diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index 24992c7b..9e291676 100644
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -3207,6 +3207,8 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
                         help='Show results only for specified repo(s)')
     @cmdln.option('-a', '--arch', action='append', default = [],
                         help='Show results only for specified architecture(s)')
+    @cmdln.option('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true', default=False,
+                        help='more verbose output')
     @cmdln.option('', '--xml', action='store_true', default=False,
                         help='generate output in XML (former results_meta)')
     @cmdln.option('', '--csv', action='store_true', default=False,
@@ -3254,19 +3256,14 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
         if opts.xml and opts.csv:
             raise oscerr.WrongOptions("--xml and --csv are mutual exclusive")
 
+        args = [ apiurl, project, package, opts.last_build, opts.repo, opts.arch ]
         if opts.xml:
-            func = show_results_meta
-            delim = ''
+            return show_results_meta(*args)
         elif opts.csv:
-            def _func(*args):
-                return format_results(get_package_results(*args), opts.format)
-            func = _func
-            delim = '\n'
+            return '\n'.join(format_results(get_package_results(*args), opts.format))
         else:
-            func = get_results
-            delim = '\n'
-
-        print delim.join(func(apiurl, project, package, opts.last_build, opts.repo, opts.arch))
+            args.append(opts.verbose)
+            return '\n'.join(get_results(*args))
 
     # WARNING: this function is also called by do_results. You need to set a default there
     #          as well when adding a new option!
diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index e8eb1d01..f7bc1d0b 100644
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -3737,16 +3737,24 @@ def format_results(results, format):
     """apply selected format on each dict in results and return it as a list of strings"""
     return [format % r for r in results]
 
-def get_results(apiurl, prj, package, lastbuild=None, repository=[], arch=[]):
+def get_results(apiurl, prj, package, lastbuild=None, repository=[], arch=[], verbose=False):
     r = []
     result_line_templ = '%(rep)-20s %(arch)-10s %(status)s'
 
     for res in get_package_results(apiurl, prj, package, lastbuild, repository, arch):
         res['status'] = res['code']
-        if res['details'] != '':
-            res['status'] += ': %s' % (res['details'], )
+        if verbose and res['details'] != '':
+            if res['status'] in ('unresolvable', 'expansion error'):
+                lines = res['details'].split(',')
+                res['status'] += ': ' + '\n     '.join(lines)
+
+            else:
+                res['status'] += ': %s' % (res['details'], )
         if res['dirty']:
-            res['status'] = 'state is outdated (was: %s)' % res['status']
+            if verbose:
+                res['status'] = 'state is outdated (was: %s)' % res['status']
+            else:
+                res['status'] += '*'
 
         r.append(result_line_templ % res)