diff --git a/treeherder/webapp/api/push.py b/treeherder/webapp/api/push.py
index 905e64ce963..1c9bfe88205 100644
--- a/treeherder/webapp/api/push.py
+++ b/treeherder/webapp/api/push.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def list(self, request, project):
         meta = {}
 
         # support ranges for date as well as revisions(changes) like old tbpl
-        for param in ["fromchange", "tochange", "startdate", "enddate", "revision"]:
+        for param in ["fromchange", "tochange", "startdate", "enddate", "revision", "commit_revision"]:
             v = filter_params.get(param, None)
             if v:
                 del filter_params[param]
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ def list(self, request, project):
                     "push_timestamp__lt": to_timestamp(real_end_date)
                 })
             elif param == 'revision':
-                # revision can be either the revision of the push itself, or
-                # any of the commits it refers to
+                # revision must be the tip revision of the push itself
                 revision_field = 'revision__startswith' if len(value) < 40 else 'revision'
                 filter_kwargs = {revision_field: value}
                 pushes = pushes.filter(**filter_kwargs)
@@ -93,6 +92,11 @@ def list(self, request, project):
                           if len(meta['revision']) == 40 else "revisions_short_revision"
                 filter_params.update({rev_key: meta['revision']})
                 self.report_if_short_revision(param, value)
+            elif param == 'commit_revision':
+                # revision can be either the revision of the push itself, or
+                # any of the commits it refers to
+                pushes = pushes.filter(commits__revision=value)
+                self.report_if_short_revision(param, value)
 
         for param in ['push_timestamp__lt', 'push_timestamp__lte',
                       'push_timestamp__gt', 'push_timestamp__gte']:
diff --git a/ui/js/controllers/perf/compare.js b/ui/js/controllers/perf/compare.js
index 53547cb1fe3..687507fdccc 100644
--- a/ui/js/controllers/perf/compare.js
+++ b/ui/js/controllers/perf/compare.js
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ perf.controller('CompareResultsCtrl', [
         // TODO: duplicated in comparesubtestctrl
         function verifyRevision(project, revision, rsid) {
 
-            return PushModel.getList({ repo: project.name, revision })
+            return PushModel.getList({ repo: project.name, commit_revision: revision })
                 .then(async (resp) => {
                     if (resp.ok) {
                         const { results } = await resp.json();
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ perf.controller('CompareSubtestResultsCtrl', [
                                        $httpParamSerializer) {
          // TODO: duplicated from comparectrl
         function verifyRevision(project, revision, rsid) {
-            return PushModel.getList({ repo: project.name, revision })
+            return PushModel.getList({ repo: project.name, commit_revision: revision })
                 .then(async (resp) => {
                    const { results } = await resp.json();
                    const resultSet = results[0];
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ perf.controller('CompareSubtestDistributionCtrl', ['$scope', '$stateParams', '$q
         const fetchAndDrawReplicateGraph = function (project, revision, subtestSignature, target) {
             const replicateData = {};
 
-            return PushModel.getList({ repo: project, revision })
+            return PushModel.getList({ repo: project, commit_revision: revision })
                 .then(async (resp) => {
                     const { results } = await resp.json();
                     replicateData.resultSet = results[0];
diff --git a/ui/perfherder/SelectorCard.jsx b/ui/perfherder/SelectorCard.jsx
index c33a8516caf..4a3a08011fb 100644
--- a/ui/perfherder/SelectorCard.jsx
+++ b/ui/perfherder/SelectorCard.jsx
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export default class SelectorCard extends React.Component {
       const url = `${getProjectUrl(
         pushEndpoint,
         selectedRepo,
-      )}${createQueryParams({ revision: value })}`;
+      )}${createQueryParams({ commit_revision: value })}`;
 
       const { data: revisions, failureStatus } = await getData(url);