diff --git a/github/data_source_github_repositories.go b/github/data_source_github_repositories.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..501335d265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/github/data_source_github_repositories.go
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package github
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-github/github"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
+)
+
+func dataSourceGithubRepositories() *schema.Resource {
+	return &schema.Resource{
+		Read: dataSourceGithubRepositoriesRead,
+
+		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
+			"query": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Required: true,
+			},
+			"full_names": {
+				Type: schema.TypeSet,
+				Elem: &schema.Schema{
+					Type: schema.TypeString,
+				},
+				Computed: true,
+			},
+			"names": {
+				Type: schema.TypeSet,
+				Elem: &schema.Schema{
+					Type: schema.TypeString,
+				},
+				Computed: true,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func dataSourceGithubRepositoriesRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
+	client := meta.(*Organization).client
+
+	query := d.Get("query").(string)
+
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Searching for GitHub repositories: %q", query)
+	fullNames, names, err := searchGithubRepositories(client, query)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	d.SetId(query)
+	d.Set("full_names", fullNames)
+	d.Set("names", names)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func searchGithubRepositories(client *github.Client, query string) ([]string, []string, error) {
+	fullNames := make([]string, 0, 0)
+	names := make([]string, 0, 0)
+
+	opt := &github.SearchOptions{
+		ListOptions: github.ListOptions{
+			PerPage: 100,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for {
+		results, resp, err := client.Search.Repositories(context.TODO(), query, opt)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fullNames, names, err
+		}
+
+		for _, repo := range results.Repositories {
+			fullNames = append(fullNames, repo.GetFullName())
+			names = append(names, repo.GetName())
+		}
+
+		if resp.NextPage == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+		opt.Page = resp.NextPage
+	}
+
+	return fullNames, names, nil
+}
diff --git a/github/data_source_github_repositories_test.go b/github/data_source_github_repositories_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7561591d50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/github/data_source_github_repositories_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package github
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
+)
+
+func TestAccGithubRepositoriesDataSource_basic(t *testing.T) {
+	query := "org:hashicorp terraform"
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck: func() {
+			testAccPreCheck(t)
+		},
+		Providers: testAccProviders,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccCheckGithubRepositoriesDataSourceConfig(query),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("data.github_repositories.test", "full_names.#"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("data.github_repositories.test", "full_names.3450805659", "hashicorp/terraform"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("data.github_repositories.test", "names.#"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("data.github_repositories.test", "names.535570215", "terraform"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAccGithubRepositoriesDataSource_noMatch(t *testing.T) {
+	query := "klsafj_23434_doesnt_exist"
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck: func() {
+			testAccPreCheck(t)
+		},
+		Providers: testAccProviders,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccCheckGithubRepositoriesDataSourceConfig(query),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("data.github_repositories.test", "full_names.#", "0"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("data.github_repositories.test", "names.#", "0"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func testAccCheckGithubRepositoriesDataSourceConfig(query string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+data "github_repositories" "test" {
+	query = "%s"
+}
+`, query)
+}
diff --git a/github/provider.go b/github/provider.go
index bce2e25b67..7798770d2a 100644
--- a/github/provider.go
+++ b/github/provider.go
@@ -56,10 +56,11 @@ func Provider() terraform.ResourceProvider {
 		},
 
 		DataSourcesMap: map[string]*schema.Resource{
-			"github_ip_ranges":  dataSourceGithubIpRanges(),
-			"github_repository": dataSourceGithubRepository(),
-			"github_team":       dataSourceGithubTeam(),
-			"github_user":       dataSourceGithubUser(),
+			"github_ip_ranges":    dataSourceGithubIpRanges(),
+			"github_repository":   dataSourceGithubRepository(),
+			"github_repositories": dataSourceGithubRepositories(),
+			"github_team":         dataSourceGithubTeam(),
+			"github_user":         dataSourceGithubUser(),
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/website/docs/d/repositories.html.markdown b/website/docs/d/repositories.html.markdown
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..38badf7e37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/docs/d/repositories.html.markdown
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+---
+layout: "github"
+page_title: "GitHub: github_repositories"
+sidebar_current: "docs-github-datasource-repositories"
+description: |-
+  Search for GitHub repositories
+---
+
+# github_repositories
+
+-> **Note:** The data source will return a maximum of `1000` repositories
+	[as documented in official API docs](https://developer.github.com/v3/search/#about-the-search-api).
+
+Use this data source to retrieve a list of GitHub repositories using a search query.
+
+## Example Usage
+
+```hcl
+data "github_repositories" "example" {
+  query = "org:hashicorp language:Go"
+}
+```
+
+## Argument Reference
+
+The following arguments are supported:
+
+* `query` - (Required) Search query. See [documentation for the search syntax](https://help.github.com/articles/understanding-the-search-syntax/).
+
+## Attributes Reference
+
+* `full_names` - A list of full names of found repositories (e.g. `hashicorp/terraform`)
+* `names` - A list of found repository names (e.g. `terraform`)
diff --git a/website/github.erb b/website/github.erb
index 3a1a75e74b..94a56fe78e 100644
--- a/website/github.erb
+++ b/website/github.erb
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
             <li<%= sidebar_current("docs-github-datasource-ip-ranges") %>>
               <a href="/docs/providers/github/d/ip_ranges.html">github_ip_ranges</a>
             </li>
+            <li<%= sidebar_current("docs-github-datasource-repositories") %>>
+              <a href="/docs/providers/github/d/repositories.html">github_repositories</a>
+            </li>
             <li<%= sidebar_current("docs-github-datasource-repository") %>>
               <a href="/docs/providers/github/d/repository.html">github_repository</a>
             </li>