diff --git a/lib/Github/Api/Repository/Contents.php b/lib/Github/Api/Repository/Contents.php
index 0f361c23f65..5ed185b362b 100644
--- a/lib/Github/Api/Repository/Contents.php
+++ b/lib/Github/Api/Repository/Contents.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use Github\Api\AbstractApi;
 use Github\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
 use Github\Exception\ErrorException;
+use Github\Exception\MissingArgumentException;
 
 /**
  * @link   http://developer.github.com/v3/repos/contents/
@@ -62,10 +63,13 @@ public function show($username, $repository, $path = null, $reference = null)
      * @param string      $content    contents of the new file
      * @param string      $message    the commit message
      * @param null|string $branch     name of a branch
+     * @param null|array  $committer  information about the committer
+     *
+     * @throws MissingArgumentException
      *
      * @return array information about the new file
      */
-    public function create($username, $repository, $path, $content, $message, $branch = null)
+    public function create($username, $repository, $path, $content, $message, $branch = null, array $committer = null)
     {
         $url = 'repos/'.rawurlencode($username).'/'.rawurlencode($repository).'/contents/'.rawurlencode($path);
 
@@ -78,6 +82,13 @@ public function create($username, $repository, $path, $content, $message, $branc
             $parameters['branch'] = $branch;
         }
 
+        if (null !== $committer) {
+            if (!isset($committer['name'], $committer['email'])) {
+                throw new MissingArgumentException(array('name', 'email'));
+            }
+            $parameters['committer'] = $committer;
+        }
+
         return $this->put($url, $parameters);
     }
 
@@ -92,10 +103,13 @@ public function create($username, $repository, $path, $content, $message, $branc
      * @param string      $message    the commit message
      * @param string      $sha        blob SHA of the file being replaced
      * @param null|string $branch     name of a branch
+     * @param null|array  $committer  information about the committer
+     *
+     * @throws MissingArgumentException
      *
      * @return array information about the updated file
      */
-    public function update($username, $repository, $path, $content, $message, $sha, $branch = null)
+    public function update($username, $repository, $path, $content, $message, $sha, $branch = null, array $committer = null)
     {
         $url = 'repos/'.rawurlencode($username).'/'.rawurlencode($repository).'/contents/'.rawurlencode($path);
 
@@ -109,6 +123,13 @@ public function update($username, $repository, $path, $content, $message, $sha,
             $parameters['branch'] = $branch;
         }
 
+        if (null !== $committer) {
+            if (!isset($committer['name'], $committer['email'])) {
+                throw new MissingArgumentException(array('name', 'email'));
+            }
+            $parameters['committer'] = $committer;
+        }
+
         return $this->put($url, $parameters);
     }
 
@@ -123,10 +144,13 @@ public function update($username, $repository, $path, $content, $message, $sha,
      * @param string      $message    the commit message
      * @param string      $sha        blob SHA of the file being deleted
      * @param null|string $branch     name of a branch
+     * @param null|array  $committer  information about the committer
+     *
+     * @throws MissingArgumentException
      *
      * @return array information about the updated file
      */
-    public function rm($username, $repository, $path, $message, $sha, $branch = null)
+    public function rm($username, $repository, $path, $message, $sha, $branch = null, array $committer = null)
     {
         $url = 'repos/'.rawurlencode($username).'/'.rawurlencode($repository).'/contents/'.rawurlencode($path);
 
@@ -139,6 +163,13 @@ public function rm($username, $repository, $path, $message, $sha, $branch = null
             $parameters['branch'] = $branch;
         }
 
+        if (null !== $committer) {
+            if (!isset($committer['name'], $committer['email'])) {
+                throw new MissingArgumentException(array('name', 'email'));
+            }
+            $parameters['committer'] = $committer;
+        }
+
         return $this->delete($url, $parameters);
     }
 
diff --git a/test/Github/Tests/Api/Repository/ContentsTest.php b/test/Github/Tests/Api/Repository/ContentsTest.php
index 0eb91a4cd15..0f74f237fb8 100644
--- a/test/Github/Tests/Api/Repository/ContentsTest.php
+++ b/test/Github/Tests/Api/Repository/ContentsTest.php
@@ -38,6 +38,122 @@ public function shouldShowReadme()
         $this->assertEquals($expectedValue, $api->readme('KnpLabs', 'php-github-api'));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function shouldCreateNewFile()
+    {
+        $expectedArray = array('content' => 'some data');
+        $content       = '<?php //..';
+        $message       = 'a commit message';
+        $branch        = 'master';
+        $committer     = array('name' => 'committer name', 'email' => 'email@example.com');
+        $parameters    = array(
+            'content'   => base64_encode($content),
+            'message'   => $message,
+            'committer' => $committer,
+            'branch'    => $branch,
+        );
+
+        $api = $this->getApiMock();
+        $api->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('put')
+            ->with('repos/KnpLabs/php-github-api/contents/test%2FGithub%2FTests%2FApi%2FRepository%2FContentsTest.php', $parameters)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($expectedArray));
+
+        $this->assertEquals($expectedArray, $api->create('KnpLabs', 'php-github-api', 'test/Github/Tests/Api/Repository/ContentsTest.php', $content, $message, $branch, $committer));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     * @expectedException        Github\Exception\MissingArgumentException
+     * @expectedExceptionMessage One or more of required ("name", "email") parameters is missing!
+     */
+    public function shouldThrowExceptionWhenCreateNewFileWithInvalidCommitter()
+    {
+        $committer = array('invalid_key' => 'some data');
+        $api       = $this->getApiMock();
+        $api->create('KnpLabs', 'php-github-api', 'test/Github/Tests/Api/Repository/ContentsTest.php', 'some content', 'a commit message', null, $committer);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function shouldUpdateFile()
+    {
+        $expectedArray = array('content' => 'some data');
+        $content       = '<?php //..';
+        $message       = 'a commit message';
+        $sha           = 'a sha';
+        $branch        = 'master';
+        $committer     = array('name' => 'committer name', 'email' => 'email@example.com');
+        $parameters    = array(
+            'content'   => base64_encode($content),
+            'message'   => $message,
+            'committer' => $committer,
+            'branch'    => $branch,
+            'sha'       => $sha,
+        );
+
+        $api = $this->getApiMock();
+        $api->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('put')
+            ->with('repos/KnpLabs/php-github-api/contents/test%2FGithub%2FTests%2FApi%2FRepository%2FContentsTest.php', $parameters)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($expectedArray));
+
+        $this->assertEquals($expectedArray, $api->update('KnpLabs', 'php-github-api', 'test/Github/Tests/Api/Repository/ContentsTest.php', $content, $message, $sha, $branch, $committer));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     * @expectedException        Github\Exception\MissingArgumentException
+     * @expectedExceptionMessage One or more of required ("name", "email") parameters is missing!
+     */
+    public function shouldThrowExceptionWhenUpdateFileWithInvalidCommitter()
+    {
+        $committer = array('invalid_key' => 'some data');
+        $api       = $this->getApiMock();
+        $api->update('KnpLabs', 'php-github-api', 'test/Github/Tests/Api/Repository/ContentsTest.php', 'some content', 'a commit message', null, null, $committer);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function shouldDeleteFile()
+    {
+        $expectedArray = array('content' => 'some data');
+        $message       = 'a commit message';
+        $sha           = 'a sha';
+        $branch        = 'master';
+        $committer     = array('name' => 'committer name', 'email' => 'email@example.com');
+        $parameters    = array(
+            'message'   => $message,
+            'committer' => $committer,
+            'branch'    => $branch,
+            'sha'       => $sha,
+        );
+
+        $api = $this->getApiMock();
+        $api->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('delete')
+            ->with('repos/KnpLabs/php-github-api/contents/test%2FGithub%2FTests%2FApi%2FRepository%2FContentsTest.php', $parameters)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($expectedArray));
+
+        $this->assertEquals($expectedArray, $api->rm('KnpLabs', 'php-github-api', 'test/Github/Tests/Api/Repository/ContentsTest.php', $message, $sha, $branch, $committer));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     * @expectedException        Github\Exception\MissingArgumentException
+     * @expectedExceptionMessage One or more of required ("name", "email") parameters is missing!
+     */
+    public function shouldThrowExceptionWhenDeleteFileWithInvalidCommitter()
+    {
+        $committer = array('invalid_key' => 'some data');
+        $api       = $this->getApiMock();
+        $api->rm('KnpLabs', 'php-github-api', 'test/Github/Tests/Api/Repository/ContentsTest.php', 'a commit message', null, null, $committer);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @test
      */