diff --git a/app/models/repository/mercurial.rb b/app/models/repository/mercurial.rb
index 8e2ed4517..2157f9d79 100644
--- a/app/models/repository/mercurial.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository/mercurial.rb
@@ -27,11 +27,22 @@ class Repository::Mercurial < Repository
   def scm_adapter
     Redmine::Scm::Adapters::MercurialAdapter
   end
-  
+
   def self.scm_name
     'Mercurial'
   end
-  
+
+  # Returns the readable identifier for the given mercurial changeset
+  def self.format_changeset_identifier(changeset)
+    # "#{changeset.revision}:#{changeset.scmid}"
+    changeset.revision
+  end
+
+  # Returns the identifier for the given Mercurial changeset
+  def self.changeset_identifier(changeset)
+    changeset.scmid
+  end
+
   def entries(path=nil, identifier=nil)
     entries=scm.entries(path, identifier)
     if entries
diff --git a/test/unit/repository_mercurial_test.rb b/test/unit/repository_mercurial_test.rb
index 8cbd00a84..09798edab 100644
--- a/test/unit/repository_mercurial_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/repository_mercurial_test.rb
@@ -139,6 +139,13 @@ class RepositoryMercurialTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       @repository.reload
       assert_nil @repository.find_changeset_by_name('100000')
     end
+
+    def test_identifier
+      @repository.fetch_changesets
+      @repository.reload
+      c = @repository.changesets.find_by_revision('2')
+      assert_equal c.scmid, c.identifier
+    end
   else
     puts "Mercurial test repository NOT FOUND. Skipping unit tests !!!"
     def test_fake; assert true end