diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a334cc7634..98728dc742 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 * `jj metaedit` now accepts `-m`/`--message` option to non-interactively update
   the change description.
 
+* The `CryptographicSignature.key()` template method now also works for SSH
+  signatures and returns the corresponding public key fingerprint.
+
 ### Fixed bugs
 
 * `jj metaedit --author-timestamp` twice with the same value no longer
diff --git a/docs/templates.md b/docs/templates.md
index 9e206118e2..4fd8cfb063 100644
--- a/docs/templates.md
+++ b/docs/templates.md
@@ -240,9 +240,12 @@ _Conversion: `Boolean`: no, `Serialize`: no, `Template`: no_
 
 The following methods are defined.
 
-* `.status() -> String`: The signature's status (`"good"`, `"bad"`, `"unknown"`, `"invalid"`).
-* `.key() -> String`: The signature's key id representation (for GPG, this is the key fingerprint).
-* `.display() -> String`: The signature's display string (for GPG this is the formatted primary user ID).
+* `.status() -> String`: The signature's status (`"good"`, `"bad"`, `"unknown"`,
+  `"invalid"`).
+* `.key() -> String`: The signature's key id representation (for GPG and SSH,
+  this is the public key fingerprint).
+* `.display() -> String`: The signature's display string (for GPG, this is the
+  formatted primary user ID; for SSH, this is the principal).
 
 !!! warning
 
diff --git a/lib/src/ssh_signing.rs b/lib/src/ssh_signing.rs
index 5473cb0e15..af0ddc2731 100644
--- a/lib/src/ssh_signing.rs
+++ b/lib/src/ssh_signing.rs
@@ -111,6 +111,15 @@ fn ensure_key_as_file(key: &str) -> SshResult<Either<PathBuf, tempfile::TempPath
     Ok(either::Right(pub_key_path))
 }
 
+fn parse_fingerprint(output: Vec<u8>) -> SshResult<String> {
+    Ok(parse_utf8_string(output)?
+        .rsplit_once(' ')
+        .ok_or(SshError::BadResult)?
+        .1
+        .trim()
+        .into())
+}
+
 impl SshBackend {
     pub fn new(
         program: OsString,
@@ -276,7 +285,10 @@ impl SigningBackend for SshBackend {
                     Ok(_) => SigStatus::Good,
                     Err(_) => SigStatus::Bad,
                 };
-                Ok(Verification::new(status, None, Some(principal)))
+
+                let key = result.ok().map(parse_fingerprint).transpose()?;
+
+                Ok(Verification::new(status, key, Some(principal)))
             }
             _ => {
                 command
@@ -290,9 +302,9 @@ impl SigningBackend for SshBackend {
                 let result = run_command(&mut command, data);
 
                 match result {
-                    Ok(_) => Ok(Verification::new(
+                    Ok(result) => Ok(Verification::new(
                         SigStatus::Unknown,
-                        None,
+                        Some(parse_fingerprint(result)?),
                         Some("Signature OK. Unknown principal".into()),
                     )),
                     Err(_) => Ok(Verification::new(SigStatus::Bad, None, None)),
diff --git a/lib/tests/test_ssh_signing.rs b/lib/tests/test_ssh_signing.rs
index c0268c9c8a..68dd0c711b 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test_ssh_signing.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/test_ssh_signing.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ y2yxhhHnagH52avUqw5hAAAAAAECAwQF
 static PUBLIC_KEY: &str =
     "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIGj+J6N6SO+4P8dOZqfR1oiay2yxhhHnagH52avUqw5h";
 
+static FINGERPRINT: &str = "SHA256:CaeelDOMvTqGZPjAS9fdbnACrLg68N1Bb9ux5y6GjGw";
+
 struct SshEnvironment {
     _keys: tempfile::TempDir,
     private_key_path: PathBuf,
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ fn ssh_signing_roundtrip() {
 
     let check = backend.verify(data, &signature).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(check.status, SigStatus::Good);
-
+    assert_eq!(check.key.unwrap(), FINGERPRINT);
     assert_eq!(check.display.unwrap(), "test@example.com");
 
     let check = backend.verify(b"invalid-commit-data", &signature).unwrap();
@@ -167,6 +169,7 @@ fn ssh_signing_bad_allowed_signers() {
 
     let check = backend.verify(data, &signature).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(check.status, SigStatus::Unknown);
+    assert_eq!(check.key.unwrap(), FINGERPRINT);
     assert_eq!(check.display.unwrap(), "Signature OK. Unknown principal");
 }
 
@@ -184,6 +187,7 @@ fn ssh_signing_missing_allowed_signers() {
 
     let check = backend.verify(data, &signature).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(check.status, SigStatus::Unknown);
+    assert_eq!(check.key.unwrap(), FINGERPRINT);
     assert_eq!(check.display.unwrap(), "Signature OK. Unknown principal");
 }
 
@@ -220,4 +224,5 @@ fn ssh_signing_revocation_unrevoked() {
 
     let check = backend.verify(data, &signature).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(check.status, SigStatus::Good);
+    assert_eq!(check.key.unwrap(), FINGERPRINT);
 }