diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6dc623fb5..ab4ed118c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ Currently, the `@compat` macro supports the following syntaxes:
 * `using Compat.InteractiveUtils` is provided on versions older than 0.7, where this library is
   not yet part of the standard library ([#25780]).
 
+* `using Compat.LibGit2` is provided on versions older than 0.7, where this library is
+  not yet part of the standard library ([#25706]).
+
 ## New functions, macros, and methods
 
 * `@views` takes an expression and converts all slices to views ([#20164]), while
@@ -538,5 +541,6 @@ includes this fix. Find the minimum version from there.
 [#25646]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/25646
 [#25654]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/25654
 [#25705]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/25705
+[#25706]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/25706
 [#25780]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/25780
 [#24182]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/24182
diff --git a/src/Compat.jl b/src/Compat.jl
index 28a394b41..654be275b 100644
--- a/src/Compat.jl
+++ b/src/Compat.jl
@@ -1520,6 +1520,12 @@ else
     import InteractiveUtils
 end
 
+@static if VERSION < v"0.7.0-DEV.3724"
+    const LibGit2 = Base.LibGit2
+else
+    import LibGit2
+end
+
 # 0.7.0-DEV.2695
 @static if !isdefined(Base, :AbstractDisplay)
     const AbstractDisplay = Display
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index ef9407992..562a8d711 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -1302,6 +1302,14 @@ module TestInteractiveUtils
     @test isdefined(@__MODULE__, :varinfo)
 end
 
+module TestLibGit2
+    using Compat
+    using Compat.LibGit2
+    using Compat.Test
+    @test isdefined(@__MODULE__, :LibGit2)
+    @test isdefined(@__MODULE__, :GitRepo)
+end
+
 # 0.7.0-DEV.3469
 @test GC.enable(true)
 @test GC.enable(false)