diff --git a/SwiftGit2.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/SwiftGit2.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 7546a65..f30824d 100644
--- a/SwiftGit2.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/SwiftGit2.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 		BE244A4E1A11707D00F8BE42 /* git2.h in Headers */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BEB31F9B1A0E581400F525B9 /* git2.h */; settings = {ATTRIBUTES = (Public, ); }; };
 		BE244A501A11709600F8BE42 /* git2 in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BE244A4F1A11709600F8BE42 /* git2 */; };
 		BE244A511A11709E00F8BE42 /* git2 in Copy libgit2 Headers */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BE244A4F1A11709600F8BE42 /* git2 */; };
+		BE2E3BE61A31261300C67092 /* Objects.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BE2E3BE51A31261300C67092 /* Objects.swift */; };
+		BE2E3BE81A31262800C67092 /* ObjectsSpec.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BE2E3BE71A31262800C67092 /* ObjectsSpec.swift */; };
 		BE70B3E51A1ACB1A002C3F4E /* OID.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BE70B3E41A1ACB1A002C3F4E /* OID.swift */; };
 		BE70B3E71A1ACB37002C3F4E /* OIDSpec.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BE70B3E61A1ACB37002C3F4E /* OIDSpec.swift */; };
 		BEB31F291A0D6F7A00F525B9 /* SwiftGit2.h in Headers */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BEB31F281A0D6F7A00F525B9 /* SwiftGit2.h */; settings = {ATTRIBUTES = (Public, ); }; };
@@ -66,6 +68,8 @@
 		BE14AA581A1996B70015B439 /* FixturesSpec.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = FixturesSpec.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BE244A4F1A11709600F8BE42 /* git2 */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = folder; name = git2; path = External/libgit2/include/git2; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BE244A521A117DA100F8BE42 /* SwiftGit2.modulemap */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = "sourcecode.module-map"; path = SwiftGit2.modulemap; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		BE2E3BE51A31261300C67092 /* Objects.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Objects.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		BE2E3BE71A31262800C67092 /* ObjectsSpec.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = ObjectsSpec.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BE70B3E41A1ACB1A002C3F4E /* OID.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = OID.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BE70B3E61A1ACB37002C3F4E /* OIDSpec.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = OIDSpec.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BEB31F231A0D6F7A00F525B9 /* SwiftGit2.framework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = wrapper.framework; includeInIndex = 0; path = SwiftGit2.framework; sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR; };
@@ -161,6 +165,7 @@
 			children = (
 				BEB31F281A0D6F7A00F525B9 /* SwiftGit2.h */,
 				BE14AA4F1A1974010015B439 /* SwiftGit2.m */,
+				BE2E3BE51A31261300C67092 /* Objects.swift */,
 				BE70B3E41A1ACB1A002C3F4E /* OID.swift */,
 				BEB31F6C1A0D78F300F525B9 /* Repository.swift */,
 				BEB31F261A0D6F7A00F525B9 /* Supporting Files */,
@@ -182,6 +187,7 @@
 			children = (
 				BE14AA531A1983520015B439 /* Fixtures */,
 				BE70B3E61A1ACB37002C3F4E /* OIDSpec.swift */,
+				BE2E3BE71A31262800C67092 /* ObjectsSpec.swift */,
 				BEB31F351A0D6F7A00F525B9 /* RepositorySpec.swift */,
 				BE14AA581A1996B70015B439 /* FixturesSpec.swift */,
 				BEB31F331A0D6F7A00F525B9 /* Supporting Files */,
@@ -433,6 +439,7 @@
 			files = (
 				BE70B3E51A1ACB1A002C3F4E /* OID.swift in Sources */,
 				BEB31F6D1A0D78F300F525B9 /* Repository.swift in Sources */,
+				BE2E3BE61A31261300C67092 /* Objects.swift in Sources */,
 				BE14AA501A1974010015B439 /* SwiftGit2.m in Sources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
@@ -442,6 +449,7 @@
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
 				BEB31F361A0D6F7A00F525B9 /* RepositorySpec.swift in Sources */,
+				BE2E3BE81A31262800C67092 /* ObjectsSpec.swift in Sources */,
 				BE14AA591A1996B70015B439 /* FixturesSpec.swift in Sources */,
 				BE14AA551A1984550015B439 /* Fixtures.swift in Sources */,
 				BE70B3E71A1ACB37002C3F4E /* OIDSpec.swift in Sources */,
diff --git a/SwiftGit2/Objects.swift b/SwiftGit2/Objects.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36aff38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SwiftGit2/Objects.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+//
+//  Objects.swift
+//  SwiftGit2
+//
+//  Created by Matt Diephouse on 12/4/14.
+//  Copyright (c) 2014 GitHub, Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+/// A git object.
+public protocol Object {
+	/// The OID of the object.
+	var oid: OID { get }
+}
+
+/// A git commit.
+public struct Commit: Object {
+	public let oid: OID
+	public let message: String
+	
+	/// Create an instance with a libgit2 `git_commit` object.
+	public init(pointer: COpaquePointer) {
+		oid = OID(oid: git_object_id(pointer).memory)
+		message = String.fromCString(git_commit_message(pointer))!
+	}
+}
diff --git a/SwiftGit2/Repository.swift b/SwiftGit2/Repository.swift
index 42e28e9..a5655dd 100644
--- a/SwiftGit2/Repository.swift
+++ b/SwiftGit2/Repository.swift
@@ -55,4 +55,28 @@ final public class Repository {
 	/// The URL of the repository's working directory, or `nil` if the
 	/// repository is bare.
 	public let directoryURL: NSURL?
+	
+	// MARK: - Object Lookups
+
+	/// Loads the commit with the given OID.
+	///
+	/// oid - The OID of the commit to lookup.
+	///
+	/// Returns the commit if it exists, or an error.
+	public func commitWithOID(oid: OID) -> Result<Commit> {
+		let pointer = UnsafeMutablePointer<COpaquePointer>.alloc(1)
+		let repository = self.pointer
+		var oid = oid.oid
+		let result = git_object_lookup(pointer, repository, &oid, GIT_OBJ_COMMIT)
+		
+		if result < GIT_OK.value {
+			pointer.dealloc(1)
+			return failure()
+		}
+		
+		let commit = Commit(pointer: pointer.memory)
+		git_object_free(pointer.memory)
+		pointer.dealloc(1)
+		return success(commit)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/SwiftGit2Tests/ObjectsSpec.swift b/SwiftGit2Tests/ObjectsSpec.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..283e0a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SwiftGit2Tests/ObjectsSpec.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+//
+//  ObjectSpec.swift
+//  SwiftGit2
+//
+//  Created by Matt Diephouse on 12/4/14.
+//  Copyright (c) 2014 GitHub, Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+import LlamaKit
+import SwiftGit2
+import Nimble
+import Quick
+
+class CommitSpec: QuickSpec {
+	override func spec() {
+		
+	}
+}
diff --git a/SwiftGit2Tests/RepositorySpec.swift b/SwiftGit2Tests/RepositorySpec.swift
index 5a54a08..98603f0 100644
--- a/SwiftGit2Tests/RepositorySpec.swift
+++ b/SwiftGit2Tests/RepositorySpec.swift
@@ -25,5 +25,34 @@ class RepositorySpec: QuickSpec {
 				expect(result.error()).notTo(beNil())
 			}
 		}
+		
+		describe("-commitWithOID") {
+			it("should return the commit if it exists") {
+				let repo = Fixtures.simpleRepository
+				let oid = OID(string: "dc220a3f0c22920dab86d4a8d3a3cb7e69d6205a")!
+				
+				let result = repo.commitWithOID(oid)
+				let commit = result.value()
+				expect(commit).notTo(beNil())
+				expect(commit?.oid).to(equal(oid))
+			}
+			
+			it("should error if the commit doesn't exist") {
+				let repo = Fixtures.simpleRepository
+				let oid = OID(string: "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")!
+				
+				let result = repo.commitWithOID(oid)
+				expect(result.error()).notTo(beNil())
+			}
+			
+			it("should error if the oid doesn't point to a commit") {
+				let repo = Fixtures.simpleRepository
+				// This is a tree in the repository
+				let oid = OID(string: "f93e3a1a1525fb5b91020da86e44810c87a2d7bc")!
+				
+				let result = repo.commitWithOID(oid)
+				expect(result.error()).notTo(beNil())
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }