diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cc148d9..32092bc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this p
 
 - Refines AI prompts to provide better commit message generation and explanation results
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixes [#3018](https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/issues/3018) - Line blame overlay is broken when commit message contains a `)`
+
 ## [14.5.0] - 2023-11-13
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/commands/base.ts b/src/commands/base.ts
index f695b2d..b60d1ae 100644
--- a/src/commands/base.ts
+++ b/src/commands/base.ts
@@ -285,7 +285,8 @@ export abstract class Command implements Disposable {
 		command: Commands | `${Commands.ActionPrefix}${ActionContext['type']}`,
 		args: T,
 	): string {
-		return `command:${command}?${encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(args))}`;
+		// Since we are using the command in a markdown link, we need to escape ()'s so they don't get interpreted as markdown
+		return `command:${command}?${encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(args)).replace(/([()])/g, '\\$1')}`;
 	}
 
 	protected readonly contextParsingOptions: CommandContextParsingOptions = { expectsEditor: false };
diff --git a/src/git/formatters/commitFormatter.ts b/src/git/formatters/commitFormatter.ts
index 370e228..27608fb 100644
--- a/src/git/formatters/commitFormatter.ts
+++ b/src/git/formatters/commitFormatter.ts
@@ -438,7 +438,8 @@ export class CommitFormatter extends Formatter<GitCommit, CommitFormatOptions> {
 		if (arePlusFeaturesEnabled()) {
 			commands += ` &nbsp;[$(gitlens-graph)](${Command.getMarkdownCommandArgsCore<ShowInCommitGraphCommandArgs>(
 				Commands.ShowInCommitGraph,
-				{ ref: getReferenceFromRevision(this._item) },
+				// Avoid including the message here, it just bloats the command url
+				{ ref: getReferenceFromRevision(this._item, { excludeMessage: true }) },
 			)} "Open in Commit Graph")`;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/git/models/reference.ts b/src/git/models/reference.ts
index b6cab92..43fa67a 100644
--- a/src/git/models/reference.ts
+++ b/src/git/models/reference.ts
@@ -233,20 +233,20 @@ export function getReferenceFromBranch(branch: GitBranchReference) {
 	});
 }
 
-export function getReferenceFromRevision(revision: GitRevisionReference) {
+export function getReferenceFromRevision(revision: GitRevisionReference, options?: { excludeMessage?: boolean }) {
 	if (revision.refType === 'stash') {
 		return createReference(revision.ref, revision.repoPath, {
 			refType: revision.refType,
 			name: revision.name,
 			number: revision.number,
-			message: revision.message,
+			message: options?.excludeMessage ? undefined : revision.message,
 		});
 	}
 
 	return createReference(revision.ref, revision.repoPath, {
 		refType: revision.refType,
 		name: revision.name,
-		message: revision.message,
+		message: options?.excludeMessage ? undefined : revision.message,
 	});
 }