--- a/app/models/repository.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository.rb
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ class Repository < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
   end
   
+  def last_commit
+    if has_commits?
+      @last_commit ||= Git.bare(full_repository_path).log(1).first
+    end
+    @last_commit
+  end
+  
   def create_new_repos_task
     Task.create!(:target_class => self.class.name, 
       :command => parent ? "clone_git_repository" : "create_git_repository", 

--- a/app/views/projects/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/projects/show.html.erb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     <th>Name</th>
     <th>Owner</th>
     <th>Created</th>
+    <th>Last Commit</th>
     <th></th>
   </thead>
   <% @repositories.each do |repos| # fixme: need to graph the parent relation proper -%>
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@
         <td>
           <%= repos.created_at.to_s(:short) -%>
         </td>
+        <td>
+          <%= repos.last_commit ? repos.last_commit.author.date.to_s(:short) : "<em>none</em>" -%>
+        </td>
         <td><%= link_to "browse", project_repository_browse_path(@project, repos) -%></td>
       </tr>
     <% else -%>
@@ -54,6 +58,9 @@
         <td>
           <%= repos.created_at.to_s(:short) -%>
         </td>
+        <td>
+          <%= repos.last_commit ? repos.last_commit.author.date.to_s(:short) : "<em>none</em>" -%>
+        </td>
         <td><%= link_to "browse", project_repository_browse_path(@project, repos) -%></td>
       </tr>
     <% end -%>

--- a/spec/models/repository_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/repository_spec.rb
@@ -176,6 +176,17 @@ describe Repository do
     task.arguments.first.should match(/#{@repository.gitdir}$/)
   end
   
+  it "has one recent commit" do
+    @repository.save!
+    repos_mock = mock("Git mock")
+    commit_mock = mock("Git::Commit mock")
+    repos_mock.should_receive(:log).with(1).and_return(commit_mock)
+    commit_mock.should_receive(:first).and_return(commit_mock)
+    Git.should_receive(:bare).with(@repository.full_repository_path).and_return(repos_mock)
+    @repository.stub!(:has_commits?).and_return(true)
+    @repository.last_commit.should == commit_mock
+  end
+  
   describe "observers" do
     it "sends an email to the admin if there's a parent" do
       Mailer.should_receive(:deliver_new_repository_clone).with(@repository).and_return(true)