diff --git a/docs/templates.md b/docs/templates.md
index 9a3dca1d6..0b75e9cf9 100644
--- a/docs/templates.md
+++ b/docs/templates.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ The following keywords can be used in `jj log`/`jj obslog` templates.
 * `description: String`
 * `change_id: ChangeId`
 * `commit_id: CommitId`
-* `parent_commit_ids: List<CommitId>`
+* `parents: List<Commit>`
 * `author: Signature`
 * `committer: Signature`
 * `working_copies: String`: For multi-workspace repository, indicate
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ The following functions are defined.
 
 No methods are defined.
 
+### Commit type
+
+This type cannot be printed. All commit keywords are accessible as 0-argument
+methods.
+
 ### CommitId / ChangeId type
 
 The following methods are defined.
@@ -93,7 +98,7 @@ The following methods are defined.
 * `.join(separator: Template) -> Template`: Concatenate elements with
   the given `separator`.
 * `.map(|item| expression) -> ListTemplate`: Apply template `expression`
-  to each element. Example: `parent_commit_ids.map(|id| id.short())`
+  to each element. Example: `parents.map(|c| c.commit_id().short())`
 
 ### ListTemplate type
 
diff --git a/src/commit_templater.rs b/src/commit_templater.rs
index c0cc9d44c..8188b2030 100644
--- a/src/commit_templater.rs
+++ b/src/commit_templater.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use crate::template_parser::{
     self, FunctionCallNode, TemplateAliasesMap, TemplateParseError, TemplateParseResult,
 };
 use crate::templater::{
-    self, IntoTemplate, PlainTextFormattedProperty, Template, TemplateFunction, TemplateProperty,
+    IntoTemplate, PlainTextFormattedProperty, Template, TemplateFunction, TemplateProperty,
     TemplatePropertyFn,
 };
 use crate::text_util;
@@ -61,18 +61,21 @@ impl<'repo> TemplateLanguage<'repo> for CommitTemplateLanguage<'repo, '_> {
             CommitTemplatePropertyKind::Core(property) => {
                 template_builder::build_core_method(self, build_ctx, property, function)
             }
-            CommitTemplatePropertyKind::CommitOrChangeId(property) => {
-                build_commit_or_change_id_method(self, build_ctx, property, function)
+            CommitTemplatePropertyKind::Commit(property) => {
+                build_commit_method(self, build_ctx, property, function)
             }
-            CommitTemplatePropertyKind::CommitOrChangeIdList(property) => {
-                template_builder::build_formattable_list_method(
+            CommitTemplatePropertyKind::CommitList(property) => {
+                template_builder::build_unformattable_list_method(
                     self,
                     build_ctx,
                     property,
                     function,
-                    |item| self.wrap_commit_or_change_id(item),
+                    |item| self.wrap_commit(item),
                 )
             }
+            CommitTemplatePropertyKind::CommitOrChangeId(property) => {
+                build_commit_or_change_id_method(self, build_ctx, property, function)
+            }
             CommitTemplatePropertyKind::ShortestIdPrefix(property) => {
                 build_shortest_id_prefix_method(self, build_ctx, property, function)
             }
@@ -83,6 +86,20 @@ impl<'repo> TemplateLanguage<'repo> for CommitTemplateLanguage<'repo, '_> {
 // If we need to add multiple languages that support Commit types, this can be
 // turned into a trait which extends TemplateLanguage.
 impl<'repo> CommitTemplateLanguage<'repo, '_> {
+    fn wrap_commit(
+        &self,
+        property: impl TemplateProperty<Commit, Output = Commit> + 'repo,
+    ) -> CommitTemplatePropertyKind<'repo> {
+        CommitTemplatePropertyKind::Commit(Box::new(property))
+    }
+
+    fn wrap_commit_list(
+        &self,
+        property: impl TemplateProperty<Commit, Output = Vec<Commit>> + 'repo,
+    ) -> CommitTemplatePropertyKind<'repo> {
+        CommitTemplatePropertyKind::CommitList(Box::new(property))
+    }
+
     fn wrap_commit_or_change_id(
         &self,
         property: impl TemplateProperty<Commit, Output = CommitOrChangeId> + 'repo,
@@ -90,13 +107,6 @@ impl<'repo> CommitTemplateLanguage<'repo, '_> {
         CommitTemplatePropertyKind::CommitOrChangeId(Box::new(property))
     }
 
-    fn wrap_commit_or_change_id_list(
-        &self,
-        property: impl TemplateProperty<Commit, Output = Vec<CommitOrChangeId>> + 'repo,
-    ) -> CommitTemplatePropertyKind<'repo> {
-        CommitTemplatePropertyKind::CommitOrChangeIdList(Box::new(property))
-    }
-
     fn wrap_shortest_id_prefix(
         &self,
         property: impl TemplateProperty<Commit, Output = ShortestIdPrefix> + 'repo,
@@ -107,8 +117,9 @@ impl<'repo> CommitTemplateLanguage<'repo, '_> {
 
 enum CommitTemplatePropertyKind<'repo> {
     Core(CoreTemplatePropertyKind<'repo, Commit>),
+    Commit(Box<dyn TemplateProperty<Commit, Output = Commit> + 'repo>),
+    CommitList(Box<dyn TemplateProperty<Commit, Output = Vec<Commit>> + 'repo>),
     CommitOrChangeId(Box<dyn TemplateProperty<Commit, Output = CommitOrChangeId> + 'repo>),
-    CommitOrChangeIdList(Box<dyn TemplateProperty<Commit, Output = Vec<CommitOrChangeId>> + 'repo>),
     ShortestIdPrefix(Box<dyn TemplateProperty<Commit, Output = ShortestIdPrefix> + 'repo>),
 }
 
@@ -143,12 +154,11 @@ impl<'repo> IntoTemplateProperty<'repo, Commit> for CommitTemplatePropertyKind<'
     fn try_into_template(self) -> Option<Box<dyn Template<Commit> + 'repo>> {
         match self {
             CommitTemplatePropertyKind::Core(property) => property.try_into_template(),
+            CommitTemplatePropertyKind::Commit(_) => None,
+            CommitTemplatePropertyKind::CommitList(_) => None,
             CommitTemplatePropertyKind::CommitOrChangeId(property) => {
                 Some(property.into_template())
             }
-            CommitTemplatePropertyKind::CommitOrChangeIdList(property) => {
-                Some(property.into_template())
-            }
             CommitTemplatePropertyKind::ShortestIdPrefix(property) => {
                 Some(property.into_template())
             }
@@ -171,6 +181,20 @@ fn build_commit_keyword<'repo>(
         .ok_or_else(|| TemplateParseError::no_such_keyword(name, span))
 }
 
+fn build_commit_method<'repo>(
+    language: &CommitTemplateLanguage<'repo, '_>,
+    _build_ctx: &BuildContext<CommitTemplatePropertyKind<'repo>>,
+    self_property: impl TemplateProperty<Commit, Output = Commit> + 'repo,
+    function: &FunctionCallNode,
+) -> TemplateParseResult<CommitTemplatePropertyKind<'repo>> {
+    if let Some(property) = build_commit_keyword_opt(language, self_property, function.name) {
+        template_parser::expect_no_arguments(function)?;
+        Ok(property)
+    } else {
+        Err(TemplateParseError::no_such_method("Commit", function))
+    }
+}
+
 fn build_commit_keyword_opt<'repo>(
     language: &CommitTemplateLanguage<'repo, '_>,
     property: impl TemplateProperty<Commit, Output = Commit> + 'repo,
@@ -201,15 +225,7 @@ fn build_commit_keyword_opt<'repo>(
         "commit_id" => language.wrap_commit_or_change_id(wrap_fn(property, |commit| {
             CommitOrChangeId::Commit(commit.id().to_owned())
         })),
-        "parent_commit_ids" => {
-            language.wrap_commit_or_change_id_list(wrap_fn(property, move |commit| {
-                commit
-                    .parent_ids()
-                    .iter()
-                    .map(|id| CommitOrChangeId::Commit(id.to_owned()))
-                    .collect()
-            }))
-        }
+        "parents" => language.wrap_commit_list(wrap_fn(property, |commit| commit.parents())),
         "author" => language.wrap_signature(wrap_fn(property, |commit| commit.author().clone())),
         "committer" => {
             language.wrap_signature(wrap_fn(property, |commit| commit.committer().clone()))
@@ -381,12 +397,6 @@ impl Template<()> for CommitOrChangeId {
     }
 }
 
-impl Template<()> for Vec<CommitOrChangeId> {
-    fn format(&self, _: &(), formatter: &mut dyn Formatter) -> io::Result<()> {
-        templater::format_joined(&(), formatter, self, " ")
-    }
-}
-
 fn build_commit_or_change_id_method<'repo>(
     language: &CommitTemplateLanguage<'repo, '_>,
     build_ctx: &BuildContext<CommitTemplatePropertyKind<'repo>>,
diff --git a/tests/test_commit_template.rs b/tests/test_commit_template.rs
index 7b7b8cc07..00e68b1fb 100644
--- a/tests/test_commit_template.rs
+++ b/tests/test_commit_template.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use regex::Regex;
 pub mod common;
 
 #[test]
-fn test_log_parent_commit_ids() {
+fn test_log_parents() {
     let test_env = TestEnvironment::default();
     test_env.jj_cmd_success(test_env.env_root(), &["init", "repo", "--git"]);
     let repo_path = test_env.env_root().join("repo");
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fn test_log_parent_commit_ids() {
     test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["new", "@-"]);
     test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["new", "@", "@-"]);
 
-    let template = r#"commit_id ++ "\nP: " ++ parent_commit_ids ++ "\n""#;
+    let template = r#"commit_id ++ "\nP: " ++ parents.map(|c| c.commit_id()) ++ "\n""#;
     let stdout = test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["log", "-T", template]);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @r###"
     @    c067170d4ca1bc6162b64f7550617ec809647f84
@@ -40,16 +40,39 @@ fn test_log_parent_commit_ids() {
        P:
     "###);
 
-    let template = r#"parent_commit_ids.map(|id| id.shortest(4))"#;
+    let template = r#"parents.map(|c| c.commit_id().shortest(4))"#;
     let stdout = test_env.jj_cmd_success(
         &repo_path,
         &["log", "-T", template, "-r@", "--color=always"],
     );
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @r###"
-    @  4db4 230d
+    @  4db4 230d
     │
     ~
     "###);
+
+    // Commit object isn't printable
+    let stderr = test_env.jj_cmd_failure(&repo_path, &["log", "-T", "parents"]);
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    Error: Failed to parse template:  --> 1:1
+      |
+    1 | parents
+      | ^-----^
+      |
+      = Expected expression of type "Template"
+    "###);
+
+    // Redundant argument passed to keyword method
+    let template = r#"parents.map(|c| c.commit_id(""))"#;
+    let stderr = test_env.jj_cmd_failure(&repo_path, &["log", "-T", template]);
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
+    Error: Failed to parse template:  --> 1:29
+      |
+    1 | parents.map(|c| c.commit_id(""))
+      |                             ^^
+      |
+      = Function "commit_id": Expected 0 arguments
+    "###);
 }
 
 #[test]