diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/api/LogCommandBuilder.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/api/LogCommandBuilder.java
index a7a3aaad71..c09ab7edcd 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/api/LogCommandBuilder.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/api/LogCommandBuilder.java
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ public final class LogCommandBuilder
    * @param preProcessorUtil
    */
   LogCommandBuilder(CacheManager cacheManager, LogCommand logCommand,
-                    Repository repository, PreProcessorUtil preProcessorUtil)
+    Repository repository, PreProcessorUtil preProcessorUtil)
   {
     this.cache = cacheManager.getCache(CacheKey.class,
-                                       ChangesetPagingResult.class, CACHE_NAME);
+      ChangesetPagingResult.class, CACHE_NAME);
     this.logCommand = logCommand;
     this.repository = repository;
     this.preProcessorUtil = preProcessorUtil;
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public final class LogCommandBuilder
    * @throws RepositoryException
    */
   public Changeset getChangeset(String id)
-          throws IOException, RepositoryException
+    throws IOException, RepositoryException
   {
     Changeset changeset = null;
 
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ public final class LogCommandBuilder
    * @throws RepositoryException
    */
   public ChangesetPagingResult getChangesets()
-          throws IOException, RepositoryException
+    throws IOException, RepositoryException
   {
     ChangesetPagingResult cpr = null;
 
@@ -281,6 +281,23 @@ public final class LogCommandBuilder
 
   //~--- set methods ----------------------------------------------------------
 
+  /**
+   * Retrieves only changesets of the given branch.<br />
+   * <b>Note:</b> This option is ignored if the underlying
+   * {@link RepositoryService} does not support the {@link Command#BRANCHES}.
+   *
+   *
+   * @param branch brnach to retrieve changesets from
+   *
+   * @return retrieves only changesets of the given branch
+   */
+  public LogCommandBuilder setBranch(String branch)
+  {
+    request.setBranch(branch);
+
+    return this;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Disables the cache for changesets. This means that every {@link Changeset}
    * is directly retrieved from the {@link Repository}. <b>Note: </b> Disabling
@@ -460,8 +477,8 @@ public final class LogCommandBuilder
       final CacheKey other = (CacheKey) obj;
 
       return Objects.equal(repositoryId, other.repositoryId)
-             && Objects.equal(changesetId, other.changesetId)
-             && Objects.equal(request, other.request);
+        && Objects.equal(changesetId, other.changesetId)
+        && Objects.equal(request, other.request);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/LogCommandRequest.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/LogCommandRequest.java
index 84a45b2b0c..feed50abda 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/LogCommandRequest.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/LogCommandRequest.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public final class LogCommandRequest implements Serializable, Resetable
       && Objects.equal(endChangeset, other.endChangeset)
       && Objects.equal(pagingStart, other.pagingStart)
       && Objects.equal(pagingLimit, other.pagingLimit)
-      && Objects.equal(path, other.path);
+      && Objects.equal(path, other.path) && Objects.equal(branch, other.branch);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public final class LogCommandRequest implements Serializable, Resetable
   public int hashCode()
   {
     return Objects.hashCode(startChangeset, endChangeset, pagingStart,
-      pagingLimit, path);
+      pagingLimit, path, branch);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ public final class LogCommandRequest implements Serializable, Resetable
     pagingStart = 0;
     pagingLimit = 20;
     path = null;
+    branch = null;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -127,12 +128,24 @@ public final class LogCommandRequest implements Serializable, Resetable
                   .add("pagingStart", pagingStart)
                   .add("pagingLimit", pagingLimit)
                   .add("path", path)
+                  .add("branch", branch)
                   .toString();
     //J+
   }
 
   //~--- set methods ----------------------------------------------------------
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param branch
+   */
+  public void setBranch(String branch)
+  {
+    this.branch = branch;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *
@@ -190,6 +203,17 @@ public final class LogCommandRequest implements Serializable, Resetable
 
   //~--- get methods ----------------------------------------------------------
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  String getBranch()
+  {
+    return branch;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *
@@ -258,6 +282,9 @@ public final class LogCommandRequest implements Serializable, Resetable
 
   //~--- fields ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
+  /** Field description */
+  private String branch;
+
   /** Field description */
   private String endChangeset;