diff --git a/src/rep.rs.in b/src/rep.rs.in
index 52b4c89f..f462fae4 100644
--- a/src/rep.rs.in
+++ b/src/rep.rs.in
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ pub struct Repo {
     pub name: String,
     pub full_name: String,
     pub description: String,
-    // private (keyword)
+    pub private: bool,
     pub fork: bool,
     pub url: String,
     pub html_url: String,
@@ -450,6 +450,172 @@ impl Repo {
     }
 }
 
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+pub struct RepoOptions {
+    pub name: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if="Option::is_none")]
+    pub description: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if="Option::is_none")]
+    pub homepage: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if="Option::is_none")]
+    pub private: Option<bool>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if="Option::is_none")]
+    pub has_issues: Option<bool>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if="Option::is_none")]
+    pub has_wiki: Option<bool>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if="Option::is_none")]
+    pub has_downloads: Option<bool>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if="Option::is_none")]
+    pub team_id: Option<i32>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if="Option::is_none")]
+    pub auto_init: Option<bool>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if="Option::is_none")]
+    pub gitignore_template: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if="Option::is_none")]
+    pub license_template: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct RepoOptionsBuilder {
+    name: String,
+    description: Option<String>,
+    homepage: Option<String>,
+    private: Option<bool>,
+    has_issues: Option<bool>,
+    has_wiki: Option<bool>,
+    has_downloads: Option<bool>,
+    team_id: Option<i32>,
+    auto_init: Option<bool>,
+    gitignore_template: Option<String>,
+    license_template: Option<String>,
+}
+
+impl RepoOptionsBuilder {
+    pub fn new<N>(name: N) -> RepoOptionsBuilder
+        where N: Into<String>
+    {
+        RepoOptionsBuilder { name: name.into(), ..Default::default() }
+    }
+
+    pub fn description<D>(&mut self, description: D) -> &mut RepoOptionsBuilder
+        where D: Into<String>
+    {
+        self.description = Some(description.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn homepage<H>(&mut self, homepage: H) -> &mut RepoOptionsBuilder
+        where H: Into<String>
+    {
+        self.homepage = Some(homepage.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn private(&mut self, private: bool) -> &mut RepoOptionsBuilder
+    {
+        self.private = Some(private);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn has_issues(&mut self, has_issues: bool) -> &mut RepoOptionsBuilder
+    {
+        self.has_issues = Some(has_issues);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn has_wiki(&mut self, has_wiki: bool) -> &mut RepoOptionsBuilder
+    {
+        self.has_wiki = Some(has_wiki);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn has_downloads(&mut self, has_downloads: bool) -> &mut RepoOptionsBuilder
+    {
+        self.has_downloads = Some(has_downloads);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn team_id(&mut self, team_id: i32) -> &mut RepoOptionsBuilder
+    {
+        self.team_id = Some(team_id);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn auto_init(&mut self, auto_init: bool) -> &mut RepoOptionsBuilder
+    {
+        self.auto_init = Some(auto_init);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn gitignore_template<GI>(&mut self, gitignore_template: GI) -> &mut RepoOptionsBuilder
+        where GI: Into<String>
+    {
+        self.gitignore_template = Some(gitignore_template.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn license_template<L>(&mut self, license_template: L) -> &mut RepoOptionsBuilder
+        where L: Into<String>
+    {
+        self.license_template = Some(license_template.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn build(&self) -> RepoOptions {
+        RepoOptions::new(self.name.as_ref(),
+                         self.description.clone(),
+                         self.homepage.clone(),
+                         self.private,
+                         self.has_issues,
+                         self.has_wiki,
+                         self.has_downloads,
+                         self.team_id,
+                         self.auto_init,
+                         self.gitignore_template.clone(),
+                         self.license_template.clone())
+    }
+}
+
+impl RepoOptions {
+    pub fn new<N, D, H, GI, L>(name: N,
+                               description: Option<D>,
+                               homepage: Option<H>,
+                               private: Option<bool>,
+                               has_issues: Option<bool>,
+                               has_wiki: Option<bool>,
+                               has_downloads: Option<bool>,
+                               team_id: Option<i32>,
+                               auto_init: Option<bool>,
+                               gitignore_template: Option<GI>,
+                               license_template: Option<L>)
+                               -> RepoOptions
+        where N: Into<String>,
+              D: Into<String>,
+              H: Into<String>,
+              GI: Into<String>,
+              L: Into<String>
+    {
+        RepoOptions {
+            name: name.into(),
+            description: description.map(|h| h.into()),
+            homepage: homepage.map(|h| h.into()),
+            private: private,
+            has_issues: has_issues,
+            has_wiki: has_wiki,
+            has_downloads: has_downloads,
+            team_id: team_id,
+            auto_init: auto_init,
+            gitignore_template: gitignore_template.map(|gi| gi.into()),
+            license_template: license_template.map(|l| l.into()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn builder<N: Into<String>>(name: N) -> RepoOptionsBuilder {
+        RepoOptionsBuilder::new(name)
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
 pub struct RepoDetails {
     pub id: u64,
diff --git a/src/repositories.rs b/src/repositories.rs
index 85a56e13..f95f13f5 100644
--- a/src/repositories.rs
+++ b/src/repositories.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 //! Repository interface
+extern crate serde_json;
 
 use self::super::{Github, Result};
 use deployments::Deployments;
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ use issues::{IssueRef, Issues};
 use labels::Labels;
 use pulls::PullRequests;
 use releases::Releases;
-use rep::{Repo, RepoListOptions, UserRepoListOptions, OrganizationRepoListOptions};
+use rep::{Repo, RepoOptions, RepoListOptions, UserRepoListOptions, OrganizationRepoListOptions};
 use statuses::Statuses;
 use std::fmt;
 
@@ -136,6 +137,13 @@ impl<'a> Repositories<'a> {
         format!("/user/repos{}", more)
     }
 
+    /// Create a new repository
+    /// https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/#create
+    pub fn create(&self, repo: &RepoOptions) -> Result<Repo> {
+        let data = try!(serde_json::to_string(&repo));
+        self.github.post::<Repo>(&self.path(""), data.as_bytes())
+    }
+
     /// list the authenticated users repositories
     /// https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/#list-your-repositories
     pub fn list(&self, options: &RepoListOptions) -> Result<Vec<Repo>> {