diff --git a/sdjournal/journal_test.go b/sdjournal/journal_test.go
index 925dd6c4..d559f91f 100755
--- a/sdjournal/journal_test.go
+++ b/sdjournal/journal_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package sdjournal
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -84,6 +85,63 @@ func TestJournalFollow(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestJournalFollowTail(t *testing.T) {
+	r, err := NewJournalReader(JournalReaderConfig{
+		Since: time.Duration(-15) * time.Second,
+		Matches: []Match{
+			{
+				Field: SD_JOURNAL_FIELD_SYSTEMD_UNIT,
+				Value: "NetworkManager.service",
+			},
+		},
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Error opening journal: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if r == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Got a nil reader")
+	}
+
+	defer r.Close()
+
+	// start writing some test entries
+	done := make(chan struct{}, 1)
+	errCh := make(chan error, 1)
+	defer close(done)
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-done:
+				return
+			default:
+				if perr := journal.Print(journal.PriInfo, "test message %s", time.Now()); err != nil {
+					errCh <- perr
+					return
+				}
+
+				time.Sleep(time.Second)
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// and follow the reader synchronously
+	entries := make(chan *JournalEntry)
+	timeout := time.Duration(5) * time.Second
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+	if err = r.FollowTail(entries, ctx); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Error during follow: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case err := <-errCh:
+		t.Fatalf("Error writing to journal: %s", err)
+	default:
+	}
+}
+
 func TestJournalWait(t *testing.T) {
 	id := time.Now().String()
 	j, err := NewJournal()
diff --git a/sdjournal/read.go b/sdjournal/read.go
index 51a060fb..fc7e4a3f 100644
--- a/sdjournal/read.go
+++ b/sdjournal/read.go
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@
 package sdjournal
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -256,6 +258,59 @@ process:
 	}
 }
 
+// SkipN skips the next n entries and returns the number of skipped entries and an eventual error.
+func (r *JournalReader) SkipN(n int) (int, error) {
+	if n < 0 {
+		return -1, errors.New("can not skip by negative number " + strconv.Itoa(n))
+	}
+	var i int
+	for i < n {
+		c, err := r.journal.Next()
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		} else if c == 0 {
+			return i, nil
+		}
+		i += 1
+	}
+	return i, nil
+}
+
+// FollowTail synchronously follows the JournalReader, writing each new journal entry to entries.
+// It will start from the next unread entry.
+func (r *JournalReader) FollowTail(entries chan *JournalEntry, ctx context.Context) error {
+	defer close(entries)
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			fmt.Println("Context done, exit FollowTail")
+			return nil
+		default:
+		}
+
+		status := r.journal.Wait(200 * time.Millisecond)
+		if status != SD_JOURNAL_APPEND && status != SD_JOURNAL_INVALIDATE {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		for {
+			if c, err := r.journal.Next(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			} else if c == 0 {
+				// EOF, should mean we're at the tail
+				break
+			}
+
+			if entry, err := r.journal.GetEntry(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			} else {
+				entries <- entry
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // simpleMessageFormatter is the default formatter.
 // It returns a string representing the current journal entry in a simple format which
 // includes the entry timestamp and MESSAGE field.