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+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Octokit.Helpers
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents operations to simplify workink with references
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class ReferenceExtensions
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a branch, based off the branch specified.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="referencesClient">The <see cref="IReferencesClient" /> this method extends</param>
+        /// <param name="owner">The owner of the repository.</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the repository.</param>
+        /// <param name="branchName">The new branch name</param>
+        /// <param name="baseReference">The <see cref="Reference" /> to base the branch from</param>
+        public static async Task<Reference> CreateBranch(this IReferencesClient referencesClient, string owner, string name, string branchName, Reference baseReference)
+        {
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(owner, "owner");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(name, "name");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(branchName, "branchName");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNull(baseReference, "baseReference");
+
+            return await referencesClient.Create(owner, name, new NewReference("refs/heads/" + branchName, baseReference.Object.Sha));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a branch, based off the master branch.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="referencesClient">The <see cref="IReferencesClient" /> this method extends</param>
+        /// <param name="owner">The owner of the repository.</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the repository.</param>
+        /// <param name="branchName">The new branch name</param>
+        public static async Task<Reference> CreateBranch(this IReferencesClient referencesClient, string owner, string name, string branchName)
+        {
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(owner, "owner");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(name, "name");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(branchName, "branchName");
+
+            var baseBranch = await referencesClient.Get(owner, name, "heads/master");
+            return await referencesClient.Create(owner, name, new NewReference("refs/heads/" + branchName, baseBranch.Object.Sha));
+        }
+    }
+}