diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
index 288227a..9c964f9 100644
--- a/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Makefile.PL
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ my %opts = (
         'Cwd' => '0',
         'Exporter' => '0',
         'File::Basename' => '0',
+        'File::Temp' => '0.19',     # for newdir()
+        'Git' => '0',
         'Import::Into' => '0',
         'lib::relative' => '1.000',
         'List::AutoNumbered' => '0.000007',
diff --git a/t/30-empty-repo.t b/t/30-empty-repo.t
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc64369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/30-empty-repo.t
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use lib::relative '.';
+use TestKit;
+
+use App::GitFind;
+use Capture::Tiny qw(capture);
+
+my $repo = make_git_repo;
+
+my ($stdout, $stderr, $exit) = capture {
+    App::GitFind->new(-argv => [$repo->wc_path], -searchbase=>$repo->wc_path)->run;
+};
+is $exit, number(0), 'Success';
+is $stdout, '', 'No files found (as expected in an empty repo)';
+
+done_testing;
diff --git a/t/TestKit.pm b/t/TestKit.pm
index 579aa3d..84f316e 100644
--- a/t/TestKit.pm
+++ b/t/TestKit.pm
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 package # hide from PAUSE
     TestKit;
 
+=head1 NAME
+
+TestKit - test kit for App::GitFind
+
+=head1 FUNCTIONS
+
+=cut
+
 # Modules we use and re-export
 use 5.010;
 use strict;
@@ -15,15 +23,24 @@ sub false () { !!0 }
 
 # Modules we do not re-export
 use parent 'Exporter';
+use File::Temp;
+use Git;
 
 require feature;
 use Import::Into;
 
 # === Setup ===
 
-use vars::i '@EXPORT' => qw(make_assertion true false);
+use vars::i '@EXPORT' => qw(make_assertion make_git_repo true false);
 use vars::i '%EXPORT_TAGS' => { all => [@EXPORT] };
 
+=head2 import
+
+Re-exports L<Carp>, L<List::Autonumbered>, L<Test2::V0>.
+Applies L<strict> and L<warnings> to the caller.
+
+=cut
+
 sub import {
     my $target = caller;
     __PACKAGE__->export_to_level(1, @_);
@@ -36,15 +53,21 @@ sub import {
 
 # === Helpers for use in test files ===
 
-# Make an assertion that test files can use, and that will appear as if
-# at the line from which it is called.  Usage:
-#   make_assertion 'name', 'code to run' [, {captures}];
-# The 'code to run' is a string and can refer to variables @_, $caller
-# $filename, and $line.  $_[-1] is always the string "line <#>".
-#
-# References to outer variables must be given the full package, and `my`
-# variables from the caller of `make_assertion` are not visible since this
-# is a different lexical scope.
+=head2 make_assertion
+
+Make an assertion that test files can use, and that will appear as if
+at the line from which it is called.  Usage:
+
+    make_assertion 'name', 'code to run' [, {captures}];
+
+The 'code to run' is a string and can refer to variables C<@_>, C<$caller>,
+C<$filename>, and C<$line>.  C<$_[-1]> is always the string "line <#>".
+
+References to outer variables must be given the full package, and C<my>
+variables from the caller of C<make_assertion> are not visible since this
+is a different lexical scope.
+
+=cut
 
 sub make_assertion {
     my ($target, $called_by_filename, $called_at_line) = caller;
@@ -71,4 +94,73 @@ EOT
     *{"$target\::$name"} = eval($function_body);
 } #make_assertion()
 
+=head2 make_git_repo
+
+Make an empty git repository in a temporary directory.  Usage:
+
+    my $repo = make_git_repo;
+
+C<$repo> is a L<Git> instance representing the repository.
+
+The repo is created in a L<File::Temp>-managed directory.  The directory
+will be automatically removed when the instance is destroyed.
+
+=cut
+
+sub make_git_repo {
+    my $dir = File::Temp->newdir;    # CLEANUP => 1 by default
+    Git::command_noisy('init', $dir->dirname);   # dies on error
+    my $repo = Git->repository(Directory => $dir->dirname);
+
+    # MAJOR UGLINESS AHEAD
+    # The $dir has to outlive the $repo.  Therefore, stuff a
+    # reference to $dir into $repo.  This only works because I looked
+    # at Git.pm and saw that it uses a blessed hashref as its internal
+    # object representation.
+    $repo->{"^^ugly_hack_ref_to_dir^^"} = $dir;
+
+    return $repo;
+} #make_git_repo()
+
 1;
+__END__
+
+# === Rest of the docs === {{{1
+
+=head1 AUTHOR
+
+Christopher White, C<< <cxw at cpan.org> >>
+
+=head1 LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT
+
+Copyright 2019 Christopher White.
+Portions copyright 2019 D3 Engineering, LLC.
+
+This program is distributed under the MIT (X11) License:
+L<http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php>
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
+obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
+files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
+restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
+conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
+OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
+HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
+WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+=cut
+
+# }}}1
+# vi: set fdm=marker fdl=0: #