diff --git a/Command/Info.hs b/Command/Info.hs
index e489db0eaa..db59530504 100644
--- a/Command/Info.hs
+++ b/Command/Info.hs
@@ -238,7 +238,12 @@ showStat s = maybe noop calc =<< s
 repository_mode :: Stat
 repository_mode = simpleStat "repository mode" $ lift $
 	ifM isDirect 
-		( return "direct", return "indirect" )
+		( return "direct"
+		, ifM (fromRepo Git.repoIsLocalBare)
+			( return "bare"
+			, return "indirect"
+			)
+		)
 
 remote_list :: TrustLevel -> Stat
 remote_list level = stat n $ nojson $ lift $ do
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index cd12c7e791..9ef48e01f4 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ git-annex (5.20150406.2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     behavior is more useful in direct mode.
   * proxy: Made it work when run in a new repository before initial
     commit.
+  * info: Display repository mode: bare when in a bare (non-direct mode)
+    repo.
 
  -- Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>  Mon, 06 Apr 2015 20:14:20 -0400