diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/api/BrowseCommandBuilder.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/api/BrowseCommandBuilder.java
index e3eb0a0be9..724e55b8bb 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/api/BrowseCommandBuilder.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/api/BrowseCommandBuilder.java
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ public final class BrowseCommandBuilder
    * @param preProcessorUtil
    */
   BrowseCommandBuilder(CacheManager cacheManager, BrowseCommand browseCommand,
-                       Repository repository, PreProcessorUtil preProcessorUtil)
+    Repository repository, PreProcessorUtil preProcessorUtil)
   {
     this.cache = cacheManager.getCache(CacheKey.class, BrowserResult.class,
-                                       CACHE_NAME);
+      CACHE_NAME);
     this.browseCommand = browseCommand;
     this.repository = repository;
     this.preProcessorUtil = preProcessorUtil;
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public final class BrowseCommandBuilder
    * @throws RepositoryException
    */
   public BrowserResult getBrowserResult()
-          throws IOException, RepositoryException
+    throws IOException, RepositoryException
   {
     BrowserResult result = null;
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public final class BrowseCommandBuilder
       if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
       {
         logger.debug("create browser result for {} with disabled cache",
-                     request);
+          request);
       }
 
       result = browseCommand.getBrowserResult(request);
@@ -219,6 +219,24 @@ public final class BrowseCommandBuilder
     return this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Disabling the last commit means that every call to
+   * {@link FileObject#getDescription()} and 
+   * {@link FileObject#getLastModified()) will return {@code null}, but this 
+   * will also reduce the execution time.
+   *
+   *
+   * @param disableLastCommit true to disable the last commit message
+   *
+   * @return {@code this}
+   */
+  public BrowseCommandBuilder setDisableLastCommit(boolean disableLastCommit)
+  {
+    this.request.setDisableLastCommit(disableLastCommit);
+
+    return this;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Disable the execution of pre processors.
    *
@@ -228,7 +246,7 @@ public final class BrowseCommandBuilder
    * @return {@code this}
    */
   public BrowseCommandBuilder setDisablePreProcessors(
-          boolean disablePreProcessors)
+    boolean disablePreProcessors)
   {
     this.disablePreProcessors = disablePreProcessors;
 
@@ -320,7 +338,7 @@ public final class BrowseCommandBuilder
       final CacheKey other = (CacheKey) obj;
 
       return Objects.equal(repositoryId, other.repositoryId)
-             && Objects.equal(request, other.request);
+        && Objects.equal(request, other.request);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/BrowseCommandRequest.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/BrowseCommandRequest.java
index 048c4e1af4..f27ac72b5d 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/BrowseCommandRequest.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/BrowseCommandRequest.java
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 
 package sonia.scm.repository.spi;
 
+//~--- non-JDK imports --------------------------------------------------------
+
+import com.google.common.base.Objects;
+
 /**
  *
  * @author Sebastian Sdorra
@@ -43,4 +47,119 @@ public final class BrowseCommandRequest extends FileBaseCommandRequest
 
   /** Field description */
   private static final long serialVersionUID = 7956624623516803183L;
+
+  //~--- methods --------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritDoc}
+   *
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  @Override
+  public BrowseCommandRequest clone()
+  {
+    BrowseCommandRequest clone = null;
+
+    try
+    {
+      clone = (BrowseCommandRequest) super.clone();
+    }
+    catch (CloneNotSupportedException e)
+    {
+
+      // this shouldn't happen, since we are Cloneable
+      throw new InternalError("CatCommandRequest seems not to be cloneable");
+    }
+
+    return clone;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritDoc}
+   *
+   *
+   * @param obj
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  @Override
+  public boolean equals(Object obj)
+  {
+    if (obj == null)
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    final BrowseCommandRequest other = (BrowseCommandRequest) obj;
+
+    return super.equals(obj)
+      && Objects.equal(disableLastCommit, other.disableLastCommit);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritDoc}
+   *
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  @Override
+  public int hashCode()
+  {
+    return Objects.hashCode(super.hashCode(), disableLastCommit);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritDoc}
+   *
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  @Override
+  public String toString()
+  {
+    //J-
+    return Objects.toStringHelper(this)
+                  .add("path", getPath())
+                  .add("revision", getRevision())
+                  .add("disableLastCommit", disableLastCommit)
+                  .toString();
+    //J+
+  }
+
+  //~--- set methods ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /**
+   * True to disable the last commit.
+   *
+   *
+   * @param disableLastCommit true to disable the last commit
+   */
+  public void setDisableLastCommit(boolean disableLastCommit)
+  {
+    this.disableLastCommit = disableLastCommit;
+  }
+
+  //~--- get methods ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /**
+   * Returns true if the last commit is disabled.
+   *
+   *
+   * @return true if the last commit is disabled
+   */
+  boolean isDisableLastCommit()
+  {
+    return disableLastCommit;
+  }
+
+  //~--- fields ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /** disable last commit */
+  private boolean disableLastCommit = false;
 }