diff --git a/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/events.rb b/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/events.rb
index d7248b28527..bdd45e72000 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/events.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/events.rb
@@ -9,15 +9,25 @@ module Gitlab
         @fetcher = EventsFetcher.new(project: project, from: from)
       end
 
+      #TODO: backend pagination - specially for commits, etc...
+
       def issue_events
-        @fetcher.fetch_issues.each do |event|
-          event['issue_diff'] = interval_in_words(event['issue_diff'])
+        #TODO figure out what the frontend needs for displaying the avatar
+        @fetcher.fetch_issue_events.each do |event|
+          event['total_time'] = distance_of_time_in_words(event['total_time'].to_f)
           event['created_at'] = interval_in_words(event['created_at'])
         end
       end
 
+      def plan_events
+        # TODO sort out 1st referenced commit and parse stuff
+        @fetcher.fetch_plan_events
+      end
+
+      private
+
       def interval_in_words(diff)
-        "#{distance_of_time_in_words( diff.to_f)} ago"
+        "#{distance_of_time_in_words(diff.to_f)} ago"
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/events_fetcher.rb b/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/events_fetcher.rb
index 0920ab73ae1..f676183f08c 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/events_fetcher.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/events_fetcher.rb
@@ -8,22 +8,39 @@ module Gitlab
         @from = from
       end
 
-      def fetch_issues
+      def fetch_issue_events
         base_query = base_query_for(:issue)
-        diff_fn = subtract_datetimes_diff(base_query, issue_table[:created_at], metric_attributes)
+        diff_fn = subtract_datetimes_diff(base_query, issue_table[:created_at], issue_attributes)
 
         query = base_query.join(user_table).on(issue_table[:author_id].eq(user_table[:id])).
-          project(extract_epoch(diff_fn).as('issue_diff'), *issue_projections).
+          project(extract_epoch(diff_fn).as('total_time'), *issue_projections).
           order(issue_table[:created_at].desc)
 
         ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute(query.to_sql).to_a
       end
 
-      def metric_attributes
+      def fetch_plan_events
+        base_query = base_query_for(:plan)
+        diff_fn = subtract_datetimes_diff(base_query, issue_table[:created_at], plan_attributes)
+
+        query = base_query.join(merge_request_diff_table).on(merge_request_diff_table[:merge_request_id].eq(merge_request_table[:id])).
+          project(merge_request_diff_table[:st_commits].as(:commits), extract_epoch(diff_fn).as('total_time')).
+          order(issue_table[:created_at].desc)
+
+        ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute(query.to_sql).to_a
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def issue_attributes
         [issue_metrics_table[:first_associated_with_milestone_at],
          issue_metrics_table[:first_added_to_board_at]]
       end
 
+      def plan_attributes
+        issue_attributes + [issue_metrics_table[:first_mentioned_in_commit_at]]
+      end
+
       def issue_projections
         [issue_table[:title], issue_table[:iid], issue_table[:created_at], User.arel_table[:name]]
       end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/metrics_fetcher.rb b/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/metrics_fetcher.rb
index 97b55656d79..b5ff4c0ef5a 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/metrics_fetcher.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/metrics_fetcher.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ module Gitlab
         MergeRequest.arel_table
       end
 
+      def merge_request_diff_table
+        MergeRequestDiff.arel_table
+      end
+
       def mr_closing_issues_table
         MergeRequestsClosingIssues.arel_table
       end
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/events_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/events_spec.rb
index be62077f01b..ef59e8abc58 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/events_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/events_spec.rb
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ describe Gitlab::CycleAnalytics::Events do
     setup(context)
   end
 
-  describe '#issue' do
+  describe '#issue_events' do
     let!(:context) { create(:issue, project: project, created_at: 2.days.ago) }
 
-    it 'has an issue diff' do
-      expect(subject.issue_events.first['issue_diff']).to eq('2 days ago')
+    it 'has the total time' do
+      expect(subject.issue_events.first['total_time']).to eq('2 days')
     end
 
     it 'has a title' do
@@ -35,6 +35,18 @@ describe Gitlab::CycleAnalytics::Events do
     end
   end
 
+  describe '#plan_events' do
+    let!(:context) { create(:issue, project: project, created_at: 2.days.ago) }
+
+    xit 'has the first referenced commit' do
+      expect(subject.plan_events.first['commit']).to eq(project.commit)
+    end
+
+    it 'has the total time' do
+      expect(subject.plan_events.first['total_time']).to eq('2 days')
+    end
+  end
+
   def setup(context)
     milestone = create(:milestone, project: project)
     context.update(milestone: milestone)