diff --git a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
index 561cc9f7d7..880b6f2e6f 100644
--- a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
+++ b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ The placeholders are:
 - '%N': commit notes
 - '%gD': reflog selector, e.g., `refs/stash@\{1\}`
 - '%gd': shortened reflog selector, e.g., `stash@\{1\}`
+- '%gn': reflog identity name
+- '%gN': reflog identity name (respecting .mailmap, see linkgit:git-shortlog[1] or linkgit:git-blame[1])
+- '%ge': reflog identity email
+- '%gE': reflog identity email (respecting .mailmap, see linkgit:git-shortlog[1] or linkgit:git-blame[1])
 - '%gs': reflog subject
 - '%Cred': switch color to red
 - '%Cgreen': switch color to green
diff --git a/pretty.c b/pretty.c
index 230fe1cc82..1580299d40 100644
--- a/pretty.c
+++ b/pretty.c
@@ -822,6 +822,23 @@ static void rewrap_message_tail(struct strbuf *sb,
 	c->indent2 = new_indent2;
 }
 
+static int format_reflog_person(struct strbuf *sb,
+				char part,
+				struct reflog_walk_info *log,
+				enum date_mode dmode)
+{
+	const char *ident;
+
+	if (!log)
+		return 2;
+
+	ident = get_reflog_ident(log);
+	if (!ident)
+		return 2;
+
+	return format_person_part(sb, part, ident, strlen(ident), dmode);
+}
+
 static size_t format_commit_one(struct strbuf *sb, const char *placeholder,
 				void *context)
 {
@@ -963,6 +980,14 @@ static size_t format_commit_one(struct strbuf *sb, const char *placeholder,
 			if (c->pretty_ctx->reflog_info)
 				get_reflog_message(sb, c->pretty_ctx->reflog_info);
 			return 2;
+		case 'n':
+		case 'N':
+		case 'e':
+		case 'E':
+			return format_reflog_person(sb,
+						    placeholder[1],
+						    c->pretty_ctx->reflog_info,
+						    c->pretty_ctx->date_mode);
 		}
 		return 0;	/* unknown %g placeholder */
 	case 'N':
diff --git a/reflog-walk.c b/reflog-walk.c
index 5d81d39a52..590737e844 100644
--- a/reflog-walk.c
+++ b/reflog-walk.c
@@ -291,6 +291,18 @@ void get_reflog_message(struct strbuf *sb,
 	strbuf_add(sb, info->message, len);
 }
 
+const char *get_reflog_ident(struct reflog_walk_info *reflog_info)
+{
+	struct commit_reflog *commit_reflog = reflog_info->last_commit_reflog;
+	struct reflog_info *info;
+
+	if (!commit_reflog)
+		return NULL;
+
+	info = &commit_reflog->reflogs->items[commit_reflog->recno+1];
+	return info->email;
+}
+
 void show_reflog_message(struct reflog_walk_info *reflog_info, int oneline,
 	enum date_mode dmode)
 {
diff --git a/reflog-walk.h b/reflog-walk.h
index 7bd2cd4c4e..afb1ae3fde 100644
--- a/reflog-walk.h
+++ b/reflog-walk.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ 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 const char *get_reflog_ident(struct reflog_walk_info *reflog_info);
 extern void get_reflog_selector(struct strbuf *sb,
 		struct reflog_walk_info *reflog_info,
 		enum date_mode dmode,
diff --git a/t/t6006-rev-list-format.sh b/t/t6006-rev-list-format.sh
index d918cc02d0..444279077e 100755
--- a/t/t6006-rev-list-format.sh
+++ b/t/t6006-rev-list-format.sh
@@ -267,6 +267,12 @@ test_expect_success '%gd shortens ref name' '
 	test_cmp expect.gd-short actual.gd-short
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'reflog identity' '
+	echo "C O Mitter:committer@example.com" >expect &&
+	git log -g -1 --format="%gn:%ge" >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'oneline with empty message' '
 	git commit -m "dummy" --allow-empty &&
 	git commit -m "dummy" --allow-empty &&