diff --git a/models/repo.go b/models/repo.go
index d29df1b24..c8f7d949a 100644
--- a/models/repo.go
+++ b/models/repo.go
@@ -272,12 +272,27 @@ func (repo *Repository) APIURL() string {
 
 // APIFormat converts a Repository to api.Repository
 func (repo *Repository) APIFormat(mode AccessMode) *api.Repository {
+	return repo.innerAPIFormat(mode, false)
+}
+
+func (repo *Repository) innerAPIFormat(mode AccessMode, isParent bool) *api.Repository {
+	var parent *api.Repository
+
 	cloneLink := repo.CloneLink()
 	permission := &api.Permission{
 		Admin: mode >= AccessModeAdmin,
 		Push:  mode >= AccessModeWrite,
 		Pull:  mode >= AccessModeRead,
 	}
+	if !isParent {
+		err := repo.GetBaseRepo()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error(4, "APIFormat: %v", err)
+		}
+		if repo.BaseRepo != nil {
+			parent = repo.BaseRepo.innerAPIFormat(mode, true)
+		}
+	}
 	return &api.Repository{
 		ID:            repo.ID,
 		Owner:         repo.Owner.APIFormat(),
@@ -288,6 +303,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) APIFormat(mode AccessMode) *api.Repository {
 		Empty:         repo.IsBare,
 		Size:          int(repo.Size/1024),
 		Fork:          repo.IsFork,
+		Parent:        parent,
 		Mirror:        repo.IsMirror,
 		HTMLURL:       repo.HTMLURL(),
 		SSHURL:        cloneLink.SSH,
diff --git a/vendor/code.gitea.io/sdk/gitea/repo.go b/vendor/code.gitea.io/sdk/gitea/repo.go
index b2447618f..7e997cd5d 100644
--- a/vendor/code.gitea.io/sdk/gitea/repo.go
+++ b/vendor/code.gitea.io/sdk/gitea/repo.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type Repository struct {
 	Empty         bool        `json:"empty"`
 	Private       bool        `json:"private"`
 	Fork          bool        `json:"fork"`
+	Parent        *Repository `json:"parent"`
 	Mirror        bool        `json:"mirror"`
 	Size          int         `json:"size"`
 	HTMLURL       string      `json:"html_url"`
diff --git a/vendor/vendor.json b/vendor/vendor.json
index a28e71f3d..93e8fa9d8 100644
--- a/vendor/vendor.json
+++ b/vendor/vendor.json
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 			"revisionTime": "2017-05-04T06:58:26Z"
 		},
 		{
-			"checksumSHA1": "L58DGmGw5eZThPkaHEaY9vuz42g=",
+			"checksumSHA1": "nLhT+bLMj8uLICP+EZbrdoQe6mM=",
 			"path": "code.gitea.io/sdk/gitea",
-			"revision": "1350cdb0d049083453c93dcabfcac2e7ba553951",
-			"revisionTime": "2017-05-04T17:35:58Z"
+			"revision": "8cff72208aa458f4efa8fdfbad29b03aee485b8c",
+			"revisionTime": "2017-05-06T01:37:21Z"
 		},
 		{
 			"checksumSHA1": "bOODD4Gbw3GfcuQPU2dI40crxxk=",