diff --git a/src/cli/cmd/job/logs.rs b/src/cli/cmd/job/logs.rs
index 6cc4bb4..5946f64 100644
--- a/src/cli/cmd/job/logs.rs
+++ b/src/cli/cmd/job/logs.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 use super::Context;
-use crate::{cli::sink::Error as SinkError, data::simple_message::SimpleMessage, httpclient};
+use crate::{cli::sink::Error as SinkError, httpclient};
+use std::time::Duration;
+use tokio::signal;
+use tokio::time::sleep;
 
 use clap::{Parser, ValueHint};
 
@@ -10,8 +13,17 @@ use snafu::{ResultExt, Snafu};
 /// List the logs of a job.
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 pub struct Input {
+    /// The job name/id to get logs for.
     #[arg(value_hint=ValueHint::Other)]
     pub job_id: String,
+
+    /// Periodically retrieves logs, it will stop when the job finished.
+    #[arg(long, short, default_value_t = false)]
+    pub follow: bool,
+
+    /// The interval in seconds to wait between calls for logs.
+    #[arg(long, default_value_t = 2)]
+    pub follow_interval: u8,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Snafu)]
@@ -25,24 +37,64 @@ pub enum Error {
 
 impl Input {
     pub async fn exec(&self, ctx: Context) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        if self.follow {
+            self.follow_logs(ctx).await
+        } else {
+            self.show_logs(&ctx, 0).await?;
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn show_logs(&self, ctx: &Context, seen: usize) -> Result<usize, Error> {
         let result = ctx
             .client
             .session_logs(&self.job_id)
             .await
             .context(HttpClientSnafu)?;
+        if let Some(lines_blob) = result.0.get("amalthea-session") {
+            let lines: Vec<&str> = lines_blob.lines().collect();
+            if lines.len() > seen {
+                for line in &lines[seen..] {
+                    println!("{}", line);
+                }
+                return Ok(lines.len());
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(seen)
+    }
 
-        if let Some(lines) = result.0.get("amalthea-session") {
-            ctx.write_result(&SimpleMessage {
-                message: lines.to_string(),
-            })
-            .await
-            .context(WriteResultSnafu)
-        } else {
-            ctx.write_result(&SimpleMessage {
-                message: "No logs available.".to_string(),
-            })
+    async fn is_session_finished(&self, ctx: &Context) -> Result<bool, Error> {
+        let details = ctx
+            .client
+            .get_session(&self.job_id)
             .await
-            .context(WriteResultSnafu)
+            .context(HttpClientSnafu)?;
+
+        match &details {
+            None => Ok(true),
+            Some(d) => Ok(!d.status.state.is_running()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn follow_logs(&self, ctx: Context) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let mut seen: usize = self.show_logs(&ctx, 0).await?;
+        if self.is_session_finished(&ctx).await? {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        loop {
+            tokio::select! {
+                _ = signal::ctrl_c() => {
+                    eprintln!("Interrupted, exiting.");
+                    break Ok(());
+                }
+                _ = sleep(Duration::from_secs(self.follow_interval as u64)) => {
+                    seen = self.show_logs(&ctx, seen).await?;
+                    if self.is_session_finished(&ctx).await? {
+                        break Ok(());
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/httpclient.rs b/src/httpclient.rs
index a0be177..000502d 100644
--- a/src/httpclient.rs
+++ b/src/httpclient.rs
@@ -398,6 +398,15 @@ impl Client {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    pub async fn get_session(
+        &self,
+        session_id: &str,
+    ) -> Result<Option<SessionStartResponse>, Error> {
+        let path = format!("/api/data/sessions/{}", session_id);
+        log::debug!("Get session: {}", session_id);
+        self.json_get_option::<SessionStartResponse>(&path).await
+    }
+
     pub async fn list_sessions(&self, mode: Option<SessionMode>) -> Result<SessionList, Error> {
         let url = self.make_url("/api/data/sessions")?;
         log::debug!(
diff --git a/src/httpclient/data.rs b/src/httpclient/data.rs
index 22fdbfa..fd16f47 100644
--- a/src/httpclient/data.rs
+++ b/src/httpclient/data.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ where
     for r in data {
         let sub_id = r.submission_id.as_deref().unwrap_or("-");
         let started = r.started.format();
-        let data = vec![&r.name, sub_id, &r.project_id, &r.status.state, &started];
+        let status = r.status.state.to_string();
+        let data = vec![&r.name, sub_id, &r.project_id, &status, &started];
         builder.push_record(data);
     }
     builder.insert_record(
@@ -119,21 +120,59 @@ impl fmt::Display for SessionList {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum SessionState {
+    Running,
+    Starting,
+    Stopping,
+    Failed,
+    Hibernated,
+    Succeeded,
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for SessionState {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        let name = match self {
+            SessionState::Running => "Running",
+            SessionState::Starting => "Starting",
+            SessionState::Stopping => "Stopping",
+            SessionState::Failed => "Failed",
+            SessionState::Hibernated => "Hibernated",
+            SessionState::Succeeded => "Succeeded",
+        };
+        f.write_str(name)
+    }
+}
+
+impl SessionState {
+    pub fn is_running(&self) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            SessionState::Running => true,
+            SessionState::Starting => true,
+            SessionState::Stopping => true,
+            SessionState::Failed => false,
+            SessionState::Hibernated => false,
+            SessionState::Succeeded => false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct SessionStatus {
-    message: Option<String>,
-    state: String,
+    pub message: Option<String>,
+    pub state: SessionState,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct SessionStartResponse {
-    image: String,
-    name: String,
-    project_id: String,
-    launcher_id: String,
-    submission_id: Option<String>,
-    status: SessionStatus,
-    started: Timestamp,
+    pub image: String,
+    pub name: String,
+    pub project_id: String,
+    pub launcher_id: String,
+    pub submission_id: Option<String>,
+    pub status: SessionStatus,
+    pub started: Timestamp,
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for SessionStartResponse {