diff --git a/inkscape_driver/eggbot.inx b/inkscape_driver/eggbot.inx
index a1e0437e..4ba43e59 100755
--- a/inkscape_driver/eggbot.inx
+++ b/inkscape_driver/eggbot.inx
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ Need help?
 Visit http://wiki.evilmadscientist.com/eggbot
 
 </label>
+<param indent="1" name="commandLog" type="path"
+gui-text="Log commands to the following file:"></param>
 </page>
 
 <page name='setup' gui-text='Setup'>
diff --git a/inkscape_driver/eggbot.py b/inkscape_driver/eggbot.py
index 924d5a52..7f2f508a 100755
--- a/inkscape_driver/eggbot.py
+++ b/inkscape_driver/eggbot.py
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ def __init__(self):
                                      action="store", type="inkbool",
                                      dest="revEggMotor", default=False,
                                      help="Reverse motion of egg motor.")
+        self.OptionParser.add_option("--commandLog",
+                                     action="store", type="string",
+                                     dest="commandLog", default="",
+                                     help="Log file for drawing commands.")
 
         self.allLayers = None
         self.plotCurrentLayer = None
@@ -202,6 +206,8 @@ def effect(self):
             self.serialPort = ebb_serial.openPort()
             if self.serialPort is None:
                 inkex.errormsg(gettext.gettext("Failed to connect to EggBot. :("))
+            if len(self.options.commandLog) > 0:
+                ebb_serial.startLogging(self.options.commandLog)
 
             if self.options.tab == "splash":
                 self.allLayers = True
@@ -252,6 +258,9 @@ def effect(self):
                 ebb_motion.doTimedPause(self.serialPort, 10)  # Pause a moment for underway commands to finish...
                 ebb_serial.closePort(self.serialPort)
 
+            if len(self.options.commandLog) > 0:
+                ebb_serial.stopLogging()
+
         self.svgDataRead = False
         self.UpdateSVGEggbotData(self.svg)
         return