diff --git a/lib/gitlab/git/repository.rb b/lib/gitlab/git/repository.rb
index ef76245a608..9ea5ed04b13 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/git/repository.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/git/repository.rb
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ module Gitlab
       end
 
       def gitaly_repository
-        Gitlab::GitalyClient::Util.repository(@storage, @relative_path)
+        Gitlab::GitalyClient::Util.repository(@storage, @relative_path, @gl_repository)
       end
 
       def gitaly_operations_client
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/gitaly_client/util.rb b/lib/gitlab/gitaly_client/util.rb
index 2fb5875a7a2..da43c616b94 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/gitaly_client/util.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/gitaly_client/util.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ module Gitlab
   module GitalyClient
     module Util
       class << self
-        def repository(repository_storage, relative_path)
+        def repository(repository_storage, relative_path, gl_repository)
           Gitaly::Repository.new(
             storage_name: repository_storage,
             relative_path: relative_path,
+            gl_repository: gl_repository,
             git_object_directory: Gitlab::Git::Env['GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY'].to_s,
             git_alternate_object_directories: Array.wrap(Gitlab::Git::Env['GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES'])
           )
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/gitaly_client/util_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/gitaly_client/util_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..498f6886bee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/gitaly_client/util_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Gitlab::GitalyClient::Util do
+  describe '.repository' do
+    let(:repository_storage) { 'default' }
+    let(:relative_path) { 'my/repo.git' }
+    let(:gl_repository) { 'project-1' }
+    let(:git_object_directory) { '.git/objects' }
+    let(:git_alternate_object_directory) { '/dir/one:/dir/two' }
+
+    subject do
+      described_class.repository(repository_storage, relative_path, gl_repository)
+    end
+
+    it 'creates a Gitaly::Repository with the given data' do
+      expect(Gitlab::Git::Env).to receive(:[]).with('GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY')
+        .and_return(git_object_directory)
+      expect(Gitlab::Git::Env).to receive(:[]).with('GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES')
+        .and_return(git_alternate_object_directory)
+
+      expect(subject).to be_a(Gitaly::Repository)
+      expect(subject.storage_name).to eq(repository_storage)
+      expect(subject.relative_path).to eq(relative_path)
+      expect(subject.gl_repository).to eq(gl_repository)
+      expect(subject.git_object_directory).to eq(git_object_directory)
+      expect(subject.git_alternate_object_directories).to eq([git_alternate_object_directory])
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '.gitaly_user' do
+    let(:user) { create(:user) }
+    let(:gl_id) { Gitlab::GlId.gl_id(user) }
+
+    subject { described_class.gitaly_user(user) }
+
+    it 'creates a Gitaly::User from a GitLab user' do
+      expect(subject).to be_a(Gitaly::User)
+      expect(subject.name).to eq(user.name)
+      expect(subject.email).to eq(user.email)
+      expect(subject.gl_id).to eq(gl_id)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/workhorse_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/workhorse_spec.rb
index 5708aa6754f..5f4d69224eb 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/workhorse_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/workhorse_spec.rb
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ describe Gitlab::Workhorse do
       it 'includes a Repository param' do
         repo_param = {
           storage_name: 'default',
-          relative_path: project.full_path + '.git'
+          relative_path: project.full_path + '.git',
+          gl_repository: "project-#{project.id}"
         }
 
         expect(subject[:Repository]).to include(repo_param)