diff --git a/src/webviews/apps/commitDetails/commitDetails.html b/src/webviews/apps/commitDetails/commitDetails.html
index e8b8807..f539a65 100644
--- a/src/webviews/apps/commitDetails/commitDetails.html
+++ b/src/webviews/apps/commitDetails/commitDetails.html
@@ -10,8 +10,15 @@
 			<!-- commitDetails:choices -->
 			<div class="commit-detail-panel__none" id="empty" aria-hidden="true">
 				<p><code-icon icon="warning"></code-icon> <span>No commit selected</span></p>
-				<p>
-					<button class="button button--full" type="button" data-action="pick-commit">Pick Commit...</button>
+				<p class="button-container">
+					<span class="button-group">
+						<button class="button button--full" type="button" data-action="pick-commit">
+							Pick Commit...
+						</button>
+						<button class="button" type="button" data-action="search-commit">
+							<code-icon icon="search"></code-icon>
+						</button>
+					</span>
 				</p>
 				<!-- <p><button class="button button--full" type="button">Follow Open Files</button></p> -->
 			</div>
diff --git a/src/webviews/apps/commitDetails/commitDetails.scss b/src/webviews/apps/commitDetails/commitDetails.scss
index f6aae0f..069d0fc 100644
--- a/src/webviews/apps/commitDetails/commitDetails.scss
+++ b/src/webviews/apps/commitDetails/commitDetails.scss
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ ul {
 	display: inline-block;
 	border: none;
 	padding: 0.4rem;
+	font-family: inherit;
 	font-size: inherit;
-	line-height: inherit;
+	line-height: 1.4;
 	text-align: center;
 	text-decoration: none;
 	user-select: none;
@@ -71,6 +72,30 @@ ul {
 	&--full {
 		width: 100%;
 	}
+
+	code-icon {
+		pointer-events: none;
+	}
+}
+
+.button-container {
+	margin: 1rem auto 0;
+	text-align: left;
+	max-width: 30rem;
+	transition: max-width .2s ease-out;
+}
+
+.button-group {
+	display: inline-flex;
+	gap: 0.1rem;
+	width: 100%;
+	max-width: 30rem;
+}
+
+@media (min-width: 640px) {
+	.button-container {
+		max-width: 100%;
+	}
 }
 
 // webview-specific styles
@@ -172,7 +197,7 @@ ul {
 	}
 
 	&__message {
-		font-size: 1.5rem;
+		font-size: 1.3rem;
 		border: 1px solid var(--color-background--lighten-15);
 		padding: 0.5rem;
 	}
@@ -187,6 +212,11 @@ ul {
 			-webkit-box-orient: vertical;
 			overflow: hidden;
 		}
+
+		strong {
+			font-weight: 600;
+			font-size: 1.4rem;
+		}
 	}
 
 	&__commit-action {
diff --git a/src/webviews/apps/commitDetails/commitDetails.ts b/src/webviews/apps/commitDetails/commitDetails.ts
index c763e41..254aec0 100644
--- a/src/webviews/apps/commitDetails/commitDetails.ts
+++ b/src/webviews/apps/commitDetails/commitDetails.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
 	OpenFileOnRemoteCommandType,
 	PickCommitCommandType,
 	RichContentNotificationType,
+	SearchCommitCommandType,
 	State,
 } from '../../commitDetails/protocol';
 import { App } from '../shared/appBase';
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ export class CommitDetailsApp extends App<State> {
 			),
 			DOM.on('[data-action="commit-show-actions"]', 'click', e => this.onCommitMoreActions(e)),
 			DOM.on('[data-action="pick-commit"]', 'click', e => this.onPickCommit(e)),
+			DOM.on('[data-action="search-commit"]', 'click', e => this.onSearchCommit(e)),
 			DOM.on('[data-action="autolink-settings"]', 'click', e => this.onAutolinkSettings(e)),
 		];
 
@@ -70,6 +72,10 @@ export class CommitDetailsApp extends App<State> {
 		this.sendCommand(AutolinkSettingsCommandType, undefined);
 	}
 
+	onSearchCommit(_e: MouseEvent) {
+		this.sendCommand(SearchCommitCommandType, undefined);
+	}
+
 	onPickCommit(_e: MouseEvent) {
 		this.sendCommand(PickCommitCommandType, undefined);
 	}
diff --git a/src/webviews/commitDetails/commitDetailsWebviewView.ts b/src/webviews/commitDetails/commitDetailsWebviewView.ts
index 3fc8af1..86a4f67 100644
--- a/src/webviews/commitDetails/commitDetailsWebviewView.ts
+++ b/src/webviews/commitDetails/commitDetailsWebviewView.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
 	PickCommitCommandType,
 	RichCommitDetails,
 	RichContentNotificationType,
+	SearchCommitCommandType,
 	State,
 } from './protocol';
 
@@ -87,6 +88,11 @@ export class CommitDetailsWebviewView extends WebviewViewBase<State> {
 					this.showCommitPicker();
 				});
 				break;
+			case SearchCommitCommandType.method:
+				onIpc(SearchCommitCommandType, e, _params => {
+					this.showCommitSearch();
+				});
+				break;
 			case AutolinkSettingsCommandType.method:
 				onIpc(AutolinkSettingsCommandType, e, _params => {
 					this.showAutolinkSettings();
@@ -103,6 +109,12 @@ export class CommitDetailsWebviewView extends WebviewViewBase<State> {
 		void executeCommand(Commands.ShowSettingsPageAndJumpToAutolinks);
 	}
 
+	private showCommitSearch() {
+		void executeCommand(Commands.SearchCommits, {
+			showResultsInDetails: true,
+		});
+	}
+
 	private showCommitPicker() {
 		void executeGitCommand({ command: 'log', state: { openPickInView: true } });
 	}
diff --git a/src/webviews/commitDetails/protocol.ts b/src/webviews/commitDetails/protocol.ts
index b1e2f2f..e26bfb2 100644
--- a/src/webviews/commitDetails/protocol.ts
+++ b/src/webviews/commitDetails/protocol.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export const FileComparePreviousCommandType = new IpcCommandType<FileParams>('co
 export const FileMoreActionsCommandType = new IpcCommandType<FileParams>('commit/file/moreActions');
 export const CommitActionsCommandType = new IpcCommandType<undefined>('commit/moreActions');
 export const PickCommitCommandType = new IpcCommandType<undefined>('commit/pickCommit');
+export const SearchCommitCommandType = new IpcCommandType<undefined>('commit/searchCommit');
 export const AutolinkSettingsCommandType = new IpcCommandType<undefined>('commit/autolinkSettings');
 
 // NOTIFICATIONS