diff --git a/lib/repository.js b/lib/repository.js
index d5e941134..312811df8 100644
--- a/lib/repository.js
+++ b/lib/repository.js
@@ -622,6 +622,73 @@ Repository.prototype.createCommitBuffer = function(
     });
 };
 
+/**
+ * Create a commit that is digitally signed
+ *
+ * @async
+ * @param {Signature} author
+ * @param {Signature} committer
+ * @param {String} message
+ * @param {Tree|Oid|String} Tree
+ * @param {Array} parents
+ * @param {String} signature_field typically "gpgsig"
+ * @param {Function} onSignature Callback to be called with string to be signed
+ * @return {Oid} The oid of the commit
+ */
+Repository.prototype.createCommitWithSignature = function(
+    author,
+    committer,
+    message,
+    tree,
+    parents,
+    signature_field,
+    onSignature) {
+
+  var repo = this;
+  var promises = [];
+  var commit_content;
+
+  parents = parents || [];
+
+  promises.push(repo.getTree(tree));
+
+  parents.forEach(function(parent) {
+    promises.push(repo.getCommit(parent));
+  });
+
+  return Promise.all(promises).then(function(results) {
+    tree = results[0];
+
+    // Get the normalized values for our input into the function
+    var parentsLength = parents.length;
+    parents = [];
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < parentsLength; i++) {
+      parents.push(results[i + 1]);
+    }
+
+    return Commit.createBuffer(
+      repo,
+      author,
+      committer,
+      null /* use default message encoding */,
+      message,
+      tree,
+      parents.length,
+      parents
+    );
+  }).then(function(commit_contentResult) {
+    commit_content = commit_contentResult + "\n";
+    return onSignature(commit_content);
+  }).then(function(signature) {
+    return Commit.createWithSignature(
+      repo,
+      commit_content,
+      signature,
+      signature_field);
+  });
+};
+
 /**
  * Creates a new commit on HEAD from the list of passed in files
  *
diff --git a/test/tests/commit.js b/test/tests/commit.js
index d6e6a5ce7..debefebc5 100644
--- a/test/tests/commit.js
+++ b/test/tests/commit.js
@@ -791,6 +791,162 @@ describe("Commit", function() {
   });
 
   describe("Commit's Signature", function() {
+
+    it("Can create a signed commit in a repo", function() {
+
+      var signature = "-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----\n" +
+        "Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (Darwin)\n" +
+        "\n" +
+        "iQIcBAABAgAGBQJQ+FMIAAoJEH+LfPdZDSs1e3EQAJMjhqjWF+WkGLHju7pTw2al\n" +
+        "o6IoMAhv0Z/LHlWhzBd9e7JeCnanRt12bAU7yvYp9+Z+z+dbwqLwDoFp8LVuigl8\n" +
+        "JGLcnwiUW3rSvhjdCp9irdb4+bhKUnKUzSdsR2CK4/hC0N2i/HOvMYX+BRsvqweq\n" +
+        "AsAkA6dAWh+gAfedrBUkCTGhlNYoetjdakWqlGL1TiKAefEZrtA1TpPkGn92vbLq\n" +
+        "SphFRUY9hVn1ZBWrT3hEpvAIcZag3rTOiRVT1X1flj8B2vGCEr3RrcwOIZikpdaW\n" +
+        "who/X3xh/DGbI2RbuxmmJpxxP/8dsVchRJJzBwG+yhwU/iN3MlV2c5D69tls/Dok\n" +
+        "6VbyU4lm/ae0y3yR83D9dUlkycOnmmlBAHKIZ9qUts9X7mWJf0+yy2QxJVpjaTGG\n" +
+        "cmnQKKPeNIhGJk2ENnnnzjEve7L7YJQF6itbx5VCOcsGh3Ocb3YR7DMdWjt7f8pu\n" +
+        "c6j+q1rP7EpE2afUN/geSlp5i3x8aXZPDj67jImbVCE/Q1X9voCtyzGJH7MXR0N9\n" +
+        "ZpRF8yzveRfMH8bwAJjSOGAFF5XkcR/RNY95o+J+QcgBLdX48h+ZdNmUf6jqlu3J\n" +
+        "7KmTXXQcOVpN6dD3CmRFsbjq+x6RHwa8u1iGn+oIkX908r97ckfB/kHKH7ZdXIJc\n" +
+        "cpxtDQQMGYFpXK/71stq\n" +
+        "=ozeK\n" +
+        "-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----";
+
+      function onSignature(dataToSign) {
+        return new Promise(function (resolve) {
+          return resolve(signature);
+        });
+      }
+
+      var test = this;
+      var expectedCommitId = "ccb99bb20716ef7c37e92c7b8db029a7af7f747b";
+      var fileName = "newfile.txt";
+      var fileContent = "hello world";
+
+      var repo;
+      var index;
+      var treeOid;
+      var parent;
+
+      return NodeGit.Repository.open(reposPath)
+      .then(function(repoResult) {
+        repo = repoResult;
+        return fse.writeFile(path.join(repo.workdir(), fileName), fileContent);
+      })
+      .then(function() {
+        return repo.refreshIndex();
+      })
+      .then(function(indexResult) {
+        index = indexResult;
+      })
+      .then(function() {
+        return index.addByPath(fileName);
+      })
+      .then(function() {
+        return index.write();
+      })
+      .then(function() {
+        return index.writeTree();
+      })
+      .then(function(oidResult) {
+        treeOid = oidResult;
+        return NodeGit.Reference.nameToId(repo, "HEAD");
+      })
+      .then(function(head) {
+        return repo.getCommit(head);
+      })
+      .then(function(parentResult) {
+        parent = parentResult;
+        return Promise.all([
+          NodeGit.Signature.create("Foo Bar", "foo@bar.com", 123456789, 60),
+          NodeGit.Signature.create("Foo A Bar", "foo@bar.com", 987654321, 90)
+        ]);
+      })
+      .then(function(signatures) {
+        var author = signatures[0];
+        var committer = signatures[1];
+
+        return repo.createCommitWithSignature(
+          author,
+          committer,
+          "message",
+          treeOid,
+          [parent],
+          "gpgsig",
+          onSignature);
+      })
+      .then(function(commitId) {
+        assert.equal(expectedCommitId, commitId);
+        return NodeGit.Commit.lookup(repo, commitId);
+      })
+      .then(function(commit) {
+        return commit.getSignature("gpgsig");
+      })
+      .then(function(signatureInfo) {
+        assert.equal(signature, signatureInfo.signature);
+
+        return undoCommit()
+        .then(function(){
+          return reinitialize(test);
+        });
+      }, function(reason) {
+        return reinitialize(test)
+          .then(function() {
+            return Promise.reject(reason);
+          });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it("Can create a signed commit raw", function() {
+      var expectedCommitId = "cc1401eaac4e9e77190e98a9353b305f0c6313d8";
+
+      var signature = "-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----\n\n" +
+       "iQEcBAABCAAGBQJarBhIAAoJEE8pfTd/81lKQA4IAL8Mu5kc4B/MX9s4XB26Ahap\n" +
+       "n06kCx3RQ1KHMZIRomAjCnb48WieNVuy1y+Ut0RgfCxxrJ1ZnzFG3kF2bIKwIxNI\n" +
+       "tYIC76iWny+mrVnb2mjKYjn/3F4c4VJGENq9ITiV1WeE4yJ8dHw2ox2D+hACzTvQ\n" +
+       "KVroedk8BDFJxS6DFb20To35xbAVhwBnAGRcII4Wi5PPMFpqAhGLfq3Czv95ddSz\n" +
+       "BHlyp27+YWSpV0Og0dqOEhsdDYaPrOBGRcoRiqjue+l5tgK/QerLFZ4aovZzpuEP\n" +
+       "Xx1yZfqXIiy4Bo40qScSrdnmnp/kMq/NQGR3jYU+SleFHVKNFsya9UwurMaezY0=\n" +
+       "=eZzi\n-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----";
+
+      var commit_content = "tree f4661419a6fbbe865f78644fec722c023ce4b65f\n" +
+       "parent 32789a79e71fbc9e04d3eff7425e1771eb595150\n" +
+       "author Tyler Ang-Wanek <tylerw@axosoft.com> 1521227848 -0700\n" +
+       "committer Tyler Ang-Wanek <tylerw@axosoft.com> 1521227848 -0700\n\n" +
+       "GPG Signed commit\n";
+
+      var repo;
+      var commit;
+
+      return NodeGit.Repository.open(reposPath)
+      .then(function(repoResult) {
+        repo = repoResult;
+        return Commit.createWithSignature(
+          repo,
+          commit_content,
+          signature,
+          "gpgsig");
+      })
+      .then(function(commitId) {
+        assert.equal(expectedCommitId, commitId);
+        return NodeGit.Commit.lookup(repo, commitId);
+      })
+      .then(function(commitResult) {
+        commit = commitResult;
+        return commit.getSignature();
+      })
+      .then(function(signatureInfoDefault) {
+        assert.equal(signature, signatureInfoDefault.signature);
+        assert.equal(commit_content, signatureInfoDefault.signedData);
+
+        return commit.getSignature("gpgsig");
+      })
+      .then(function(signatureInfo) {
+        assert.equal(signature, signatureInfo.signature);
+        assert.equal(commit_content, signatureInfo.signedData);
+      });
+    });
+
     it("Can retrieve the gpg signature from a commit", function() {
       var expectedSignedData =
         "tree f4661419a6fbbe865f78644fec722c023ce4b65f\n" +