diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/changelog.py b/rhodecode/controllers/changelog.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/changelog.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/changelog.py
@@ -37,22 +37,65 @@ from rhodecode.lib.helpers import RepoPa
 from rhodecode.lib.compat import json
 from rhodecode.lib.graphmod import _colored, _dagwalker
 from rhodecode.lib.vcs.exceptions import RepositoryError, ChangesetDoesNotExistError,\
-    EmptyRepositoryError
+    ChangesetError, NodeDoesNotExistError, EmptyRepositoryError
 from rhodecode.lib.utils2 import safe_int
+from webob.exc import HTTPNotFound
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def _load_changelog_summary():
+    p = safe_int(request.GET.get('page'), 1)
+    size = safe_int(request.GET.get('size'), 10)
+
+    def url_generator(**kw):
+        return url('changelog_summary_home',
+                   repo_name=c.rhodecode_db_repo.repo_name, size=size, **kw)
+
+    collection = c.rhodecode_repo
+
+    c.repo_changesets = RepoPage(collection, page=p,
+                                 items_per_page=size,
+                                 url=url_generator)
+    page_revisions = [x.raw_id for x in list(c.repo_changesets)]
+    c.comments = c.rhodecode_db_repo.get_comments(page_revisions)
+    c.statuses = c.rhodecode_db_repo.statuses(page_revisions)
+
+
 class ChangelogController(BaseRepoController):
 
-    @LoginRequired()
-    @HasRepoPermissionAnyDecorator('repository.read', 'repository.write',
-                                   'repository.admin')
     def __before__(self):
         super(ChangelogController, self).__before__()
         c.affected_files_cut_off = 60
 
-    def index(self):
+    def _graph(self, repo, revs_int, repo_size, size, p):
+        """
+        Generates a DAG graph for repo
+
+        :param repo:
+        :param revs_int:
+        :param repo_size:
+        :param size:
+        :param p:
+        """
+        if not revs_int:
+            c.jsdata = json.dumps([])
+            return
+
+        data = []
+        revs = revs_int
+
+        dag = _dagwalker(repo, revs, repo.alias)
+        dag = _colored(dag)
+        for (id, type, ctx, vtx, edges) in dag:
+            data.append(['', vtx, edges])
+
+        c.jsdata = json.dumps(data)
+
+    @LoginRequired()
+    @HasRepoPermissionAnyDecorator('repository.read', 'repository.write',
+                                   'repository.admin')
+    def index(self, repo_name, revision=None, f_path=None):
         limit = 100
         default = 20
         if request.GET.get('size'):
@@ -65,20 +108,33 @@ class ChangelogController(BaseRepoContro
         c.size = max(c.size, 1)
         p = safe_int(request.GET.get('page', 1), 1)
         branch_name = request.GET.get('branch', None)
+        c.changelog_for_path = f_path
         try:
-            if branch_name:
-                collection = [z for z in
-                              c.rhodecode_repo.get_changesets(start=0,
-                                                    branch_name=branch_name)]
-                c.total_cs = len(collection)
+
+            if f_path:
+                log.debug('generating changelog for path %s' % f_path)
+                # get the history for the file !
+                tip_cs = c.rhodecode_repo.get_changeset()
+                try:
+                    collection = tip_cs.get_file_history(f_path)
+                except (NodeDoesNotExistError, ChangesetError):
+                    #this node is not present at tip !
+                    try:
+                        cs = self.__get_cs_or_redirect(revision, repo_name)
+                        collection = cs.get_file_history(f_path)
+                    except RepositoryError, e:
+                        h.flash(str(e), category='warning')
+                        redirect(h.url('changelog_home', repo_name=repo_name))
+                collection = list(reversed(collection))
             else:
-                collection = c.rhodecode_repo
-                c.total_cs = len(c.rhodecode_repo)
+                collection = c.rhodecode_repo.get_changesets(start=0,
+                                                        branch_name=branch_name)
+            c.total_cs = len(collection)
 
             c.pagination = RepoPage(collection, page=p, item_count=c.total_cs,
-                                    items_per_page=c.size, branch=branch_name)
+                                    items_per_page=c.size, branch=branch_name,)
             collection = list(c.pagination)
-            page_revisions = [x.raw_id for x in collection]
+            page_revisions = [x.raw_id for x in c.pagination]
             c.comments = c.rhodecode_db_repo.get_comments(page_revisions)
             c.statuses = c.rhodecode_db_repo.statuses(page_revisions)
         except (EmptyRepositoryError), e:
@@ -89,37 +145,31 @@ class ChangelogController(BaseRepoContro
             h.flash(str(e), category='error')
             return redirect(url('changelog_home', repo_name=c.repo_name))
 
-        self._graph(c.rhodecode_repo, collection, c.total_cs, c.size, p)
-
         c.branch_name = branch_name
         c.branch_filters = [('', _('All Branches'))] + \
             [(k, k) for k in c.rhodecode_repo.branches.keys()]
+        _revs = []
+        if not f_path:
+            _revs = [x.revision for x in c.pagination]
+        self._graph(c.rhodecode_repo, _revs, c.total_cs, c.size, p)
 
         return render('changelog/changelog.html')
 
+    @LoginRequired()
+    @HasRepoPermissionAnyDecorator('repository.read', 'repository.write',
+                                   'repository.admin')
     def changelog_details(self, cs):
         if request.environ.get('HTTP_X_PARTIAL_XHR'):
             c.cs = c.rhodecode_repo.get_changeset(cs)
             return render('changelog/changelog_details.html')
-
-    def _graph(self, repo, collection, repo_size, size, p):
-        """
-        Generates a DAG graph for mercurial
+        raise HTTPNotFound()
 
-        :param repo: repo instance
-        :param size: number of commits to show
-        :param p: page number
-        """
-        if not collection:
-            c.jsdata = json.dumps([])
-            return
+    @LoginRequired()
+    @HasRepoPermissionAnyDecorator('repository.read', 'repository.write',
+                                   'repository.admin')
+    def changelog_summary(self, repo_name):
+        if request.environ.get('HTTP_X_PARTIAL_XHR'):
+            _load_changelog_summary()
 
-        data = []
-        revs = [x.revision for x in collection]
-
-        dag = _dagwalker(repo, revs, repo.alias)
-        dag = _colored(dag)
-        for (id, type, ctx, vtx, edges) in dag:
-            data.append(['', vtx, edges])
-
-        c.jsdata = json.dumps(data)
+            return render('changelog/changelog_summary_data.html')
+        raise HTTPNotFound()