diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f575b54..849e37d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -193,9 +193,16 @@ Commit some changes.
 ### `Repo#remove(files, callback)`
 `git rm <files>`
 
-### `Repo#checkout(treeish, callback)`
+### `Repo#checkout(treeish, [options], callback)`
 `git checkout <treeish>`
 
+Checkout a branch/commit/...
+
+  * `treeish`   - Branch or treeish to checkout.
+  * `options`   -
+    - `b`       - `Boolean` to create a new branch
+  * `callback`  - Receives `(err)`.
+
 ### `Repo#checkoutFile([files, options, ]callback)`
 Checkout some files.
 
diff --git a/src/repo.coffee b/src/repo.coffee
index 3c0e2be..7aa0fc4 100644
--- a/src/repo.coffee
+++ b/src/repo.coffee
@@ -365,8 +365,13 @@ module.exports = class Repo
 
 
   # Public: Checkout the treeish.
-  checkout: (treeish, callback) ->
-    @git "checkout", {}, treeish, callback
+  #
+  # options   - The {Object} containing any of the options available to git checkout:
+  #   :b      - {Boolean) Creates a branch when it doesn't exist yet.
+  #
+  checkout: (treeish, options, callback) ->
+    [options, callback] = [{}, options] if !callback
+    @git "checkout", options, treeish, callback
 
   # Public: Clean the git repo by removing untracked files
   #
diff --git a/test/repo.test.coffee b/test/repo.test.coffee
index a0ce37b..e4b4de2 100644
--- a/test/repo.test.coffee
+++ b/test/repo.test.coffee
@@ -676,6 +676,51 @@ describe "Repo", ->
           status.files.should.not.have.a.property file
           status.files.should.not.have.a.property 'rawr.txt'
 
+  describe "#checkout", ->
+    repo    = null
+    head    = null
+    git_dir = __dirname + "/fixtures/junk_checkout"
+
+    # given a fresh new repo
+    beforeEach (done) ->
+      fs.remove git_dir, (err) ->
+        return done err if err
+        fs.copy "#{__dirname}/fixtures/reset", "#{git_dir}", (err) ->
+          return done err if err
+          fs.rename "#{git_dir}/git.git", "#{git_dir}/.git", (err) ->
+            git.init git_dir, (err) ->
+              return done err if err
+              repo = git git_dir
+              done()
+
+    after (done) ->
+      fs.remove git_dir, (err) ->
+        done err
+
+    describe "an existing branch", ->
+      beforeEach (done) ->
+        repo.checkout "feature/foo", {b: true}, (err) ->
+          return done err if err?
+          repo.checkout "master", (err) ->
+            return done err if err?
+            repo.branch (err, _head) ->
+              head = _head
+              done err
+
+      it "should succeed", ->
+        head.name.should.equal "master"
+
+    describe "and create new branch", ->
+      beforeEach (done) ->
+        repo.checkout "feature/foo", {b: true}, (err) ->
+          return done err if err?
+          repo.branch (err, _head) ->
+            head = _head
+            done err
+
+      it "should succeed", ->
+        head.name.should.equal "feature/foo"
+
   describe "#checkoutFile", ->
     repo    = null
     git_dir = __dirname + "/fixtures/junk_checkoutFile"