diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/commits_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/commits_helper.go
index 448c451d3..3d58e6aec 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/commits_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/commits_helper.go
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+	"unicode"
 
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/git_commands"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gocui"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
-	"github.com/samber/lo"
 )
 
 type CommitsHelper struct {
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ func (self *CommitsHelper) SplitCommitMessageAndDescription(message string) (str
 	return summary, description
 }
 
+// joinCommitMessageAndDescription is the inverse of
+// SplitCommitMessageAndDescription.
+func (self *CommitsHelper) joinCommitMessageAndDescription(summary string, description string) string {
+	if len(description) == 0 {
+		return summary
+	}
+	return summary + "\n\n" + description
+}
+
 // SplitPreservedCommitMessage splits a message in our preservation format
 // (summary and description joined by a single "\n") into summary and description.
 // It is lossless: round-tripping through JoinCommitMessageAndUnwrappedDescription
@@ -103,9 +112,7 @@ func TryRemoveHardLineBreaks(message string, autoWrapWidth int) string {
 }
 
 func (self *CommitsHelper) SwitchToEditor() error {
-	message := lo.Ternary(len(self.getCommitDescription()) == 0,
-		self.getCommitSummary(),
-		self.getCommitSummary()+"\n\n"+self.getCommitDescription())
+	message := self.joinCommitMessageAndDescription(self.getCommitSummary(), self.getCommitDescription())
 	filepath := filepath.Join(self.c.OS().GetTempDir(), self.c.Git().RepoPaths.RepoName(), time.Now().Format("Jan _2 15.04.05.000000000")+".msg")
 	err := self.c.OS().CreateFileWithContent(filepath, message)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -242,12 +249,27 @@ func (self *CommitsHelper) OpenCommitMenu(suggestionFunc func(string) []*types.S
 			},
 			Keys: menuKey('c'),
 		},
+		{
+			Label: self.c.Tr.CopyCommitMessageToClipboard,
+			OnPress: func() error {
+				return self.copyCommitMessageToClipboard()
+			},
+			Keys: menuKey('C'),
+		},
 		{
 			Label: self.c.Tr.PasteCommitMessageFromClipboard,
 			OnPress: func() error {
 				return self.pasteCommitMessageFromClipboard()
 			},
-			Keys: menuKey('p'),
+			Keys: menuKey('V'),
+		},
+		{
+			Label: self.c.Tr.ClearCommitMessage,
+			OnPress: func() error {
+				self.setSummaryAndDescriptionInView("", "")
+				return nil
+			},
+			Keys: menuKey('d'),
 		},
 	}
 	return self.c.Menu(types.CreateMenuOptions{
@@ -271,6 +293,30 @@ func (self *CommitsHelper) addCoAuthor(suggestionFunc func(string) []*types.Sugg
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (self *CommitsHelper) copyCommitMessageToClipboard() error {
+	// The panel keeps the space at the end of each line that it wraps. Git
+	// strips trailing whitespace when it commits, so do the same here; this
+	// makes the copied message look like the committed one.
+	message := stripTrailingWhitespace(
+		self.joinCommitMessageAndDescription(self.getCommitSummary(), self.getCommitDescription()))
+
+	self.c.LogAction(self.c.Tr.Actions.CopyCommitMessageToClipboard)
+	if err := self.c.OS().CopyToClipboard(message); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	self.c.Toast(self.c.Tr.CommitMessageCopiedToClipboard)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func stripTrailingWhitespace(message string) string {
+	lines := strings.Split(message, "\n")
+	for i, line := range lines {
+		lines[i] = strings.TrimRightFunc(line, unicode.IsSpace)
+	}
+	return strings.Join(lines, "\n")
+}
+
 func (self *CommitsHelper) pasteCommitMessageFromClipboard() error {
 	message, err := self.c.OS().PasteFromClipboard()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index 3d4689d8a..d8aad8b99 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -765,8 +765,10 @@ type TranslationSet struct {
 	CopyCommitHashToClipboard             string
 	CommitHash                            string
 	CommitURL                             string
+	CopyCommitMessageToClipboard          string
 	PasteCommitMessageFromClipboard       string
 	SurePasteCommitMessage                string
+	ClearCommitMessage                    string
 	CommitMessage                         string
 	CommitMessageBody                     string
 	CommitSubject                         string
@@ -2002,8 +2004,10 @@ func EnglishTranslationSet() *TranslationSet {
 		CopyCommitHashToClipboard:                "Copy abbreviated commit hash to clipboard",
 		CommitHash:                               "Commit hash",
 		CommitURL:                                "Commit URL",
+		CopyCommitMessageToClipboard:             "Copy commit message to clipboard",
 		PasteCommitMessageFromClipboard:          "Paste commit message from clipboard",
 		SurePasteCommitMessage:                   "Pasting will overwrite the current commit message, continue?",
+		ClearCommitMessage:                       "Clear commit message",
 		CommitMessage:                            "Commit message (subject and body)",
 		CommitMessageBody:                        "Commit message body",
 		CommitSubject:                            "Commit subject",
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/clear_commit_message.go b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/clear_commit_message.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c5909357
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/clear_commit_message.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package commit
+
+import (
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
+	. "github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/integration/components"
+)
+
+var ClearCommitMessage = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
+	Description:  "Clear the commit message in the commit message panel",
+	ExtraCmdArgs: []string{},
+	Skip:         false,
+	SetupConfig:  func(config *config.AppConfig) {},
+	SetupRepo: func(shell *Shell) {
+		shell.CreateFileAndAdd("file", "file content")
+	},
+	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
+		t.Views().Files().
+			Focus().
+			Press(keys.Files.CommitChanges)
+
+		t.ExpectPopup().CommitMessagePanel().
+			Type("subject").
+			SwitchToDescription().
+			Type("first line").
+			AddNewline().
+			Type("second line").
+			SwitchToSummary().
+			OpenCommitMenu()
+
+		t.ExpectPopup().Menu().Title(Equals("Commit Menu")).
+			Select(Contains("Clear commit message")).
+			Confirm()
+
+		t.ExpectPopup().CommitMessagePanel().
+			Content(Equals("")).
+			SwitchToDescription().
+			Content(Equals(""))
+	},
+})
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/copy_commit_message_from_panel.go b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/copy_commit_message_from_panel.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..12da37d46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/copy_commit_message_from_panel.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package commit
+
+import (
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
+	. "github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/integration/components"
+)
+
+var CopyCommitMessageFromPanel = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
+	Description:  "Copy the commit message from the commit message panel to the clipboard",
+	ExtraCmdArgs: []string{},
+	Skip:         false,
+	SetupConfig: func(config *config.AppConfig) {
+		config.GetUserConfig().OS.CopyToClipboardCmd = "printf '%s' {{text}} > ../clipboard"
+	},
+	SetupRepo: func(shell *Shell) {
+		shell.CreateFileAndAdd("file", "file content")
+	},
+	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
+		t.Views().Files().
+			Focus().
+			Press(keys.Files.CommitChanges)
+
+		t.ExpectPopup().CommitMessagePanel().
+			Type("subject").
+			SwitchToDescription().
+			Type("This line is longer than the auto-wrap width, so the clipboard gets it with a line break").
+			AddNewline().
+			Type("second line").
+			SwitchToSummary().
+			OpenCommitMenu()
+
+		t.ExpectPopup().Menu().Title(Equals("Commit Menu")).
+			Select(Contains("Copy commit message to clipboard")).
+			Confirm()
+
+		t.ExpectToast(Equals("Commit message copied to clipboard"))
+
+		t.FileSystem().FileContent("../clipboard", Equals(
+			"subject\n\nThis line is longer than the auto-wrap width, so the clipboard gets it\nwith a line break\nsecond line"))
+
+		t.ExpectPopup().CommitMessagePanel().
+			Content(Equals("subject"))
+	},
+})
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go b/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go
index 6d66a1080..c6ee9564f 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ var tests = []*components.IntegrationTest{
 	commit.CheckoutFileFromCommit,
 	commit.CheckoutFileFromRangeSelectionOfCommits,
 	commit.CheckoutFileWithLocalModifications,
+	commit.ClearCommitMessage,
 	commit.Commit,
 	commit.CommitAllWithNestedRepository,
 	commit.CommitDuringSquashMerge,
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ var tests = []*components.IntegrationTest{
 	commit.CommitWithNonMatchingBranchName,
 	commit.CommitWithPrefix,
 	commit.CopyAuthorToClipboard,
+	commit.CopyCommitMessageFromPanel,
 	commit.CopyMessageBodyToClipboard,
 	commit.CopyTagToClipboard,
 	commit.CreateAmendCommit,