diff --git a/commit.go b/commit.go
index 07b7c37..d419af2 100644
--- a/commit.go
+++ b/commit.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import "C"
 
 import (
 	"runtime"
+	"time"
 	"unsafe"
 )
 
@@ -18,6 +19,10 @@ type Commit struct {
 	cast_ptr *C.git_commit
 }
 
+func (c Commit) Time() time.Time {
+	return time.Unix(int64(C.git_commit_time(c.cast_ptr)), 0)
+}
+
 func (c Commit) Message() string {
 	return C.GoString(C.git_commit_message(c.cast_ptr))
 }