diff --git a/doc/fugitive.txt b/doc/fugitive.txt
index a4944a1..7373d08 100644
--- a/doc/fugitive.txt
+++ b/doc/fugitive.txt
@@ -170,10 +170,12 @@ that are part of Git repositories).
                         [count]th first grandparent (like HEAD~[count]), or P
                         to reblame at that commit's [count]th parent (like
                         HEAD^[count]).  Press o or O to open up that commit
-                        in a horizontal of vertical split.  Pressing q will
-                        close the blame buffer, and pressing gq will close the
-                        blame buffer and return the targeted window to the
-                        work tree version.
+                        in a horizontal of vertical split, or i to close the
+                        blame window and open the commit in place of the
+                        original file.  Pressing q will close the blame
+                        buffer, and pressing gq will close the blame buffer
+                        and return the targeted window to the work tree
+                        version.
 
 :[range]Gblame [flags]  Run git-blame on the given range.
 
diff --git a/plugin/fugitive.vim b/plugin/fugitive.vim
index cbea6ab..fa7e205 100644
--- a/plugin/fugitive.vim
+++ b/plugin/fugitive.vim
@@ -1488,6 +1488,7 @@ function! s:Blame(bang,line1,line2,count,args) abort
         nnoremap <buffer> <silent> <CR> :<C-U>exe <SID>BlameJump('')<CR>
         nnoremap <buffer> <silent> P    :<C-U>exe <SID>BlameJump('^'.v:count1)<CR>
         nnoremap <buffer> <silent> ~    :<C-U>exe <SID>BlameJump('~'.v:count1)<CR>
+        nnoremap <buffer> <silent> i    :<C-U>exe "exe 'norm q'<Bar>".<SID>Edit("edit", 0, matchstr(getline('.'),'\x\+'))<CR>
         nnoremap <buffer> <silent> o    :<C-U>exe <SID>Edit((&splitbelow ? "botright" : "topleft")." split", 0, matchstr(getline('.'),'\x\+'))<CR>
         nnoremap <buffer> <silent> O    :<C-U>exe <SID>Edit("tabedit", 0, matchstr(getline('.'),'\x\+'))<CR>
         syncbind