diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/BranchResource.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/BranchResource.java
index f76363f88e..94de2984c6 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/BranchResource.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/BranchResource.java
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 package sonia.scm.api.v2.resources;
 
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.webcohesion.enunciate.metadata.rs.ResponseCode;
 import com.webcohesion.enunciate.metadata.rs.StatusCodes;
 import com.webcohesion.enunciate.metadata.rs.TypeHint;
+import sonia.scm.repository.Branches;
+import sonia.scm.repository.NamespaceAndName;
+import sonia.scm.repository.RepositoryException;
+import sonia.scm.repository.RepositoryManager;
+import sonia.scm.repository.RepositoryNotFoundException;
+import sonia.scm.repository.api.CommandNotSupportedException;
+import sonia.scm.repository.api.RepositoryService;
+import sonia.scm.repository.api.RepositoryServiceFactory;
+import sonia.scm.util.IOUtil;
 import sonia.scm.web.VndMediaType;
 
 import javax.ws.rs.GET;
@@ -10,9 +20,21 @@ import javax.ws.rs.Path;
 import javax.ws.rs.PathParam;
 import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+import java.io.IOException;
 
 public class BranchResource {
 
+  private final RepositoryManager manager;
+  private final RepositoryServiceFactory servicefactory;
+  private final BranchToBranchDtoMapper branchToDtoMapper;
+
+  @Inject
+  public BranchResource(RepositoryManager manager, RepositoryServiceFactory servicefactory, BranchToBranchDtoMapper branchToDtoMapper) {
+    this.manager = manager;
+    this.servicefactory = servicefactory;
+    this.branchToDtoMapper = branchToDtoMapper;
+  }
+
   @GET
   @Path("")
   @Produces(VndMediaType.BRANCH)
@@ -24,7 +46,28 @@ public class BranchResource {
     @ResponseCode(code = 404, condition = "not found, no branch with the specified name for the repository available"),
     @ResponseCode(code = 500, condition = "internal server error")
   })
-  public Response get(@PathParam("namespace") String namespace, @PathParam("name") String name, @PathParam("branch") String branch) {
-    return null;
+  public Response get(@PathParam("namespace") String namespace, @PathParam("name") String name, @PathParam("branch") String branchName) throws IOException, RepositoryException {
+    RepositoryService repositoryService;
+    try {
+      repositoryService = servicefactory.create(new NamespaceAndName(namespace, name));
+    } catch (RepositoryNotFoundException e) {
+      return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).build();
+    }
+
+    try {
+      Branches branches = repositoryService.getBranchesCommand().getBranches();
+      return branches.getBranches()
+        .stream()
+        .filter(branch -> branchName.equals(branch.getName()))
+        .findFirst()
+        .map(branch -> branchToDtoMapper.map(branch, new NamespaceAndName(namespace, name)))
+        .map(Response::ok)
+        .orElse(Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND))
+        .build();
+    } catch (CommandNotSupportedException ex) {
+      return Response.status(Response.Status.BAD_REQUEST).build();
+    } finally {
+      IOUtil.close(repositoryService);
+    }
   }
 }