@@ -630,6 +630,7 @@ func (srv *Server) CmdCommit(stdin io.ReadCloser, stdout io.Writer, args ...stri

 	cmd := rcli.Subcmd(stdout,

 		"commit", "[OPTIONS] CONTAINER [REPOSITORY [TAG]]",

 		"Create a new image from a container's changes")

+	fl_comment := cmd.String("m", "", "Commit message")

 	if err := cmd.Parse(args); err != nil {

 		return nil

 	}

@@ -638,7 +639,7 @@ func (srv *Server) CmdCommit(stdin io.ReadCloser, stdout io.Writer, args ...stri

 		cmd.Usage()

 		return nil

 	}

-	img, err := srv.runtime.Commit(containerName, repository, tag)

+	img, err := srv.runtime.Commit(containerName, repository, tag, *fl_comment)

 	if err != nil {

 		return err

 	}

@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (runtime *Runtime) Destroy(container *Container) error {

 // Commit creates a new filesystem image from the current state of a container.

 // The image can optionally be tagged into a repository

-func (runtime *Runtime) Commit(id, repository, tag string) (*Image, error) {

+func (runtime *Runtime) Commit(id, repository, tag, comment string) (*Image, error) {

 	container := runtime.Get(id)

 	if container == nil {

 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("No such container: %s", id)

@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func (runtime *Runtime) Commit(id, repository, tag string) (*Image, error) {

 		return nil, err

 	}

 	// Create a new image from the container's base layers + a new layer from container changes

-	img, err := runtime.graph.Create(rwTar, container, "")

+	img, err := runtime.graph.Create(rwTar, container, comment)

 	if err != nil {

 		return nil, err

 	}