diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/profile/ProfilePopover.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/profile/ProfilePopover.svelte
index 19fea4f46..f79b3cb3e 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/profile/ProfilePopover.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/profile/ProfilePopover.svelte
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
 	let vouchesLoading = $state(false);
 	let requested = false;
 
+	let hovercard = $state<Hovercard>();
+	export const toggle = () => hovercard?.toggle() ?? false;
+
 	const gate = createAuthorGate(
 		() => card?.moderation,
 		() => card?.did
@@ -107,7 +110,14 @@
 	};
 </script>
 
-<Hovercard {disabled} {openDelay} class={className} cardClass="w-80 p-sm" onIntent={load}>
+<Hovercard
+	bind:this={hovercard}
+	{disabled}
+	{openDelay}
+	class={className}
+	cardClass="w-80 p-sm"
+	onIntent={load}
+>
 	{#snippet content()}
 		{#if status === "loaded" && gate.masked}
 			<ModerationNotice {gate} />
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/repo/CommitRow.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/repo/CommitRow.svelte
index 134931aed..e2c405015 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/repo/CommitRow.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/repo/CommitRow.svelte
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
 	import { resolve } from "$app/paths";
 	import Copy from "$icon/copy";
 	import FolderCode from "$icon/folder-code";
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@
 	import Tag from "#lib/components/ui/Tag.svelte";
 	import TimeAgo from "#lib/components/ui/TimeAgo.svelte";
 	import User from "#lib/components/ui/User.svelte";
+	import ProfilePopover from "#lib/components/profile/ProfilePopover.svelte";
+	import { profileIdentifier } from "#lib/api/identity.ts";
 	import { hasBodyBeyondSignOffs, signOffsFrom } from "#lib/api/repo.ts";
 	import type { CommitStatuses } from "#lib/api/commitStatuses.ts";
 	import PipelineWorkflows from "#lib/components/repo/pipelines/PipelineWorkflows.svelte";
@@ -47,6 +50,11 @@
 	const treeHref = $derived(resolve(`${base}/tree/${commit.hash}` as "/"));
 
 	let expanded = $state(false);
+	let profilePopover = $state<ProfilePopover>();
+
+	const openAuthor = (did: string, handle: string) => {
+		if (!profilePopover?.toggle()) goto(resolve(`/${profileIdentifier(handle, did)}` as "/"));
+	};
 
 	const signOffs = $derived(signOffsFrom(commit.body));
 	const hasBody = $derived(hasBodyBeyondSignOffs(commit.body));
@@ -54,7 +62,24 @@
 
 {#snippet author(extra = "")}
 	<span class="relative z-1 flex min-h-7 min-w-0 items-center gap-xs {extra}">
-		{#if commit.authorHandle}
+		{#if commit.authorHandle && commit.authorDid}
+			{@const did = commit.authorDid}
+			{@const handle = commit.authorHandle}
+			<ProfilePopover
+				bind:this={profilePopover}
+				identifier={did}
+				class="-ml-2 max-w-[calc(100%+0.5rem)]"
+			>
+				<Button
+					variant="ghost"
+					size="small"
+					class="min-w-0 text-foreground-default"
+					onclick={() => openAuthor(did, handle)}
+				>
+					<User {did} {handle} class="min-w-0" />
+				</Button>
+			</ProfilePopover>
+		{:else if commit.authorHandle}
 			<User did={commit.authorDid} handle={commit.authorHandle} class="min-w-0" link />
 		{:else if commit.authorName && commit.authorEmail && !commit.authorDid}
 			<a
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/ui/Hovercard.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/ui/Hovercard.svelte
index d4fffe28d..9bef9d704 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/ui/Hovercard.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/ui/Hovercard.svelte
@@ -129,6 +129,17 @@
 		cardEl.hidePopover();
 	};
 
+	export const toggle = () => {
+		if (inactive) return false;
+		if (cardEl?.matches(":popover-open")) {
+			hide();
+		} else {
+			onIntent?.();
+			show();
+		}
+		return true;
+	};
+
 	const scheduleShow = (event: PointerEvent) => {
 		// touch has no hover; a tap would open the card and swallow the tap's own action
 		if (inactive || event.pointerType === "touch") return;