diff --git a/cmd/web.go b/cmd/web.go
index 72dd30737..87468ee47 100644
--- a/cmd/web.go
+++ b/cmd/web.go
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ func runWeb(ctx *cli.Context) {
 					m.Patch("/hooks/:id:int", bind(api.EditHookOption{}), v1.EditRepoHook)
 					m.Get("/raw/*", middleware.RepoRef(), v1.GetRepoRawFile)
 					m.Get("/archive/*", v1.GetRepoArchive)
+					m.Post("/forks", v1.ForkRepo)
 				}, middleware.ApiRepoAssignment(), middleware.ApiReqToken())
 			})
 
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo.go b/routers/api/v1/repo.go
index 1f21732d1..2e185caa0 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo.go
@@ -192,11 +192,7 @@ func CreateOrgRepo(ctx *middleware.Context, opt api.CreateRepoOption) {
 }
 
 func ForkRepo(ctx *middleware.Context) {
-	forkRepo(ctx, ctx.User, ctx.Repo.Repository)
-}
-
-func forkRepo(ctx *middleware.Context, owner *models.User, repo *models.Repository) {
-	forkedRepo, err := models.ForkRepository(owner, repo, repo.Name, repo.Description)
+	forkedRepo, err := models.ForkRepository(ctx.User, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.Repository.Name, ctx.Repo.Repository.Description)
 	if err != nil {
 		if models.IsErrRepoAlreadyExist(err) ||
 		models.IsErrNameReserved(err) ||
@@ -214,7 +210,7 @@ func forkRepo(ctx *middleware.Context, owner *models.User, repo *models.Reposito
 		return
 	}
 
-	ctx.JSON(201, ToApiRepository(owner, forkedRepo, api.Permission{true, true, true}))
+	ctx.JSON(201, ToApiRepository(ctx.User, forkedRepo, api.Permission{true, true, true}))
 }
 
 func MigrateRepo(ctx *middleware.Context, form auth.MigrateRepoForm) {