diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e314d7f3..4ad5d491 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ byobu (5.81) unreleased; urgency=medium
   * usr/bin/byobu-enable.in, usr/share/man/man1/byobu-enable.1:
     - no need to launch byobu in byobu-enable (no idea why I did it
       that way originally)
+  * debian/control, usr/bin/ctail, usr/share/man/man1/ctail.1:
+    - move the ctail command over to byobu, from bikeshed
+    - ctail will tail and colorize log files
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 28 Apr 2014 09:36:59 -0700
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index a45a35ac..5adc2485 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Recommends:
  run-one
 Suggests:
  apport,
+ ccze,
  lsb-release,
  po-debconf,
  ttf-ubuntu-font-family (>= 0.80-0ubuntu1~medium),
@@ -37,11 +38,13 @@ Provides:
 Replaces:
  screen-profiles (<< 2.0),
  screen-profiles-extras (<< 2.0),
- byobu-extras (<< 2.17)
+ byobu-extras (<< 2.17),
+ bikeshed (<< 1.47)
 Breaks:
  screen-profiles (<< 2.0),
  screen-profiles-extras (<< 2.0),
- byobu-extras (<< 2.17)
+ byobu-extras (<< 2.17),
+ bikeshed (<< 1.47)
 Enhances: screen
 Description: powerful, text based window manager and shell multiplexer
  Byobu is Ubuntu's text-based window manager based on GNU Screen.
diff --git a/usr/bin/ctail b/usr/bin/ctail
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8c26d9b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/bin/ctail
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+#    ctail - colorize and follow a log file
+#
+#    Copyright (C) 2012 Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>
+#
+#    Authors:
+#        Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>
+#
+#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#    the Free Software Foundation, version 3 of the License.
+#
+#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+if $BYOBU_TEST ccze -A >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	tail -F $@ | ccze -A
+else
+	echo "ERROR: ccze not found, hint..." 1>&2
+	echo "  sudo apt-get install ccze" 2>&1
+	exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/usr/share/man/man1/ctail.1 b/usr/share/man/man1/ctail.1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df7347e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/share/man/man1/ctail.1
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+.TH ctail 1 "23 Oct 2012" byobu "byobu"
+.SH NAME
+ctail \- watch and colorize a logfile
+
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+\fBctail\fP [FILE]
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+\fBctail\fP is a very simple alias that watches a file and colorizes it.  It's very useful for monitoring logfiles.
+
+.SH EXAMPLE
+ ctail /var/log/syslog
+
+.SH SEE ALSO
+\fBccze\fP(1), \fBtail\fP(1)
+
+.SH AUTHOR
+This manpage and the utility was written by Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com> for Ubuntu systems (but may be used by others).  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 3 published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL, or on the web at \fIhttp://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt\fP.