--- a/rhodecode/controllers/api/api.py	Thu Mar 07 20:06:25 2013 +0100
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/api/api.py	Thu Mar 07 20:06:45 2013 +0100
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     HasPermissionAllDecorator, HasPermissionAnyDecorator, \
     HasPermissionAnyApi, HasRepoPermissionAnyApi
 from rhodecode.lib.utils import map_groups, repo2db_mapper
-from rhodecode.lib.utils2 import str2bool, time_to_datetime
+from rhodecode.lib.utils2 import str2bool, time_to_datetime, safe_int
 from rhodecode.lib import helpers as h
 from rhodecode.model.meta import Session
 from rhodecode.model.scm import ScmModel
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 from rhodecode.model.users_group import UserGroupModel
 from rhodecode.model.permission import PermissionModel
 from rhodecode.model.db import Repository, RhodeCodeSetting, UserIpMap
+from rhodecode.lib.compat import json
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@
                 return ('Repo `%s` locked by `%s`. Locked=`True`. '
                         'Locked since: `%s`'
                     % (repo.repo_name, user.username,
-                       h.fmt_date(time_to_datetime(time_))))
+                       json.dumps(time_to_datetime(time_))))
 
         else:
             locked = str2bool(locked)
@@ -292,6 +293,44 @@
                     'Error occurred locking repository `%s`' % repo.repo_name
                 )
 
+    def get_locks(self, apiuser, userid=Optional(OAttr('apiuser'))):
+        """
+        Get all locks for given userid, if
+        this command is runned by non-admin account userid is set to user
+        who is calling this method, thus returning locks for himself
+
+        :param apiuser:
+        :param userid:
+        """
+        if HasPermissionAnyApi('hg.admin')(user=apiuser):
+            pass
+        else:
+            #make sure normal user does not pass someone else userid,
+            #he is not allowed to do that
+            if not isinstance(userid, Optional) and userid != apiuser.user_id:
+                raise JSONRPCError(
+                    'userid is not the same as your user'
+                )
+        ret = []
+        if isinstance(userid, Optional):
+            user = None
+        else:
+            user = get_user_or_error(userid)
+
+        #show all locks
+        for r in Repository.getAll():
+            userid, time_ = r.locked
+            if time_:
+                _api_data = r.get_api_data()
+                # if we use userfilter just show the locks for this user
+                if user:
+                    if safe_int(userid) == user.user_id:
+                        ret.append(_api_data)
+                else:
+                    ret.append(_api_data)
+
+        return ret
+
     @HasPermissionAllDecorator('hg.admin')
     def show_ip(self, apiuser, userid):
         """