diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/PermissionUtil.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/PermissionUtil.java
index c87ff00d68..52ee4fb5b6 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/PermissionUtil.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/PermissionUtil.java
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ public class PermissionUtil
 
     boolean result = false;
 
-    if (user.isAdmin())
+    if (user.isAdmin()
+        || ((pt == PermissionType.READ) && repository.isPublicReadable()))
     {
       result = true;
     }
diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/Repository.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/Repository.java
index ead489236a..b434eaad0c 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/Repository.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/Repository.java
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
-import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlJavaTypeAdapter;
 
 /**
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlJavaTypeAdapter;
  */
 @XmlRootElement(name = "repositories")
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
-@XmlType(propOrder =
-{
-  "id", "type", "name", "contact", "description", "creationDate",
-  "lastModified", "url", "permissions"
-})
 public class Repository
         implements TypedObject, Validateable, Cloneable, Serializable
 {
@@ -284,6 +279,17 @@ public class Repository
     return url;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  public boolean isPublicReadable()
+  {
+    return publicReadable;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *
@@ -377,6 +383,17 @@ public class Repository
     this.permissions = permissions;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param publicReadable
+   */
+  public void setPublicReadable(boolean publicReadable)
+  {
+    this.publicReadable = publicReadable;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *
@@ -424,6 +441,10 @@ public class Repository
   /** Field description */
   private List<Permission> permissions;
 
+  /** Field description */
+  @XmlElement(name = "public")
+  private boolean publicReadable = false;
+
   /** Field description */
   private String type;
 
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/sonia.repository.js b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/sonia.repository.js
index 181f7fe191..406f9f1725 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/sonia.repository.js
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/sonia.repository.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Sonia.repository.Grid = Ext.extend(Sonia.rest.Grid, {
 
     var repositoryStore = new Sonia.rest.JsonStore({
       url: restUrl + 'repositories.json',
-      fields: [ 'id', 'name', 'type', 'contact', 'description', 'creationDate', 'url', 'permissions' ],
+      fields: [ 'id', 'name', 'type', 'contact', 'description', 'creationDate', 'url', 'public', 'permissions' ],
       sortInfo: {
         field: 'name'
       }
@@ -270,7 +270,8 @@ Sonia.repository.FormPanel = Ext.extend(Sonia.rest.FormPanel,{
            allowBlank: false
           },
           {fieldLabel: 'Contact', name: 'contact', vtype: 'email'},
-          {fieldLabel: 'Description', name: 'description', xtype: 'textarea'}
+          {fieldLabel: 'Description', name: 'description', xtype: 'textarea'},
+          {fieldLabel: 'Public', name: 'public', xtype: 'checkbox'}
         ]
       },{
         id: 'permissionGrid',