diff --git a/lib/src/diff.dart b/lib/src/diff.dart
index dc505b2..a9ca618 100644
--- a/lib/src/diff.dart
+++ b/lib/src/diff.dart
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ class Diff {
     return deltas;
   }
 
+  /// Returns a list of [Patch]es.
+  List<Patch> get patches {
+    final length = bindings.length(_diffPointer);
+    var patches = <Patch>[];
+    for (var i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+      patches.add(Patch.fromDiff(this, i));
+    }
+    return patches;
+  }
+
   /// Returns a patch diff string.
   String get patch {
     final length = bindings.length(_diffPointer);
diff --git a/test/diff_test.dart b/test/diff_test.dart
index 11bfbc9..a03e587 100644
--- a/test/diff_test.dart
+++ b/test/diff_test.dart
@@ -281,6 +281,21 @@ index e69de29..c217c63 100644
       index.free();
     });
 
+    test('returns deltas', () {
+      final index = repo.index;
+      final diff = index.diffToWorkdir();
+      final patches = diff.patches;
+
+      expect(patches.length, 8);
+      expect(patches.first.delta.status, GitDelta.deleted);
+
+      for (var p in patches) {
+        p.free();
+      }
+      diff.free();
+      index.free();
+    });
+
     test('returns stats', () {
       final index = repo.index;
       final diff = index.diffToWorkdir();