diff --git a/github/repos_releases.go b/github/repos_releases.go
index 629b321..4e4e2ab 100644
--- a/github/repos_releases.go
+++ b/github/repos_releases.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package github
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"mime"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -211,6 +212,29 @@ func (s *RepositoriesService) GetReleaseAsset(owner, repo string, id int) (*Rele
 	return asset, resp, err
 }
 
+// DownloadReleaseAsset downloads a release asset.
+//
+// DownloadReleaseAsset returns an io.ReadCloser that reads the contents of the
+// specified release asset. It is the caller's responsibility to close the ReadCloser.
+//
+// GitHub API docs : http://developer.github.com/v3/repos/releases/#get-a-single-release-asset
+func (s *RepositoriesService) DownloadReleaseAsset(owner, repo string, id int) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	u := fmt.Sprintf("repos/%s/%s/releases/assets/%d", owner, repo, id)
+
+	req, err := s.client.NewRequest("GET", u, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Accept", defaultMediaType)
+
+	resp, err := s.client.client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return resp.Body, nil
+}
+
 // EditReleaseAsset edits a repository release asset.
 //
 // GitHub API docs : http://developer.github.com/v3/repos/releases/#edit-a-release-asset
diff --git a/github/repos_releases_test.go b/github/repos_releases_test.go
index 21808b7..5b0f094 100644
--- a/github/repos_releases_test.go
+++ b/github/repos_releases_test.go
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 package github
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
@@ -204,6 +206,64 @@ func TestRepositoriesService_GetReleaseAsset(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRepositoriesService_DownloadReleaseAsset_Stream(t *testing.T) {
+	setup()
+	defer teardown()
+
+	mux.HandleFunc("/repos/o/r/releases/assets/1", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		testMethod(t, r, "GET")
+		testHeader(t, r, "Accept", defaultMediaType)
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=hello-world.txt")
+		fmt.Fprint(w, "Hello World")
+	})
+
+	reader, err := client.Repositories.DownloadReleaseAsset("o", "r", 1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Repositories.DownloadReleaseAsset returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+	want := []byte("Hello World")
+	content, err := ioutil.ReadAll(reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Repositories.DownloadReleaseAsset returned bad reader: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(want, content) {
+		t.Errorf("Repositories.DownloadReleaseAsset returned %+v, want %+v", content, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRepositoriesService_DownloadReleaseAsset_Redirect(t *testing.T) {
+	setup()
+	defer teardown()
+
+	mux.HandleFunc("/repos/o/r/releases/assets/1", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		testMethod(t, r, "GET")
+		testHeader(t, r, "Accept", defaultMediaType)
+		w.Header().Set("Location", server.URL+"/github-cloud/releases/1/hello-world.txt")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusFound)
+	})
+
+	mux.HandleFunc("/github-cloud/releases/1/hello-world.txt", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		testMethod(t, r, "GET")
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=hello-world.txt")
+		fmt.Fprint(w, "Hello World")
+	})
+
+	reader, err := client.Repositories.DownloadReleaseAsset("o", "r", 1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Repositories.DownloadReleaseAsset returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+	want := []byte("Hello World")
+	content, err := ioutil.ReadAll(reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Repositories.DownloadReleaseAsset returned bad reader: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(want, content) {
+		t.Errorf("Repositories.DownloadReleaseAsset returned %+v, want %+v", content, want)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRepositoriesService_EditReleaseAsset(t *testing.T) {
 	setup()
 	defer teardown()