diff --git a/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/ActiveNotifier.java b/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/ActiveNotifier.java
index c0918b3..2d05188 100644
--- a/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/ActiveNotifier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/ActiveNotifier.java
@@ -79,29 +79,8 @@ String getChanges(AbstractBuild r) {
             logger.info("No change set computed...");
             return null;
         }
-        ChangeLogSet changeSet = r.getChangeSet();
-        List<Entry> entries = new LinkedList<Entry>();
-        Set<AffectedFile> files = new HashSet<AffectedFile>();
-        for (Object o : changeSet.getItems()) {
-            Entry entry = (Entry) o;
-            logger.info("Entry " + o);
-            entries.add(entry);
-            files.addAll(entry.getAffectedFiles());
-        }
-        if (entries.isEmpty()) {
-            logger.info("Empty change...");
-            return null;
-        }
-        Set<String> authors = new HashSet<String>();
-        for (Entry entry : entries) {
-            authors.add(entry.getAuthor().getDisplayName());
-        }
         MessageBuilder message = new MessageBuilder(notifier, r);
-        message.append("Started by changes from ");
-        message.append(StringUtils.join(authors, ", "));
-        message.append(" (");
-        message.append(files.size());
-        message.append(" file(s) changed)");
+        message.appendChanges();
         return message.appendOpenLink().toString();
     }
 
@@ -120,6 +99,7 @@ String getBuildStatusMessage(AbstractBuild r) {
         MessageBuilder message = new MessageBuilder(notifier, r);
         message.appendStatusMessage();
         message.appendDuration();
+        message.appendChanges();
         return message.appendOpenLink().toString();
     }
 
@@ -135,6 +115,51 @@ public MessageBuilder(HipChatNotifier notifier, AbstractBuild build) {
             startMessage();
         }
 
+        public void appendChanges() {
+            AbstractProject<?, ?> project = build.getProject();
+            HipChatNotifier.HipChatJobProperty jobProperty = project.getProperty(HipChatNotifier.HipChatJobProperty.class);
+
+            ChangeLogSet changeSet = build.getChangeSet();
+
+            if (changeSet.isEmptySet()) {
+                logger.info("Empty change...");
+                return;
+            }
+            
+            List<Entry> entries = new LinkedList<Entry>();
+            Set<AffectedFile> files = new HashSet<AffectedFile>();
+            for (Object o : changeSet.getItems()) {
+                Entry entry = (Entry) o;
+                logger.info("Entry " + o);
+                entries.add(entry);
+                files.addAll(entry.getAffectedFiles());
+            }
+            
+            if (jobProperty != null && jobProperty.getIncludeChangeDetails()) {
+                message.append(" Started by changes:");
+                for (Entry entry : entries) {
+                    final String commitMsg = entry.getMsg().length() > 45
+                                           ? entry.getMsg().substring(0, 45) + "..."
+                                           : entry.getMsg();
+                    final Integer fileCount = entry.getAffectedFiles().size();
+                    message.append("<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;" + commitMsg
+                            + " [" + entry.getAuthor().getDisplayName()
+                            + " / " + fileCount + " file(s)"
+                            + "]");
+                }
+            } else {
+                Set<String> authors = new HashSet<String>();
+                for (Entry entry : entries) {
+                    authors.add(entry.getAuthor().getDisplayName());
+                }
+                message.append(" Started by changes from ");
+                message.append(StringUtils.join(authors, ", "));
+                message.append(" (");
+                message.append(files.size());
+                message.append(" file(s) changed)"); 
+            }
+        }
+
         public MessageBuilder appendStatusMessage() {
             message.append(getStatusMessage(build));
             return this;
diff --git a/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/HipChatNotifier.java b/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/HipChatNotifier.java
index e0f83b3..208d6f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/HipChatNotifier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/HipChatNotifier.java
@@ -157,10 +157,11 @@ public static class HipChatJobProperty extends hudson.model.JobProperty<Abstract
         private boolean notifyNotBuilt;
         private boolean notifyUnstable;
         private boolean notifyFailure;
+        private boolean includeChangeDetails;
 
 
         @DataBoundConstructor
-        public HipChatJobProperty(String room, boolean startNotification, boolean notifyAborted, boolean notifyFailure, boolean notifyNotBuilt, boolean notifySuccess, boolean notifyUnstable) {
+        public HipChatJobProperty(String room, boolean startNotification, boolean notifyAborted, boolean notifyFailure, boolean notifyNotBuilt, boolean notifySuccess, boolean notifyUnstable, boolean includeChangeDetails) {
             this.room = room;
             this.startNotification = startNotification;
             this.notifyAborted = notifyAborted;
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ public HipChatJobProperty(String room, boolean startNotification, boolean notify
             this.notifyNotBuilt = notifyNotBuilt;
             this.notifySuccess = notifySuccess;
             this.notifyUnstable = notifyUnstable;
+            this.includeChangeDetails = includeChangeDetails;
         }
 
         @Exported
@@ -219,6 +221,11 @@ public boolean getNotifyUnstable() {
             return notifyUnstable;
         }
 
+        @Exported
+        public boolean getIncludeChangeDetails() {
+            return includeChangeDetails;
+        }
+
         @Extension
         public static final class DescriptorImpl extends JobPropertyDescriptor {
             public String getDisplayName() {
@@ -238,7 +245,8 @@ public HipChatJobProperty newInstance(StaplerRequest sr, JSONObject formData) th
                         sr.getParameter("hipChatNotifyFailure") != null,
                         sr.getParameter("hipChatNotifyNotBuilt") != null,
                         sr.getParameter("hipChatNotifySuccess") != null,
-                        sr.getParameter("hipChatNotifyUnstable") != null);
+                        sr.getParameter("hipChatNotifyUnstable") != null,
+                        sr.getParameter("hipChatIncludeChangeDetails") != null);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/HipChatNotifier/HipChatJobProperty/config.jelly b/src/main/resources/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/HipChatNotifier/HipChatJobProperty/config.jelly
index 31ebf5c..554ca42 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/HipChatNotifier/HipChatJobProperty/config.jelly
+++ b/src/main/resources/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/HipChatNotifier/HipChatJobProperty/config.jelly
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
       		<f:textbox name="hipChatProjectRoom" value="${instance.getRoom()}"/>
     	</f:entry>
 
+    	<f:entry title="Include Change Details">
+      		<f:checkbox name="hipChatIncludeChangeDetails" value="true" checked="${instance.getIncludeChangeDetails()}"/>
+    	</f:entry>
+
     	<f:entry title="Notify Build Start">
       		<f:checkbox name="hipChatStartNotification" value="true" checked="${instance.getStartNotification()}"/>
     	</f:entry>
diff --git a/src/test/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/StandardHipChatServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/StandardHipChatServiceTest.java
index d771b3b..ba238a0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/StandardHipChatServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/StandardHipChatServiceTest.java
@@ -1,18 +1,40 @@
 package jenkins.plugins.hipchat;
 
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
 import jenkins.plugins.hipchat.StandardHipChatService;
+
+import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 public class StandardHipChatServiceTest {
 
+    private Level loggingLevel;
+
+    @Before
+    public void saveLoggingLevel() {
+        loggingLevel = Logger.getLogger(StandardHipChatService.class.getName()).getLevel();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Publish should generally not rethrow exceptions, or it will cause a build job to fail at end.
      */
     @Test
     public void publishWithBadHostShouldNotRethrowExceptions() {
+        dropLoggingLevel();
         StandardHipChatService service = new StandardHipChatService("token", "room", "from");
         service.setHost("hostvaluethatwillcausepublishtofail");
         service.publish("message");
     }
+
+    private void dropLoggingLevel() {
+        Logger.getLogger(StandardHipChatService.class.getName()).setLevel(Level.SEVERE);
+    }
+
+    @After
+    public void restoreLoggingLevel() {
+        Logger.getLogger(StandardHipChatService.class.getName()).setLevel(loggingLevel);
+    }
 }