diff --git a/src/Issue/IssueService.php b/src/Issue/IssueService.php
index d64afb37..e4c4eacc 100644
--- a/src/Issue/IssueService.php
+++ b/src/Issue/IssueService.php
@@ -616,6 +616,28 @@ public function getCustomFields($priorityId)
         return $prio;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * get watchers.
+     *
+     * @param $issueIdOrKey
+     *
+     * @return Watcher[]
+     */
+    public function getWatchers($issueIdOrKey)
+    {
+        $this->log->addInfo("getWatchers=\n");
+
+        $url = $this->uri."/$issueIdOrKey/watchers";
+
+        $ret = $this->exec($url, null);
+
+        $watchers = $this->json_mapper->mapArray(
+            json_decode($ret, false)->watchers, new \ArrayObject(), '\JiraRestApi\Issue\Watcher'
+        );
+
+        return $watchers;
+    }
+
     /**
      * add watcher to issue.
      *
diff --git a/src/Issue/Watcher.php b/src/Issue/Watcher.php
index e95ceb6f..26d33bce 100644
--- a/src/Issue/Watcher.php
+++ b/src/Issue/Watcher.php
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ class Watcher implements \JsonSerializable
 
     /** @var string */
     public $name;
+    /** @var string */
+    public $displayName;
+    /** @var string */
+    public $emailAddress;
+    /** @var bool */
+    public $active;
 
     public function __construct($name)
     {