diff --git a/docs/syntax/gitgraph.md b/docs/syntax/gitgraph.md
index bf2927d39f5..a5b95dd1419 100644
--- a/docs/syntax/gitgraph.md
+++ b/docs/syntax/gitgraph.md
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ In Mermaid, you have the option to configure the gitgraph diagram. You can confi
 - `showCommitLabel` : Boolean, default is `true`. If set to `false`, the commit labels are not shown in the diagram.
 - `mainBranchName` : String, default is `main`. The name of the default/root branch.
 - `mainBranchOrder` : Position of the main branch in the list of branches. default is `0`, meaning, by default `main` branch is the first in the order.
+- `parallelCommits`: Boolean, default is `false`. If set to `true`, commits x distance away from the parent are shown at the same level in the diagram.
 
 Let's look at them one by one.
 
@@ -915,6 +916,62 @@ Usage example:
        commit
 ```
 
+## Parallel commits (v10.8.0+)
+
+Commits in Mermaid display temporal information in gitgraph by default. For example if two commits are one commit away from its parent, the commit that was made earlier is rendered closer to its parent. You can turn this off by enabling setting the `parallelCommits` keyword.
+
+### Temporal Commits (default, `parallelCommits: false`)
+
+```mermaid-example
+    %%{init: { 'logLevel': 'debug', 'theme': 'base', 'gitGraph': {'parallelCommits': false}} }%%
+    gitGraph:
+       commit
+       branch develop
+       commit
+       commit
+       checkout main
+       commit
+       commit
+```
+
+```mermaid
+    %%{init: { 'logLevel': 'debug', 'theme': 'base', 'gitGraph': {'parallelCommits': false}} }%%
+    gitGraph:
+       commit
+       branch develop
+       commit
+       commit
+       checkout main
+       commit
+       commit
+```
+
+### Parallel commits (`parallelCommits: true`)
+
+```mermaid-example
+    %%{init: { 'logLevel': 'debug', 'theme': 'base', 'gitGraph': {'parallelCommits': true}} }%%
+    gitGraph:
+       commit
+       branch develop
+       commit
+       commit
+       checkout main
+       commit
+       commit
+```
+
+```mermaid
+    %%{init: { 'logLevel': 'debug', 'theme': 'base', 'gitGraph': {'parallelCommits': true}} }%%
+    gitGraph:
+       commit
+       branch develop
+       commit
+       commit
+       checkout main
+       commit
+       commit
+```
+
 ## Themes
 
 Mermaid supports a bunch of pre-defined themes which you can use to find the right one for you. PS: you can actually override an existing theme's variable to get your own custom theme going. Learn more about theming your diagram [here](../config/theming.md).
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/gitgraph.md b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/gitgraph.md
index b09e1f1ab21..d2f119271d6 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/gitgraph.md
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/gitgraph.md
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ In Mermaid, you have the option to configure the gitgraph diagram. You can confi
 - `showCommitLabel` : Boolean, default is `true`. If set to `false`, the commit labels are not shown in the diagram.
 - `mainBranchName` : String, default is `main`. The name of the default/root branch.
 - `mainBranchOrder` : Position of the main branch in the list of branches. default is `0`, meaning, by default `main` branch is the first in the order.
+- `parallelCommits`: Boolean, default is `false`. If set to `true`, commits x distance away from the parent are shown at the same level in the diagram.
 
 Let's look at them one by one.
 
@@ -568,6 +569,38 @@ Usage example:
        commit
 ```
 
+## Parallel commits (v10.8.0+)
+
+Commits in Mermaid display temporal information in gitgraph by default. For example if two commits are one commit away from its parent, the commit that was made earlier is rendered closer to its parent. You can turn this off by enabling setting the `parallelCommits` keyword.
+
+### Temporal Commits (default, `parallelCommits: false`)
+
+```mermaid-example
+    %%{init: { 'logLevel': 'debug', 'theme': 'base', 'gitGraph': {'parallelCommits': false}} }%%
+    gitGraph:
+       commit
+       branch develop
+       commit
+       commit
+       checkout main
+       commit
+       commit
+```
+
+### Parallel commits (`parallelCommits: true`)
+
+```mermaid-example
+    %%{init: { 'logLevel': 'debug', 'theme': 'base', 'gitGraph': {'parallelCommits': true}} }%%
+    gitGraph:
+       commit
+       branch develop
+       commit
+       commit
+       checkout main
+       commit
+       commit
+```
+
 ## Themes
 
 Mermaid supports a bunch of pre-defined themes which you can use to find the right one for you. PS: you can actually override an existing theme's variable to get your own custom theme going. Learn more about theming your diagram [here](../config/theming.md).