diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 43ab3e1..e011491 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ IRC Commands
   `"praises"` with the key `"earwig"` and the value
   `"Earwig is the bestest Python programmer ever!"`.
 
+- **stars**: gets the number of stargazers for (i.e., people starring) a given
+  [GitHub](https://github.com/) repository.
+
 - **urbandictionary**: looks up terms on
   [Urban Dictionary](https://www.urbandictionary.com/). Separated from the main
   command list because these are often distasteful or unwanted.
diff --git a/commands/stars.py b/commands/stars.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c02f6ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/stars.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8  -*-
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2009-2014 Ben Kurtovic <ben.kurtovic@gmail.com>
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
+
+from json import loads
+from urllib2 import urlopen
+
+from earwigbot.commands import Command
+
+class Stars(Command):
+    """Get the number of stargazers for a given GitHub repository."""
+    name = "stars"
+    commands = ["stars", "stargazers"]
+    API_URL = "https://api.github.com/repos/{repo}"
+    EXAMPLE = "!stars earwig/earwigbot"
+
+    def process(self, data):
+        if not data.args:
+            msg = "Which repository should I look up? Example: \x0306{0}\x0F."
+            self.reply(data, msg.format(self.EXAMPLE))
+            return
+
+        repo = data.args[0]
+        info = self.get_repo(repo)
+        if info is None:
+            self.reply(data, "Repository not found. It could be private.")
+        else:
+            msg = "\x0303{0}\x0F has \x02{1}\x0F stargazers: {2}."
+            self.reply(data, msg.format(
+                info["full_name"], info["stargazers_count"], info["html_url"]))
+
+    def get_repo(self, repo):
+        """Return the API JSON dump for a given repository.
+
+        Return None if the repo doesn't exist or is private.
+        """
+        query = urlopen(self.API_URL.format(repo=repo)).read()
+        res = loads(query)
+        if res and "id" in res and not res["private"]:
+            return res
+        return None