diff --git a/src/plugins/clearcase/clearcaseplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/clearcase/clearcaseplugin.cpp
index 91595985437..bb1d223dd82 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clearcase/clearcaseplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clearcase/clearcaseplugin.cpp
@@ -1244,8 +1244,9 @@ void ClearCasePlugin::startCheckIn(const QString &workingDir, const QStringList
     // Create a new submit change file containing the submit template
     TempFileSaver saver;
     saver.setAutoRemove(false);
-    // TODO: Retrieve submit template from
-    const QString submitTemplate;
+    QString submitTemplate;
+    if (files.count() == 1)
+        submitTemplate = ccGetComment(workingDir, files.first());
     // Create a submit
     saver.write(submitTemplate.toUtf8());
     if (!saver.finalize()) {
@@ -1992,6 +1993,13 @@ ViewData ClearCasePlugin::ccGetView(const QString &workingDir) const
     return res;
 }
 
+QString ClearCasePlugin::ccGetComment(const QString &workingDir, const QString &fileName) const
+{
+    QStringList args(QLatin1String("describe"));
+    args << QLatin1String("-fmt") << QLatin1String("%c") << fileName;
+    return runCleartoolSync(workingDir, args);
+}
+
 void ClearCasePlugin::updateStreamAndView()
 {
     QStringList args(QLatin1String("lsstream"));
diff --git a/src/plugins/clearcase/clearcaseplugin.h b/src/plugins/clearcase/clearcaseplugin.h
index c4a6515a2a9..cee9cc51b33 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clearcase/clearcaseplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/clearcase/clearcaseplugin.h
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ public:
     QString ccGetPredecessor(const QString &version) const;
     QStringList ccGetActiveVobs() const;
     ViewData ccGetView(const QString &workingDir) const;
+    QString ccGetComment(const QString &workingDir, const QString &fileName) const;
     bool ccFileOp(const QString &workingDir, const QString &title, const QStringList &args,
                   const QString &fileName, const QString &file2 = QString());
     FileStatus vcsStatus(const QString &file) const;