ b/submodule.c
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ void show_submodule_summary(FILE *f, const char *path,
 
 	if (!message) {
 		while ((commit = get_revision(&rev))) {
+			struct pretty_print_context ctx = {0};
+			ctx.date_mode = rev.date_mode;
 			strbuf_setlen(&sb, 0);
 			if (commit->object.flags & SYMMETRIC_LEFT) {
 				if (del)
@@ -99,8 +101,7 @@ void show_submodule_summary(FILE *f, const char *path,
 			}
 			else if (add)
 				strbuf_addstr(&sb, add);
-			format_commit_message(commit, format, &sb,
-					rev.date_mode);
+			format_commit_message(commit, format, &sb, &ctx);
 			if (reset)
 				strbuf_addstr(&sb, reset);
 			strbuf_addch(&sb, '\n');
diff --git a/t/t6006-rev-list-format.sh b/t/t6006-rev-list-format.sh
index 59d1f6283b..7f61ab0e52 100755
--- a/t/t6006-rev-list-format.sh
+++ b/t/t6006-rev-list-format.sh
@@ -162,4 +162,22 @@ test_expect_success 'empty email' '
 	}
 '
 
+test_expect_success '"%h %gD: %gs" is same as git-reflog' '
+	git reflog >expect &&
+	git log -g --format="%h %gD: %gs" >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success '"%h %gD: %gs" is same as git-reflog (with date)' '
+	git reflog --date=raw >expect &&
+	git log -g --format="%h %gD: %gs" --date=raw >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success '%gd shortens ref name' '
+	echo "master@{0}" >expect.gd-short &&
+	git log -g -1 --format=%gd refs/heads/master >actual.gd-short &&
+	test_cmp expect.gd-short actual.gd-short
+'
+
 test_done