diff --git a/Octokit.Tests/Clients/RepositoriesClientTests.cs b/Octokit.Tests/Clients/RepositoriesClientTests.cs
index 08a0ec5b..2c9a698d 100644
--- a/Octokit.Tests/Clients/RepositoriesClientTests.cs
+++ b/Octokit.Tests/Clients/RepositoriesClientTests.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,41 @@ namespace Octokit.Tests.Clients
             }
         }
 
+        public class TheCreateMethod
+        {
+            [Fact]
+            public async Task EnsuresNonNullArguments()
+            {
+                var repositoriesClient = new RepositoriesClient(Substitute.For<IApiConnection<Repository>>());
+
+                await AssertEx.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(async () => await repositoriesClient.Create(null));
+                await AssertEx.Throws<ArgumentException>(async () => await repositoriesClient.Create(new NewRepository { Name = null }));
+            }
+            
+            [Fact]
+            public void UsesTheUserReposUrl()
+            {
+                var client = Substitute.For<IApiConnection<Repository>>();
+                var repositoriesClient = new RepositoriesClient(client);
+
+                repositoriesClient.Create(new NewRepository { Name = "aName" });
+
+                client.Received().Create(Arg.Is<Uri>(u => u.ToString() == "user/repos"), Arg.Any<NewRepository>());
+            }
+
+            [Fact]
+            public void TheNewRepositoryDescription()
+            {
+                var client = Substitute.For<IApiConnection<Repository>>();
+                var repositoriesClient = new RepositoriesClient(client);
+                var newRepository = new NewRepository { Name = "aName" };
+
+                repositoriesClient.Create(newRepository);
+
+                client.Received().Create(Arg.Any<Uri>(), newRepository);
+            }
+        }
+
         public class TheGetMethod
         {
             [Fact]
diff --git a/Octokit/Clients/RepositoriesClient.cs b/Octokit/Clients/RepositoriesClient.cs
index e09e0dbb..37bca958 100644
--- a/Octokit/Clients/RepositoriesClient.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Clients/RepositoriesClient.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,21 @@ namespace Octokit.Clients
         {
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new repository for the current user.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="newRepository">A <see cref="NewRepository"/> instance describing the new repository to create</param>
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="Repository"/> instance for the created repository</returns>
+        public async Task<Repository> Create(NewRepository newRepository)
+        {
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNull(newRepository, "newRepository");
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(newRepository.Name))
+                throw new ArgumentException("The new repository's name must not be null.");
+
+            var endpoint = new Uri("user/repos", UriKind.Relative);
+            return await Client.Create(endpoint, newRepository);
+        }
+
         public async Task<Repository> Get(string owner, string name)
         {
             Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(owner, "owner");
diff --git a/Octokit/IRepositoriesClient.cs b/Octokit/IRepositoriesClient.cs
index b417028b..9d806439 100644
--- a/Octokit/IRepositoriesClient.cs
+++ b/Octokit/IRepositoriesClient.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ namespace Octokit
 {
     public interface IRepositoriesClient
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new repository for the current user.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="newRepository">A <see cref="NewRepository"/> instance describing the new repository to create</param>
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="Repository"/> instance for the created repository</returns>
+        Task<Repository> Create(NewRepository newRepository);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Retrieves the <see cref="Repository"/> for the specified owner and name.
         /// </summary>