diff --git a/Octokit.Tests/Clients/EventsClientTests.cs b/Octokit.Tests/Clients/EventsClientTests.cs
index fb38f29252..29d19660aa 100644
--- a/Octokit.Tests/Clients/EventsClientTests.cs
+++ b/Octokit.Tests/Clients/EventsClientTests.cs
@@ -565,6 +565,7 @@ public async Task EnsuresNonNullArguments()
             {"PullRequestReviewEvent", typeof(PullRequestReviewEventPayload)},
             {"PullRequestReviewCommentEvent", typeof(PullRequestCommentPayload)},
             {"PushEvent", typeof(PushEventPayload)},
+            {"ReleaseEvent", typeof(ReleaseEventPayload)},
             {"StatusEvent", typeof(StatusEventPayload)},
             {"WatchEvent", typeof(StarredEventPayload)},
             {"unknown", typeof(ActivityPayload)}
@@ -901,6 +902,37 @@ public async Task DeserializesPushEventCorrectly()
             Assert.Equal("message", payload.Commits.FirstOrDefault().Message);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task DeserializesReleaseEventCorrectly()
+        {
+            var jsonObj = new JsonObject
+            {
+                { "type", "ReleaseEvent" },
+                {
+                    "payload", new
+                    {
+                        action = "published",
+                        release = new
+                        {
+                            id = 17372790,
+                            tag_name = "0.0.1",
+                            prerelease = false,
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            var client = GetTestingEventsClient(jsonObj);
+            var activities = await client.GetAll();
+            var activity = Assert.Single(activities);
+            var payload = Assert.IsType<ReleaseEventPayload>(activity.Payload);
+
+            Assert.Equal("published", payload.Action);
+            Assert.Equal(17372790, payload.Release.Id);
+            Assert.Equal("0.0.1", payload.Release.TagName);
+            Assert.False(payload.Release.Prerelease);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task DeserializesStatusEventCorrectly()
         {
diff --git a/Octokit/Http/SimpleJsonSerializer.cs b/Octokit/Http/SimpleJsonSerializer.cs
index 9070d608b2..b4bb555828 100644
--- a/Octokit/Http/SimpleJsonSerializer.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Http/SimpleJsonSerializer.cs
@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ private static Type GetPayloadType(string activityType)
                         return typeof(PullRequestCommentPayload);
                     case "PushEvent":
                         return typeof(PushEventPayload);
+                    case "ReleaseEvent":
+                        return typeof(ReleaseEventPayload);
                     case "StatusEvent":
                         return typeof(StatusEventPayload);
                     case "WatchEvent":
diff --git a/Octokit/Models/Response/ActivityPayloads/ReleaseEventPayload.cs b/Octokit/Models/Response/ActivityPayloads/ReleaseEventPayload.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ffaac4cc76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Octokit/Models/Response/ActivityPayloads/ReleaseEventPayload.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using System.Diagnostics;
+
+namespace Octokit
+{
+    [DebuggerDisplay("{DebuggerDisplay,nq}")]
+    public class ReleaseEventPayload : ActivityPayload
+    {
+        public string Action { get; protected set; }
+
+        public Release Release { get; protected set; }
+    }
+}