diff --git a/extensions/github/package.json b/extensions/github/package.json
index a1d9b4eb961..55e04b30804 100644
--- a/extensions/github/package.json
+++ b/extensions/github/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
     "contribShareMenu",
     "contribSourceControlHistoryItemMenu",
     "scmHistoryProvider",
-    "shareProvider"
+    "shareProvider",
+    "timeline"
   ],
   "contributes": {
     "commands": [
@@ -61,6 +62,11 @@
         "command": "github.graph.openOnGitHub",
         "title": "%command.openOnGitHub%",
         "icon": "$(github)"
+      },
+      {
+        "command": "github.timeline.openOnGitHub",
+        "title": "%command.openOnGitHub%",
+        "icon": "$(github)"
       }
     ],
     "continueEditSession": [
@@ -97,6 +103,10 @@
         {
           "command": "github.openOnVscodeDev",
           "when": "false"
+        },
+        {
+          "command": "github.timeline.openOnGitHub",
+          "when": "false"
         }
       ],
       "file/share": [
@@ -152,6 +162,13 @@
           "when": "github.hasGitHubRepo",
           "group": "1_open@1"
         }
+      ],
+      "timeline/item/context": [
+        {
+          "command": "github.timeline.openOnGitHub",
+          "group": "1_actions@3",
+          "when": "github.hasGitHubRepo && timelineItem =~ /git:file:commit\\b/"
+        }
       ]
     },
     "configuration": [
diff --git a/extensions/github/src/commands.ts b/extensions/github/src/commands.ts
index 805d91c7296..4e5587c09b5 100644
--- a/extensions/github/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/github/src/commands.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
-import { API as GitAPI, RefType } from './typings/git';
+import { API as GitAPI, RefType, Repository } from './typings/git';
 import { publishRepository } from './publish';
 import { DisposableStore, getRepositoryFromUrl } from './util';
 import { LinkContext, getCommitLink, getLink, getVscodeDevHost } from './links';
@@ -34,6 +34,29 @@ async function openVscodeDevLink(gitAPI: GitAPI): Promise<vscode.Uri | undefined
 	}
 }
 
+async function openOnGitHub(repository: Repository, commit: string): Promise<void> {
+	// Get the unique remotes that contain the commit
+	const branches = await repository.getBranches({ contains: commit, remote: true });
+	const remoteNames = new Set(branches.filter(b => b.type === RefType.RemoteHead && b.remote).map(b => b.remote!));
+
+	// GitHub remotes that contain the commit
+	const remotes = repository.state.remotes
+		.filter(r => remoteNames.has(r.name) && r.fetchUrl && getRepositoryFromUrl(r.fetchUrl));
+
+	if (remotes.length === 0) {
+		vscode.window.showInformationMessage(vscode.l10n.t('No GitHub remotes found that contain this commit.'));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// upstream -> origin -> first
+	const remote = remotes.find(r => r.name === 'upstream')
+		?? remotes.find(r => r.name === 'origin')
+		?? remotes[0];
+
+	const link = getCommitLink(remote.fetchUrl!, commit);
+	vscode.env.openExternal(vscode.Uri.parse(link));
+}
+
 export function registerCommands(gitAPI: GitAPI): vscode.Disposable {
 	const disposables = new DisposableStore();
 
@@ -72,26 +95,20 @@ export function registerCommands(gitAPI: GitAPI): vscode.Disposable {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		// Get the unique remotes that contain the commit
-		const branches = await apiRepository.getBranches({ contains: historyItem.id, remote: true });
-		const remoteNames = new Set(branches.filter(b => b.type === RefType.RemoteHead && b.remote).map(b => b.remote!));
+		await openOnGitHub(apiRepository, historyItem.id);
+	}));
 
-		// GitHub remotes that contain the commit
-		const remotes = apiRepository.state.remotes
-			.filter(r => remoteNames.has(r.name) && r.fetchUrl && getRepositoryFromUrl(r.fetchUrl));
-
-		if (remotes.length === 0) {
-			vscode.window.showInformationMessage(vscode.l10n.t('No GitHub remotes found that contain this commit.'));
+	disposables.add(vscode.commands.registerCommand('github.timeline.openOnGitHub', async (item: vscode.TimelineItem, uri: vscode.Uri) => {
+		if (!item.id || !uri) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		// upstream -> origin -> first
-		const remote = remotes.find(r => r.name === 'upstream')
-			?? remotes.find(r => r.name === 'origin')
-			?? remotes[0];
+		const apiRepository = gitAPI.getRepository(uri);
+		if (!apiRepository) {
+			return;
+		}
 
-		const link = getCommitLink(remote.fetchUrl!, historyItem.id);
-		vscode.env.openExternal(vscode.Uri.parse(link));
+		await openOnGitHub(apiRepository, item.id);
 	}));
 
 	disposables.add(vscode.commands.registerCommand('github.openOnVscodeDev', async () => {
diff --git a/extensions/github/tsconfig.json b/extensions/github/tsconfig.json
index 6b9a6e7db0a..8435c0d09e8 100644
--- a/extensions/github/tsconfig.json
+++ b/extensions/github/tsconfig.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 		"../../src/vscode-dts/vscode.d.ts",
 		"../../src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.canonicalUriProvider.d.ts",
 		"../../src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.scmHistoryProvider.d.ts",
-		"../../src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.shareProvider.d.ts"
+		"../../src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.shareProvider.d.ts",
+		"../../src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.timeline.d.ts"
 	]
 }