diff --git a/integrations/api_repo_git_commits_test.go b/integrations/api_repo_git_commits_test.go
index 19dab433d4..314416d264 100644
--- a/integrations/api_repo_git_commits_test.go
+++ b/integrations/api_repo_git_commits_test.go
@@ -109,3 +109,26 @@ func TestAPIReposGitCommitListDifferentBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "f27c2b2b03dcab38beaf89b0ab4ff61f6de63441", apiData[0].CommitMeta.SHA)
 	compareCommitFiles(t, []string{"readme.md"}, apiData[0].Files)
 }
+
+func TestDownloadCommitDiffOrPatch(t *testing.T) {
+	defer prepareTestEnv(t)()
+	user := db.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &models.User{ID: 2}).(*models.User)
+	// Login as User2.
+	session := loginUser(t, user.Name)
+	token := getTokenForLoggedInUser(t, session)
+
+	// Test getting diff
+	reqDiff := NewRequestf(t, "GET", "/api/v1/repos/%s/repo16/git/commits/f27c2b2b03dcab38beaf89b0ab4ff61f6de63441.diff?token="+token, user.Name)
+	resp := session.MakeRequest(t, reqDiff, http.StatusOK)
+	assert.EqualValues(t,
+		"commit f27c2b2b03dcab38beaf89b0ab4ff61f6de63441\nAuthor: User2 <user2@example.com>\nDate:   Sun Aug 6 19:55:01 2017 +0200\n\n    good signed commit\n\ndiff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md\nnew file mode 100644\nindex 0000000..458121c\n--- /dev/null\n+++ b/readme.md\n@@ -0,0 +1 @@\n+good sign\n",
+		resp.Body.String())
+
+	// Test getting patch
+	reqPatch := NewRequestf(t, "GET", "/api/v1/repos/%s/repo16/git/commits/f27c2b2b03dcab38beaf89b0ab4ff61f6de63441.patch?token="+token, user.Name)
+	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, reqPatch, http.StatusOK)
+	assert.EqualValues(t,
+		"From f27c2b2b03dcab38beaf89b0ab4ff61f6de63441 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001\nFrom: User2 <user2@example.com>\nDate: Sun, 6 Aug 2017 19:55:01 +0200\nSubject: [PATCH] good signed commit\n\n---\n readme.md | 1 +\n 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)\n create mode 100644 readme.md\n\ndiff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md\nnew file mode 100644\nindex 0000000..458121c\n--- /dev/null\n+++ b/readme.md\n@@ -0,0 +1 @@\n+good sign\n",
+		resp.Body.String())
+
+}
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/api.go b/routers/api/v1/api.go
index d859642c42..90189701c0 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/api.go
@@ -937,6 +937,7 @@ func Routes(sessioner func(http.Handler) http.Handler) *web.Route {
 				m.Group("/git", func() {
 					m.Group("/commits", func() {
 						m.Get("/{sha}", repo.GetSingleCommit)
+						m.Get("/{sha}.{diffType:diff|patch}", repo.DownloadCommitDiffOrPatch)
 					})
 					m.Get("/refs", repo.GetGitAllRefs)
 					m.Get("/refs/*", repo.GetGitRefs)
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/commits.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/commits.go
index 975b9cab2a..639100757b 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/commits.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/commits.go
@@ -213,3 +213,53 @@ func GetAllCommits(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 
 	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, &apiCommits)
 }
+
+// DownloadCommitDiffOrPatch render a commit's raw diff or patch
+func DownloadCommitDiffOrPatch(ctx *context.APIContext) {
+	// swagger:operation GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/commits/{sha}.{diffType} repository repoDownloadCommitDiffOrPatch
+	// ---
+	// summary: Get a commit's diff or patch
+	// produces:
+	// - text/plain
+	// parameters:
+	// - name: owner
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: owner of the repo
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: true
+	// - name: repo
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: name of the repo
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: true
+	// - name: sha
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: SHA of the commit to get
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: true
+	// - name: diffType
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: whether the output is diff or patch
+	//   type: string
+	//   enum: [diff, patch]
+	//   required: true
+	// responses:
+	//   "200":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/string"
+	//   "404":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
+	repoPath := models.RepoPath(ctx.Repo.Owner.Name, ctx.Repo.Repository.Name)
+	if err := git.GetRawDiff(
+		repoPath,
+		ctx.Params(":sha"),
+		git.RawDiffType(ctx.Params(":diffType")),
+		ctx.Resp,
+	); err != nil {
+		if git.IsErrNotExist(err) {
+			ctx.NotFound(ctx.Params(":sha"))
+			return
+		}
+		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "DownloadCommitDiffOrPatch", err)
+		return
+	}
+}
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
index 69081777dc..77c89aea3a 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
@@ -3581,6 +3581,60 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/commits/{sha}.{diffType}": {
+      "get": {
+        "produces": [
+          "text/plain"
+        ],
+        "tags": [
+          "repository"
+        ],
+        "summary": "Get a commit's diff or patch",
+        "operationId": "repoDownloadCommitDiffOrPatch",
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "owner of the repo",
+            "name": "owner",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "name of the repo",
+            "name": "repo",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "SHA of the commit to get",
+            "name": "sha",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true
+          },
+          {
+            "enum": [
+              "diff",
+              "patch"
+            ],
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "whether the output is diff or patch",
+            "name": "diffType",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true
+          }
+        ],
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "$ref": "#/responses/string"
+          },
+          "404": {
+            "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/notes/{sha}": {
       "get": {
         "produces": [