diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
index 85e01f3e9aa..0196a8cee8f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public:
 
     QString toolTipText(const CommitInfo &info) const
     {
-        const QString result = QString(
+        QString result = QString(
                 "<table>"
                 "  <tr><td>commit</td><td>%1</td></tr>"
                 "  <tr><td>Author:</td><td>%2 &lt;%3&gt;</td></tr>"
@@ -234,6 +234,12 @@ public:
                 "</table>")
                 .arg(info.sha1, info.author, info.authorMail,
                      info.authorTime.toString("yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss"), info.summary);
+
+        if (settings().instantBlameIgnoreSpaceChanges()
+            || settings().instantBlameIgnoreLineMoves()) {
+            result.append(Tr::tr("<p><b>Note:</b> Ignore whitespace changes or line moves"
+                                 " is enabled in the instant blame settings.</p>"));
+        }
         return result;
     }
 };
@@ -1574,9 +1580,14 @@ void GitPluginPrivate::instantBlame()
         const CommitInfo info = parseBlameOutput(output.split('\n'), filePath, m_author);
         m_blameMark.reset(new BlameMark(filePath, line, info));
     };
-    gitClient().vcsExecWithHandler(workingDirectory,
-                           {"blame", "-p", "-L", lineString, "--", filePath.toString()},
-                           this, commandHandler, RunFlags::NoOutput, m_codec);
+    QStringList options = {"blame", "-p"};
+    if (settings().instantBlameIgnoreSpaceChanges())
+        options.append("-w");
+    if (settings().instantBlameIgnoreLineMoves())
+        options.append("-M");
+    options.append({"-L", lineString, "--", filePath.toString()});
+    gitClient().vcsExecWithHandler(workingDirectory, options, this,
+                                   commandHandler, RunFlags::NoOutput, m_codec);
 }
 
 void GitPluginPrivate::stopInstantBlame()
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp
index 62ef1f15eb2..79d85566986 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,18 @@ GitSettings::GitSettings()
     instantBlame.setLabelText(Tr::tr("Add instant blame annotations to editor"));
     instantBlame.setToolTip(
         Tr::tr("Annotate the current line in the editor with Git \"blame\" output."));
+    instantBlameIgnoreSpaceChanges.setSettingsKey("GitInstantIgnoreSpaceChanges");
+    instantBlameIgnoreSpaceChanges.setDefaultValue(false);
+    instantBlameIgnoreSpaceChanges.setLabelText(
+        Tr::tr("Ignore whitespace changes"));
+    instantBlameIgnoreSpaceChanges.setToolTip(
+        Tr::tr("Finds the commit that introduced the last real code changes to the line."));
+    instantBlameIgnoreLineMoves.setSettingsKey("GitInstantIgnoreLineMoves");
+    instantBlameIgnoreLineMoves.setDefaultValue(false);
+    instantBlameIgnoreLineMoves.setLabelText(
+        Tr::tr("Ignore line moves"));
+    instantBlameIgnoreLineMoves.setToolTip(
+        Tr::tr("Finds the commit that introduced the line before it was moved."));
 
     graphLog.setSettingsKey("GraphLog");
 
@@ -137,7 +149,8 @@ GitSettings::GitSettings()
 
             Group {
                 title(Tr::tr("Instant Blame")),
-                Row { instantBlame }
+                instantBlame.groupChecker(),
+                Row { instantBlameIgnoreSpaceChanges, instantBlameIgnoreLineMoves, st },
             },
 
             st
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.h b/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.h
index a48b5ccb2a9..f5a83c5e8a9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ public:
     Utils::IntegerAspect lastResetIndex{this};
     Utils::BoolAspect refLogShowDate{this};
     Utils::BoolAspect instantBlame{this};
+    Utils::BoolAspect instantBlameIgnoreSpaceChanges{this};
+    Utils::BoolAspect instantBlameIgnoreLineMoves{this};
 
     mutable Utils::FilePath resolvedBinPath;
     mutable bool tryResolve = true;