diff --git a/doc/gitsigns.txt b/doc/gitsigns.txt
index c6f49199e..1c746efda 100644
--- a/doc/gitsigns.txt
+++ b/doc/gitsigns.txt
@@ -300,6 +300,8 @@ blame_line({opts}, {callback?})                        *gitsigns.blame_line()*
                              Display full commit message with hunk.
                            • {ignore_whitespace}: (boolean)
                              Ignore whitespace when running blame.
+                           • {rev}: (string)
+                             Revision to blame against.
 
 get_hunks({bufnr})                                      *gitsigns.get_hunks()*
                 Get hunk array for specified buffer.
diff --git a/lua/gitsigns/actions.lua b/lua/gitsigns/actions.lua
index 452033f0f..ce57edb17 100644
--- a/lua/gitsigns/actions.lua
+++ b/lua/gitsigns/actions.lua
@@ -898,11 +898,14 @@ end
 ---       Display full commit message with hunk.
 ---     • {ignore_whitespace}: (boolean)
 ---       Ignore whitespace when running blame.
+---     • {rev}: (string)
+---       Revision to blame against.
 M.blame_line = async.create(1, function(opts)
   if popup.focus_open('blame') then
     return
   end
 
+  --- @type Gitsigns.LineBlameOpts
   opts = opts or {}
 
   local bufnr = current_buf()
@@ -926,7 +929,7 @@ M.blame_line = async.create(1, function(opts)
     loading:close()
   end)
 
-  if not api.nvim_buf_is_valid(bufnr) then
+  if not manager.schedule(bufnr) then
     return
   end
 
diff --git a/lua/gitsigns/cache.lua b/lua/gitsigns/cache.lua
index 8fe597e73..34feb5356 100644
--- a/lua/gitsigns/cache.lua
+++ b/lua/gitsigns/cache.lua
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ local BLAME_THRESHOLD_LEN = 1000000
 
 --- @private
 --- @param lnum integer
---- @param opts Gitsigns.CurrentLineBlameOpts
+--- @param opts Gitsigns.BlameOpts
 --- @return table<integer,Gitsigns.BlameInfo?>?
 function CacheEntry:run_blame(lnum, opts)
   local bufnr = self.bufnr
@@ -124,9 +124,14 @@ local function get_blame_nc(file, lnum)
 end
 
 --- @param lnum integer
---- @param opts Gitsigns.CurrentLineBlameOpts
+--- @param opts Gitsigns.BlameOpts
 --- @return Gitsigns.BlameInfo?
 function CacheEntry:get_blame(lnum, opts)
+  if opts.rev then
+    local buftext = util.buf_lines(self.bufnr)
+    return self.git_obj:run_blame(buftext, lnum, opts.ignore_whitespace)[lnum]
+  end
+
   local blame_cache = self.blame
 
   if not blame_cache or not blame_cache[lnum] then
diff --git a/lua/gitsigns/config.lua b/lua/gitsigns/config.lua
index 96f2613f2..960303087 100644
--- a/lua/gitsigns/config.lua
+++ b/lua/gitsigns/config.lua
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 --- @class (exact) Gitsigns.SchemaElem.Deprecated
 ---
 --- Used for renaming fields.
---- @field new_field string
+--- @field new_field? string
 ---
 --- Documentation for deprecation. Will be added to the help file and used in
 --- the notification if `hard = true`.
---- @field message string
+--- @field message? string
 ---
 --- Emit a message via vim.notify
---- @field hard boolean
+--- @field hard? boolean
 
 --- @class (exact) Gitsigns.SchemaElem
 --- @field type string|string[]
@@ -50,12 +50,18 @@
 
 --- @alias Gitsigns.CurrentLineBlameFmtFun fun(user: string, info: table<string,any>, opts: Gitsigns.CurrentLineBlameFmtOpts): {[1]:string,[2]:string}[]
 
---- @class (exact) Gitsigns.CurrentLineBlameOpts
---- @field virt_text boolean
---- @field virt_text_pos 'eol'|'overlay'|'right_align'
---- @field delay integer
---- @field ignore_whitespace boolean
---- @field virt_text_priority integer
+--- @class (exact) Gitsigns.CurrentLineBlameOpts : Gitsigns.BlameOpts
+--- @field virt_text? boolean
+--- @field virt_text_pos? 'eol'|'overlay'|'right_align'
+--- @field delay? integer
+--- @field virt_text_priority? integer
+
+--- @class (exact) Gitsigns.BlameOpts
+--- @field ignore_whitespace? boolean
+--- @field rev? string
+
+--- @class (exact) Gitsigns.LineBlameOpts : Gitsigns.BlameOpts
+--- @field full? boolean
 
 --- @class (exact) Gitsigns.Config
 --- @field debug_mode boolean
diff --git a/lua/gitsigns/diffthis.lua b/lua/gitsigns/diffthis.lua
index 2795c7bf2..a2ff8fa82 100644
--- a/lua/gitsigns/diffthis.lua
+++ b/lua/gitsigns/diffthis.lua
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ local function bufread(bufnr, dbufnr, base)
 
   local modifiable = vim.bo[dbufnr].modifiable
   vim.bo[dbufnr].modifiable = true
-  Status:update(dbufnr, {head = comp_rev})
+  Status:update(dbufnr, { head = comp_rev })
 
   util.set_lines(dbufnr, 0, -1, text)