diff --git a/github/github.go b/github/github.go
index e97e31f2f5..7d915dfa72 100644
--- a/github/github.go
+++ b/github/github.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-querystring/query"
+	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -346,6 +347,11 @@ func NewClient(httpClient *http.Client) *Client {
 	return c
 }
 
+// NewTokenClient returns a new GitHub API client authenticated with the provided token.
+func NewTokenClient(ctx context.Context, token string) *Client {
+	return NewClient(oauth2.NewClient(ctx, oauth2.StaticTokenSource(&oauth2.Token{AccessToken: token})))
+}
+
 // NewEnterpriseClient returns a new GitHub API client with provided
 // base URL and upload URL (often is your GitHub Enterprise hostname).
 // If the base URL does not have the suffix "/api/v3/", it will be added automatically.
diff --git a/github/github_test.go b/github/github_test.go
index 53809399fa..50ecd5435b 100644
--- a/github/github_test.go
+++ b/github/github_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -266,6 +267,19 @@ func TestClient(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestNewTokenClient(t *testing.T) {
+	token := "gh_test_token"
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	c := NewTokenClient(ctx, token)
+	tr, ok := c.Client().Transport.(*oauth2.Transport)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Error("Client transport is not oauth2.Transport")
+	}
+	if tok, err := tr.Source.Token(); err != nil || tok.AccessToken != token {
+		t.Errorf("Client not using correct token")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestNewEnterpriseClient(t *testing.T) {
 	baseURL := "https://custom-url/api/v3/"
 	uploadURL := "https://custom-upload-url/api/uploads/"