diff --git a/src/commands/search_log_by_text.ts b/src/commands/search_log_by_text.ts
index a07ae1fb..10ca9f79 100644
--- a/src/commands/search_log_by_text.ts
+++ b/src/commands/search_log_by_text.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-import * as path from "path";
 import { Command } from "./command";
-import { window, Uri, commands } from "vscode";
+import { window, Uri, commands, ProgressLocation } from "vscode";
 import { Repository } from "../repository";
-import { toSvnUri } from "../uri";
-import { SvnUriAction } from "../common/types";
+import * as cp from "child_process";
+import { tempSvnFs } from "../temp_svn_fs";
 
 export class SearchLogByText extends Command {
   constructor() {
@@ -16,20 +15,46 @@ export class SearchLogByText extends Command {
       return;
     }
 
-    try {
-      const resource = toSvnUri(
-        Uri.file(repository.workspaceRoot),
-        SvnUriAction.LOG_SEARCH,
-        { search: input }
-      );
-      const uri = resource.with({
-        path: path.join(resource.path, "svn.log")
+    const uri = Uri.parse("tempsvnfs:/svn.log");
+    tempSvnFs.writeFile(uri, Buffer.from(""), {
+      create: true,
+      overwrite: true
+    });
+
+    await commands.executeCommand<void>("vscode.open", uri);
+
+    const proc = cp.spawn("svn", ["log", "--search", input], {
+      cwd: repository.workspaceRoot
+    });
+
+    let content = "";
+
+    proc.stdout.on("data", data => {
+      content += data.toString();
+
+      tempSvnFs.writeFile(uri, Buffer.from(content), {
+        create: true,
+        overwrite: true
       });
+    });
 
-      await commands.executeCommand<void>("vscode.open", uri);
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error(error);
-      window.showErrorMessage("Unable to log");
-    }
+    window.withProgress(
+      {
+        cancellable: true,
+        location: ProgressLocation.Notification,
+        title: "Searching Log"
+      },
+      (_progress, token) => {
+        token.onCancellationRequested(() => {
+          proc.kill("SIGINT");
+        });
+
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+          proc.on("exit", (code: number) => {
+            code === 0 ? resolve() : reject();
+          });
+        });
+      }
+    );
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 85e437a7..421b9d0d 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { toDisposable } from "./util";
 import { BranchChangesProvider } from "./historyView/branchChangesProvider";
 import { IsSvn19orGreater } from "./contexts/isSvn19orGreater";
 import { IsSvn18orGreater } from "./contexts/isSvn18orGreater";
+import { tempSvnFs } from "./temp_svn_fs";
 
 async function init(
   _context: ExtensionContext,
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ async function init(
 
   registerCommands(sourceControlManager, disposables);
 
-  disposables.push(sourceControlManager, contentProvider);
+  disposables.push(sourceControlManager, contentProvider, tempSvnFs);
 
   const svnProvider = new SvnProvider(sourceControlManager);
 
diff --git a/src/temp_svn_fs.ts b/src/temp_svn_fs.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a57c1d10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/temp_svn_fs.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,262 @@
+import {
+  FileSystemProvider,
+  Event,
+  FileChangeEvent,
+  EventEmitter,
+  Uri,
+  Disposable,
+  FileStat,
+  FileType,
+  FileSystemError,
+  FileChangeType,
+  workspace
+} from "vscode";
+import * as path from "path";
+
+export class File implements FileStat {
+  type: FileType;
+  ctime: number;
+  mtime: number;
+  size: number;
+  name: string;
+  data?: Uint8Array;
+
+  constructor(name: string) {
+    this.type = FileType.File;
+    this.ctime = Date.now();
+    this.mtime = Date.now();
+    this.size = 0;
+    this.name = name;
+  }
+}
+
+export class Directory implements FileStat {
+  type: FileType;
+  ctime: number;
+  mtime: number;
+  size: number;
+
+  name: string;
+  entries: Map<string, File | Directory>;
+
+  constructor(name: string) {
+    this.type = FileType.Directory;
+    this.ctime = Date.now();
+    this.mtime = Date.now();
+    this.size = 0;
+    this.name = name;
+    this.entries = new Map();
+  }
+}
+
+export type Entry = File | Directory;
+
+class TempSvnFs implements FileSystemProvider, Disposable {
+  private _emitter = new EventEmitter<FileChangeEvent[]>();
+  private _bufferedEvents: FileChangeEvent[] = [];
+  private _fireSoonHandler?: NodeJS.Timer;
+  private _root = new Directory("");
+  private _disposables: Disposable[] = [];
+
+  readonly onDidChangeFile: Event<FileChangeEvent[]> = this._emitter.event;
+
+  constructor() {
+    this._disposables.push(
+      workspace.registerFileSystemProvider("tempsvnfs", this, {
+        isCaseSensitive: true
+      })
+    );
+  }
+
+  watch(_resource: Uri): Disposable {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-function
+    return new Disposable(() => {});
+  }
+
+  stat(uri: Uri): FileStat {
+    return this._lookup(uri, false);
+  }
+
+  readDirectory(uri: Uri): [string, FileType][] {
+    const entry = this._lookupAsDirectory(uri, false);
+    const result: [string, FileType][] = [];
+    for (const [name, child] of entry.entries) {
+      result.push([name, child.type]);
+    }
+
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  createDirectory(uri: Uri): void {
+    const basename = path.posix.basename(uri.path);
+    const dirname = uri.with({ path: path.posix.dirname(uri.path) });
+    const parent = this._lookupAsDirectory(dirname, false);
+
+    const entry = new Directory(basename);
+    parent.entries.set(entry.name, entry);
+    parent.mtime = Date.now();
+    parent.size += 1;
+
+    this._fireSoon(
+      { type: FileChangeType.Changed, uri: dirname },
+      { type: FileChangeType.Created, uri }
+    );
+  }
+
+  readFile(uri: Uri): Uint8Array {
+    const data = this._lookupAsFile(uri, false).data;
+    if (data) {
+      return data;
+    }
+
+    throw FileSystemError.FileNotFound();
+  }
+
+  writeFile(
+    uri: Uri,
+    content: Uint8Array,
+    options: { create: boolean; overwrite: boolean }
+  ): void {
+    const basename = path.posix.basename(uri.path);
+    const parent = this._lookupParentDirectory(uri);
+    let entry = parent.entries.get(basename);
+    if (entry instanceof Directory) {
+      throw FileSystemError.FileIsADirectory(uri);
+    }
+
+    if (!entry && !options.create) {
+      throw FileSystemError.FileNotFound(uri);
+    }
+
+    if (entry && options.create && !options.overwrite) {
+      throw FileSystemError.FileExists(uri);
+    }
+
+    if (!entry) {
+      entry = new File(basename);
+      parent.entries.set(basename, entry);
+      this._fireSoon({ type: FileChangeType.Created, uri });
+    }
+
+    entry.mtime = Date.now();
+    entry.size = content.byteLength;
+    entry.data = content;
+
+    this._fireSoon({ type: FileChangeType.Changed, uri });
+  }
+
+  delete(uri: Uri): void {
+    const dirname = uri.with({ path: path.posix.dirname(uri.path) });
+    const basename = path.posix.basename(uri.path);
+    const parent = this._lookupAsDirectory(dirname, false);
+    if (!parent.entries.has(basename)) {
+      throw FileSystemError.FileNotFound(uri);
+    }
+    parent.entries.delete(basename);
+    parent.mtime = Date.now();
+    parent.size -= 1;
+
+    this._fireSoon(
+      { type: FileChangeType.Changed, uri: dirname },
+      { type: FileChangeType.Deleted, uri }
+    );
+  }
+
+  rename(oldUri: Uri, newUri: Uri, options: { overwrite: boolean }): void {
+    if (!options.overwrite && this._lookup(newUri, true)) {
+      throw FileSystemError.FileExists(newUri);
+    }
+
+    const entry = this._lookup(oldUri, false);
+    const oldParent = this._lookupParentDirectory(oldUri);
+
+    const newParent = this._lookupParentDirectory(newUri);
+    const newName = path.posix.basename(newUri.path);
+
+    oldParent.entries.delete(entry.name);
+    entry.name = newName;
+    newParent.entries.set(newName, entry);
+
+    this._fireSoon(
+      { type: FileChangeType.Deleted, uri: oldUri },
+      { type: FileChangeType.Created, uri: newUri }
+    );
+  }
+
+  dispose(): void {
+    this._disposables.forEach(disposable => disposable.dispose());
+    this._disposables = [];
+
+    for (const [name] of this.readDirectory(Uri.parse("tempsvnfs:/"))) {
+      this.delete(Uri.parse(`tempsvnfs:/${name}`));
+    }
+  }
+
+  private _lookup(uri: Uri, silent: false): Entry;
+  private _lookup(uri: Uri, silent: boolean): Entry | undefined;
+  private _lookup(uri: Uri, silent: boolean): Entry | undefined {
+    const parts = uri.path.split("/");
+    let entry: Entry = this._root;
+
+    for (const part of parts) {
+      if (!part) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      let child: Entry | undefined;
+      if (entry instanceof Directory) {
+        child = entry.entries.get(part);
+      }
+
+      if (!child) {
+        if (!silent) {
+          throw FileSystemError.FileNotFound(uri);
+        } else {
+          return undefined;
+        }
+      }
+
+      entry = child;
+    }
+
+    return entry;
+  }
+
+  private _lookupAsDirectory(uri: Uri, silent: boolean): Directory {
+    const entry = this._lookup(uri, silent);
+    if (entry instanceof Directory) {
+      return entry;
+    }
+
+    throw FileSystemError.FileNotADirectory(uri);
+  }
+
+  private _lookupAsFile(uri: Uri, silent: boolean): File {
+    const entry = this._lookup(uri, silent);
+    if (entry instanceof File) {
+      return entry;
+    }
+
+    throw FileSystemError.FileIsADirectory(uri);
+  }
+
+  private _lookupParentDirectory(uri: Uri): Directory {
+    const dirname = uri.with({ path: path.posix.dirname(uri.path) });
+    return this._lookupAsDirectory(dirname, false);
+  }
+
+  private _fireSoon(...events: FileChangeEvent[]): void {
+    this._bufferedEvents.push(...events);
+
+    if (this._fireSoonHandler) {
+      clearTimeout(this._fireSoonHandler);
+    }
+
+    this._fireSoonHandler = setTimeout(() => {
+      this._emitter.fire(this._bufferedEvents);
+      this._bufferedEvents.length = 0;
+    }, 1);
+  }
+}
+
+export const tempSvnFs = new TempSvnFs();