diff --git a/models/git_diff.go b/models/git_diff.go
index 33a63295f02..9cec5f62b69 100644
--- a/models/git_diff.go
+++ b/models/git_diff.go
@@ -422,6 +422,50 @@ func GetDiffRange(repoPath, beforeCommitID string, afterCommitID string, maxLine
 	return diff, nil
 }
 
-func GetDiffCommit(repoPath, commitId string, maxLines, maxLineCharacteres, maxFiles int) (*Diff, error) {
-	return GetDiffRange(repoPath, "", commitId, maxLines, maxLineCharacteres, maxFiles)
+func GetRawDiff(repoPath, commitID, diffType string) (string, error) {
+	repo, err := git.OpenRepository(repoPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	commit, err := repo.GetCommit(commitID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	var cmd *exec.Cmd
+	switch diffType {
+	case "diff":
+		if commit.ParentCount() == 0 {
+			cmd = exec.Command("git", "show", commitID)
+		} else {
+			c, _ := commit.Parent(0)
+			cmd = exec.Command("git", "diff", "-M", c.ID.String(), commitID)
+		}
+	case "patch":
+		if commit.ParentCount() == 0 {
+			cmd = exec.Command("git", "format-patch", "--no-signature", "--stdout", "--root", commitID)
+		} else {
+			c, _ := commit.Parent(0)
+			query := fmt.Sprintf("%s...%s", commitID, c.ID.String())
+			cmd = exec.Command("git", "format-patch", "--no-signature", "--stdout", query)
+		}
+	default:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Invalid diffType '%s'", diffType)
+	}
+
+	stderr := new(bytes.Buffer)
+
+	cmd.Dir = repoPath
+	cmd.Stderr = stderr
+
+	stdout, err := cmd.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("%v - %s", err, stderr)
+	}
+	return string(stdout), nil
+}
+
+func GetDiffCommit(repoPath, commitID string, maxLines, maxLineCharacteres, maxFiles int) (*Diff, error) {
+	return GetDiffRange(repoPath, "", commitID, maxLines, maxLineCharacteres, maxFiles)
 }
diff --git a/routers/repo/commit.go b/routers/repo/commit.go
index 436a06ee9b8..779fd644d3f 100644
--- a/routers/repo/commit.go
+++ b/routers/repo/commit.go
@@ -195,7 +195,16 @@ func Diff(ctx *context.Context) {
 }
 
 func RawDiff(ctx *context.Context) {
-	panic("not implemented")
+	diff, err := models.GetRawDiff(
+		models.RepoPath(ctx.Repo.Owner.Name, ctx.Repo.Repository.Name),
+		ctx.Params(":sha"),
+		ctx.Params(":ext"),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.Handle(404, "GetRawDiff", err)
+		return
+	}
+	ctx.HandleText(200, diff)
 }
 
 func CompareDiff(ctx *context.Context) {