diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7c235b432c..90084f17c6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 * The list of conflicted paths is printed whenever the working copy changes.
   This can be disabled with the `--quiet` option.
 
+* Commit objects in templates now have a `mine() -> Boolean` method analog to the same function in revsets.
+  It evaluates to true if the email of the commit author matches the current `user.email`.
+
 ### Fixed bugs
 
 ## [0.16.0] - 2024-04-03
diff --git a/cli/src/commit_templater.rs b/cli/src/commit_templater.rs
index ca65f19b1b..17c321f968 100644
--- a/cli/src/commit_templater.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commit_templater.rs
@@ -458,6 +458,12 @@ fn builtin_commit_methods<'repo>() -> CommitTemplateBuildMethodFnMap<'repo, Comm
             Ok(L::wrap_signature(out_property))
         },
     );
+    map.insert("mine", |language, _build_ctx, self_property, function| {
+        template_parser::expect_no_arguments(function)?;
+        let user_email = language.revset_parse_context.user_email.clone();
+        let out_property = self_property.map(move |commit| commit.author().email == user_email);
+        Ok(L::wrap_boolean(out_property))
+    });
     map.insert(
         "working_copies",
         |language, _build_ctx, self_property, function| {
diff --git a/cli/tests/test_commit_template.rs b/cli/tests/test_commit_template.rs
index 26111a3a2c..a0cace113e 100644
--- a/cli/tests/test_commit_template.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/test_commit_template.rs
@@ -146,6 +146,35 @@ fn test_log_author_timestamp_local() {
     "###);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_mine_is_true_when_author_is_user() {
+    let test_env = TestEnvironment::default();
+    test_env.jj_cmd_ok(test_env.env_root(), &["init", "repo", "--git"]);
+    let repo_path = test_env.env_root().join("repo");
+    test_env.jj_cmd_ok(
+        &repo_path,
+        &[
+            "--config-toml=user.email='johndoe@example.com'",
+            "--config-toml=user.name='John Doe'",
+            "new",
+        ],
+    );
+
+    let stdout = test_env.jj_cmd_success(
+        &repo_path,
+        &[
+            "log",
+            "-T",
+            r#"coalesce(if(mine, "mine"), author.email(), email_placeholder)"#,
+        ],
+    );
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @r###"
+    @  johndoe@example.com
+    ◉  mine
+    ◉  (no email set)
+    "###);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_log_default() {
     let test_env = TestEnvironment::default();
diff --git a/docs/templates.md b/docs/templates.md
index 9db50f6285..f6a33b64c3 100644
--- a/docs/templates.md
+++ b/docs/templates.md
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ This type cannot be printed. The following methods are defined.
 * `parents() -> List<Commit>`
 * `author() -> Signature`
 * `committer() -> Signature`
+* `mine() -> Boolean`: Commits where the author's email matches the email of the current
+  user.
 * `working_copies() -> String`: For multi-workspace repository, indicate
   working-copy commit as `<workspace name>@`.
 * `current_working_copy() -> Boolean`: True for the working-copy commit of the