diff --git a/routers/api/v1/api.go b/routers/api/v1/api.go
index 0591cddb8..c7925a21a 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/api.go
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ func RegisterRoutes(m *macaron.Macaron) {
 			m.Get("/search", repo.Search)
 		})
 
+		m.Combo("/repositories/:id", reqToken()).Get(repo.GetByID)
+
 		m.Group("/repos", func() {
 			m.Post("/migrate", bind(auth.MigrateRepoForm{}), repo.Migrate)
 			m.Combo("/:username/:reponame").Get(repo.Get).
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go
index cc75f5bf4..295dc5763 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go
@@ -272,6 +272,20 @@ func Get(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	ctx.JSON(200, repo.APIFormat(&api.Permission{true, true, true}))
 }
 
+func GetByID(ctx *context.APIContext) {
+	repo, err := models.GetRepositoryByID(ctx.ParamsInt64(":id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		if models.IsErrRepoNotExist(err) {
+			ctx.Status(404)
+		} else {
+			ctx.Error(500, "GetRepositoryByID", err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx.JSON(200, repo.APIFormat(&api.Permission{true, true, true}))
+}
+
 // https://github.com/gogits/go-gogs-client/wiki/Repositories#delete
 func Delete(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	owner, repo := parseOwnerAndRepo(ctx)