diff --git a/blame.go b/blame.go
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+++ b/blame.go
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+package git
+
+/*
+#include <git2.h>
+#include <git2/blame.h>
+*/
+import "C"
+import "runtime"
+
+type BlameOptions struct {
+	Flags              BlameOptionsFlag
+	MinMatchCharacters uint16
+	NewestCommit       *Oid
+	OldestCommit       *Oid
+	MinLine            uint32
+	MaxLine            uint32
+}
+
+func DefaultBlameOptions() (BlameOptions, error) {
+	opts := C.git_blame_options{}
+	ecode := C.git_blame_init_options(&opts, C.GIT_BLAME_OPTIONS_VERSION)
+	if ecode < 0 {
+		return BlameOptions{}, MakeGitError(ecode)
+	}
+
+	return BlameOptions{
+		Flags:              BlameOptionsFlag(opts.flags),
+		MinMatchCharacters: uint16(opts.min_match_characters),
+		NewestCommit:       newOidFromC(&opts.newest_commit),
+		OldestCommit:       newOidFromC(&opts.oldest_commit),
+		MinLine:            uint32(opts.min_line),
+		MaxLine:            uint32(opts.max_line),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+type BlameOptionsFlag uint32
+
+const (
+	BlameNormal                      BlameOptionsFlag = C.GIT_BLAME_NORMAL
+	BlameTrackCopiesSameFile         BlameOptionsFlag = C.GIT_BLAME_TRACK_COPIES_SAME_FILE
+	BlameTrackCopiesSameCommitMoves  BlameOptionsFlag = C.GIT_BLAME_TRACK_COPIES_SAME_COMMIT_MOVES
+	BlameTrackCopiesSameCommitCopies BlameOptionsFlag = C.GIT_BLAME_TRACK_COPIES_SAME_COMMIT_COPIES
+	BlameTrackCopiesAnyCommitCopies  BlameOptionsFlag = C.GIT_BLAME_TRACK_COPIES_ANY_COMMIT_COPIES
+	BlameFirstParent                 BlameOptionsFlag = C.GIT_BLAME_FIRST_PARENT
+)
+
+func (v *Repository) BlameFile(path string, opts *BlameOptions) (*Blame, error) {
+	var blamePtr *C.git_blame
+
+	var copts *C.git_blame_options
+	if opts != nil {
+		copts = &C.git_blame_options{
+			version:              C.GIT_BLAME_OPTIONS_VERSION,
+			flags:                C.uint32_t(opts.Flags),
+			min_match_characters: C.uint16_t(opts.MinMatchCharacters),
+			min_line:             C.uint32_t(opts.MinLine),
+			max_line:             C.uint32_t(opts.MaxLine),
+		}
+		if opts.NewestCommit != nil {
+			copts.newest_commit = *opts.NewestCommit.toC()
+		}
+		if opts.OldestCommit != nil {
+			copts.oldest_commit = *opts.OldestCommit.toC()
+		}
+	}
+
+	ecode := C.git_blame_file(&blamePtr, v.ptr, C.CString(path), copts)
+	if ecode < 0 {
+		return nil, MakeGitError(ecode)
+	}
+
+	return newBlameFromC(blamePtr), nil
+}
+
+type Blame struct {
+	ptr *C.git_blame
+}
+
+func (blame *Blame) HunkCount() int {
+	return int(C.git_blame_get_hunk_count(blame.ptr))
+}
+
+func (blame *Blame) HunkByIndex(index int) (BlameHunk, error) {
+	ptr := C.git_blame_get_hunk_byindex(blame.ptr, C.uint32_t(index))
+	if ptr == nil {
+		return BlameHunk{}, ErrInvalid
+	}
+	return blameHunkFromC(ptr), nil
+}
+
+func newBlameFromC(ptr *C.git_blame) *Blame {
+	if ptr == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	blame := &Blame{
+		ptr: ptr,
+	}
+
+	runtime.SetFinalizer(blame, (*Blame).Free)
+	return blame
+}
+
+func (blame *Blame) Free() error {
+	if blame.ptr == nil {
+		return ErrInvalid
+	}
+	runtime.SetFinalizer(blame, nil)
+	C.git_blame_free(blame.ptr)
+	blame.ptr = nil
+	return nil
+}
+
+type BlameHunk struct {
+	LinesInHunk          uint16
+	FinalCommitId        *Oid
+	FinalStartLineNumber uint16
+	FinalSignature       *Signature
+	OrigCommitId         *Oid
+	OrigPath             string
+	OrigStartLineNumber  uint16
+	OrigSignature        *Signature
+	Boundary             bool
+}
+
+func blameHunkFromC(hunk *C.git_blame_hunk) BlameHunk {
+	return BlameHunk{
+		LinesInHunk:          uint16(hunk.lines_in_hunk),
+		FinalCommitId:        newOidFromC(&hunk.final_commit_id),
+		FinalStartLineNumber: uint16(hunk.final_start_line_number),
+		FinalSignature:       newSignatureFromC(hunk.final_signature),
+		OrigCommitId:         newOidFromC(&hunk.orig_commit_id),
+		OrigPath:             C.GoString(hunk.orig_path),
+		OrigStartLineNumber:  uint16(hunk.orig_start_line_number),
+		OrigSignature:        newSignatureFromC(hunk.orig_signature),
+		Boundary:             hunk.boundary == 1,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/blame_test.go b/blame_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c730a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blame_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package git
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestBlame(t *testing.T) {
+	repo := createTestRepo(t)
+	defer repo.Free()
+	defer os.RemoveAll(repo.Workdir())
+
+	commitId1, _ := seedTestRepo(t, repo)
+	commitId2, _ := updateReadme(t, repo, "foo\nbar\nbaz\n")
+
+	opts := BlameOptions{
+		NewestCommit: commitId2,
+		OldestCommit: nil,
+		MinLine:      1,
+		MaxLine:      3,
+	}
+	blame, err := repo.BlameFile("README", &opts)
+	checkFatal(t, err)
+	defer blame.Free()
+	if blame.HunkCount() != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("got hunk count %d, want 2", blame.HunkCount())
+	}
+
+	hunk1, err := blame.HunkByIndex(0)
+	checkFatal(t, err)
+	checkHunk(t, hunk1, BlameHunk{
+		LinesInHunk:          1,
+		FinalCommitId:        commitId1,
+		FinalStartLineNumber: 1,
+		OrigCommitId:         commitId1,
+		OrigPath:             "README",
+		OrigStartLineNumber:  1,
+		Boundary:             true,
+	})
+
+	hunk2, err := blame.HunkByIndex(1)
+	checkFatal(t, err)
+	checkHunk(t, hunk2, BlameHunk{
+		LinesInHunk:          2,
+		FinalCommitId:        commitId2,
+		FinalStartLineNumber: 2,
+		OrigCommitId:         commitId2,
+		OrigPath:             "README",
+		OrigStartLineNumber:  2,
+		Boundary:             false,
+	})
+}
+
+func checkHunk(t *testing.T, hunk, want BlameHunk) {
+	hunk.FinalSignature = nil
+	want.FinalSignature = nil
+	hunk.OrigSignature = nil
+	want.OrigSignature = nil
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(hunk, want) {
+		t.Fatalf("got hunk %+v, want %+v", hunk, want)
+	}
+}