diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cfcdd78d..902b5b4a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -417,6 +417,15 @@
         "command": "svn.deleteUnversioned",
         "title": "Delete selected files",
         "category": "SVN"
+      },
+      {
+        "command": "svn.pickCommitMessage",
+        "title": "Pick a previous commit message",
+        "category": "SVN",
+        "icon": {
+          "light": "icons/light/icon-history.svg",
+          "dark": "icons/dark/icon-history.svg"
+        }
       }
     ],
     "menus": {
@@ -576,6 +585,10 @@
         {
           "command": "svn.itemlog.copymsg",
           "when": "false"
+        },
+        {
+          "command": "svn.pickCommitMessage",
+          "when": "config.svn.enabled && svnOpenRepositoryCount != 0"
         }
       ],
       "view/title": [
@@ -671,6 +684,11 @@
           "group": "navigation",
           "when": "config.svn.enabled && scmProvider == svn"
         },
+        {
+          "command": "svn.pickCommitMessage",
+          "group": "navigation",
+          "when": "config.svn.enabled && scmProvider == svn"
+        },
         {
           "command": "svn.switchBranch",
           "when": "config.svn.enabled && scmProvider == svn"
diff --git a/src/commands.ts b/src/commands.ts
index 90f091e8..3aac4d1f 100644
--- a/src/commands.ts
+++ b/src/commands.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { OpenResourceHead } from "./commands/openResourceHead";
 import { Patch } from "./commands/patch";
 import { PatchAll } from "./commands/patchAll";
 import { PatchChangeList } from "./commands/patchChangeList";
+import { PickCommitMessage } from "./commands/pickCommitMessage";
 import { PromptAuth } from "./commands/promptAuth";
 import { PromptRemove } from "./commands/promptRemove";
 import { PullIncommingChange } from "./commands/pullIncomingChange";
@@ -84,4 +85,5 @@ export function registerCommands(model: Model, disposables: Disposable[]) {
   disposables.push(new OpenChangeHead());
   disposables.push(new OpenHeadFile());
   disposables.push(new RevertAll());
+  disposables.push(new PickCommitMessage());
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/pickCommitMessage.ts b/src/commands/pickCommitMessage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c626b4e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/pickCommitMessage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { QuickPickItem, window } from "vscode";
+import { Repository } from "../repository";
+import { Command } from "./command";
+
+export class PickCommitMessage extends Command {
+  constructor() {
+    super("svn.pickCommitMessage", { repository: true });
+  }
+
+  public async execute(repository: Repository) {
+    const logs = await repository.log("HEAD", "0", 20);
+
+    if (!logs.length) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const picks: QuickPickItem[] = logs.map(l => {
+      return {
+        label: l.msg,
+        description: `r${l.revision} | ${l.author} | ${new Date(
+          l.date
+        ).toLocaleString()}`
+      };
+    });
+
+    const selected = await window.showQuickPick(picks);
+
+    if (selected === undefined) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const msg = selected.label;
+
+    repository.inputBox.value = msg;
+
+    return msg;
+  }
+}