thodg/libgit2

diff --git a/include/git2/notes.h b/include/git2/notes.h
index 98eb2ae..1a7794a 100644
--- a/include/git2/notes.h
+++ b/include/git2/notes.h
@@ -97,6 +97,23 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_note_read(
 	const git_oid *oid);
 
 /**
+ * Get the note author
+ *
+ * @param note the note
+ * @return the author
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(const git_signature *) git_note_author(const git_note *note);
+
+/**
+ * Get the note committer
+ *
+ * @param note the note
+ * @return the committer
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(const git_signature *) git_note_committer(const git_note *note);
+
+
+/**
  * Get the note message
  *
  * @param note the note
diff --git a/src/notes.c b/src/notes.c
index ffe5d34..046a916 100644
--- a/src/notes.c
+++ b/src/notes.c
@@ -306,7 +306,11 @@ cleanup:
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int note_new(git_note **out, git_oid *note_oid, git_blob *blob)
+static int note_new(
+	git_note **out,
+	git_oid *note_oid,
+	git_commit *commit,
+	git_blob *blob)
 {
 	git_note *note = NULL;
 
@@ -314,6 +318,11 @@ static int note_new(git_note **out, git_oid *note_oid, git_blob *blob)
 	GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(note);
 
 	git_oid_cpy(&note->id, note_oid);
+
+	if (git_signature_dup(&note->author, git_commit_author(commit)) < 0 ||
+		git_signature_dup(&note->committer, git_commit_committer(commit)) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
 	note->message = git__strdup((char *)git_blob_rawcontent(blob));
 	GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(note->message);
 
@@ -323,7 +332,11 @@ static int note_new(git_note **out, git_oid *note_oid, git_blob *blob)
 }
 
 static int note_lookup(
-	git_note **out, git_repository *repo, git_tree *tree, const char *target)
+	git_note **out,
+	git_repository *repo,
+	git_commit *commit,
+	git_tree *tree,
+	const char *target)
 {
 	int error, fanout = 0;
 	git_oid oid;
@@ -340,7 +353,7 @@ static int note_lookup(
 	if ((error = git_blob_lookup(&blob, repo, &oid)) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
-	if ((error = note_new(&note, &oid, blob)) < 0)
+	if ((error = note_new(&note, &oid, commit, blob)) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	*out = note;
@@ -432,7 +445,7 @@ int git_note_read(git_note **out, git_repository *repo,
 
 	if (!(error = retrieve_note_tree_and_commit(
 			&tree, &commit, repo, &notes_ref)))
-		error = note_lookup(out, repo, tree, target);
+		error = note_lookup(out, repo, commit, tree, target);
 
 	git__free(target);
 	git_tree_free(tree);
@@ -502,6 +515,18 @@ int git_note_default_ref(const char **out, git_repository *repo)
 	return note_get_default_ref(out, repo);
 }
 
+const git_signature *git_note_committer(const git_note *note)
+{
+	assert(note);
+	return note->committer;
+}
+
+const git_signature *git_note_author(const git_note *note)
+{
+	assert(note);
+	return note->author;
+}
+
 const char * git_note_message(const git_note *note)
 {
 	assert(note);
@@ -519,6 +544,8 @@ void git_note_free(git_note *note)
 	if (note == NULL)
 		return;
 
+	git_signature_free(note->committer);
+	git_signature_free(note->author);
 	git__free(note->message);
 	git__free(note);
 }
diff --git a/src/notes.h b/src/notes.h
index e9cfa00..cfc0ca2 100644
--- a/src/notes.h
+++ b/src/notes.h
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 struct git_note {
 	git_oid id;
 
+	git_signature *author;
+	git_signature *committer;
+
 	char *message;
 };