diff --git a/atom.gyp b/atom.gyp
index d0f09a63c..cc9a44210 100644
--- a/atom.gyp
+++ b/atom.gyp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
       'defines': [
         'USING_CEF_SHARED',
       ],
-      'include_dirs': [ '.', 'cef' ],
+      'include_dirs': [ '.', 'cef', 'git2' ],
       'mac_framework_dirs': [ 'native/frameworks' ],
       'libraries': [ 'native/frameworks/CocoaOniguruma.framework' ],
       'sources': [
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
             'USING_CEF_SHARED',
             'PROCESS_HELPER_APP',
           ],
-          'include_dirs': [ '.', 'cef' ],
+          'include_dirs': [ '.', 'cef', 'git2' ],
           'mac_framework_dirs': [ 'native/frameworks' ],
           'link_settings': {
             'libraries': [
@@ -289,6 +289,8 @@
             'native/v8_extensions/onig_scanner.h',
             'native/v8_extensions/atom.mm',
             'native/v8_extensions/atom.h',
+            'native/v8_extensions/git.mm',
+            'native/v8_extensions/git.h',
           ],
           # TODO(mark): For now, don't put any resources into this app.  Its
           # resources directory will be a symbolic link to the browser app's
diff --git a/native/atom_cef_render_process_handler.mm b/native/atom_cef_render_process_handler.mm
index ebdbdb07a..1fb724107 100644
--- a/native/atom_cef_render_process_handler.mm
+++ b/native/atom_cef_render_process_handler.mm
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #import "native/v8_extensions/native.h"
 #import "native/v8_extensions/onig_reg_exp.h"
 #import "native/v8_extensions/onig_scanner.h"
+#import "native/v8_extensions/git.h"
 #import "native/message_translation.h"
 #include <iostream>
 
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ void AtomCefRenderProcessHandler::OnWebKitInitialized() {
   new v8_extensions::Native();
   new v8_extensions::OnigRegExp();
   new v8_extensions::OnigScanner();
+  new v8_extensions::Git();
 }
 
 void AtomCefRenderProcessHandler::OnContextCreated(CefRefPtr<CefBrowser> browser,
diff --git a/native/v8_extensions/git.h b/native/v8_extensions/git.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22e258f45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/v8_extensions/git.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#include "include/cef_base.h"
+#include "include/cef_v8.h"
+
+namespace v8_extensions {
+
+class Git : public CefV8Handler {
+public:
+  Git();
+
+  virtual bool Execute(const CefString& name,
+                       CefRefPtr<CefV8Value> object,
+                       const CefV8ValueList& arguments,
+                       CefRefPtr<CefV8Value>& retval,
+                       CefString& exception) OVERRIDE;
+    
+  // Provide the reference counting implementation for this class.
+  IMPLEMENT_REFCOUNTING(Native);
+};
+  
+}
diff --git a/native/v8_extensions/git.js b/native/v8_extensions/git.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aab9cec62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/v8_extensions/git.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+var $git = {};
+(function() {
+
+})();
diff --git a/native/v8_extensions/git.mm b/native/v8_extensions/git.mm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c926ba8e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/v8_extensions/git.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#import "git.h"
+#import "include/git2.h"
+#import "include/cef_base.h"
+#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+
+namespace v8_extensions {
+
+Git::Git() : CefV8Handler() {
+  NSString *filePath = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] resourcePath] stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"v8_extensions/git.js"];
+  NSString *extensionCode = [NSString stringWithContentsOfFile:filePath encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding error:nil];
+  CefRegisterExtension("v8/git", [extensionCode UTF8String], this);
+}
+
+bool Git::Execute(const CefString& name,
+                     CefRefPtr<CefV8Value> object,
+                     const CefV8ValueList& arguments,
+                     CefRefPtr<CefV8Value>& retval,
+                     CefString& exception) {
+}
+
+}