diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gitlab/api/GitlabAPI.java b/src/main/java/org/gitlab/api/GitlabAPI.java
index 8838573e..f967378b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gitlab/api/GitlabAPI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gitlab/api/GitlabAPI.java
@@ -3,13 +3,16 @@
 import org.codehaus.jackson.map.DeserializationConfig;
 import org.codehaus.jackson.map.ObjectMapper;
 import org.gitlab.api.http.GitlabHTTPRequestor;
+import org.gitlab.api.models.GitlabBranch;
 import org.gitlab.api.models.GitlabCommit;
 import org.gitlab.api.models.GitlabMergeRequest;
 import org.gitlab.api.models.GitlabNote;
 import org.gitlab.api.models.GitlabProject;
+import org.gitlab.api.models.GitlabProjectHook;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URL;
+import java.net.URLEncoder;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Iterator;
@@ -187,6 +190,55 @@ public GitlabNote createNote(GitlabMergeRequest mergeRequest, String body) throw
 
         return dispatch().with("body", body).to(tailUrl, GitlabNote.class);
     }
+    
+    public List<GitlabBranch> getBranches(GitlabProject project) throws IOException {
+    	String tailUrl = GitlabProject.URL + "/" + project.getId() + GitlabBranch.URL;
+        GitlabBranch[] branches = retrieve().to(tailUrl, GitlabBranch[].class);
+        return Arrays.asList(branches);
+    }
+    
+    public GitlabBranch getBranch(GitlabProject project, String branchName) throws IOException {
+    	String tailUrl = GitlabProject.URL + "/" + project.getId() + GitlabBranch.URL + branchName;
+        GitlabBranch branch = retrieve().to(tailUrl, GitlabBranch.class);
+        return branch;
+    }
+    
+    public void protectBranch(GitlabProject project, String branchName) throws IOException {
+        String tailUrl = GitlabProject.URL + "/" + project.getId() + GitlabBranch.URL + branchName + "/protect";
+        retrieve().method("PUT").to(tailUrl, Void.class);
+    }
+    
+    public void unprotectBranch(GitlabProject project, String branchName) throws IOException {
+        String tailUrl = GitlabProject.URL + "/" + project.getId() + GitlabBranch.URL + branchName + "/unprotect";
+        retrieve().method("PUT").to(tailUrl, Void.class);
+    }
+    
+    public List<GitlabProjectHook> getProjectHooks(GitlabProject project) throws IOException {
+    	String tailUrl = GitlabProject.URL + "/" + project.getId() + GitlabProjectHook.URL;
+    	GitlabProjectHook[] hooks = retrieve().to(tailUrl, GitlabProjectHook[].class);
+        return Arrays.asList(hooks);
+    }
+    
+    public GitlabProjectHook getProjectHook(GitlabProject project, String hookId) throws IOException {
+    	String tailUrl = GitlabProject.URL + "/" + project.getId() + GitlabProjectHook.URL + "/" + hookId;
+    	GitlabProjectHook hook = retrieve().to(tailUrl, GitlabProjectHook.class);
+        return hook;
+    }
+    
+    public GitlabProjectHook addProjectHook(GitlabProject project, String url) throws IOException {
+    	String tailUrl = GitlabProject.URL + "/" + project.getId() + GitlabProjectHook.URL + "?url=" + URLEncoder.encode(url, "UTF-8");
+    	return dispatch().to(tailUrl, GitlabProjectHook.class);
+    }
+    
+    public GitlabProjectHook editProjectHook(GitlabProject project, String hookId, String url) throws IOException {
+    	String tailUrl = GitlabProject.URL + "/" + project.getId() + GitlabProjectHook.URL + "/" + hookId + "?url=" + URLEncoder.encode(url, "UTF-8");
+    	return retrieve().method("PUT").to(tailUrl, GitlabProjectHook.class);
+    }
+    
+    public void deleteProjectHook(GitlabProject project, String hookId) throws IOException {
+    	String tailUrl = GitlabProject.URL + "/" + project.getId() + GitlabProjectHook.URL + "/" + hookId;
+    	retrieve().method("DELETE").to(tailUrl, Void.class);
+    }
 
     private List<GitlabMergeRequest> fetchMergeRequests(String tailUrl) throws IOException {
         GitlabMergeRequest[] mergeRequests = retrieve().to(tailUrl, GitlabMergeRequest[].class);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gitlab/api/http/GitlabHTTPRequestor.java b/src/main/java/org/gitlab/api/http/GitlabHTTPRequestor.java
index 8baf3638..e06ba4de 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gitlab/api/http/GitlabHTTPRequestor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gitlab/api/http/GitlabHTTPRequestor.java
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ public <T> T to(String tailAPIUrl, Class<T> type, T instance) throws IOException
 
         if (hasOutput()) {
             submitData(connection);
+        } else if( "PUT".equals(_method) ) {
+        	// PUT requires Content-Length: 0 even when there is no body (eg: API for protecting a branch)
+        	connection.setDoOutput(true);
+        	connection.setFixedLengthStreamingMode(0);
         }
 
         try {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gitlab/api/models/GitlabBranch.java b/src/main/java/org/gitlab/api/models/GitlabBranch.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0fd6d878
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gitlab/api/models/GitlabBranch.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package org.gitlab.api.models;
+
+import org.codehaus.jackson.annotate.JsonProperty;
+
+public class GitlabBranch {
+	public final static String URL = "/repository/branches/";
+	
+	@JsonProperty("name")
+    private String _name;
+
+//    @JsonProperty("commit")
+//    private GitlabCommit _commit;
+	
+	@JsonProperty("protected")
+	private boolean _protected;
+
+	public String getName() {
+		return _name;
+	}
+
+	public void setName(String name) {
+		this._name = name;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isProtected() {
+		return _protected;
+	}
+
+	public void setProtected(boolean isProtected) {
+		this._protected = isProtected;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gitlab/api/models/GitlabProjectHook.java b/src/main/java/org/gitlab/api/models/GitlabProjectHook.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c1889a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gitlab/api/models/GitlabProjectHook.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package org.gitlab.api.models;
+
+import java.util.Date;
+
+import org.codehaus.jackson.annotate.JsonProperty;
+
+public class GitlabProjectHook {
+
+	public final static String URL = "/hooks";
+	
+	private String _id;
+	private String _url;
+	
+	@JsonProperty("created_at")
+    private Date _createdAt;
+	
+	
+	public String getId() {
+        return _id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(String id) {
+        _id = id;
+    }
+
+	public String getUrl() {
+		return _url;
+	}
+
+	public void setUrl(String url) {
+		this._url = url;
+	}
+    
+	public Date getCreatedAt() {
+        return _createdAt;
+    }
+
+    public void setCreatedAt(Date createdAt) {
+        _createdAt = createdAt;
+    }
+}