diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index ef414e316..97e147892 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -48,4 +48,5 @@ Contributors are:
 -Hiroki Tokunaga <tokusan441 _at_ gmail.com>
 -Julien Mauroy <pro.julien.mauroy _at_ gmail.com>
 -Patrick Gerard
+-Luke Twist <itsluketwist@gmail.com>
 Portions derived from other open source works and are clearly marked.
diff --git a/git/config.py b/git/config.py
index 5f07cb002..71d7ea689 100644
--- a/git/config.py
+++ b/git/config.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 CONDITIONAL_INCLUDE_REGEXP = re.compile(r"(?<=includeIf )\"(gitdir|gitdir/i|onbranch):(.+)\"")
 
 
-class MetaParserBuilder(abc.ABCMeta):
+class MetaParserBuilder(abc.ABCMeta):  # noqa: B024
     """Utility class wrapping base-class methods into decorators that assure read-only properties"""
 
     def __new__(cls, name: str, bases: Tuple, clsdict: Dict[str, Any]) -> "MetaParserBuilder":
diff --git a/git/objects/commit.py b/git/objects/commit.py
index 66cb91918..cf7d9aaa2 100644
--- a/git/objects/commit.py
+++ b/git/objects/commit.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # This module is part of GitPython and is released under
 # the BSD License: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php
 import datetime
+import re
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 from gitdb import IStream
 from git.util import hex_to_bin, Actor, Stats, finalize_process
@@ -738,3 +739,24 @@ def _deserialize(self, stream: BytesIO) -> "Commit":
         return self
 
     # } END serializable implementation
+
+    @property
+    def co_authors(self) -> List[Actor]:
+        """
+        Search the commit message for any co-authors of this commit.
+        Details on co-authors: https://github.blog/2018-01-29-commit-together-with-co-authors/
+
+        :return: List of co-authors for this commit (as Actor objects).
+        """
+        co_authors = []
+
+        if self.message:
+            results = re.findall(
+                r"^Co-authored-by: (.*) <(.*?)>$",
+                self.message,
+                re.MULTILINE,
+            )
+            for author in results:
+                co_authors.append(Actor(*author))
+
+        return co_authors
diff --git a/test/test_commit.py b/test/test_commit.py
index 821269878..c5a43c94a 100644
--- a/test/test_commit.py
+++ b/test/test_commit.py
@@ -509,3 +509,18 @@ def test_trailers(self):
         assert KEY_1 not in commit.trailers.keys()
         assert KEY_2 in commit.trailers.keys()
         assert commit.trailers[KEY_2] == VALUE_2
+
+    def test_commit_co_authors(self):
+        commit = copy.copy(self.rorepo.commit("4251bd5"))
+        commit.message = """Commit message
+
+Co-authored-by: Test User 1 <602352+test@users.noreply.github.com>
+Co-authored-by: test_user_2 <another_user-email@github.com>
+Co_authored_by: test_user_x <test@github.com>
+Co-authored-by: test_user_y <test@github.com> text
+Co-authored-by: test_user_3 <test_user_3@github.com>"""
+        assert commit.co_authors == [
+            Actor("Test User 1", "602352+test@users.noreply.github.com"),
+            Actor("test_user_2", "another_user-email@github.com"),
+            Actor("test_user_3", "test_user_3@github.com"),
+        ]
diff --git a/test/test_util.py b/test/test_util.py
index eb0161898..90dd89a91 100644
--- a/test/test_util.py
+++ b/test/test_util.py
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@
 
 import os
 import pickle
+import sys
 import tempfile
 import time
 from unittest import mock, skipIf
 from datetime import datetime
 
+import pytest
 import ddt
 
 from git.cmd import dashify
@@ -154,6 +156,11 @@ def test_lock_file(self):
         lock_file._obtain_lock_or_raise()
         lock_file._release_lock()
 
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(
+        sys.platform == "cygwin",
+        reason="Cygwin fails here for some reason, always",
+        raises=AssertionError
+    )
     def test_blocking_lock_file(self):
         my_file = tempfile.mktemp()
         lock_file = BlockingLockFile(my_file)