diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 3c7ac8f..da42f93 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ pub fn build_cli(preferences: &Preferences) -> App {
                         .short('n')
                         .long("needs-review")
                         .help("Show diffs that need your review"),
+                )
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("author")
+                        .short('a')
+                        .long("author")
+                        .required(false)
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                        .help(
+                            "Find diffs with given author name. This is the Phabricator username",
+                        ),
                 ),
         )
         .subcommand(
diff --git a/src/diffs.rs b/src/diffs.rs
index 177b180..d9db7c2 100644
--- a/src/diffs.rs
+++ b/src/diffs.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-use crate::auth;
 use crate::structs::{FabConfig, Revision, RevisionData};
 use crate::NO_BORDER_PRESET;
+use crate::{auth, users};
 use clap::ArgMatches;
 use comfy_table::{Attribute, Cell, CellAlignment, ContentArrangement, Table};
 use failure::Error;
+use serde_json::{Map, Value};
 use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 
 const DIFFERENTIAL_SEARCH_URL: &str = "api/differential.revision.search";
@@ -32,6 +33,45 @@ pub async fn get_authored_diffs(config: &FabConfig) -> Result<Vec<Revision>, Err
     Ok(result)
 }
 
+/// Get diffs authored by given author
+pub async fn get_diffs(config: &FabConfig, author: &Option<&str>) -> Result<Vec<Revision>, Error> {
+    if author.is_none() {
+        return Err(failure::err_msg("No author specified"));
+    }
+
+    let author = author.unwrap();
+
+    let user = users::get_user(&author, config).await?;
+
+    let url = format!(
+        "{}{}",
+        &config.hosted_instance,
+        DIFFERENTIAL_SEARCH_URL.to_string()
+    );
+
+    let mut map = Map::new();
+    map.insert(
+        "api.token".to_string(),
+        Value::from(config.api_token.clone()),
+    );
+    map.insert(
+        "constraints[authorPHIDs][0]".to_string(),
+        Value::from(user.phid.clone()),
+    );
+
+    let json_body = Value::Object(map);
+
+    let result =
+        auth::send::<RevisionData>(config, reqwest::Client::new().post(&url).form(&json_body))
+            .await?
+            .data
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|rev| !rev.fields.status.closed)
+            .collect();
+
+    Ok(result)
+}
+
 /// Get the diffs that needs review from the user.
 pub async fn get_needs_review_diffs(config: &FabConfig) -> Result<Vec<Revision>, Error> {
     let json_body = json!({
@@ -78,6 +118,10 @@ pub fn process_diff_command(_matches: &ArgMatches, config: &FabConfig) -> Result
         process_diffs_needs_review(config)?;
         return Ok(());
     }
+    if _matches.is_present("author") {
+        process_authored_diffs(config, _matches.value_of("author"))?;
+        return Ok(());
+    }
 
     let result = Runtime::new()?.block_on(get_authored_diffs(config))?;
 
@@ -91,3 +135,10 @@ fn process_diffs_needs_review(config: &FabConfig) -> Result<(), Error> {
     render_diffs(config, &revisions);
     Ok(())
 }
+
+fn process_authored_diffs(config: &FabConfig, author: Option<&str>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let revisions = Runtime::new()?.block_on(get_diffs(config, &author))?;
+
+    render_diffs(config, &revisions);
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 708beea..0772078 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ mod preferences;
 mod structs;
 mod summary;
 mod tasks;
+mod users;
 
 const WHO_AM_I: &str = "api/user.whoami";
 /// Preset for comfy-table so that it styles the table for no borders
diff --git a/src/users.rs b/src/users.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9744254
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/users.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+use crate::auth;
+use crate::structs::FabConfig;
+use failure::Error;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_json::{Map, Value};
+
+pub async fn get_user(username: &str, config: &FabConfig) -> Result<User, Error> {
+    let mut map = Map::new();
+    map.insert(
+        "api.token".to_string(),
+        Value::from(config.api_token.clone()),
+    );
+    map.insert(
+        "constraints[usernames][0]".to_string(),
+        Value::from(username),
+    );
+
+    let url = format!("{}{}", &config.hosted_instance, "api/user.search");
+
+    let json_body = Value::Object(map);
+
+    let result =
+        auth::send::<UserSearchData>(config, reqwest::Client::new().post(&url).form(&json_body))
+            .await?
+            .data
+            .into_iter()
+            .next()
+            .unwrap();
+
+    Ok(result)
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug)]
+struct UserSearchData {
+    data: Vec<User>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct User {
+    pub id: i32,
+    pub phid: String,
+}