diff --git a/repository.go b/repository.go
index 7760c3a..11b0514 100644
--- a/repository.go
+++ b/repository.go
@@ -630,3 +630,25 @@ func (v *Repository) DefaultNoteRef() (string, error) {
 
 	return C.GoString(ptr), nil
 }
+
+type RepositoryState int
+
+const (
+	RepositoryStateNone                 RepositoryState = C.GIT_REPOSITORY_STATE_NONE
+	RepositoryStateMerge                RepositoryState = C.GIT_REPOSITORY_STATE_MERGE
+	RepositoryStateRevert               RepositoryState = C.GIT_REPOSITORY_STATE_REVERT
+	RepositoryStateCherrypick           RepositoryState = C.GIT_REPOSITORY_STATE_CHERRYPICK
+	RepositoryStateBisect               RepositoryState = C.GIT_REPOSITORY_STATE_BISECT
+	RepositoryStateRebase               RepositoryState = C.GIT_REPOSITORY_STATE_REBASE
+	RepositoryStateRebaseInteractive    RepositoryState = C.GIT_REPOSITORY_STATE_REBASE_INTERACTIVE
+	RepositoryStateRebaseMerge          RepositoryState = C.GIT_REPOSITORY_STATE_REBASE_MERGE
+	RepositoryStateApplyMailbox         RepositoryState = C.GIT_REPOSITORY_STATE_APPLY_MAILBOX
+	RepositoryStateApplyMailboxOrRebase RepositoryState = C.GIT_REPOSITORY_STATE_APPLY_MAILBOX_OR_REBASE
+)
+
+func (r *Repository) State() RepositoryState {
+	runtime.LockOSThread()
+	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
+
+	return RepositoryState(C.git_repository_state(r.ptr))
+}
diff --git a/status_test.go b/status_test.go
index 4be4824..d18fca1 100644
--- a/status_test.go
+++ b/status_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ func TestStatusFile(t *testing.T) {
 	defer repo.Free()
 	defer os.RemoveAll(repo.Workdir())
 
+	state := repo.State()
+	if state != RepositoryStateNone {
+		t.Fatal("Incorrect repository state: ", state)
+	}
+
 	err := ioutil.WriteFile(path.Join(path.Dir(repo.Workdir()), "hello.txt"), []byte("Hello, World"), 0644)
 	checkFatal(t, err)