diff --git a/obs-service-tar_scm.changes b/obs-service-tar_scm.changes
index e050b5f..73417b1 100644
--- a/obs-service-tar_scm.changes
+++ b/obs-service-tar_scm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Aug 25 13:52:06 UTC 2011 - adrian@suse.de
+
+- add support for (git) checkout depth, original patch by
+  Markus Lehtonen <markus.lehtonen@linux.intel.com>
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Aug 17 07:54:29 UTC 2011 - adrian@suse.de
 
diff --git a/tar_scm b/tar_scm
index 90b82da..bbe283b 100644
--- a/tar_scm
+++ b/tar_scm
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ MYPREFIX=""
 MYFILENAME=""
 MYREVISION=""
 MYPACKAGEMETA=""
+MYGITARGS="--depth 1"
 
 while test $# -gt 0; do
   case $1 in
@@ -61,6 +62,14 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
       MYOUTDIR="$2"
       shift
     ;;
+    *-history-depth)
+      if [ "$2" == "full" ]; then
+        MYGITARGS=""
+      else
+        MYGITARGS="--depth $2"
+      fi
+      shift
+    ;;
     *)
       echo Unknown parameter $1.
       echo 'Usage: tar_scm --scm $SCM --url $URL --outdir $OUT'
@@ -166,7 +175,7 @@ elif [ "$MYSCM" == "git" ]; then
     # update existing content for speed/bandwidth reasons
     cd "$TAR_DIRECTORY"
     OLDVERSION=`git show --pretty=%at  | head -n 1`
-    git pull || exit 1
+    git pull $MYGITARGS || exit 1
     if [ -n "$MYREVISION" ]; then
       git checkout "$MYREVISION" || exit 1
     fi
@@ -180,7 +189,7 @@ elif [ "$MYSCM" == "git" ]; then
     mv "$TAR_DIRECTORY" "${FILE}" || exit 1
   else
     # new checkout
-    git clone --depth 1 "$MYURL" "${FILE}" || exit 1
+    git clone "$MYGITARGS" "$MYURL" "${FILE}" || exit 1
     if [ -n "$MYREVISION" ]; then
       cd "$FILE"
       git checkout "$MYREVISION" || exit 1
diff --git a/tar_scm.service b/tar_scm.service
index 19abc80..e260a38 100644
--- a/tar_scm.service
+++ b/tar_scm.service
@@ -35,5 +35,8 @@
     <description>Package the meta data of SCM to allow the user or OBS to update after un-tar</description>
     <allowedvalue>yes</allowedvalue>
   </parameter>
+  <parameter name="history-depth">
+    <description>Stored history depth. Special value "full" clones/pulls full history. Only valid if SCM git is used.</description>
+  </parameter>
 </service>