diff --git a/resources/celerity/map.php b/resources/celerity/map.php
--- a/resources/celerity/map.php
+++ b/resources/celerity/map.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 return array(
   'names' => array(
     'core.pkg.css' => '519e8478',
-    'core.pkg.js' => '4c28870b',
+    'core.pkg.js' => 'eb8d4f82',
     'darkconsole.pkg.js' => 'df001cab',
     'differential.pkg.css' => '4a93db37',
     'differential.pkg.js' => 'eb182ccd',
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@
     'rsrc/js/application/search/behavior-reorder-queries.js' => 'e9581f08',
     'rsrc/js/application/slowvote/behavior-slowvote-embed.js' => 'd6f54db0',
     'rsrc/js/application/transactions/behavior-transaction-comment-form.js' => '9f7309fb',
-    'rsrc/js/application/transactions/behavior-transaction-list.js' => '71f66c08',
+    'rsrc/js/application/transactions/behavior-transaction-list.js' => '13c739ea',
     'rsrc/js/application/uiexample/JavelinViewExample.js' => 'd4a14807',
     'rsrc/js/application/uiexample/ReactorButtonExample.js' => 'd19198c8',
     'rsrc/js/application/uiexample/ReactorCheckboxExample.js' => '519705ea',
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@
     'javelin-behavior-phabricator-show-all-transactions' => '7c273581',
     'javelin-behavior-phabricator-tooltips' => '3ee3408b',
     'javelin-behavior-phabricator-transaction-comment-form' => '9f7309fb',
-    'javelin-behavior-phabricator-transaction-list' => '71f66c08',
+    'javelin-behavior-phabricator-transaction-list' => '13c739ea',
     'javelin-behavior-phabricator-watch-anchor' => '06e05112',
     'javelin-behavior-phame-post-preview' => 'be807912',
     'javelin-behavior-pholio-mock-edit' => '9c2623f4',
@@ -925,6 +925,14 @@
       'javelin-util',
       'phabricator-shaped-request',
     ),
+    '13c739ea' => array(
+      'javelin-behavior',
+      'javelin-stratcom',
+      'javelin-workflow',
+      'javelin-dom',
+      'javelin-uri',
+      'phabricator-textareautils',
+    ),
     '14a827de' => array(
       'javelin-behavior',
       'javelin-stratcom',
@@ -1280,14 +1288,6 @@
       'phabricator-phtize',
       'changeset-view-manager',
     ),
-    '71f66c08' => array(
-      'javelin-behavior',
-      'javelin-stratcom',
-      'javelin-workflow',
-      'javelin-dom',
-      'javelin-uri',
-      'phabricator-textareautils',
-    ),
     '7319e029' => array(
       'javelin-behavior',
       'javelin-dom',
diff --git a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
--- a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
+++ b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
@@ -1109,6 +1109,7 @@
     'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentHistoryController' => 'applications/transactions/controller/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentHistoryController.php',
     'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentQuery' => 'applications/transactions/query/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentQuery.php',
     'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentQuoteController' => 'applications/transactions/controller/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentQuoteController.php',
+    'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentRawController' => 'applications/transactions/controller/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentRawController.php',
     'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentRemoveController' => 'applications/transactions/controller/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentRemoveController.php',
     'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentView' => 'applications/transactions/view/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentView.php',
     'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionController' => 'applications/transactions/controller/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionController.php',
@@ -3912,6 +3913,7 @@
     'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentHistoryController' => 'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionController',
     'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentQuery' => 'PhabricatorCursorPagedPolicyAwareQuery',
     'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentQuoteController' => 'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionController',
+    'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentRawController' => 'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionController',
     'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentRemoveController' => 'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionController',
     'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentView' => 'AphrontView',
     'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionController' => 'PhabricatorController',
diff --git a/src/applications/transactions/application/PhabricatorTransactionsApplication.php b/src/applications/transactions/application/PhabricatorTransactionsApplication.php
--- a/src/applications/transactions/application/PhabricatorTransactionsApplication.php
+++ b/src/applications/transactions/application/PhabricatorTransactionsApplication.php
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
           => 'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentHistoryController',
         'quote/(?<phid>[^/]+)/'
           => 'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentQuoteController',
+        'raw/(?<phid>[^/]+)/'
+          => 'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentRawController',
         'detail/(?<phid>[^/]+)/'
           => 'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionDetailController',
         '(?P<value>old|new)/(?<phid>[^/]+)/'
diff --git a/src/applications/transactions/controller/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentRawController.php b/src/applications/transactions/controller/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentRawController.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/applications/transactions/controller/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentRawController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<?php
+
+final class PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentRawController
+  extends PhabricatorApplicationTransactionController {
+
+  private $phid;
+
+  public function willProcessRequest(array $data) {
+    $this->phid = $data['phid'];
+  }
+
+  public function processRequest() {
+    $request = $this->getRequest();
+    $user = $request->getUser();
+
+    $xaction = id(new PhabricatorObjectQuery())
+      ->withPHIDs(array($this->phid))
+      ->setViewer($user)
+      ->executeOne();
+
+    if (!$xaction) {
+      return new Aphront404Response();
+    }
+
+    if (!$xaction->getComment()) {
+      // You can't view a raw comment if there is no comment.
+      return new Aphront404Response();
+    }
+
+    if ($xaction->getComment()->getIsRemoved()) {
+      // You can't view a raw comment if the comment is deleted.
+      return new Aphront400Response();
+    }
+
+    $obj_phid = $xaction->getObjectPHID();
+    $obj_handle = id(new PhabricatorHandleQuery())
+      ->setViewer($user)
+      ->withPHIDs(array($obj_phid))
+      ->executeOne();
+
+    $dialog = id(new AphrontDialogView())
+      ->setUser($user)
+      ->addCancelButton($obj_handle->getURI())
+      ->setTitle(pht('Raw Comment'));
+
+    $dialog
+      ->addHiddenInput('anchor', $request->getStr('anchor'))
+      ->appendChild(
+        id(new PHUIFormLayoutView())
+        ->setFullWidth(true)
+        ->appendChild(
+          id(new AphrontFormTextAreaControl())
+          ->setReadOnly(true)
+          ->setValue($xaction->getComment()->getContent())));
+
+    return id(new AphrontDialogResponse())->setDialog($dialog);
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/view/phui/PHUITimelineEventView.php b/src/view/phui/PHUITimelineEventView.php
--- a/src/view/phui/PHUITimelineEventView.php
+++ b/src/view/phui/PHUITimelineEventView.php
@@ -528,6 +528,17 @@
             'uri' => '/transactions/quote/'.$xaction_phid.'/',
             'ref' => $ref,
           ));
+
+      // if there is something to quote then there is something to view raw
+      $items[] = id(new PhabricatorActionView())
+        ->setIcon('fa-cutlery')
+        ->setHref('/transactions/raw/'.$xaction_phid.'/')
+        ->setName(pht('View Raw'))
+        ->addSigil('transaction-raw')
+        ->setMetadata(
+          array(
+            'anchor' => $anchor,
+          ));
     }
 
     if ($this->getIsRemovable()) {
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/transactions/behavior-transaction-list.js b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/transactions/behavior-transaction-list.js
--- a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/transactions/behavior-transaction-list.js
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/transactions/behavior-transaction-list.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
   JX.Stratcom.listen(
     'click',
-    [['transaction-edit'], ['transaction-remove']],
+    [['transaction-edit'], ['transaction-remove'], ['transaction-raw']],
     function(e) {
       if (!e.isNormalClick()) {
         return;