diff --git a/github3/repos/release.py b/github3/repos/release.py
index 8b4f9424f..10e0b774d 100644
--- a/github3/repos/release.py
+++ b/github3/repos/release.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ class Release(GitHubCore):
     def __init__(self, release, session=None):
         super(Release, self).__init__(release, session)
         self._api = release.get('url')
+        #: List of :class:`Asset <Asset>` objects for this release
+        self.assets = [Asset(i, self) for i in release.get('assets', [])]
         #: URL for uploaded assets
         self.assets_url = release.get('assets_url')
         #: Body of the release (the description)
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_repos_release.py b/tests/unit/test_repos_release.py
index c9d12f6db..d0cd41305 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_repos_release.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_repos_release.py
@@ -15,6 +15,18 @@ class TestRelease(UnitHelper):
     example_data = {
         "url": releases_url("/1"),
         "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/v1.0.0",
+        "assets": [{
+            "url": releases_url("/assets/1"),
+            "id": 1,
+            "name": "example.zip",
+            "label": "short description",
+            "state": "uploaded",
+            "content_type": "application/zip",
+            "size": 1024,
+            "download_count": 42,
+            "created_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z",
+            "updated_at": "2013-02-27T19:35:32Z"
+            }],
         "assets_url": releases_url("/1/assets"),
         "upload_url": releases_url("/1/assets{?name}"),
         "id": 1,
@@ -29,6 +41,10 @@ class TestRelease(UnitHelper):
         }
 
     # Attribute tests
+    def test_assets(self):
+        assert self.instance.assets is not None
+        assert isinstance(self.instance.assets[0], Asset)
+
     def test_has_upload_urlt(self):
         assert self.instance.upload_urlt is not None