1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/gitaly_client/namespace_service.rb b/lib/gitlab/gitaly_client/namespace_service.rb
index dbcebec3aa2..05aee2fa55d 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/gitaly_client/namespace_service.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/gitaly_client/namespace_service.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ module Gitlab
         gitaly_client_call(:rename_namespace, request, timeout: GitalyClient.fast_timeout)
       end
 
+      def exists?(name)
+        request = Gitaly::NamespaceExistsRequest.new(storage_name: @storage, name: name)
+
+        response = gitaly_client_call(:namespace_exists, request, timeout: GitalyClient.fast_timeout)
+        response.exists
+      end
+
       private
 
       def gitaly_client_call(type, request, timeout: nil)