diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/git/gitGraphAst.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/git/gitGraphAst.js
index 15e8a3e38..2efb263a9 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/git/gitGraphAst.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/git/gitGraphAst.js
@@ -256,11 +256,12 @@ export const merge = function (otherBranch, custom_id, override_type, custom_tag
   log.debug('in mergeBranch');
 };
 
-export const cherryPick = function (sourceId, targetId, tag, parentCommit) {
+export const cherryPick = function (sourceId, targetId, tag, parentCommitId) {
   log.debug('Entering cherryPick:', sourceId, targetId, tag);
   sourceId = common.sanitizeText(sourceId, configApi.getConfig());
   targetId = common.sanitizeText(targetId, configApi.getConfig());
   tag = common.sanitizeText(tag, configApi.getConfig());
+  parentCommitId = common.sanitizeText(parentCommitId, configApi.getConfig());
 
   if (!sourceId || commits[sourceId] === undefined) {
     let error = new Error(
@@ -278,9 +279,9 @@ export const cherryPick = function (sourceId, targetId, tag, parentCommit) {
   let sourceCommit = commits[sourceId];
   let sourceCommitBranch = sourceCommit.branch;
   if (sourceCommit.type === commitType.MERGE) {
-    if (!parentCommit) {
+    if (!parentCommitId) {
       let error = new Error(
-        'Incorrect usage of cherryPick: If the source commit is a merge commit, an immediate parent commit must be specified.'
+        'Incorrect usage of cherry-pick: If the source commit is a merge commit, an immediate parent commit must be specified.'
       );
       error.hash = {
         text: 'cherryPick ' + sourceId + ' ' + targetId,
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ export const cherryPick = function (sourceId, targetId, tag, parentCommit) {
       };
       throw error;
     }
-    if (!(Array.isArray(sourceCommit.parents) && sourceCommit.parents.includes(parentCommit))) {
+    if (!(Array.isArray(sourceCommit.parents) && sourceCommit.parents.includes(parentCommitId))) {
       let error = new Error(
         'Invalid operation: The specified parent commit is not an immediate parent of the cherry-picked commit.'
       );
@@ -342,11 +343,11 @@ export const cherryPick = function (sourceId, targetId, tag, parentCommit) {
       parents: [head == null ? null : head.id, sourceCommit.id],
       branch: curBranch,
       type: commitType.CHERRY_PICK,
-      tag: tag
-        ? `${tag}${sourceCommit.type === commitType.MERGE ? ` | parent: ${parentCommit}` : ''}`
-        : `cherry-pick: ${sourceCommit.id}${
-            sourceCommit.type === commitType.MERGE ? ` | parent: ${parentCommit}` : ''
-          }`,
+      tag:
+        tag ??
+        `cherry-pick: ${sourceCommit.id}${
+          sourceCommit.type === commitType.MERGE && ` | parent: ${parentCommitId}`
+        }`,
     };
     head = commit;
     commits[commit.id] = commit;
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/git/gitGraphParserV2.spec.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/git/gitGraphParserV2.spec.js
index df20a5eb5..f9abec4b2 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/git/gitGraphParserV2.spec.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/git/gitGraphParserV2.spec.js
@@ -673,6 +673,145 @@ describe('when parsing a gitGraph', function () {
     expect(commits[cherryPickCommitID].branch).toBe('main');
   });
 
+  it('should support cherry-picking of merge commits', function () {
+    const str = `gitGraph
+    commit id: "ZERO"
+    branch feature
+    branch release
+    checkout feature
+    commit id: "A"
+    commit id: "B"
+    checkout main
+    merge feature id: "M"
+    checkout release
+    cherry-pick id: "M" parent:"B"
+    `;
+
+    parser.parse(str);
+    const commits = parser.yy.getCommits();
+    const cherryPickCommitID = Object.keys(commits)[4];
+    expect(commits[cherryPickCommitID].tag).toBe('cherry-pick: M | parent: B');
+    expect(commits[cherryPickCommitID].branch).toBe('release');
+  });
+
+  it('should support cherry-picking of merge commits with tag', function () {
+    const str = `gitGraph
+    commit id: "ZERO"
+    branch feature
+    branch release
+    checkout feature
+    commit id: "A"
+    commit id: "B"
+    checkout main
+    merge feature id: "M"
+    checkout release
+    cherry-pick id: "M" parent:"ZERO" tag: "v1.0"
+    `;
+
+    parser.parse(str);
+    const commits = parser.yy.getCommits();
+    const cherryPickCommitID = Object.keys(commits)[4];
+    expect(commits[cherryPickCommitID].tag).toBe('v1.0');
+    expect(commits[cherryPickCommitID].branch).toBe('release');
+  });
+
+  it('should support cherry-picking of merge commits with additional commit', function () {
+    const str = `gitGraph
+    commit id: "ZERO"
+    branch feature
+    branch release
+    checkout feature
+    commit id: "A"
+    commit id: "B"
+    checkout main
+    merge feature id: "M"
+    checkout release
+    commit id: "C"
+    cherry-pick id: "M" tag: "v2.1:ZERO" parent:"ZERO"
+    commit id: "D"
+    `;
+
+    parser.parse(str);
+    const commits = parser.yy.getCommits();
+    const cherryPickCommitID = Object.keys(commits)[5];
+    expect(commits[cherryPickCommitID].tag).toBe('v2.1:ZERO');
+    expect(commits[cherryPickCommitID].branch).toBe('release');
+  });
+
+  it('should support cherry-picking of merge commits with empty tag', function () {
+    const str = `gitGraph
+    commit id: "ZERO"
+    branch feature
+    branch release
+    checkout feature
+    commit id: "A"
+    commit id: "B"
+    checkout main
+    merge feature id: "M"
+    checkout release
+    commit id: "C"
+    cherry-pick id:"M" parent: "ZERO" tag:""
+    commit id: "D"
+    cherry-pick id:"M" tag:"" parent: "B"
+    `;
+
+    parser.parse(str);
+    const commits = parser.yy.getCommits();
+    const cherryPickCommitID = Object.keys(commits)[5];
+    const cherryPickCommitID2 = Object.keys(commits)[7];
+    expect(commits[cherryPickCommitID].tag).toBe('');
+    expect(commits[cherryPickCommitID2].tag).toBe('');
+    expect(commits[cherryPickCommitID].branch).toBe('release');
+  });
+
+  it('should fail cherry-picking of merge commits if the parent of merge commits is not specified', function () {
+    expect(() =>
+      parser
+        .parse(
+          `gitGraph
+    commit id: "ZERO"
+    branch feature
+    branch release
+    checkout feature
+    commit id: "A"
+    commit id: "B"
+    checkout main
+    merge feature id: "M"
+    checkout release
+    commit id: "C"
+    cherry-pick id:"M"
+    `
+        )
+        .toThrow(
+          'Incorrect usage of cherry-pick: If the source commit is a merge commit, an immediate parent commit must be specified.'
+        )
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should fail cherry-picking of merge commits when the parent provided is not an immediate parent of cherry picked commit', function () {
+    expect(() =>
+      parser
+        .parse(
+          `gitGraph
+    commit id: "ZERO"
+    branch feature
+    branch release
+    checkout feature
+    commit id: "A"
+    commit id: "B"
+    checkout main
+    merge feature id: "M"
+    checkout release
+    commit id: "C"
+    cherry-pick id:"M" parent: "A"
+    `
+        )
+        .toThrow(
+          'Invalid operation: The specified parent commit is not an immediate parent of the cherry-picked commit.'
+        )
+    );
+  });
+
   it('should throw error when try to branch existing branch: main', function () {
     const str = `gitGraph
     commit