diff --git a/SwiftGit2.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/SwiftGit2.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index c5f52d1..afabe69 100644
--- a/SwiftGit2.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/SwiftGit2.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 /* Begin PBXBuildFile section */
 		BE0991F71A578FB1007D4E6A /* Mantle.zip in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BE0991F61A578FB1007D4E6A /* Mantle.zip */; };
+		BE0B1C5D1A9978890004726D /* detached-head.zip in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BE0B1C5C1A9978890004726D /* detached-head.zip */; };
 		BE14AA321A15AA510015B439 /* LlamaKit.framework in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BE14AA311A15AA510015B439 /* LlamaKit.framework */; };
 		BE14AA501A1974010015B439 /* SwiftGit2.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BE14AA4F1A1974010015B439 /* SwiftGit2.m */; };
 		BE14AA551A1984550015B439 /* Fixtures.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BE14AA541A1984550015B439 /* Fixtures.swift */; };
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@
 
 /* Begin PBXFileReference section */
 		BE0991F61A578FB1007D4E6A /* Mantle.zip */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = archive.zip; path = Mantle.zip; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		BE0B1C5C1A9978890004726D /* detached-head.zip */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = archive.zip; path = "detached-head.zip"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BE14AA311A15AA510015B439 /* LlamaKit.framework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.framework; name = LlamaKit.framework; path = External/LlamaKit/build/Debug/LlamaKit.framework; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BE14AA4F1A1974010015B439 /* SwiftGit2.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = SwiftGit2.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BE14AA541A1984550015B439 /* Fixtures.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Fixtures.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -151,6 +153,7 @@
 		BE14AA531A1983520015B439 /* Fixtures */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
+				BE0B1C5C1A9978890004726D /* detached-head.zip */,
 				BE14AA541A1984550015B439 /* Fixtures.swift */,
 				BE0991F61A578FB1007D4E6A /* Mantle.zip */,
 				BE14AA561A198C6E0015B439 /* simple-repository.zip */,
@@ -439,6 +442,7 @@
 			isa = PBXResourcesBuildPhase;
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
+				BE0B1C5D1A9978890004726D /* detached-head.zip in Resources */,
 				BE0991F71A578FB1007D4E6A /* Mantle.zip in Resources */,
 				BE14AA571A198C6E0015B439 /* simple-repository.zip in Resources */,
 			);
diff --git a/SwiftGit2/References.swift b/SwiftGit2/References.swift
index 47b9404..fa3e724 100644
--- a/SwiftGit2/References.swift
+++ b/SwiftGit2/References.swift
@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@ public func ==<T: ReferenceType>(lhs: T, rhs: T) -> Bool {
 		&& lhs.oid == rhs.oid
 }
 
+/// Create a Reference, Branch, or TagReference from a libgit2 `git_reference`.
+internal func referenceWithLibGit2Reference(pointer: COpaquePointer) -> ReferenceType {
+	if git_reference_is_branch(pointer) != 0 || git_reference_is_remote(pointer) != 0 {
+		return Branch(pointer)!
+	} else if git_reference_is_tag(pointer) != 0 {
+		return TagReference(pointer)!
+	} else {
+		return Reference(pointer)
+	}
+}
+
 /// A generic reference to a git object.
 public struct Reference: ReferenceType {
 	/// The full name of the reference (e.g., `refs/heads/master`).
diff --git a/SwiftGit2/Repository.swift b/SwiftGit2/Repository.swift
index ce61f05..7981cb2 100644
--- a/SwiftGit2/Repository.swift
+++ b/SwiftGit2/Repository.swift
@@ -291,14 +291,7 @@ final public class Repository {
 			return failure(libGit2Error(result, libGit2PointOfFailure: "git_reference_lookup"))
 		}
 		
-		var value: ReferenceType
-		if git_reference_is_branch(pointer.memory) != 0 || git_reference_is_remote(pointer.memory) != 0 {
-			value = Branch(pointer.memory)!
-		} else if git_reference_is_tag(pointer.memory) != 0 {
-			value = TagReference(pointer.memory)!
-		} else {
-			value = Reference(pointer.memory)
-		}
+		let value = referenceWithLibGit2Reference(pointer.memory)
 		
 		git_reference_free(pointer.memory)
 		pointer.dealloc(1)
@@ -343,4 +336,18 @@ final public class Repository {
 	public func tagWithName(name: String) -> Result<TagReference, NSError> {
 		return referenceWithName("refs/tags/" + name).map { $0 as! TagReference }
 	}
+	
+	// MARK: - Working Directory
+	
+	/// Load the reference pointed at by HEAD.
+	///
+	/// When on a branch, this will return the current `Branch`.
+	public func HEAD() -> Result<ReferenceType, NSError> {
+		var pointer = COpaquePointer.null()
+		let result = git_repository_head(&pointer, self.pointer)
+		if result != GIT_OK.value {
+			return failure(libGit2Error(result, libGit2PointOfFailure: "git_repository_head"))
+		}
+		return success(referenceWithLibGit2Reference(pointer))
+	}
 }
diff --git a/SwiftGit2Tests/Fixtures/Fixtures.swift b/SwiftGit2Tests/Fixtures/Fixtures.swift
index cf31e88..574efc6 100644
--- a/SwiftGit2Tests/Fixtures/Fixtures.swift
+++ b/SwiftGit2Tests/Fixtures/Fixtures.swift
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ final class Fixtures {
 	
 	// MARK: - The Fixtures
 	
+	class var detachedHeadRepository: Repository {
+		return Fixtures.sharedInstance.repositoryWithName("detached-head")
+	}
+	
 	class var simpleRepository: Repository {
 		return Fixtures.sharedInstance.repositoryWithName("simple-repository")
 	}
diff --git a/SwiftGit2Tests/Fixtures/detached-head.zip b/SwiftGit2Tests/Fixtures/detached-head.zip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c819ab8
Binary files /dev/null and b/SwiftGit2Tests/Fixtures/detached-head.zip differ
diff --git a/SwiftGit2Tests/RepositorySpec.swift b/SwiftGit2Tests/RepositorySpec.swift
index 6c5d7d4..3c69267 100644
--- a/SwiftGit2Tests/RepositorySpec.swift
+++ b/SwiftGit2Tests/RepositorySpec.swift
@@ -412,5 +412,22 @@ class RepositorySpec: QuickSpec {
 				expect(result).to(haveFailed(beAnError(domain: equal(libGit2ErrorDomain))))
 			}
 		}
+		
+		describe("-HEAD()") {
+			it("should work when on a branch") {
+				let result = Fixtures.simpleRepository.HEAD()
+				expect(result.value?.longName).to(equal("refs/heads/master"))
+				expect(result.value?.shortName).to(equal("master"))
+				expect(result.value? as? Branch).notTo(beNil())
+			}
+			
+			it("should work when on a detached HEAD") {
+				let result = Fixtures.detachedHeadRepository.HEAD()
+				expect(result.value?.longName).to(equal("HEAD"))
+				expect(result.value?.shortName).to(beNil())
+				expect(result.value?.oid).to(equal(OID(string: "315b3f344221db91ddc54b269f3c9af422da0f2e")!))
+				expect(result.value? as? Reference).notTo(beNil())
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }