diff --git a/SwiftGit2.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/SwiftGit2.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index ab3abc3..50406a9 100644
--- a/SwiftGit2.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/SwiftGit2.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 /* End PBXAggregateTarget section */
 
 /* Begin PBXBuildFile section */
+		232861431F4A3A2E00276D65 /* Diffs.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 232861421F4A3A2E00276D65 /* Diffs.swift */; };
+		232861441F4A3A2E00276D65 /* Diffs.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 232861421F4A3A2E00276D65 /* Diffs.swift */; };
+		232861451F4A3A2E00276D65 /* Diffs.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 232861421F4A3A2E00276D65 /* Diffs.swift */; };
+		232861461F4A3A2E00276D65 /* Diffs.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 232861421F4A3A2E00276D65 /* Diffs.swift */; };
 		237731C71F46542B0020A3FE /* repository-with-status.zip in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 237731C61F46542B0020A3FE /* repository-with-status.zip */; };
 		2549921B34FFC36AF8C9CD6D /* CommitIterator.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 25499A996CA7BD416620A397 /* CommitIterator.swift */; };
 		25499D325997CAB9BEFFCA4D /* CommitIterator.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 25499A996CA7BD416620A397 /* CommitIterator.swift */; };
@@ -132,6 +136,7 @@
 /* End PBXContainerItemProxy section */
 
 /* Begin PBXFileReference section */
+		232861421F4A3A2E00276D65 /* Diffs.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Diffs.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		237731C61F46542B0020A3FE /* repository-with-status.zip */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = archive.zip; path = "repository-with-status.zip"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		25499A996CA7BD416620A397 /* CommitIterator.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = CommitIterator.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		621E66B41C72958800A0F352 /* SwiftGit2.framework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = wrapper.framework; includeInIndex = 0; path = SwiftGit2.framework; sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR; };
@@ -280,6 +285,7 @@
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
 				BEB31F251A0D6F7A00F525B9 /* SwiftGit2 */,
+				BEB31F261A0D6F7A00F525B9 /* Supporting Files */,
 				BEB31F321A0D6F7A00F525B9 /* SwiftGit2Tests */,
 				BEB31FA11A0E63C100F525B9 /* Libraries */,
 				BEB31F411A0D75EE00F525B9 /* Configuration */,
@@ -313,12 +319,12 @@
 				DA5914751A94579000AED74C /* Errors.swift */,
 				BE36354B1A632C9700D37EC8 /* Libgit2.swift */,
 				BE2E3BE51A31261300C67092 /* Objects.swift */,
+				232861421F4A3A2E00276D65 /* Diffs.swift */,
 				BE70B3E41A1ACB1A002C3F4E /* OID.swift */,
 				BE7A753E1A4A2BCC002DA7E3 /* Pointers.swift */,
 				BEB31F6C1A0D78F300F525B9 /* Repository.swift */,
 				BECB5F691A56F19900999413 /* References.swift */,
 				BECB5F6D1A57284700999413 /* Remotes.swift */,
-				BEB31F261A0D6F7A00F525B9 /* Supporting Files */,
 				25499A996CA7BD416620A397 /* CommitIterator.swift */,
 			);
 			path = SwiftGit2;
@@ -330,6 +336,7 @@
 				BEB31F271A0D6F7A00F525B9 /* Info.plist */,
 			);
 			name = "Supporting Files";
+			path = SwiftGit2;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
 		};
 		BEB31F321A0D6F7A00F525B9 /* SwiftGit2Tests */ = {
@@ -752,6 +759,7 @@
 				622726351C84E52500C53D17 /* Credentials.swift in Sources */,
 				621E66A31C72958800A0F352 /* Repository.swift in Sources */,
 				621E66A41C72958800A0F352 /* Objects.swift in Sources */,
+				232861451F4A3A2E00276D65 /* Diffs.swift in Sources */,
 				621E66A51C72958800A0F352 /* References.swift in Sources */,
 				621E66A61C72958800A0F352 /* Libgit2.swift in Sources */,
 				621E66A71C72958800A0F352 /* Pointers.swift in Sources */,
@@ -767,6 +775,7 @@
 			files = (
 				621E66BA1C72958D00A0F352 /* RepositorySpec.swift in Sources */,
 				621E66BB1C72958D00A0F352 /* ObjectsSpec.swift in Sources */,
+				232861461F4A3A2E00276D65 /* Diffs.swift in Sources */,
 				621E66BC1C72958D00A0F352 /* RemotesSpec.swift in Sources */,
 				621E66BD1C72958D00A0F352 /* FixturesSpec.swift in Sources */,
 				621E66BE1C72958D00A0F352 /* Fixtures.swift in Sources */,
@@ -785,6 +794,7 @@
 				622726341C84E52500C53D17 /* Credentials.swift in Sources */,
 				BEB31F6D1A0D78F300F525B9 /* Repository.swift in Sources */,
 				BE2E3BE61A31261300C67092 /* Objects.swift in Sources */,
+				232861431F4A3A2E00276D65 /* Diffs.swift in Sources */,
 				BECB5F6A1A56F19900999413 /* References.swift in Sources */,
 				BE36354C1A632C9700D37EC8 /* Libgit2.swift in Sources */,
 				BE7A753F1A4A2BCC002DA7E3 /* Pointers.swift in Sources */,
@@ -800,6 +810,7 @@
 			files = (
 				BEB31F361A0D6F7A00F525B9 /* RepositorySpec.swift in Sources */,
 				BE2E3BE81A31262800C67092 /* ObjectsSpec.swift in Sources */,
+				232861441F4A3A2E00276D65 /* Diffs.swift in Sources */,
 				BECB5F701A57286200999413 /* RemotesSpec.swift in Sources */,
 				BE14AA591A1996B70015B439 /* FixturesSpec.swift in Sources */,
 				BE14AA551A1984550015B439 /* Fixtures.swift in Sources */,
diff --git a/SwiftGit2/Diffs.swift b/SwiftGit2/Diffs.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0725e2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SwiftGit2/Diffs.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+//
+//  Diffs.swift
+//  SwiftGit2
+//
+//  Created by Jake Van Alstyne on 8/20/17.
+//  Copyright © 2017 GitHub, Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+public struct GitDiffFile {
+	var oid: OID
+	var path: String
+	var size: Int64
+	var flags: UInt32
+}
+
+public enum GitDeltaStatus: Int {
+	case current
+	case indexNew
+	case indexModified
+	case indexDeleted
+	case indexRenamed
+	case indexTypeChange
+	case workTreeNew
+	case workTreeModified
+	case workTreeDeleted
+	case workTreeTypeChange
+	case workTreeRenamed
+	case workTreeUnreadable
+	case ignored
+	case conflicted
+
+	var value: UInt32 {
+		if self.rawValue == 0 {
+			return UInt32(0)
+		}
+		return UInt32(1 << (self.rawValue - 1))
+	}
+}
+
+public struct GitDiffDelta {
+	var status: GitDeltaStatus
+	var flags: UInt32
+	var oldFile: GitDiffFile
+	var newFile: GitDiffFile
+}
+
+public enum GitDiffFlag: Int {
+	case binary
+	case notBinary
+	case validId
+	case exists
+
+	var value: UInt32 {
+		if self.rawValue == 0 {
+			return UInt32(0)
+		}
+		return UInt32(1 << (self.rawValue - 1))
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/SwiftGit2/Repository.swift b/SwiftGit2/Repository.swift
index db1f565..fcd961b 100644
--- a/SwiftGit2/Repository.swift
+++ b/SwiftGit2/Repository.swift
@@ -538,11 +538,10 @@ final public class Repository {
 		return iterator
 	}
 
-	// MARK: - Status
-
-	public func getObjectsWithStatus(for commit: Commit) -> Result<[ObjectType], NSError> {
-		var returnDict = [ObjectType]()
+	// MARK: - Diffs
 
+	public func getDiffDeltas(for commit: Commit) -> Result<[GitDiffDelta], NSError> {
+		/// Get the Base Tree
 		var unsafeBaseCommit: OpaquePointer? = nil
 		let unsafeBaseOid = UnsafeMutablePointer<git_oid>.allocate(capacity: 1)
 		git_oid_fromstr(unsafeBaseOid, commit.oid.description)
@@ -552,10 +551,35 @@ final public class Repository {
 		}
 		git_commit_free(unsafeBaseCommit)
 
-		guard !commit.parents.isEmpty else {
-			// TODO: need to handle the initial commit
-			return Result.failure(NSError(gitError: 0, pointOfFailure: "getObjectsWithStatus"))
+		var unsafeBaseTree: OpaquePointer? = nil
+		let baseTreeResult = git_commit_tree(&unsafeBaseTree, unwrapBaseCommit)
+		guard baseTreeResult == GIT_OK.rawValue, let unwrapBaseTree = unsafeBaseTree else {
+			return Result.failure(NSError(gitError: baseTreeResult, pointOfFailure: "git_commit_tree"))
 		}
+		git_tree_free(unsafeBaseTree)
+
+		if commit.parents.isEmpty {
+			return self.getDiffDeltasWithNoParents(from: unwrapBaseTree)
+		} else if commit.parents.count == 1 {
+			return self.getDiffDeltasWithOneParent(from: unwrapBaseTree, in: commit)
+		} else {
+			return self.getDiffDeltasWithMultipleParents(from: unwrapBaseTree, in: commit)
+		}
+	}
+
+	private func getDiffDeltasWithNoParents(from baseTree: OpaquePointer) -> Result<[GitDiffDelta], NSError> {
+		var unsafeDiff: OpaquePointer? = nil
+		let diffResult = git_diff_tree_to_tree(&unsafeDiff, self.pointer, nil, baseTree, nil)
+		guard diffResult == GIT_OK.rawValue, let unwrapDiffResult = unsafeDiff else {
+			return Result.failure(NSError(gitError: diffResult, pointOfFailure: "git_diff_tree_to_tree"))
+		}
+
+		return self.processDiffDeltas(unwrapDiffResult)
+	}
+
+	private func getDiffDeltasWithOneParent(from baseTree: OpaquePointer,
+	                                        in commit: Commit) -> Result<[GitDiffDelta], NSError> {
+		/// Get the Parent Tree
 		let parent = commit.parents[0]
 		var unsafeParentCommit: OpaquePointer? = nil
 		let unsafeParentOid = UnsafeMutablePointer<git_oid>.allocate(capacity: 1)
@@ -566,13 +590,6 @@ final public class Repository {
 		}
 		git_commit_free(unsafeParentCommit)
 
-		var unsafeBaseTree: OpaquePointer? = nil
-		let baseTreeResult = git_commit_tree(&unsafeBaseTree, unwrapBaseCommit)
-		guard baseTreeResult == GIT_OK.rawValue, let unwrapBaseTree = unsafeBaseTree else {
-			return Result.failure(NSError(gitError: baseTreeResult, pointOfFailure: "git_commit_tree"))
-		}
-		git_tree_free(unsafeBaseTree)
-
 		var unsafeParentTree: OpaquePointer? = nil
 		let parentTreeResult = git_commit_tree(&unsafeParentTree, unwrapParentCommit)
 		guard parentTreeResult == GIT_OK.rawValue, let unwrapParentTree = unsafeParentTree else {
@@ -581,32 +598,117 @@ final public class Repository {
 		git_tree_free(unsafeParentTree)
 
 		var unsafeDiff: OpaquePointer? = nil
-		let diffResult = git_diff_tree_to_tree(&unsafeDiff, self.pointer, unwrapBaseTree, unwrapParentTree, nil)
+		let diffResult = git_diff_tree_to_tree(&unsafeDiff, self.pointer, unwrapParentTree, baseTree, nil)
 		guard diffResult == GIT_OK.rawValue, let unwrapDiffResult = unsafeDiff else {
 			return Result.failure(NSError(gitError: diffResult, pointOfFailure: "git_diff_tree_to_tree"))
 		}
 
-		let count = git_diff_num_deltas(unwrapDiffResult)
+		return self.processDiffDeltas(unwrapDiffResult)
+	}
+
+	private func getDiffDeltasWithMultipleParents(from baseTree: OpaquePointer,
+	                                              in commit: Commit) -> Result<[GitDiffDelta], NSError> {
+		// Merge Commit, merge diffs of base with each parent
+		var mergeDiff: OpaquePointer? = nil
+		for parent in commit.parents {
+			var unsafeParentCommit: OpaquePointer? = nil
+			let unsafeParentOid = UnsafeMutablePointer<git_oid>.allocate(capacity: 1)
+			git_oid_fromstr(unsafeParentOid, parent.oid.description)
+			let lookupParentGitResult = git_commit_lookup(&unsafeParentCommit, self.pointer, unsafeParentOid)
+			guard lookupParentGitResult == GIT_OK.rawValue, let unwrapParentCommit = unsafeParentCommit else {
+				return Result.failure(NSError(gitError: lookupParentGitResult, pointOfFailure: "git_commit_lookup"))
+			}
+			git_commit_free(unsafeParentCommit)
+
+			var unsafeParentTree: OpaquePointer? = nil
+			let parentTreeResult = git_commit_tree(&unsafeParentTree, unwrapParentCommit)
+			guard parentTreeResult == GIT_OK.rawValue, let unwrapParentTree = unsafeParentTree else {
+				return Result.failure(NSError(gitError: parentTreeResult, pointOfFailure: "git_commit_tree"))
+			}
+			git_tree_free(unsafeParentTree)
+
+			var unsafeDiff: OpaquePointer? = nil
+			let diffResult = git_diff_tree_to_tree(&unsafeDiff, self.pointer, unwrapParentTree, baseTree, nil)
+			guard diffResult == GIT_OK.rawValue, let unwrapDiffResult = unsafeDiff else {
+				return Result.failure(NSError(gitError: diffResult, pointOfFailure: "git_diff_tree_to_tree"))
+			}
+
+			if mergeDiff == nil {
+				mergeDiff = unwrapDiffResult
+			} else {
+				let mergeResult = git_diff_merge(mergeDiff, unwrapDiffResult)
+				guard mergeResult == GIT_OK.rawValue else {
+					return Result.failure(NSError(gitError: mergeResult, pointOfFailure: "git_diff_merge"))
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return self.processDiffDeltas(mergeDiff!)
+	}
+
+	private func processDiffDeltas(_ diffResult: OpaquePointer) -> Result<[GitDiffDelta], NSError> {
+		var returnDict = [GitDiffDelta]()
+
+		let count = git_diff_num_deltas(diffResult)
 
 		for i in 0..<count {
-			let delta = git_diff_get_delta(unwrapDiffResult, i)
+			let delta = git_diff_get_delta(diffResult, i)
+
 			let oldFilePath = (delta?.pointee.old_file.path!).map(String.init(cString:))
-			print("Old: " + oldFilePath!)
+			let oldOid = OID((delta?.pointee.old_file.id)!)
+			let oldSize = delta?.pointee.old_file.size
+			let oldFlags = delta?.pointee.old_file.flags
+			let oldFile = GitDiffFile(oid: oldOid, path: oldFilePath!, size: oldSize!, flags: oldFlags!)
+
 			let newFilePath = (delta?.pointee.new_file.path!).map(String.init(cString:))
-			print("Old: " + newFilePath!)
-			let oldOid = delta?.pointee.old_file.id
-			returnDict.append(self.object(OID(oldOid!)).value!)
+			let newOid = OID((delta?.pointee.new_file.id)!)
+			let newSize = delta?.pointee.new_file.size
+			let newFlags = delta?.pointee.new_file.flags
+			let newFile = GitDiffFile(oid: newOid, path: newFilePath!, size: newSize!, flags: newFlags!)
+
+			var gitDeltaStatus = GitDeltaStatus.current
+
+			let emptyOid = OID(string: "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000")
+			if newOid == emptyOid {
+				gitDeltaStatus = GitDeltaStatus.indexDeleted
+			} else if oldOid == emptyOid {
+				gitDeltaStatus = GitDeltaStatus.indexNew
+			} else {
+				if let statusValue = delta?.pointee.status.rawValue {
+					if (statusValue & GitDeltaStatus.current.value) != 0 {
+					}
+					if (statusValue & GitDeltaStatus.indexModified.value) != 0 {
+						gitDeltaStatus = GitDeltaStatus.indexModified
+					}
+					if (statusValue & GitDeltaStatus.indexRenamed.value) != 0 {
+						gitDeltaStatus = GitDeltaStatus.indexRenamed
+					}
+					if (statusValue & GitDeltaStatus.indexTypeChange.value) != 0 {
+						gitDeltaStatus = GitDeltaStatus.indexTypeChange
+					}
+					if (statusValue & GitDeltaStatus.ignored.value) != 0 {
+						gitDeltaStatus = GitDeltaStatus.ignored
+					}
+					if (statusValue & GitDeltaStatus.conflicted.value) != 0 {
+						gitDeltaStatus = GitDeltaStatus.conflicted
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			let gitDiffDelta = GitDiffDelta(status: gitDeltaStatus,
+			                                flags: (delta?.pointee.flags)!,
+			                                oldFile: oldFile,
+			                                newFile: newFile)
+
+			returnDict.append(gitDiffDelta)
+
+			git_diff_free(OpaquePointer(delta))
 		}
 
-		let result = Result<[ObjectType], NSError>.success(returnDict)
+		let result = Result<[GitDiffDelta], NSError>.success(returnDict)
 		return result
 	}
 
-	public func getStatus(for object: ObjectType, in commit: Commit) -> String {
-		let returnString = ""
-
-		return returnString
-	}
+	// MARK: - Status
 
 	public func getRepositoryStatus() -> String {
 
diff --git a/SwiftGit2Tests/RepositorySpec.swift b/SwiftGit2Tests/RepositorySpec.swift
index caa4b17..5347261 100644
--- a/SwiftGit2Tests/RepositorySpec.swift
+++ b/SwiftGit2Tests/RepositorySpec.swift
@@ -643,24 +643,52 @@ class RepositorySpec: QuickSpec {
 		}
 
 		describe("Repository.getRepositoryStatus") {
-			it("Should not return nothing") {
-				let repo = Fixtures.sharedInstance.repository(named: "repository-with-status")
+			it("Should return accurate status") {
+				let repo = Fixtures.mantleRepository
+				let branch = repo.localBranch(named: "master").value!
+				expect(repo.checkout(branch, strategy: CheckoutStrategy.None)).to(haveSucceeded())
+
 				let status = repo.getRepositoryStatus()
 
-				expect(status).to(equal("A  staged-file\n"))
+				expect(status).to(equal(""))
 			}
 
-			it("Should have objects with status") {
-				let repo = Fixtures.sharedInstance.repository(named: "repository-with-status")
+			it("Should have accurate delta information") {
+				let repo = Fixtures.mantleRepository
+				let branch = repo.localBranch(named: "master").value!
+				expect(repo.checkout(branch, strategy: CheckoutStrategy.None)).to(haveSucceeded())
+
 				let head = repo.HEAD().value!
 				let commit = repo.object(head.oid).value! as! Commit
-				let objects = repo.getObjectsWithStatus(for: commit)
+				let objects = repo.getDiffDeltas(for: commit)
 
-				expect(objects.value?.count).to(equal(1))
+				expect(objects.value?.count).to(equal(13))
+			}
+
+			it("Should handle initial commit well") {
+				let repo = Fixtures.mantleRepository
+				expect(repo.checkout(OID(string: "047b931bd7f5478340cef5885a6fff713005f4d6")!,
+				                     strategy: CheckoutStrategy.None)).to(haveSucceeded())
+				let head = repo.HEAD().value!
+				let initalCommit = repo.object(head.oid).value! as! Commit
+				let objects = repo.getDiffDeltas(for: initalCommit)
+
+				expect(objects.value?.count).to(equal(2))
+			}
+
+			it("Should handle merge commits well") {
+				let repo = Fixtures.mantleRepository
+				expect(repo.checkout(OID(string: "d0d9c13da5eb5f9e8cf2a9f1f6ca3bdbe975b57d")!,
+				                     strategy: CheckoutStrategy.None)).to(haveSucceeded())
+				let head = repo.HEAD().value!
+				let initalCommit = repo.object(head.oid).value! as! Commit
+				let objects = repo.getDiffDeltas(for: initalCommit)
+
+				expect(objects.value?.count).to(equal(20))
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	
+
 	func temporaryURL(forPurpose purpose: String) -> URL {
 		let globallyUniqueString = ProcessInfo.processInfo.globallyUniqueString
 		let path = "\(NSTemporaryDirectory())\(globallyUniqueString)_\(purpose)"