diff --git a/spec/project-spec.js b/spec/project-spec.js
index 2d38058fe..e7601253c 100644
--- a/spec/project-spec.js
+++ b/spec/project-spec.js
@@ -969,6 +969,67 @@ describe('Project', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  describe('.observeRepositories()', () => {
+    it('invokes the observer with current and future repositories', () => {
+      const observed = []
+
+      const directory1 = temp.mkdirSync('git-repo1')
+      const gitDirPath1 = fs.absolute(path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'git', 'master.git'))
+      fs.copySync(gitDirPath1, path.join(directory1, '.git'))
+
+      const directory2 = temp.mkdirSync('git-repo2')
+      const gitDirPath2 = fs.absolute(path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'git', 'repo-with-submodules', 'git.git'))
+      fs.copySync(gitDirPath2, path.join(directory2, '.git'))
+
+      atom.project.setPaths([directory1])
+
+      const disposable = atom.project.observeRepositories((repo) => observed.push(repo))
+      expect(observed.length).toBe(1)
+      expect(observed[0].getReferenceTarget('refs/heads/master')).toBe('ef046e9eecaa5255ea5e9817132d4001724d6ae1')
+
+      atom.project.addPath(directory2)
+      expect(observed.length).toBe(2)
+      expect(observed[1].getReferenceTarget('refs/heads/master')).toBe('d2b0ad9cbc6f6c4372e8956e5cc5af771b2342e5')
+
+      disposable.dispose()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('.onDidAddRepository()', () => {
+    it('invokes callback when a path is added and the path is the root of a repository', () => {
+      const observed = []
+      const disposable = atom.project.onDidAddRepository((repo) => observed.push(repo))
+
+      const repositoryPath = path.join(__dirname, '..')
+      atom.project.addPath(repositoryPath)
+      expect(observed.length).toBe(1)
+      expect(observed[0].getOriginURL()).toContain('atom/atom')
+
+      disposable.dispose()
+    })
+
+    it('invokes callback when a path is added and the path is subdirectory of a repository', () => {
+      const observed = []
+      const disposable = atom.project.onDidAddRepository((repo) => observed.push(repo))
+
+      atom.project.addPath(__dirname)
+      expect(observed.length).toBe(1)
+      expect(observed[0].getOriginURL()).toContain('atom/atom')
+
+      disposable.dispose()
+    })
+
+    it('does not invoke callback when a path is added and the path is not part of a repository', () => {
+      const observed = []
+      const disposable = atom.project.onDidAddRepository((repo) => observed.push(repo))
+
+      atom.project.addPath(temp.mkdirSync('not-a-repository'))
+      expect(observed.length).toBe(0)
+
+      disposable.dispose()
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('.relativize(path)', () => {
     it('returns the path, relative to whichever root directory it is inside of', () => {
       atom.project.addPath(temp.mkdirSync('another-path'))
diff --git a/src/project.js b/src/project.js
index 4e51efcf8..8ccf60c0b 100644
--- a/src/project.js
+++ b/src/project.js
@@ -234,6 +234,38 @@ class Project extends Model {
     return this.emitter.on('did-change-files', callback)
   }
 
+  // Public: Invoke the given callback with all current and future
+  // repositories in the project.
+  //
+  // * `callback` {Function} to be called with current and future
+  //    repositories.
+  //   * `repository` A {GitRepository} that is present at the time of
+  //     subscription or that is added at some later time.
+  //
+  // Returns a {Disposable} on which `.dispose()` can be called to
+  // unsubscribe.
+  observeRepositories (callback) {
+    for (const repo of this.repositories) {
+      if (repo != null) {
+        callback(repo)
+      }
+    }
+
+    return this.onDidAddRepository(callback)
+  }
+
+  // Public: Invoke the given callback when a repository is added to the
+  // project.
+  //
+  // * `callback` {Function} to be called when a repository is added.
+  //   * `repository` A {GitRepository}.
+  //
+  // Returns a {Disposable} on which `.dispose()` can be called to
+  // unsubscribe.
+  onDidAddRepository (callback) {
+    return this.emitter.on('did-add-repository', callback)
+  }
+
   /*
   Section: Accessing the git repository
   */
@@ -400,6 +432,9 @@ class Project extends Model {
       if (repo) { break }
     }
     this.repositories.push(repo != null ? repo : null)
+    if (repo != null) {
+      this.emitter.emit('did-add-repository', repo)
+    }
 
     if (options.emitEvent !== false) {
       this.emitter.emit('did-change-paths', this.getPaths())