diff --git a/pygit2/repository.py b/pygit2/repository.py
index 4b7876579..e6c750f31 100644
--- a/pygit2/repository.py
+++ b/pygit2/repository.py
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ def __getitem__(self, key):
     def __contains__(self, key):
         return self.git_object_lookup_prefix(key) is not None
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "pygit2.Repository(%r)" % self.path
 
     #
     # References