diff --git a/lib/Github/Api/Repository/Contents.php b/lib/Github/Api/Repository/Contents.php
index 23ffed4bbc8..95d99469949 100644
--- a/lib/Github/Api/Repository/Contents.php
+++ b/lib/Github/Api/Repository/Contents.php
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 use Github\Api\AbstractApi;
 use Github\Exception\MissingArgumentException;
+use Github\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
+use Github\Exception\ErrorException;
 
 /**
  * @link   http://developer.github.com/v3/repos/contents/
@@ -72,4 +74,38 @@ public function archive($username, $repository, $format, $reference = null)
             'ref' => $reference
         ));
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Get the contents of a file in a repository
+     *
+     * @param  string  $username         the user who owns the repository
+     * @param  string  $repository       the name of the repository
+     * @param  string  $path             path to file
+     * @param  string  $reference        reference to a branch or commit
+     *
+     * @return string|null               content of file, or null in case of base64_decode failure
+     *
+     * @throws InvalidArgumentException  If $path is not a file or if its encoding is different from base64
+     * @throws ErrorException            If $path doesn't include a 'content' index
+     */
+    public function download($username, $repository, $path, $reference = null)
+    {
+        $file = $this->show($username, $repository, $path, $reference);
+        
+        if (!isset($file['type']) || 'file' !== $file['type']) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Path "%s" is not a file.', $path));
+        }
+
+        if (!isset($file['content'])) {
+            throw new ErrorException(sprintf('Unable to access "content" for file "%s" (possible keys: "%s").', $path, implode(', ', array_keys($file))));
+        }
+
+        if (!isset($file['encoding'])) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Can\t decode contents of file "%s" as no encoding is defined.', $path));
+        } elseif ('base64' !== $file['encoding']) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Encoding "%s" of file "%s" is not supported.', $file['encoding'], $path));
+        }
+
+        return base64_decode($file['content']) ?: null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test/Github/Tests/Api/Repository/ContentsDownloadFixture.php b/test/Github/Tests/Api/Repository/ContentsDownloadFixture.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..07dece20576
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Github/Tests/Api/Repository/ContentsDownloadFixture.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+
+return json_decode(
+    '{"sha":"5639a4e6ede372d7ea25b1064be4e2045c2a053d","size":2648,"name":"ContentsTest.php","path":"test\/Github\/Tests\/Api\/Repository\/ContentsTest.php","type":"file","url":"https:\/\/api.github.com\/repos\/KnpLabs\/php-github-api\/contents\/test\/Github\/Tests\/Api\/Repository\/ContentsTest.php","git_url":"https:\/\/api.github.com\/repos\/KnpLabs\/php-github-api\/git\/blobs\/5639a4e6ede372d7ea25b1064be4e2045c2a053d","html_url":"https:\/\/github.com\/KnpLabs\/php-github-api\/blob\/master\/test\/Github\/Tests\/Api\/Repository\/ContentsTest.php","_links":{"self":"https:\/\/api.github.com\/repos\/KnpLabs\/php-github-api\/contents\/test\/Github\/Tests\/Api\/Repository\/ContentsTest.php","git":"https:\/\/api.github.com\/repos\/KnpLabs\/php-github-api\/git\/blobs\/5639a4e6ede372d7ea25b1064be4e2045c2a053d","html":"https:\/\/github.com\/KnpLabs\/php-github-api\/blob\/master\/test\/Github\/Tests\/Api\/Repository\/ContentsTest.php"},"content":"PD9waHAKCm5hbWVzcGFjZSBHaXRodWJcVGVzdHNcQXBpXFJlcG9zaXRvcnk7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\naHViXEFwaVxSZXBvc2l0b3J5XENvbnRlbnRzJzsKICAgIH0KfQo=\n","encoding":"base64"}',
+    true
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Github/Tests/Api/Repository/ContentsTest.php b/test/Github/Tests/Api/Repository/ContentsTest.php
index 5639a4e6ede..3b15118cf34 100644
--- a/test/Github/Tests/Api/Repository/ContentsTest.php
+++ b/test/Github/Tests/Api/Repository/ContentsTest.php
@@ -85,6 +85,26 @@ public function shouldFetchZipballArchive()
 
         $this->assertEquals($expectedValue, $api->archive('KnpLabs', 'php-github-api', 'zipball'));
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function shouldDownloadForGivenPath()
+    {
+        // The show() method return
+        $getValue = include 'ContentsDownloadFixture.php';
+        
+        // The download() method return
+        $expectedValue = base64_decode($getValue['content']);
+        
+        $api = $this->getApiMock();
+        $api->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('get')
+            ->with('repos/KnpLabs/php-github-api/contents/test%2FGithub%2FTests%2FApi%2FRepository%2FContentsTest.php', array('ref' => null))
+            ->will($this->returnValue($getValue));
+
+        $this->assertEquals($expectedValue, $api->download('KnpLabs', 'php-github-api', 'test/Github/Tests/Api/Repository/ContentsTest.php'));
+    }
 
     protected function getApiClass()
     {