diff --git a/command/repo.go b/command/repo.go
index 905885c00..40e3847fb 100644
--- a/command/repo.go
+++ b/command/repo.go
@@ -137,6 +137,14 @@ func repoCreate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	remoteAdd := git.GitCommand("remote", "add", "origin", repo.URL+".git")
+	remoteAdd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	remoteAdd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	err = utils.PrepareCmd(remoteAdd).Run()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	fmt.Fprintln(cmd.OutOrStdout(), repo.URL)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/command/repo_test.go b/command/repo_test.go
index 04bda3f6a..e6cea29a8 100644
--- a/command/repo_test.go
+++ b/command/repo_test.go
@@ -96,9 +96,10 @@ func TestRepoCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	eq(t, output.String(), "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO\n")
 	eq(t, output.Stderr(), "")
 
-	if seenCmd != nil {
+	if seenCmd == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected a command to run")
 	}
+	eq(t, strings.Join(seenCmd.Args, " "), "git remote add origin https://github.com/OWNER/REPO.git")
 
 	var reqBody struct {
 		Query     string