diff --git a/Octokit.Reactive/Clients/IObservableRepositoryContentsClient.cs b/Octokit.Reactive/Clients/IObservableRepositoryContentsClient.cs
index 4f1456b9..520bf118 100644
--- a/Octokit.Reactive/Clients/IObservableRepositoryContentsClient.cs
+++ b/Octokit.Reactive/Clients/IObservableRepositoryContentsClient.cs
@@ -122,6 +122,16 @@ namespace Octokit.Reactive
         /// </returns>
         IObservable<RepositoryContent> GetAllContents(string owner, string name, string path);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the contents of the root directory in a repository.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="owner">The owner of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the repository</param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// A collection of <see cref="RepositoryContent"/> representing the content at the specified path
+        /// </returns>
+        IObservable<RepositoryContent> GetAllContents(string owner, string name);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the contents of a file or directory in a repository.
         /// </summary>
@@ -136,7 +146,19 @@ namespace Octokit.Reactive
         /// <returns>
         /// A collection of <see cref="RepositoryContent"/> representing the content at the specified path
         /// </returns>
-        IObservable<RepositoryContent> GetAllContents(string owner, string name, string path, string reference);
+        IObservable<RepositoryContent> GetAllContentsByRef(string owner, string name, string path, string reference);
+
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the contents of the home directory in a repository.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="owner">The owner of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="reference">The name of the commit/branch/tag. Default: the repository’s default branch (usually master)</param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// A collection of <see cref="RepositoryContent"/> representing the content at the specified path
+        /// </returns>
+        IObservable<RepositoryContent> GetAllContentsByRef(string owner, string name, string reference);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a commit that creates a new file in a repository.
diff --git a/Octokit.Reactive/Clients/ObservableRepositoryContentsClient.cs b/Octokit.Reactive/Clients/ObservableRepositoryContentsClient.cs
index e4bd9cea..b9f00995 100644
--- a/Octokit.Reactive/Clients/ObservableRepositoryContentsClient.cs
+++ b/Octokit.Reactive/Clients/ObservableRepositoryContentsClient.cs
@@ -184,6 +184,24 @@ namespace Octokit.Reactive
             return _client.Repository.Content.GetArchive(owner, name, archiveFormat, reference, timeout).ToObservable();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the contents of the root directory in a repository.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="owner">The owner of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the repository</param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// A collection of <see cref="RepositoryContent"/> representing the content at the specified path
+        /// </returns>
+        public IObservable<RepositoryContent> GetAllContents(string owner, string name)
+        {
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(owner, "owner");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(name, "name");
+
+            return _client
+                .Connection
+                .GetAndFlattenAllPages<RepositoryContent>(ApiUrls.RepositoryContent(owner, name, string.Empty));
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the contents of a file or directory in a repository.
         /// </summary>
@@ -198,7 +216,7 @@ namespace Octokit.Reactive
         /// <returns>
         /// A collection of <see cref="RepositoryContent"/> representing the content at the specified path
         /// </returns>
-        public IObservable<RepositoryContent> GetAllContents(string owner, string name, string path, string reference)
+        public IObservable<RepositoryContent> GetAllContentsByRef(string owner, string name, string path, string reference)
         {
             Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(owner, "owner");
             Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(name, "name");
@@ -208,6 +226,25 @@ namespace Octokit.Reactive
             return _client.Connection.GetAndFlattenAllPages<RepositoryContent>(ApiUrls.RepositoryContent(owner, name, path, reference));
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the contents of the home directory in a repository.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="owner">The owner of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="reference">The name of the commit/branch/tag. Default: the repository’s default branch (usually master)</param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// A collection of <see cref="RepositoryContent"/> representing the content at the specified path
+        /// </returns>
+        public IObservable<RepositoryContent> GetAllContentsByRef(string owner, string name, string reference) 
+        {
+
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(owner, "owner");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(name, "name");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(reference, "reference");
+
+            return _client.Connection.GetAndFlattenAllPages<RepositoryContent>(ApiUrls.RepositoryContent(owner, name, string.Empty, reference));
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a commit that creates a new file in a repository.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Octokit.Tests/Clients/RepositoryContentsClientTests.cs b/Octokit.Tests/Clients/RepositoryContentsClientTests.cs
index 61b81fd3..46324cbe 100644
--- a/Octokit.Tests/Clients/RepositoryContentsClientTests.cs
+++ b/Octokit.Tests/Clients/RepositoryContentsClientTests.cs
@@ -58,6 +58,22 @@ namespace Octokit.Tests.Clients
 
         public class TheGetContentsMethod
         {
+            [Fact]
+            public async Task ReturnsContentsByRef()
+            {
+                List<RepositoryContent> result = new List<RepositoryContent>() { new RepositoryContent() { } };
+
+                var connection = Substitute.For<IApiConnection>();
+                connection.GetAll<RepositoryContent>(Args.Uri).Returns(Task.FromResult(result.AsReadOnly() as IReadOnlyList<RepositoryContent>));
+                var contentsClient = new RepositoryContentsClient(connection);
+
+                var contents = await contentsClient.GetAllContentsByRef("fake", "repo", "readme.md", "master");
+
+                connection.Received().GetAll<RepositoryContent>(Arg.Is<Uri>(u => u.ToString() == "repos/fake/repo/contents/readme.md?ref=master"));
+                Assert.Equal(1, contents.Count);
+            }
+
+
             [Fact]
             public async Task ReturnsContents()
             {
@@ -67,9 +83,9 @@ namespace Octokit.Tests.Clients
                 connection.GetAll<RepositoryContent>(Args.Uri).Returns(Task.FromResult(result.AsReadOnly() as IReadOnlyList<RepositoryContent>));
                 var contentsClient = new RepositoryContentsClient(connection);
 
-                var contents = await contentsClient.GetAllContents("fake", "repo", "readme.md", "master");
+                var contents = await contentsClient.GetAllContents("fake", "repo", "readme.md");
 
-                connection.Received().GetAll<RepositoryContent>(Arg.Is<Uri>(u => u.ToString() == "repos/fake/repo/contents/readme.md?ref=master"));
+                connection.Received().GetAll<RepositoryContent>(Arg.Is<Uri>(u => u.ToString() == "repos/fake/repo/contents/readme.md"));
                 Assert.Equal(1, contents.Count);
             }
         }
diff --git a/Octokit/Clients/IRepositoryContentsClient.cs b/Octokit/Clients/IRepositoryContentsClient.cs
index 2fce3365..dc28614b 100644
--- a/Octokit/Clients/IRepositoryContentsClient.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Clients/IRepositoryContentsClient.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ namespace Octokit
         /// </returns>
         Task<IReadOnlyList<RepositoryContent>> GetAllContents(string owner, string name, string path);
 
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the contents of the root directory in a repository.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// <param name="owner">The owner of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the repository</param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// A collection of <see cref="RepositoryContent"/> representing the content at the specified path
+        /// </returns>
+        Task<IReadOnlyList<RepositoryContent>> GetAllContents(string owner, string name);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the contents of a file or directory in a repository.
         /// </summary>
@@ -39,7 +51,19 @@ namespace Octokit
         /// <returns>
         /// A collection of <see cref="RepositoryContent"/> representing the content at the specified path
         /// </returns>
-        Task<IReadOnlyList<RepositoryContent>> GetAllContents(string owner, string name, string path, string reference);
+        Task<IReadOnlyList<RepositoryContent>> GetAllContentsByRef(string owner, string name, string path, string reference);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the contents of the root directory in a repository.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// <param name="owner">The owner of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="reference">The name of the commit/branch/tag. Default: the repository’s default branch (usually master)</param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// A collection of <see cref="RepositoryContent"/> representing the content at the specified path
+        /// </returns>
+        Task<IReadOnlyList<RepositoryContent>> GetAllContentsByRef(string owner, string name,string reference);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the preferred README for the specified repository.
diff --git a/Octokit/Clients/RepositoryContentsClient.cs b/Octokit/Clients/RepositoryContentsClient.cs
index 859424cb..008151cf 100644
--- a/Octokit/Clients/RepositoryContentsClient.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Clients/RepositoryContentsClient.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,26 @@ namespace Octokit
             return await ApiConnection.GetAll<RepositoryContent>(url);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the contents of the root directory in a repository.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// <param name="owner">The owner of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the repository</param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// A collection of <see cref="RepositoryContent"/> representing the content at the specified path
+        /// </returns>
+        public async Task<IReadOnlyList<RepositoryContent>> GetAllContents(string owner, string name)
+        {
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(owner, "owner");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(name, "name");
+
+            var url = ApiUrls.RepositoryContent(owner, name, string.Empty);
+
+            return await ApiConnection.GetAll<RepositoryContent>(url);
+        }
+
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the contents of a file or directory in a repository.
         /// </summary>
@@ -54,15 +74,38 @@ namespace Octokit
         /// <returns>
         /// A collection of <see cref="RepositoryContent"/> representing the content at the specified path
         /// </returns>
-        public async Task<IReadOnlyList<RepositoryContent>> GetAllContents(string owner, string name, string path, string reference)
+        public async Task<IReadOnlyList<RepositoryContent>> GetAllContentsByRef(string owner, string name, string path, string reference)
+        {
+
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(owner, "owner");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(name, "name");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(path, "path");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(reference, "reference");
+
+            var url = ApiUrls.RepositoryContent(owner, name,path,reference);
+
+            return await ApiConnection.GetAll<RepositoryContent>(url);
+        }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the contents of the root directory in a repository.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// <param name="owner">The owner of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="reference">The name of the commit/branch/tag. Default: the repository�s default branch (usually master)</param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// A collection of <see cref="RepositoryContent"/> representing the content at the specified path
+        /// </returns>
+        public async Task<IReadOnlyList<RepositoryContent>> GetAllContentsByRef(string owner, string name, string reference)
         {
             Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(owner, "owner");
             Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(name, "name");
-            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(reference, "reference");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(name, "reference");
 
-            var url = ApiUrls.RepositoryContent(owner, name, path, reference);
+            var url = ApiUrls.RepositoryContent(owner, name,string.Empty,reference);
 
             return await ApiConnection.GetAll<RepositoryContent>(url);
+
         }
 
         /// <summary>