diff --git a/src/cli/index.js b/src/cli/index.js
index e92d4b6fa1..a59ffd04c7 100644
--- a/src/cli/index.js
+++ b/src/cli/index.js
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ program
 	})
 	.description('List all installed plugins');
 program
-	.command('events')
-	.description('Outputs the last ten (10) administrative events recorded by NodeBB')
-	.action(function () {
-		require('./manage').listEvents();
+	.command('events [count]')
+	.description('Outputs the most recent administrative events recorded by NodeBB')
+	.action(function (count) {
+		require('./manage').listEvents(count);
 	});
 program
 	.command('info')
diff --git a/src/cli/manage.js b/src/cli/manage.js
index 9d360494ec..d029a693fe 100644
--- a/src/cli/manage.js
+++ b/src/cli/manage.js
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ function listPlugins() {
 	});
 }
 
-function listEvents() {
+function listEvents(count) {
 	async.series([
 		db.init,
-		events.output,
+		async.apply(events.output, count),
 	]);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/events.js b/src/events.js
index 6da4abda5b..0617d79029 100644
--- a/src/events.js
+++ b/src/events.js
@@ -193,9 +193,14 @@ events.deleteAll = function (callback) {
 	}, { alwaysStartAt: 0 }, callback);
 };
 
-events.output = function () {
-	console.log('\nDisplaying last ten administrative events...'.bold);
-	events.getEvents('', 0, 9, function (err, events) {
+events.output = function (numEvents) {
+	numEvents = parseInt(numEvents, 10);
+	if (isNaN(numEvents)) {
+		numEvents = 10;
+	}
+
+	console.log(('\nDisplaying last ' + numEvents + ' administrative events...').bold);
+	events.getEvents('', 0, numEvents - 1, function (err, events) {
 		if (err) {
 			winston.error('Error fetching events', err);
 			throw err;