diff --git a/cmd/jira/main.go b/cmd/jira/main.go
index 69b9912..7a6cd91 100644
--- a/cmd/jira/main.go
+++ b/cmd/jira/main.go
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ func main() {
 			Command: "edit",
 			Entry:   cli.CmdEditRegistry(),
 		},
+		jiracli.CommandRegistry{
+			Command: "comment",
+			Entry:   cli.CmdCommentRegistry(),
+		},
 		jiracli.CommandRegistry{
 			Command: "worklog list",
 			Entry:   cli.CmdWorklogListRegistry(),
diff --git a/issue.go b/issue.go
index 918ee38..3214793 100644
--- a/issue.go
+++ b/issue.go
@@ -399,3 +399,28 @@ func (j *Jira) IssueRemoveWatcher(issue, user string) error {
 	}
 	return responseError(resp)
 }
+
+type CommentProvider interface {
+	ProvideComment() *jiradata.Comment
+}
+
+// https://docs.atlassian.com/jira/REST/cloud/#api/2/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/comment-addComment
+func (j *Jira) IssueAddComment(issue string, cp CommentProvider) (*jiradata.Comment, error) {
+	req := cp.ProvideComment()
+	encoded, err := json.Marshal(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	uri := fmt.Sprintf("%s/rest/api/2/issue/%s/comment", j.Endpoint, issue)
+	resp, err := j.UA.Post(uri, "application/json", bytes.NewBuffer(encoded))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode == 201 {
+		results := jiradata.Comment{}
+		return &results, readJSON(resp.Body, &results)
+	}
+	return nil, responseError(resp)
+}
diff --git a/jiracli/comment.go b/jiracli/comment.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79fca80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jiracli/comment.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package jiracli
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"gopkg.in/Netflix-Skunkworks/go-jira.v1/jiradata"
+	kingpin "gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2"
+)
+
+type CommentOptions struct {
+	GlobalOptions
+	Overrides map[string]string
+	Issue     string
+}
+
+func (jc *JiraCli) CmdCommentRegistry() *CommandRegistryEntry {
+	opts := CommentOptions{
+		GlobalOptions: GlobalOptions{
+			Template: "comment",
+		},
+		Overrides: map[string]string{},
+	}
+
+	return &CommandRegistryEntry{
+		"Add comment to issue",
+		func() error {
+			return jc.CmdComment(&opts)
+		},
+		func(cmd *kingpin.CmdClause) error {
+			return jc.CmdCommentUsage(cmd, &opts)
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func (jc *JiraCli) CmdCommentUsage(cmd *kingpin.CmdClause, opts *CommentOptions) error {
+	if err := jc.GlobalUsage(cmd, &opts.GlobalOptions); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	jc.EditorUsage(cmd, &opts.GlobalOptions)
+	jc.TemplateUsage(cmd, &opts.GlobalOptions)
+	cmd.Flag("comment", "Comment message for issue").Short('m').PreAction(func(ctx *kingpin.ParseContext) error {
+		opts.Overrides["comment"] = flagValue(ctx, "comment")
+		return nil
+	}).String()
+	cmd.Arg("ISSUE", "issue id to update").StringVar(&opts.Issue)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// CmdComment will update issue with comment
+func (jc *JiraCli) CmdComment(opts *CommentOptions) error {
+	comment := jiradata.Comment{}
+	input := struct {
+		Overrides map[string]string
+	}{
+		opts.Overrides,
+	}
+	err := jc.editLoop(&opts.GlobalOptions, &input, &comment, func() error {
+		_, err := jc.IssueAddComment(opts.Issue, &comment)
+		return err
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("OK %s %s/browse/%s\n", opts.Issue, jc.Endpoint, opts.Issue)
+
+	// FIXME implement browse
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/jiradata/providers.go b/jiradata/providers.go
index 1d36dda..a843f9d 100644
--- a/jiradata/providers.go
+++ b/jiradata/providers.go
@@ -17,3 +17,7 @@ func (l *LinkIssueRequest) ProvideLinkIssueRequest() *LinkIssueRequest {
 func (r *RankRequest) ProvideRankRequest() *RankRequest {
 	return r
 }
+
+func (c *Comment) ProvideComment() *Comment {
+	return c
+}