diff --git a/make/projects-dir.mk b/make/projects-dir.mk
index 411fb034..4b642ab1 100644
--- a/make/projects-dir.mk
+++ b/make/projects-dir.mk
@@ -337,6 +337,9 @@ git-short-diff: $(SSH_WRAPPER_SH)
 git-status:
 	$(PGIT_SH) status -uno
 
+git-log-%:
+	$(PGIT_SH) log -$* 2>&1
+
 git-get: $(SSH_WRAPPER_SH)
 	$(PGIT_SH_GET_DEFAULT)
 	touch get.done
diff --git a/make/rules.mk b/make/rules.mk
index 0179fbbb..e64fca06 100644
--- a/make/rules.mk
+++ b/make/rules.mk
@@ -243,6 +243,16 @@ ifneq ($(EXE_PATH),)
 endif
 endif
 
+git-log-%:
+	git log -$* 2>&1
+
+git-log-tree-%:
+ifneq ($(PROJECTS_DIR),)
+	make --no-print-directory -C $(PROJECTS_DIR) git-log-$* 2>&1
+else
+	@echo "No PROJECTS_DIR defined to log commits for"
+endif
+
 # -- special built-in targets
 
 .PRECIOUS: $(LOCAL_H)