diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 3c17a52f..e1033742 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ function Repo (repoPath, options) {
     }
   }
 
+  this.path = repoPath
+
   this.init = (config, callback) => {
     this.exists((err, exists) => {
       if (err) { throw err }
diff --git a/test/repo-test.js b/test/repo-test.js
index 279190de..e332442c 100644
--- a/test/repo-test.js
+++ b/test/repo-test.js
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ module.exports = function (repo) {
       })
     })
 
+    it('exposes the path', () => {
+      expect(typeof repo.path).to.be.equal('string')
+    })
+
     describe('locks', () => {
       it('lock, unlock', (done) => {
         repo.locks.lock((err) => {