diff --git a/scm-clients/scm-client-api/src/main/java/sonia/scm/client/RepositoryClientHandler.java b/scm-clients/scm-client-api/src/main/java/sonia/scm/client/RepositoryClientHandler.java
index 914c243cb5..c1563b10b9 100644
--- a/scm-clients/scm-client-api/src/main/java/sonia/scm/client/RepositoryClientHandler.java
+++ b/scm-clients/scm-client-api/src/main/java/sonia/scm/client/RepositoryClientHandler.java
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 public interface RepositoryClientHandler extends ClientHandler<Repository>
 {
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param type
+   * @param name
+   *
+   * @return
+   * @since 1.11
+   */
+  public Repository get(String type, String name);
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *
diff --git a/scm-clients/scm-client-impl/src/main/java/sonia/scm/client/JerseyRepositoryClientHandler.java b/scm-clients/scm-client-impl/src/main/java/sonia/scm/client/JerseyRepositoryClientHandler.java
index 4d0efd2869..8d7666fbeb 100644
--- a/scm-clients/scm-client-impl/src/main/java/sonia/scm/client/JerseyRepositoryClientHandler.java
+++ b/scm-clients/scm-client-impl/src/main/java/sonia/scm/client/JerseyRepositoryClientHandler.java
@@ -69,6 +69,24 @@ public class JerseyRepositoryClientHandler
 
   //~--- get methods ----------------------------------------------------------
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param type
+   * @param name
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  @Override
+  public Repository get(String type, String name)
+  {
+    String url = urlProvider.getRepositoryUrlProvider().getDetailUrl(type,
+                   name);
+
+    return getItemByUrl(url);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *
diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/url/RepositoryUrlProvider.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/url/RepositoryUrlProvider.java
index cb34869b96..205a255bfb 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/url/RepositoryUrlProvider.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/url/RepositoryUrlProvider.java
@@ -104,6 +104,18 @@ public interface RepositoryUrlProvider extends ModelUrlProvider
   public String getContentUrl(String repositoryId, String path,
                               String revision);
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param type
+   * @param name
+   *
+   * @return
+   * @since 1.11
+   */
+  public String getDetailUrl(String type, String name);
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *
diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/url/RestRepositoryUrlProvider.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/url/RestRepositoryUrlProvider.java
index 862a7961a8..be7ac24cfd 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/url/RestRepositoryUrlProvider.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/url/RestRepositoryUrlProvider.java
@@ -197,6 +197,23 @@ public class RestRepositoryUrlProvider extends RestModelUrlProvider
         PARAMETER_REVISION, revision).toString();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param type
+   * @param name
+   *
+   * @return
+   * @since 1.11
+   */
+  @Override
+  public String getDetailUrl(String type, String name)
+  {
+    return new UrlBuilder(base).appendUrlPart(type).appendUrlPart(
+        name).toString();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *
diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/url/WUIRepositoryUrlProvider.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/url/WUIRepositoryUrlProvider.java
index 1b08fd116b..9ce46b0e09 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/url/WUIRepositoryUrlProvider.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/url/WUIRepositoryUrlProvider.java
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 
 package sonia.scm.url;
 
+//~--- non-JDK imports --------------------------------------------------------
+
+import sonia.scm.util.HttpUtil;
+
 /**
  *
  * @author Sebastian Sdorra
@@ -51,6 +55,9 @@ public class WUIRepositoryUrlProvider extends WUIModelUrlProvider
   /** Field description */
   public static final String COMPONENT_CONTENT = "contentPanel";
 
+  /** Field description */
+  public static final String COMPONENT_DETAIL = "repositoryPanel";
+
   /** Field description */
   public static final String COMPONENT_DIFF = "diffPanel";
 
@@ -180,6 +187,24 @@ public class WUIRepositoryUrlProvider extends WUIModelUrlProvider
         VIEW_HISTORY).toString();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param type
+   * @param name
+   *
+   * @return
+   * @since 1.11
+   */
+  @Override
+  public String getDetailUrl(String type, String name)
+  {
+    name = name.concat(HttpUtil.SEPARATOR_PATH).concat(name);
+
+    return new WUIUrlBuilder(baseUrl, COMPONENT_DETAIL).append(name).toString();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *