diff --git a/gitoxide-core/src/repository/commitgraph/list.rs b/gitoxide-core/src/repository/commitgraph/list.rs
index c0d1182b819..aa203388cee 100644
--- a/gitoxide-core/src/repository/commitgraph/list.rs
+++ b/gitoxide-core/src/repository/commitgraph/list.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 pub(crate) mod function {
+    use crate::repository::HexId;
     use crate::OutputFormat;
     use anyhow::{bail, Context};
     use gix::odb::store::RefreshMode;
     use gix::revision::plumbing::Spec;
     use gix::{prelude::ObjectIdExt, revision::walk::Sorting};
-    use std::fmt::Formatter;
     use std::{borrow::Cow, ffi::OsString};
 
     pub fn list(
@@ -70,23 +70,4 @@ pub(crate) mod function {
             .context("Need committish as starting point")?
             .id())
     }
-
-    struct HexId<'a>(gix::Id<'a>, bool);
-
-    impl<'a> HexId<'a> {
-        pub fn new(id: gix::Id<'a>, long_hex: bool) -> Self {
-            HexId(id, long_hex)
-        }
-    }
-
-    impl std::fmt::Display for HexId<'_> {
-        fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-            let HexId(id, long_hex) = self;
-            if *long_hex {
-                id.fmt(f)
-            } else {
-                id.shorten_or_id().fmt(f)
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/gitoxide-core/src/repository/mod.rs b/gitoxide-core/src/repository/mod.rs
index 5b51e5c1ac3..8158f7cf0b6 100644
--- a/gitoxide-core/src/repository/mod.rs
+++ b/gitoxide-core/src/repository/mod.rs
@@ -1,22 +1,9 @@
+use std::fmt::Formatter;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use anyhow::{Context as AnyhowContext, Result};
 use gix::bstr::BString;
 
-pub fn init(directory: Option<PathBuf>) -> Result<gix::discover::repository::Path> {
-    gix::create::into(
-        directory.unwrap_or_default(),
-        gix::create::Kind::WithWorktree,
-        gix::create::Options::default(),
-    )
-    .with_context(|| "Repository initialization failed")
-}
-
-pub enum PathsOrPatterns {
-    Paths(Box<dyn std::iter::Iterator<Item = BString>>),
-    Patterns(Vec<BString>),
-}
-
 #[cfg(feature = "archive")]
 pub mod archive;
 pub mod cat;
@@ -60,3 +47,36 @@ pub mod submodule;
 pub mod tree;
 pub mod verify;
 pub mod worktree;
+
+pub fn init(directory: Option<PathBuf>) -> Result<gix::discover::repository::Path> {
+    gix::create::into(
+        directory.unwrap_or_default(),
+        gix::create::Kind::WithWorktree,
+        gix::create::Options::default(),
+    )
+    .with_context(|| "Repository initialization failed")
+}
+
+pub enum PathsOrPatterns {
+    Paths(Box<dyn std::iter::Iterator<Item = BString>>),
+    Patterns(Vec<BString>),
+}
+
+struct HexId<'a>(gix::Id<'a>, bool);
+
+impl<'a> HexId<'a> {
+    pub fn new(id: gix::Id<'a>, long_hex: bool) -> Self {
+        HexId(id, long_hex)
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for HexId<'_> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        let HexId(id, long_hex) = self;
+        if *long_hex {
+            id.fmt(f)
+        } else {
+            id.shorten_or_id().fmt(f)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/gitoxide-core/src/repository/revision/list.rs b/gitoxide-core/src/repository/revision/list.rs
index c47f1bc3b27..87997f41f27 100644
--- a/gitoxide-core/src/repository/revision/list.rs
+++ b/gitoxide-core/src/repository/revision/list.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pub struct Context {
     pub spec: OsString,
     pub format: OutputFormat,
     pub text: Format,
+    pub long_hashes: bool,
 }
 
 pub enum Format {
@@ -16,7 +17,10 @@ pub enum Format {
 pub const PROGRESS_RANGE: std::ops::RangeInclusive<u8> = 0..=2;
 
 pub(crate) mod function {
+    use crate::repository::HexId;
+    use crate::{repository::revision::list::Format, OutputFormat};
     use anyhow::{bail, Context};
+    use gix::odb::store::RefreshMode;
     use gix::{hashtable::HashMap, revision::walk::Sorting, Progress};
     use layout::{
         backends::svg::SVGWriter,
@@ -24,8 +28,6 @@ pub(crate) mod function {
         std_shapes::shapes::{Arrow, Element, ShapeKind},
     };
 
-    use crate::{repository::revision::list::Format, OutputFormat};
-
     pub fn list(
         mut repo: gix::Repository,
         mut progress: impl Progress,
@@ -35,12 +37,14 @@ pub(crate) mod function {
             format,
             text,
             limit,
+            long_hashes,
         }: super::Context,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         if format != OutputFormat::Human {
             bail!("Only human output is currently supported");
         }
         repo.object_cache_size_if_unset(4 * 1024 * 1024);
+        repo.objects.refresh = RefreshMode::Never;
 
         let spec = gix::path::os_str_into_bstr(&spec)?;
         let id = repo
@@ -101,7 +105,7 @@ pub(crate) mod function {
                     writeln!(
                         out,
                         "{} {} {}",
-                        commit.id().shorten_or_id(),
+                        HexId::new(commit.id(), long_hashes),
                         commit.commit_time.expect("traversal with date"),
                         commit.parent_ids.len()
                     )?;
diff --git a/src/plumbing/main.rs b/src/plumbing/main.rs
index aedee5cc052..fd88efa87a5 100644
--- a/src/plumbing/main.rs
+++ b/src/plumbing/main.rs
@@ -1148,7 +1148,12 @@ pub fn main() -> Result<()> {
             },
         ),
         Subcommands::Revision(cmd) => match cmd {
-            revision::Subcommands::List { spec, svg, limit } => prepare_and_run(
+            revision::Subcommands::List {
+                spec,
+                svg,
+                limit,
+                long_hashes,
+            } => prepare_and_run(
                 "revision-list",
                 trace,
                 auto_verbose,
@@ -1164,6 +1169,7 @@ pub fn main() -> Result<()> {
                             limit,
                             spec,
                             format,
+                            long_hashes,
                             text: svg.map_or(core::repository::revision::list::Format::Text, |path| {
                                 core::repository::revision::list::Format::Svg { path }
                             }),
diff --git a/src/plumbing/options/mod.rs b/src/plumbing/options/mod.rs
index f0d02c2c6bc..de96b378c85 100644
--- a/src/plumbing/options/mod.rs
+++ b/src/plumbing/options/mod.rs
@@ -996,6 +996,9 @@ pub mod revision {
         /// List all commits reachable from the given rev-spec.
         #[clap(visible_alias = "l")]
         List {
+            /// Display long hashes, instead of expensively shortened versions for best performance.
+            #[clap(long, short = 'l')]
+            long_hashes: bool,
             /// How many commits to list at most.
             #[clap(long, short = 'l')]
             limit: Option<usize>,