diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 486ff6f..cd6bea9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ If this option is selected, only the last word of the author's name will be disp
 
 Default date format is `YYYY-MM-DD`. This feature is backed by [moment.js](http://momentjs.com/). Any formats [supported by moment](http://momentjs.com/docs/#/displaying/format/) are valid here.
 
-### Color commit authors
-If this option is selected, the commit authors will appear with a unique color to make them easily recognisable.
+### Color Commit
+If this option is selected, the commit authors or commit will appear with a unique color to make them easily recognisable.
 
 ### Custom Remote Repo Url
 This plugin will first check to see if your repo is backed by **GitHub**, **Bitbucket**, or **GitLab** so nothing is required if your repo is hosted on one of these.
diff --git a/lib/components/BlameLine.js b/lib/components/BlameLine.js
index a6b7296..42040f8 100644
--- a/lib/components/BlameLine.js
+++ b/lib/components/BlameLine.js
@@ -37,12 +37,20 @@ export default function BlameLine(props) {
     showOnlyLastNames,
     showHash,
     viewCommitUrl,
-    colorCommitAuthors,
+    colorCommit,
   } = props;
 
   const displayName = showOnlyLastNames ? lastWord(author) : author;
+  let color;
+  if (colorCommit === 'hash') {
+    color = stringToColour(hash);
+  } else if (colorCommit === 'author') {
+    color = stringToColour(author);
+  } else {
+    color = null;
+  }
   return (
-    <div className={`blame-line ${className}`} style={{ borderRight: colorCommitAuthors ? `2px solid ${stringToColour(author)}` : 'none' }}>
+    <div className={`blame-line ${className}`} style={{ borderRight: color ? `2px solid ${color}` : 'none' }}>
       <a href={viewCommitUrl}>
         {showHash ? <span className="hash">{hash.substring(0, HASH_LENGTH)}</span> : null}
         <span className="date">{date}</span>
diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
index 243b82b..b169250 100644
--- a/lib/config.js
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -29,8 +29,13 @@ export default {
     type: 'boolean',
     default: true,
   },
-  colorCommitAuthors: {
-    type: 'boolean',
-    default: false,
-  },
+  colorCommit: {
+    type: 'string',
+    default: 'NONE',
+    enum: [
+      {value: 'NONE', description: 'No Color'},
+      {value: 'author', description: 'Assign color for each Author'},
+      {value: 'hash', description: 'Assign color for each commit'}
+    ]
+  }
 };
diff --git a/lib/util/BlameGutter.js b/lib/util/BlameGutter.js
index cd4ceb0..2d0e5c5 100644
--- a/lib/util/BlameGutter.js
+++ b/lib/util/BlameGutter.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export default class BlameGutter {
   updateLineMarkers(filePath) {
     const showOnlyLastNames = atom.config.get('git-blame.showOnlyLastNames');
     const showHash = atom.config.get('git-blame.showHash');
-    const colorCommitAuthors = atom.config.get('git-blame.colorCommitAuthors');
+    const colorCommit = atom.config.get('git-blame.colorCommit');
     return repositoryForEditorPath(filePath)
       .then((repo) => {
         const blamer = new Blamer(repo);
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export default class BlameGutter {
             viewCommitUrl,
             showOnlyLastNames,
             showHash,
-            colorCommitAuthors,
+            colorCommit,
           };
 
           // adding one marker to the first line