diff --git a/lib/Github/Api/Organization.php b/lib/Github/Api/Organization.php
index 29f23ccf2d7..6c5cdc86b46 100644
--- a/lib/Github/Api/Organization.php
+++ b/lib/Github/Api/Organization.php
@@ -38,13 +38,15 @@ public function update($organization, array $params)
      *
      * @param  string  $organization     the user name
      * @param  string  $type             the type of repositories
+     * @param  int     $items_per_page   the number of items per page
      *
      * @return array                     the repositories
      */
-    public function repositories($organization, $type = 'all')
+    public function repositories($organization, $type = 'all', $items_per_page = 30)
     {
         return $this->get('orgs/'.urlencode($organization).'/repos', array(
-            'type' => $type
+            'type' => $type,
+            'per_page' => $items_per_page,
         ));
     }
 
diff --git a/test/Github/Tests/Api/OrganizationTest.php b/test/Github/Tests/Api/OrganizationTest.php
index b1497c2f4c4..6017dcd3a13 100644
--- a/test/Github/Tests/Api/OrganizationTest.php
+++ b/test/Github/Tests/Api/OrganizationTest.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public function shouldGetOrganizationRepositories()
         $api = $this->getApiMock();
         $api->expects($this->once())
             ->method('get')
-            ->with('orgs/KnpLabs/repos', array('type' => 'all'))
+            ->with('orgs/KnpLabs/repos', array('type' => 'all', 'per_page' => 30))
             ->will($this->returnValue($expectedArray));
 
         $this->assertEquals($expectedArray, $api->repositories('KnpLabs'));