diff --git a/src/LyXAction.cpp b/src/LyXAction.cpp
index 54d6fc3a0b..acadc934a6 100644
--- a/src/LyXAction.cpp
+++ b/src/LyXAction.cpp
@@ -415,7 +415,8 @@ void LyXAction::init()
 		      textclass: name of textclass (e.g. article) \n
 		      menu: name of lfun used in menu  \n
 		      icon: name of lfun used in toolbar \n
-		      buffer: "name"|"path"|"class"|"vcs-revision"|"vcs-tree-revision"
+		      buffer: "name"|"path"|"class"|"vcs-tree-revision"|
+		              "vcs-revision"|"vcs-author"|"vcs-date"|"vcs-time"
  * \li Sample: command-sequence info-insert buffer path; info-insert buffer name
  * \li Origin: bpeng, 7 Oct 2007
  * \endvar
diff --git a/src/LyXVC.h b/src/LyXVC.h
index 56f8be94b9..00b889f982 100644
--- a/src/LyXVC.h
+++ b/src/LyXVC.h
@@ -146,7 +146,10 @@ public:
 	// type of the revision information
 	enum RevisionInfo {
 		File = 1,
-		Tree = 2
+		Tree = 2,
+		Author = 3,
+		Date = 4,
+		Time = 5
 	};
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/VCBackend.cpp b/src/VCBackend.cpp
index d2c3c1a6f2..9e0156b04e 100644
--- a/src/VCBackend.cpp
+++ b/src/VCBackend.cpp
@@ -860,32 +860,41 @@ bool SVN::undoLastEnabled()
 
 string SVN::revisionInfo(LyXVC::RevisionInfo const info)
 {
-	switch (info) {
-		case LyXVC::File:
-			if (rev_file_cache_.empty())
-				rev_file_cache_ = getFileRevisionInfo();
-			if (rev_file_cache_.empty())
-				rev_file_cache_ = "?";
-			if (rev_file_cache_ == "?")
-				return string();
-
-			return rev_file_cache_;
-
-		case LyXVC::Tree:
+	if (info == LyXVC::Tree) {
 			if (rev_tree_cache_.empty())
-				rev_tree_cache_ = getTreeRevisionInfo();
-			if (rev_tree_cache_.empty())
-				rev_tree_cache_ = "?";
+				if (!getTreeRevisionInfo())
+					rev_tree_cache_ = "?";
 			if (rev_tree_cache_ == "?")
 				return string();
 
 			return rev_tree_cache_;
 	}
+
+	// fill the rest of the attributes for a single file
+	if (rev_file_cache_.empty())
+		if (!getFileRevisionInfo())
+			rev_file_cache_ = "?";
+
+	switch (info) {
+		case LyXVC::File:
+			if (rev_file_cache_ == "?")
+				return string();
+			return rev_file_cache_;
+		case LyXVC::Author:
+			return rev_author_cache_;
+		case LyXVC::Date:
+			return rev_date_cache_;
+		case LyXVC::Time:
+			return rev_time_cache_;
+		default: ;
+
+	}
+
 	return string();
 }
 
 
-std::string SVN::getFileRevisionInfo()
+bool SVN::getFileRevisionInfo()
 {
 	FileName tmpf = FileName::tempName("lyxvcout");
 
@@ -894,7 +903,7 @@ std::string SVN::getFileRevisionInfo()
 		    FileName(owner_->filePath()));
 
 	if (tmpf.empty())
-		return string();
+		return false;
 
 	ifstream ifs(tmpf.toFilesystemEncoding().c_str());
 	string line;
@@ -911,16 +920,30 @@ std::string SVN::getFileRevisionInfo()
 			string l1 = subst(line, "revision=\"", "");
 			string l2 = trim(subst(l1, "\">", ""));
 			if (isStrInt(l2))
-				rev = l2;
+				rev_file_cache_ = rev = l2;
+		}
+		if (c && prefixIs(line, "<author>") && suffixIs(line, "</author>")) {
+			string l1 = subst(line, "<author>", "");
+			string l2 = subst(l1, "</author>", "");
+			rev_author_cache_ = l2;
+		}
+		if (c && prefixIs(line, "<date>") && suffixIs(line, "</date>")) {
+			string l1 = subst(line, "<date>", "");
+			string l2 = subst(l1, "</date>", "");
+			l2 = split(l2, l1, 'T');
+			rev_date_cache_ = l1;
+			l2 = split(l2, l1, '.');
+			rev_time_cache_ = l1;
 		}
 	}
+
 	ifs.close();
 	tmpf.erase();
-	return rev;
+	return !rev.empty();
 }
 
 
-std::string SVN::getTreeRevisionInfo()
+bool SVN::getTreeRevisionInfo()
 {
 	FileName tmpf = FileName::tempName("lyxvcout");
 
@@ -928,7 +951,7 @@ std::string SVN::getTreeRevisionInfo()
 		    FileName(owner_->filePath()));
 
 	if (tmpf.empty())
-		return string();
+		return false;
 
 	// only first line in case something bad happens.
 	ifstream ifs(tmpf.toFilesystemEncoding().c_str());
@@ -936,7 +959,9 @@ std::string SVN::getTreeRevisionInfo()
 	getline(ifs, line);
 	ifs.close();
 	tmpf.erase();
-	return line;
+
+	rev_tree_cache_ = line;
+	return !line.empty();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/VCBackend.h b/src/VCBackend.h
index 864dc199c8..50cec8c770 100644
--- a/src/VCBackend.h
+++ b/src/VCBackend.h
@@ -279,12 +279,23 @@ private:
 	support::FileName file_;
 	/// is the loaded file under locking policy?
 	bool locked_mode_;
-	/// real code for obtaining file revision info
-	std::string getFileRevisionInfo();
+	/**
+	 * Real code for obtaining file revision info. Fills all file-related caches
+	 * and returns true if successfull.
+	 * "?" is stored in rev_file_cache_ as a signal if request for obtaining info
+	 * was already unsuccessful.
+	 */
+	bool getFileRevisionInfo();
 	/// cache for file revision number, "?" if already unsuccessful
 	std::string rev_file_cache_;
-	/// real code for obtaining file revision info
-	std::string getTreeRevisionInfo();
+	/// cache for author of last commit
+	std::string rev_author_cache_;
+	/// cache for date of last commit
+	std::string rev_date_cache_;
+	/// cache for time of last commit
+	std::string rev_time_cache_;
+	/// fills rev_tree_cache_, returns true if successfull.
+	bool getTreeRevisionInfo();
 	/// cache for tree revision number, "?" if already unsuccessful
 	std::string rev_tree_cache_;
 };
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetInfo.cpp b/src/insets/InsetInfo.cpp
index 4685a9f5ec..cfd197aeae 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetInfo.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ bool InsetInfo::validateModifyArgument(docstring const & arg) const
 		return true;
 	case BUFFER_INFO:
 		return name == "name" || name == "path" || name == "class" ||
-		       name == "vcs-revision" || name == "vcs-tree-revision";
+		       name == "vcs-revision" || name == "vcs-tree-revision" ||
+		       name == "vcs-author" || name == "vcs-date" || name == "vcs-time";
 	}
 	return false;
 }
@@ -379,6 +380,15 @@ void InsetInfo::updateInfo()
 		else if (name_ == "vcs-tree-revision" && buffer().lyxvc().inUse() &&
 			 !buffer().lyxvc().revisionInfo(LyXVC::Tree).empty())
 			setText(from_utf8(buffer().lyxvc().revisionInfo(LyXVC::Tree)));
+		else if (name_ == "vcs-author" && buffer().lyxvc().inUse() &&
+			 !buffer().lyxvc().revisionInfo(LyXVC::Author).empty())
+			setText(from_utf8(buffer().lyxvc().revisionInfo(LyXVC::Author)));
+		else if (name_ == "vcs-time" && buffer().lyxvc().inUse() &&
+			 !buffer().lyxvc().revisionInfo(LyXVC::Time).empty())
+			setText(from_utf8(buffer().lyxvc().revisionInfo(LyXVC::Time)));
+		else if (name_ == "vcs-date" && buffer().lyxvc().inUse() &&
+			 !buffer().lyxvc().revisionInfo(LyXVC::Date).empty())
+			setText(from_utf8(buffer().lyxvc().revisionInfo(LyXVC::Date)));
 		else
 			setText(_("Unknown buffer info"));
 		break;