diff --git a/lib/gollum/wiki.rb b/lib/gollum/wiki.rb
index a850f4d2..68ff7717 100644
--- a/lib/gollum/wiki.rb
+++ b/lib/gollum/wiki.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ module Gollum
       @repo = Grit::Repo.new(path)
     end
 
+    # Public: check whether the wiki's git repo exists on the filesystem.
+    #
+    # Returns true if the repo exists, and false if it does not.
+    def exist?
+      @repo.git.exist?
+    end
+
     # Public: Get the formatted page for a given page name.
     #
     # name    - The human or canonical String page name of the wiki page.
diff --git a/test/test_wiki.rb b/test/test_wiki.rb
index c5e6982c..5e159276 100644
--- a/test/test_wiki.rb
+++ b/test/test_wiki.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ context "Wiki" do
 
   test "git repo" do
     assert_equal Grit::Repo, @wiki.repo.class
+    assert @wiki.exist?
   end
 end