diff --git a/plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/HgChangesetViewer.java b/plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/HgChangesetViewer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e2f63d39c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/HgChangesetViewer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, Sebastian Sdorra
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+ *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+ *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+ *    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ * 3. Neither the name of SCM-Manager; nor the names of its
+ *    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
+ *    software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+ * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+ * DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+ * ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ * http://bitbucket.org/sdorra/scm-manager
+ *
+ */
+
+
+
+package sonia.scm.repository;
+
+//~--- non-JDK imports --------------------------------------------------------
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import sonia.scm.io.Command;
+import sonia.scm.io.CommandResult;
+import sonia.scm.io.SimpleCommand;
+import sonia.scm.util.IOUtil;
+import sonia.scm.util.Util;
+
+//~--- JDK imports ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.StringReader;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import javax.xml.bind.JAXBException;
+import javax.xml.bind.Unmarshaller;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Sebastian Sdorra
+ */
+public class HgChangesetViewer implements ChangesetViewer
+{
+
+  /** Field description */
+  public static final String ID_TIP = "tip";
+
+  /** Field description */
+  public static final String TEMPLATE =
+    "<changeset><id>{rev}:{short}</id><author>{author|escape}</author><description>{desc|escape}</description><date>{date|isodatesec}</date></changeset>";
+
+  /** the logger for HgChangesetViewer */
+  private static final Logger logger =
+    LoggerFactory.getLogger(HgChangesetViewer.class);
+
+  //~--- constructors ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs ...
+   *
+   *
+   *
+   * @param handler
+   * @param repository
+   */
+  public HgChangesetViewer(HgRepositoryHandler handler, Repository repository)
+  {
+    this.handler = handler;
+    this.repository = repository;
+  }
+
+  //~--- get methods ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /**
+   * TODO unmarshall date
+   *
+   *
+   * @param startId
+   * @param max
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  @Override
+  public List<Changeset> getChangesets(String startId, int max)
+  {
+    List<Changeset> changesets = null;
+    InputStream in = null;
+
+    try
+    {
+      String repositoryPath = getRepositoryPath(repository);
+      Command command = new SimpleCommand(handler.getConfig().getHgBinary(),
+                          "-R", repositoryPath, "log", "-r", "tip:0", "-l",
+                          String.valueOf(max), "--template", TEMPLATE);
+      CommandResult result = command.execute();
+
+      if (result.isSuccessfull())
+      {
+        StringBuilder changesetLog = new StringBuilder("<changesets>");
+
+        changesetLog.append(result.getOutput());
+        changesetLog.append("</changesets>");
+
+        StringReader reader = new StringReader(changesetLog.toString());
+        Unmarshaller unmarshaller = handler.createChangesetUnmarshaller();
+        Changesets cs = (Changesets) unmarshaller.unmarshal(reader);
+
+        if ((cs != null) && Util.isNotEmpty(cs.changesets))
+        {
+          changesets = cs.changesets;
+        }
+        else if (logger.isWarnEnabled())
+        {
+          logger.warn("could not find any changeset from {} to +{}", startId,
+                      max);
+        }
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        logger.error("could not load changesets, hg return code: {}\n{}",
+                     result.getReturnCode(), result.getOutput());
+      }
+    }
+    catch (IOException ex)
+    {
+      logger.error("could not load changesets", ex);
+    }
+    catch (JAXBException ex)
+    {
+      logger.error("could not unmarshall changesets", ex);
+    }
+    finally
+    {
+      IOUtil.close(in);
+    }
+
+    return changesets;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param max
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  @Override
+  public List<Changeset> getLastChangesets(int max)
+  {
+    return getChangesets(ID_TIP, max);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param repository
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  private String getRepositoryPath(Repository repository)
+  {
+    return handler.getDirectory(repository).getAbsolutePath();
+  }
+
+  //~--- inner classes --------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /**
+   * Class description
+   *
+   * @author         Sebastian Sdorra
+   */
+  @XmlRootElement(name = "changesets")
+  private static class Changesets
+  {
+
+    /** Field description */
+    @XmlElement(name = "changeset")
+    private List<Changeset> changesets;
+  }
+
+
+  //~--- fields ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /** Field description */
+  private HgRepositoryHandler handler;
+
+  /** Field description */
+  private Repository repository;
+}
diff --git a/plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/HgRepositoryHandler.java b/plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/HgRepositoryHandler.java
index a71278c9fc..d11ae8b3d0 100644
--- a/plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/HgRepositoryHandler.java
+++ b/plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/HgRepositoryHandler.java
@@ -40,16 +40,19 @@ import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import sonia.scm.ConfigurationException;
 import sonia.scm.Type;
 import sonia.scm.installer.HgInstaller;
 import sonia.scm.installer.UnixHgInstaller;
 import sonia.scm.installer.WindowsHgInstaller;
 import sonia.scm.io.ExtendedCommand;
+import sonia.scm.io.FileSystem;
 import sonia.scm.io.INIConfiguration;
 import sonia.scm.io.INIConfigurationWriter;
 import sonia.scm.io.INISection;
 import sonia.scm.plugin.ext.Extension;
 import sonia.scm.store.StoreFactory;
+import sonia.scm.util.AssertUtil;
 import sonia.scm.util.SystemUtil;
 import sonia.scm.web.HgWebConfigWriter;
 
@@ -57,7 +60,10 @@ import sonia.scm.web.HgWebConfigWriter;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import sonia.scm.io.FileSystem;
+
+import javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext;
+import javax.xml.bind.JAXBException;
+import javax.xml.bind.Unmarshaller;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -89,11 +95,22 @@ public class HgRepositoryHandler
    *
    *
    * @param storeFactory
+   * @param fileSystem
    */
   @Inject
   public HgRepositoryHandler(StoreFactory storeFactory, FileSystem fileSystem)
   {
     super(storeFactory, fileSystem);
+
+    try
+    {
+      changesetContext = JAXBContext.newInstance(Changeset.class);
+    }
+    catch (JAXBException ex)
+    {
+      throw new ConfigurationException(
+          "could not create JAXBContext for Changeset-Class", ex);
+    }
   }
 
   //~--- methods --------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -174,6 +191,37 @@ public class HgRepositoryHandler
 
   //~--- get methods ----------------------------------------------------------
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param repository
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  @Override
+  public ChangesetViewer getChangesetViewer(Repository repository)
+  {
+    HgChangesetViewer changesetViewer;
+
+    AssertUtil.assertIsNotNull(repository);
+
+    String type = repository.getType();
+
+    AssertUtil.assertIsNotEmpty(type);
+
+    if (TYPE_NAME.equals(type))
+    {
+      changesetViewer = new HgChangesetViewer(this, repository);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("mercurial repository is required");
+    }
+
+    return changesetViewer;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *
@@ -188,6 +236,29 @@ public class HgRepositoryHandler
 
   //~--- methods --------------------------------------------------------------
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  Unmarshaller createChangesetUnmarshaller()
+  {
+    Unmarshaller unmarshaller = null;
+
+    try
+    {
+      unmarshaller = changesetContext.createUnmarshaller();
+    }
+    catch (JAXBException ex)
+    {
+      throw new ConfigurationException(
+          "could not create Unmarshaller for Changeset-Class", ex);
+    }
+
+    return unmarshaller;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *
@@ -247,4 +318,9 @@ public class HgRepositoryHandler
   {
     return HgConfig.class;
   }
+
+  //~--- fields ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /** Field description */
+  private JAXBContext changesetContext;
 }