diff --git a/lib/src/bindings/describe.dart b/lib/src/bindings/describe.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c06cae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/bindings/describe.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+import 'dart:ffi';
+import 'package:ffi/ffi.dart';
+import 'libgit2_bindings.dart';
+import '../error.dart';
+import '../util.dart';
+
+/// Describe a commit.
+///
+/// Perform the describe operation on the given committish object.
+///
+/// Returned object should be freed with `describeResultFree()` once no longer needed.
+///
+/// Throws a [LibGit2Error] if error occured.
+Pointer<git_describe_result> commit({
+  required Pointer<git_commit> commitPointer,
+  int? maxCandidatesTags,
+  int? describeStrategy,
+  String? pattern,
+  bool? onlyFollowFirstParent,
+  bool? showCommitOidAsFallback,
+}) {
+  final out = calloc<Pointer<git_describe_result>>();
+  final opts = _initOpts(
+    maxCandidatesTags: maxCandidatesTags,
+    describeStrategy: describeStrategy,
+    pattern: pattern,
+    onlyFollowFirstParent: onlyFollowFirstParent,
+    showCommitOidAsFallback: showCommitOidAsFallback,
+  );
+
+  final error = libgit2.git_describe_commit(out, commitPointer.cast(), opts);
+
+  calloc.free(opts);
+
+  if (error < 0) {
+    throw LibGit2Error(libgit2.git_error_last());
+  } else {
+    return out.value;
+  }
+}
+
+/// Describe a commit.
+///
+/// Perform the describe operation on the current commit and the worktree.
+/// After peforming describe on HEAD, a status is run and the description is
+/// considered to be dirty if there are.
+///
+/// Throws a [LibGit2Error] if error occured.
+Pointer<git_describe_result> workdir({
+  required Pointer<git_repository> repo,
+  int? maxCandidatesTags,
+  int? describeStrategy,
+  String? pattern,
+  bool? onlyFollowFirstParent,
+  bool? showCommitOidAsFallback,
+}) {
+  final out = calloc<Pointer<git_describe_result>>();
+  final opts = _initOpts(
+    maxCandidatesTags: maxCandidatesTags,
+    describeStrategy: describeStrategy,
+    pattern: pattern,
+    onlyFollowFirstParent: onlyFollowFirstParent,
+    showCommitOidAsFallback: showCommitOidAsFallback,
+  );
+
+  final error = libgit2.git_describe_workdir(out, repo, opts);
+
+  calloc.free(opts);
+
+  if (error < 0) {
+    throw LibGit2Error(libgit2.git_error_last());
+  } else {
+    return out.value;
+  }
+}
+
+/// Print the describe result to a buffer.
+///
+/// Throws a [LibGit2Error] if error occured.
+String format({
+  required Pointer<git_describe_result> describeResultPointer,
+  int? abbreviatedSize,
+  bool? alwaysUseLongFormat,
+  String? dirtySuffix,
+}) {
+  final out = calloc<git_buf>(sizeOf<git_buf>());
+  final opts = calloc<git_describe_format_options>();
+  final optsError = libgit2.git_describe_format_options_init(
+    opts,
+    GIT_DESCRIBE_FORMAT_OPTIONS_VERSION,
+  );
+
+  if (optsError < 0) {
+    throw LibGit2Error(libgit2.git_error_last());
+  }
+
+  if (abbreviatedSize != null) {
+    opts.ref.abbreviated_size = abbreviatedSize;
+  }
+  if (alwaysUseLongFormat != null) {
+    opts.ref.always_use_long_format = alwaysUseLongFormat ? 1 : 0;
+  }
+  if (dirtySuffix != null) {
+    opts.ref.dirty_suffix = dirtySuffix.toNativeUtf8().cast<Int8>();
+  }
+
+  final error = libgit2.git_describe_format(out, describeResultPointer, opts);
+
+  if (error < 0) {
+    throw LibGit2Error(libgit2.git_error_last());
+  } else {
+    final result = out.ref.ptr.cast<Utf8>().toDartString();
+    calloc.free(out);
+    return result;
+  }
+}
+
+/// Free the describe result.
+void describeResultFree(Pointer<git_describe_result> result) {
+  libgit2.git_describe_result_free(result);
+}
+
+/// Initialize git_describe_options structure.
+Pointer<git_describe_options> _initOpts({
+  int? maxCandidatesTags,
+  int? describeStrategy,
+  String? pattern,
+  bool? onlyFollowFirstParent,
+  bool? showCommitOidAsFallback,
+}) {
+  final opts = calloc<git_describe_options>();
+  final error = libgit2.git_describe_options_init(
+    opts,
+    GIT_DESCRIBE_OPTIONS_VERSION,
+  );
+
+  if (error < 0) {
+    throw LibGit2Error(libgit2.git_error_last());
+  }
+
+  if (maxCandidatesTags != null) {
+    opts.ref.max_candidates_tags = maxCandidatesTags;
+  }
+  if (describeStrategy != null) {
+    opts.ref.describe_strategy = describeStrategy;
+  }
+  if (pattern != null) {
+    opts.ref.pattern = pattern.toNativeUtf8().cast<Int8>();
+  }
+  if (onlyFollowFirstParent != null) {
+    opts.ref.only_follow_first_parent = onlyFollowFirstParent ? 1 : 0;
+  }
+  if (showCommitOidAsFallback != null) {
+    opts.ref.show_commit_oid_as_fallback = showCommitOidAsFallback ? 1 : 0;
+  }
+
+  return opts;
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/git_types.dart b/lib/src/git_types.dart
index 0d3f4cd..d4f6459 100644
--- a/lib/src/git_types.dart
+++ b/lib/src/git_types.dart
@@ -1498,3 +1498,30 @@ class GitRebaseOperation {
   @override
   String toString() => 'GitRebaseOperation.$_name';
 }
+
+/// Reference lookup strategy.
+///
+/// These behave like the --tags and --all options to git-describe,
+/// namely they say to look for any reference in either refs/tags/ or
+/// refs/ respectively.
+class GitDescribeStrategy {
+  const GitDescribeStrategy._(this._value, this._name);
+  final int _value;
+  final String _name;
+
+  /// Only match annotated tags.
+  static const defaultStrategy = GitDescribeStrategy._(0, 'defaultStrategy');
+
+  /// Match everything under `refs/tags/` (includes lightweight tags).
+  static const tags = GitDescribeStrategy._(1, 'tags');
+
+  /// Match everything under `refs/` (includes branches).
+  static const all = GitDescribeStrategy._(2, 'all');
+
+  static const List<GitDescribeStrategy> values = [defaultStrategy, tags, all];
+
+  int get value => _value;
+
+  @override
+  String toString() => 'GitDescribeStrategy.$_name';
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/repository.dart b/lib/src/repository.dart
index 35eb2f8..402b821 100644
--- a/lib/src/repository.dart
+++ b/lib/src/repository.dart
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import 'bindings/diff.dart' as diff_bindings;
 import 'bindings/stash.dart' as stash_bindings;
 import 'bindings/attr.dart' as attr_bindings;
 import 'bindings/graph.dart' as graph_bindings;
+import 'bindings/describe.dart' as describe_bindings;
 import 'branch.dart';
 import 'commit.dart';
 import 'config.dart';
@@ -530,6 +531,11 @@ class Repository {
         force: force);
   }
 
+  /// Returns a list with all the tags in the repository.
+  ///
+  /// Throws a [LibGit2Error] if error occured.
+  List<String> get tags => Tag.list(this);
+
   /// Returns a [Branches] object.
   Branches get branches => Branches(this);
 
@@ -1218,4 +1224,77 @@ class Repository {
       upstreamPointer: upstream.pointer,
     );
   }
+
+  /// Describes a commit or the current worktree.
+  ///
+  /// [maxCandidatesTags] is the number of candidate tags to consider. Increasing above 10 will
+  /// take slightly longer but may produce a more accurate result. A value of 0 will cause
+  /// only exact matches to be output. Default is 10.
+  ///
+  /// [describeStrategy] is reference lookup strategy that is one of [GitDescribeStrategy].
+  /// Default matches only annotated tags.
+  ///
+  /// [pattern] is pattern to use for tags matching, excluding the "refs/tags/" prefix.
+  ///
+  /// [onlyFollowFirstParent] checks whether or not to follow only the first parent
+  /// commit upon seeing a merge commit.
+  ///
+  /// [showCommitOidAsFallback] determines if full id of the commit should be shown
+  /// if no matching tag or reference is found.
+  ///
+  /// [abbreviatedSize] is the minimum number of hexadecimal digits to show for abbreviated
+  /// object names. A value of 0 will suppress long format, only showing the closest tag.
+  /// Default is 7.
+  ///
+  /// [alwaysUseLongFormat] determines if he long format (the nearest tag, the number of
+  /// commits, and the abbrevated commit name) should be used even when the commit matches
+  /// the tag.
+  ///
+  /// [dirtySuffix] is a string to append if the working tree is dirty.
+  ///
+  /// Throws a [LibGit2Error] if error occured.
+  String describe({
+    Commit? commit,
+    int? maxCandidatesTags,
+    GitDescribeStrategy? describeStrategy,
+    String? pattern,
+    bool? onlyFollowFirstParent,
+    bool? showCommitOidAsFallback,
+    int? abbreviatedSize,
+    bool? alwaysUseLongFormat,
+    String? dirtySuffix,
+  }) {
+    late final Pointer<git_describe_result> describeResult;
+
+    if (commit != null) {
+      describeResult = describe_bindings.commit(
+        commitPointer: commit.pointer,
+        maxCandidatesTags: maxCandidatesTags,
+        describeStrategy: describeStrategy?.value,
+        pattern: pattern,
+        onlyFollowFirstParent: onlyFollowFirstParent,
+        showCommitOidAsFallback: showCommitOidAsFallback,
+      );
+    } else {
+      describeResult = describe_bindings.workdir(
+        repo: _repoPointer,
+        maxCandidatesTags: maxCandidatesTags,
+        describeStrategy: describeStrategy?.value,
+        pattern: pattern,
+        onlyFollowFirstParent: onlyFollowFirstParent,
+        showCommitOidAsFallback: showCommitOidAsFallback,
+      );
+    }
+
+    final result = describe_bindings.format(
+      describeResultPointer: describeResult,
+      abbreviatedSize: abbreviatedSize,
+      alwaysUseLongFormat: alwaysUseLongFormat,
+      dirtySuffix: dirtySuffix,
+    );
+
+    describe_bindings.describeResultFree(describeResult);
+
+    return result;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/test/describe_test.dart b/test/describe_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..586ba81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/describe_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+import 'dart:io';
+import 'package:libgit2dart/src/git_types.dart';
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
+import 'package:libgit2dart/libgit2dart.dart';
+import 'helpers/util.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  late Repository repo;
+  late Directory tmpDir;
+
+  setUp(() async {
+    tmpDir = await setupRepo(Directory('test/assets/testrepo/'));
+    repo = Repository.open(tmpDir.path);
+  });
+
+  tearDown(() async {
+    repo.free();
+    await tmpDir.delete(recursive: true);
+  });
+
+  group('Describe', () {
+    test('successfully describes with default arguments', () {
+      expect(repo.describe(), 'v0.2');
+    });
+
+    test('successfully describes commit', () {
+      final tag = Tag.lookup(repo: repo, sha: 'f0fdbf5');
+      tag.delete();
+
+      expect(
+        repo.describe(describeStrategy: GitDescribeStrategy.tags),
+        'v0.1-1-g821ed6e',
+      );
+
+      tag.free();
+    });
+
+    test('throws when trying to describe and no reference found', () {
+      final commit = repo['f17d0d48'] as Commit;
+      expect(() => repo.describe(commit: commit), throwsA(isA<LibGit2Error>()));
+      commit.free();
+    });
+
+    test('returns oid when fallback argument is provided', () {
+      final commit = repo['f17d0d48'] as Commit;
+      expect(
+        repo.describe(commit: commit, showCommitOidAsFallback: true),
+        'f17d0d4',
+      );
+      commit.free();
+    });
+
+    test('successfully describes with provided strategy', () {
+      final commit = repo['5aecfa0'] as Commit;
+      expect(
+        repo.describe(
+          commit: commit,
+          describeStrategy: GitDescribeStrategy.all,
+        ),
+        'heads/feature',
+      );
+      commit.free();
+    });
+
+    test('successfully describes with provided pattern', () {
+      final signature = repo.defaultSignature;
+      final commit = repo['fc38877'] as Commit;
+      repo.createTag(
+        tagName: 'test/tag1',
+        target: 'f17d0d48',
+        targetType: GitObject.commit,
+        tagger: signature,
+        message: '',
+      );
+
+      expect(
+        repo.describe(commit: commit, pattern: 'test/*'),
+        'test/tag1-2-gfc38877',
+      );
+
+      commit.free();
+      signature.free();
+    });
+
+    test('successfully describes and follows first parent only', () {
+      final tag = Tag.lookup(repo: repo, sha: 'f0fdbf5');
+      tag.delete();
+
+      final commit = repo['821ed6e'] as Commit;
+      expect(
+        repo.describe(
+          commit: commit,
+          onlyFollowFirstParent: true,
+          describeStrategy: GitDescribeStrategy.tags,
+        ),
+        'v0.1-1-g821ed6e',
+      );
+
+      tag.free();
+      commit.free();
+    });
+
+    test('successfully describes with abbreviated size provided', () {
+      final tag = Tag.lookup(repo: repo, sha: 'f0fdbf5');
+      tag.delete();
+
+      final commit = repo['821ed6e'] as Commit;
+      expect(
+        repo.describe(
+          commit: commit,
+          describeStrategy: GitDescribeStrategy.tags,
+          abbreviatedSize: 20,
+        ),
+        'v0.1-1-g821ed6e80627b8769d17',
+      );
+
+      expect(
+        repo.describe(
+          commit: commit,
+          describeStrategy: GitDescribeStrategy.tags,
+          abbreviatedSize: 0,
+        ),
+        'v0.1',
+      );
+
+      tag.free();
+      commit.free();
+    });
+
+    test('successfully describes with long format', () {
+      expect(repo.describe(alwaysUseLongFormat: true), 'v0.2-0-g821ed6e');
+    });
+
+    test('successfully describes and appends dirty suffix', () {
+      final index = repo.index;
+      index.clear();
+
+      expect(repo.describe(dirtySuffix: '-dirty'), 'v0.2-dirty');
+
+      index.free();
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/test/odb_test.dart b/test/odb_test.dart
index 5abb18f..f0ab320 100644
--- a/test/odb_test.dart
+++ b/test/odb_test.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import 'dart:io';
-
-import 'package:libgit2dart/src/git_types.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 import 'package:libgit2dart/libgit2dart.dart';
 import 'helpers/util.dart';
diff --git a/test/tag_test.dart b/test/tag_test.dart
index afb9696..c79196e 100644
--- a/test/tag_test.dart
+++ b/test/tag_test.dart
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ void main() {
     });
 
     test('successfully deletes tag', () {
-      expect(Tag.list(repo), ['v0.1', 'v0.2']);
+      expect(repo.tags, ['v0.1', 'v0.2']);
 
       tag.delete();
-      expect(Tag.list(repo), ['v0.1']);
+      expect(repo.tags, ['v0.1']);
     });
   });
 }