diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index eb3c7f26..701ddb48 100644
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -1623,6 +1623,8 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
                         help='only show requests created by yourself')
     @cmdln.option('-B', '--bugowner', action='store_true',
                         help='also show requests about packages where I am bugowner')
+    @cmdln.option('-e', '--edit', action='store_true',
+                        help='edit a submit action')
     @cmdln.option('-i', '--interactive', action='store_true',
                         help='interactive review of request')
     @cmdln.option('--non-interactive', action='store_true',
@@ -1886,6 +1888,11 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
             r = get_request(apiurl, reqid)
             if opts.brief:
                 print r.list_view()
+            elif opts.edit:
+                if not r.get_actions('submit'):
+                    raise oscerr.WrongOptions('\'--edit\' not possible ' \
+                        '(request has no \'submit\' action)')
+                return request_interactive_review(apiurl, r, 'e')
             elif (opts.interactive or conf.config['request_show_interactive']) and not opts.non_interactive:
                 return request_interactive_review(apiurl, r)
             else:
diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index a1396555..dade1920 100644
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -5912,7 +5912,7 @@ def print_request_list(apiurl, project, package = None, states = ('new', ), forc
     for r in requests:
         print r.list_view(), '\n'
 
-def request_interactive_review(apiurl, request):
+def request_interactive_review(apiurl, request, initial_cmd=''):
     """review the request interactively"""
     import tempfile, re
 
@@ -5935,7 +5935,11 @@ def request_interactive_review(apiurl, request):
         editprj = ''
         orequest = None
         while True:
-            repl = raw_input(prompt).strip()
+            if initial_cmd:
+                repl = initial_cmd
+                initial_cmd = ''
+            else:
+                repl = raw_input(prompt).strip()
             if repl == 'i' and sr_actions:
                 if not orequest is None and tmpfile:
                     tmpfile.close()