diff --git a/doc/api/repositories.md b/doc/api/repositories.md
index 858fad0a0b50818f809b59196a994fb6b616a9e2..e9120e17bb82de27db4c4adc926945489988f317 100644
--- a/doc/api/repositories.md
+++ b/doc/api/repositories.md
@@ -131,3 +131,56 @@ GET /projects/:id/repository/archive
 Parameters:
 + `id` (required) - The ID of a project
 + `sha` (optional) - The commit sha to download defaults to the tip of the default branch
+
+
+## Compare branches, tags or commits
+
+```
+GET /projects/:id/repository/compare
+```
+
+Parameters:
++ `id` (required) - The ID of a project
++ `from` (required) - the commit sha or branch name
++ `to` (required) - the commit sha or branch name
+
+
+```
+GET /projects/:id/repository/compare?from=master&to=feature
+```
+
+Response: 
+
+```json
+
+{
+  "commit": {
+    "id": "12d65c8dd2b2676fa3ac47d955accc085a37a9c1",
+    "short_id": "12d65c8dd2b",
+    "title": "JS fix",
+    "author_name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
+    "author_email": "dmitriy.zaporozhets@gmail.com",
+    "created_at": "2014-02-27T10:27:00+02:00"
+  },
+  "commits": [{
+    "id": "12d65c8dd2b2676fa3ac47d955accc085a37a9c1",
+    "short_id": "12d65c8dd2b",
+    "title": "JS fix",
+    "author_name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
+    "author_email": "dmitriy.zaporozhets@gmail.com",
+    "created_at": "2014-02-27T10:27:00+02:00"
+  }],
+  "diffs": [{
+    "old_path": "files/js/application.js",
+    "new_path": "files/js/application.js",
+    "a_mode": null,
+    "b_mode": "100644",
+    "diff": "--- a/files/js/application.js\n+++ b/files/js/application.js\n@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@\n //= require g.raphael-min\n //= require g.bar-min\n //= require branch-graph\n-//= require highlightjs.min\n-//= require ace/ace\n //= require_tree .\n //= require d3\n //= require underscore\n+\n+function fix() { \n+  alert(\"Fixed\")\n+}",
+    "new_file": false,
+    "renamed_file": false,
+    "deleted_file": false
+  }],
+  "compare_timeout": false,
+  "compare_same_ref": false
+}
+```
diff --git a/lib/api/entities.rb b/lib/api/entities.rb
index 457af52fe9dad757aeabfceafc8029260c5ea60c..6bad6c74bca4c45e3458d0fe44f9b82ecec1a87c 100644
--- a/lib/api/entities.rb
+++ b/lib/api/entities.rb
@@ -194,5 +194,30 @@ module API
     class Label < Grape::Entity
       expose :name
     end
+
+    class RepoDiff < Grape::Entity
+      expose :old_path, :new_path, :a_mode, :b_mode, :diff
+      expose :new_file, :renamed_file, :deleted_file
+    end
+
+    class Compare < Grape::Entity
+      expose :commit, using: Entities::RepoCommit do |compare, options|
+        if compare.commit
+          Commit.new compare.commit
+        end
+      end
+      expose :commits, using: Entities::RepoCommit do |compare, options|
+        Commit.decorate compare.commits
+      end
+      expose :diffs, using: Entities::RepoDiff do |compare, options|
+        compare.diffs
+      end
+
+      expose :compare_timeout do |compare, options|
+        compare.timeout
+      end
+
+      expose :same, as: :compare_same_ref
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/api/repositories.rb b/lib/api/repositories.rb
index 076a9ceeb744e9f0bb158d366e40408b57c1ca6c..a587d4a7bdffa61295003a248fa74869022b1f06 100644
--- a/lib/api/repositories.rb
+++ b/lib/api/repositories.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ module API
           not_found!
         end
       end
+
       # Get a project repository tags
       #
       # Parameters:
@@ -118,6 +119,21 @@ module API
           not_found!
         end
       end
+
+      # Compare two branches, tags or commits
+      #
+      # Parameters:
+      #   id (required) - The ID of a project
+      #   from (required) - the commit sha or branch name
+      #   to (required) - the commit sha or branch name
+      # Example Request:
+      #   GET /projects/:id/repository/compare?from=master&to=feature
+      get ':id/repository/compare' do
+        authorize! :download_code, user_project
+        required_attributes! [:from, :to]
+        compare = Gitlab::Git::Compare.new(user_project.repository.raw_repository, params[:from], params[:to], MergeRequestDiff::COMMITS_SAFE_SIZE)
+        present compare, with: Entities::Compare
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/repositories_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/repositories_spec.rb
index 5a5222ed3c52b78ed3fcf735bb5e885ea7f398b1..a902a1542ccf221382a920edd3b1ebc5201ca489 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/repositories_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/repositories_spec.rb
@@ -112,4 +112,43 @@ describe API::API, api: true  do
       response.status.should == 404
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'GET /GET /projects/:id/repository/compare' do
+    it "should compare branches" do
+      get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/compare", user), from: 'master', to: 'simple_merge_request'
+      response.status.should == 200
+      json_response['commits'].should be_present
+      json_response['diffs'].should be_present
+    end
+
+    it "should compare tags" do
+      get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/compare", user), from: 'v1.0.1', to: 'v1.0.2'
+      response.status.should == 200
+      json_response['commits'].should be_present
+      json_response['diffs'].should be_present
+    end
+
+    it "should compare commits" do
+      get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/compare", user), from: 'b1e6a9dbf1c85', to: '1e689bfba395'
+      response.status.should == 200
+      json_response['commits'].should be_empty
+      json_response['diffs'].should be_empty
+      json_response['compare_same_ref'].should be_false
+    end
+
+    it "should compare commits in reverse order" do
+      get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/compare", user), from: '1e689bfba395', to: 'b1e6a9dbf1c85'
+      response.status.should == 200
+      json_response['commits'].should be_present
+      json_response['diffs'].should be_present
+    end
+
+    it "should compare same refs" do
+      get api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/compare", user), from: 'master', to: 'master'
+      response.status.should == 200
+      json_response['commits'].should be_empty
+      json_response['diffs'].should be_empty
+      json_response['compare_same_ref'].should be_true
+    end
+  end
 end