diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index 1e024064..e9fa4ed2 100755
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -444,6 +444,8 @@ class Osc(cmdln.Cmdln):
 
         "list" lists open requests attached to a project or package.
 
+        "log" will show the history of the given ID
+
         "show" will show the request itself, and generate a diff for review, if
         used with the --diff option.
 
@@ -465,6 +467,7 @@ class Osc(cmdln.Cmdln):
             osc submitreq create [-m TEXT] 
             osc submitreq create [-m TEXT] SOURCEPRJ SOURCEPKG DESTPRJ [DESTPKG]
             osc submitreq list [PRJ [PKG]]
+            osc submitreq log ID
             osc submitreq show [-d] ID
             osc submitreq accept [-m TEXT] ID
             osc submitreq decline [-m TEXT] ID
@@ -475,7 +478,7 @@ class Osc(cmdln.Cmdln):
 
         args = slash_split(args)
 
-        cmds = ['create', 'list', 'show', 'decline', 'accept', 'delete', 'revoke']
+        cmds = ['create', 'list', 'log', 'show', 'decline', 'accept', 'delete', 'revoke']
         if not args or args[0] not in cmds:
             raise oscerr.WrongArgs('Unknown submitreq action. Choose one of %s.' \
                                                % ', '.join(cmds))
@@ -537,7 +540,7 @@ class Osc(cmdln.Cmdln):
 
             if len(args) > 1:
                 package = args[1]
-        elif cmd in ['show', 'decline', 'accept', 'delete', 'revoke']:
+        elif cmd in ['log', 'show', 'decline', 'accept', 'delete', 'revoke']:
             reqid = args[0]
 
 
@@ -595,6 +598,11 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
             for result in results:
                 print result.list_view()
 
+        elif cmd == 'log':
+            for l in get_submit_request_log(conf.config['apiurl'], reqid):
+                print l
+
+
         # show
         elif cmd == 'show':
             r = get_submit_request(conf.config['apiurl'], reqid)
diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index c002db3c..6059fcd3 100755
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -1151,10 +1151,11 @@ rev: %s
 
 class RequestState:
     """for objects to represent the "state" of a request"""
-    def __init__(self, name=None, who=None, when=None):
+    def __init__(self, name=None, who=None, when=None, comment=None):
         self.name = name
         self.who  = who
         self.when = when
+        self.comment = comment
 
 
 class SubmitReq:
@@ -1193,7 +1194,7 @@ class SubmitReq:
         self.state.name, self.state.who, self.state.when \
                 = n.get('name'), n.get('who'), n.get('when')
         try:
-            self.state.comment = n.find('comment').text
+            self.state.comment = n.find('comment').text.strip()
         except:
             self.state.comment = None
 
@@ -1203,6 +1204,10 @@ class SubmitReq:
             s.name = h.get('name')
             s.who  = h.get('who')
             s.when = h.get('when')
+            try:
+                s.comment = h.find('comment').text.strip()
+            except:
+                s.comment = None
             self.statehistory.append(s)
         self.statehistory.reverse()
 
@@ -1969,6 +1974,16 @@ def get_submit_request_list(apiurl, project, package, req_state=('new')):
     return requests
 
 
+def get_submit_request_log(apiurl, reqid):
+    r = get_submit_request(conf.config['apiurl'], reqid)
+    data = []
+    frmt = '-' * 76 + '\n%s | %s | %s\n\n%s'
+    for state in [ r.state ] + r.statehistory:
+        s = frmt % (state.name, state.who, state.when, str(state.comment))
+        data.append(s)
+    return data
+
+
 def get_user_meta(apiurl, user):
     u = makeurl(apiurl, ['person', quote_plus(user)])
     try: