diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/BranchCollectionResource.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/BranchCollectionResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d64016b475
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/BranchCollectionResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package sonia.scm.api.v2.resources;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.DefaultValue;
+import javax.ws.rs.GET;
+import javax.ws.rs.Path;
+import javax.ws.rs.QueryParam;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+
+public class BranchCollectionResource {
+  @GET
+  @Path("")
+  public Response getAll(@DefaultValue("0") @QueryParam("page") int page,
+    @DefaultValue("10") @QueryParam("pageSize") int pageSize,
+    @QueryParam("sortBy") String sortBy,
+    @DefaultValue("false") @QueryParam("desc") boolean desc) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/BranchRootResource.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/BranchRootResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee50fdcd1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/BranchRootResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package sonia.scm.api.v2.resources;
+
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.inject.Provider;
+import javax.ws.rs.Path;
+
+public class BranchRootResource {
+
+  private final Provider<BranchCollectionResource> branchCollectionResource;
+
+  @Inject
+  public BranchRootResource(Provider<BranchCollectionResource> branchCollectionResource) {
+    this.branchCollectionResource = branchCollectionResource;
+  }
+
+  @Path("")
+  public BranchCollectionResource getBranchCollectionResource() {
+    return branchCollectionResource.get();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryResource.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryResource.java
index 3340c34df5..e2bcd60e88 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryResource.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryResource.java
@@ -25,13 +25,19 @@ public class RepositoryResource {
   private final RepositoryManager manager;
   private final SingleResourceManagerAdapter<Repository, RepositoryDto, RepositoryException> adapter;
   private final Provider<TagRootResource> tagRootResource;
+  private final Provider<BranchRootResource> branchRootResource;
 
   @Inject
-  public RepositoryResource(RepositoryToRepositoryDtoMapper repositoryToDtoMapper, RepositoryManager manager, Provider<TagRootResource> tagRootResource) {
+  public RepositoryResource(
+    RepositoryToRepositoryDtoMapper repositoryToDtoMapper,
+    RepositoryManager manager,
+    Provider<TagRootResource> tagRootResource,
+    Provider<BranchRootResource> branchRootResource) {
     this.manager = manager;
     this.repositoryToDtoMapper = repositoryToDtoMapper;
     this.adapter = new SingleResourceManagerAdapter<>(manager);
     this.tagRootResource = tagRootResource;
+    this.branchRootResource = branchRootResource;
   }
 
   @GET
@@ -65,4 +71,9 @@ public class RepositoryResource {
   public TagRootResource tags() {
     return tagRootResource.get();
   }
+
+  @Path("branches/")
+  public BranchRootResource branches() {
+    return branchRootResource.get();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryToRepositoryDtoMapper.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryToRepositoryDtoMapper.java
index 278afd3916..6121ac05b2 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryToRepositoryDtoMapper.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryToRepositoryDtoMapper.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public abstract class RepositoryToRepositoryDtoMapper extends BaseMapper<Reposit
       linksBuilder.single(link("update", resourceLinks.repository().update(target.getNamespace(), target.getName())));
     }
     linksBuilder.single(link("tags", resourceLinks.tagCollection().self(target.getNamespace(), target.getName())));
+    linksBuilder.single(link("branches", resourceLinks.branchCollection().self(target.getNamespace(), target.getName())));
     target.add(linksBuilder.build());
   }
 }
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ResourceLinks.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ResourceLinks.java
index 5ac41a65ca..98b94fdd82 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ResourceLinks.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ResourceLinks.java
@@ -130,14 +130,30 @@ class ResourceLinks {
   }
 
   static class TagCollectionLinks {
-    private final LinkBuilder repositoryLinkBuilder;
+    private final LinkBuilder tagLinkBuilder;
 
     private TagCollectionLinks(UriInfo uriInfo) {
-      repositoryLinkBuilder = new LinkBuilder(uriInfo, RepositoryRootResource.class, RepositoryResource.class, TagRootResource.class, TagCollectionResource.class);
+      tagLinkBuilder = new LinkBuilder(uriInfo, RepositoryRootResource.class, RepositoryResource.class, TagRootResource.class, TagCollectionResource.class);
     }
 
     String self(String namespace, String name) {
-      return repositoryLinkBuilder.method("getRepositoryResource").parameters(namespace, name).method("tags").parameters().method("getTagCollectionResource").parameters().method("getAll").parameters().href();
+      return tagLinkBuilder.method("getRepositoryResource").parameters(namespace, name).method("tags").parameters().method("getTagCollectionResource").parameters().method("getAll").parameters().href();
+    }
+  }
+
+  public BranchCollectionLinks branchCollection() {
+    return new BranchCollectionLinks(uriInfoStore.get());
+  }
+
+  static class BranchCollectionLinks {
+    private final LinkBuilder branchLinkBuilder;
+
+    private BranchCollectionLinks(UriInfo uriInfo) {
+      branchLinkBuilder = new LinkBuilder(uriInfo, RepositoryRootResource.class, RepositoryResource.class, BranchRootResource.class, BranchCollectionResource.class);
+    }
+
+    String self(String namespace, String name) {
+      return branchLinkBuilder.method("getRepositoryResource").parameters(namespace, name).method("branches").parameters().method("getBranchCollectionResource").parameters().method("getAll").parameters().href();
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryRootResourceTest.java b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryRootResourceTest.java
index decc7ccd3d..659ada8e89 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryRootResourceTest.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryRootResourceTest.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class RepositoryRootResourceTest {
   public void prepareEnvironment() {
     initMocks(this);
     ResourceLinksMock.initMock(resourceLinks, URI.create("/"));
-    RepositoryResource repositoryResource = new RepositoryResource(repositoryToDtoMapper, repositoryManager, null);
+    RepositoryResource repositoryResource = new RepositoryResource(repositoryToDtoMapper, repositoryManager, null, null);
     RepositoryRootResource repositoryRootResource = new RepositoryRootResource(MockProvider.of(repositoryResource));
     dispatcher.getRegistry().addSingletonResource(repositoryRootResource);
   }
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryToRepositoryDtoMapperTest.java b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryToRepositoryDtoMapperTest.java
index ce879b7229..b4396a78bf 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryToRepositoryDtoMapperTest.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryToRepositoryDtoMapperTest.java
@@ -109,6 +109,14 @@ public class RepositoryToRepositoryDtoMapperTest {
       dto.getLinks().getLinkBy("tags").get().getHref());
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void shouldCreateBranchesLink() {
+    RepositoryDto dto = mapper.map(createTestRepository());
+    assertEquals(
+      "http://example.com/base/v2/groups/testspace/test/branches/",
+      dto.getLinks().getLinkBy("branches").get().getHref());
+  }
+
   private Repository createTestRepository() {
     Repository repository = new Repository();
     repository.setNamespace("testspace");
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ResourceLinksMock.java b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ResourceLinksMock.java
index 18da197b17..e5ee289149 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ResourceLinksMock.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ResourceLinksMock.java
@@ -28,5 +28,7 @@ public class ResourceLinksMock {
     when(resourceLinks.repository().delete(anyString(), anyString())).thenAnswer(invocation -> baseUri + GROUPS_PATH_V2 + invocation.getArguments()[0] + "/"  + invocation.getArguments()[1]);
 
     when(resourceLinks.tagCollection().self(anyString(), anyString())).thenAnswer(invocation -> baseUri + GROUPS_PATH_V2 + invocation.getArguments()[0] + "/"  + invocation.getArguments()[1] + "/tags/");
+
+    when(resourceLinks.branchCollection().self(anyString(), anyString())).thenAnswer(invocation -> baseUri + GROUPS_PATH_V2 + invocation.getArguments()[0] + "/"  + invocation.getArguments()[1] + "/branches/");
   }
 }
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ResourceLinksTest.java b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ResourceLinksTest.java
index 272084cd97..de8e962948 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ResourceLinksTest.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ResourceLinksTest.java
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ public class ResourceLinksTest {
     assertEquals(BASE_URL + RepositoryRootResource.REPOSITORIES_PATH_V2 + "space/repo/tags/", url);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void shouldCreateCorrectBranchCollectionUrl() {
+    String url = resourceLinks.branchCollection().self("space", "repo");
+    assertEquals(BASE_URL + RepositoryRootResource.REPOSITORIES_PATH_V2 + "space/repo/branches/", url);
+  }
+
   @Before
   public void initUriInfo() {
     initMocks(this);
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/DefaultRepositoryManagerTest.java b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/DefaultRepositoryManagerTest.java
index a66bf222cb..0371b4974b 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/DefaultRepositoryManagerTest.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/DefaultRepositoryManagerTest.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import com.github.sdorra.shiro.ShiroRule;
 import com.github.sdorra.shiro.SubjectAware;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import org.apache.shiro.authz.UnauthorizedException;
+import org.apache.shiro.util.ThreadContext;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;
@@ -92,6 +93,10 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 )
 public class DefaultRepositoryManagerTest extends ManagerTestBase<Repository, RepositoryException> {
 
+  {
+    ThreadContext.unbindSecurityManager();
+  }
+
   @Rule
   public ShiroRule shiro = new ShiroRule();