diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssue.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssue.java
index c39f4430d..842071b7e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssue.java
@@ -116,6 +116,13 @@ public class GHIssue {
         new Poster(root).withCredential().to(getApiRoute("reopen"));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Obtains all the comments associated with this issue.
+     */
+    public List<GHIssueComment> getComments() throws IOException {
+        return root.retrieve(getApiRoute("comments"), JsonIssueComments.class).wrap(this);
+    }
+
     private String getApiRoute(String verb) {
         return "/issues/"+verb+"/"+owner.getOwnerName()+"/"+owner.getName()+"/"+number;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssueComment.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssueComment.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d17c0a295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssueComment.java
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*
+ * The MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, Kohsuke Kawaguchi
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package org.kohsuke.github;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Date;
+
+/**
+ * Comment to the issue
+ *
+ * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
+ */
+public class GHIssueComment {
+    GHIssue owner;
+
+    private String body, gravatar_id, user, created_at, updated_at;
+    private int id;
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the issue to which this comment is associated.
+     */
+    public GHIssue getParent() {
+        return owner;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The comment itself.
+     */
+    public String getBody() {
+        return body;
+    }
+
+    public Date getCreatedAt() {
+        return GitHub.parseDate(created_at);
+    }
+
+    public Date getUpdatedAt() {
+        return GitHub.parseDate(updated_at);
+    }
+
+    public int getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the ID of the user who posted this comment.
+     */
+    public String getUserName() {
+        return user;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the user who posted this comment.
+     */
+    public GHUser getUser() throws IOException {
+        return owner.root.getUser(user);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/JsonIssueComments.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/JsonIssueComments.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f982708e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/JsonIssueComments.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package org.kohsuke.github;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
+ */
+class JsonIssueComments {
+    List<GHIssueComment> comments;
+
+    List<GHIssueComment> wrap(GHIssue owner) {
+        for (GHIssueComment c : comments)
+            c.owner = owner;
+        return comments;
+    }
+}