diff --git a/github/provider.go b/github/provider.go
index e2c117501e..e435996475 100644
--- a/github/provider.go
+++ b/github/provider.go
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ func Provider() terraform.ResourceProvider {
 			"github_organization_webhook":                     resourceGithubOrganizationWebhook(),
 			"github_project_card":                             resourceGithubProjectCard(),
 			"github_project_column":                           resourceGithubProjectColumn(),
+			"github_repository_autolink_reference":            resourceGithubRepositoryAutolinkReference(),
 			"github_repository_collaborator":                  resourceGithubRepositoryCollaborator(),
 			"github_repository_deploy_key":                    resourceGithubRepositoryDeployKey(),
 			"github_repository_environment":                   resourceGithubRepositoryEnvironment(),
diff --git a/github/resource_github_repository_autolink_reference.go b/github/resource_github_repository_autolink_reference.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2352a73f6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/github/resource_github_repository_autolink_reference.go
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+package github
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v39/github"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/helper/schema"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/helper/validation"
+)
+
+func resourceGithubRepositoryAutolinkReference() *schema.Resource {
+	return &schema.Resource{
+		Create: resourceGithubRepositoryAutolinkReferenceCreate,
+		Read:   resourceGithubRepositoryAutolinkReferenceRead,
+		Delete: resourceGithubRepositoryAutolinkReferenceDelete,
+
+		Importer: &schema.ResourceImporter{
+			State: func(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) ([]*schema.ResourceData, error) {
+				parts := strings.Split(d.Id(), "/")
+				if len(parts) != 2 {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid ID specified. Supplied ID must be written as <repository>/<autolink_reference_id>")
+				}
+				d.Set("repository", parts[0])
+				d.SetId(parts[1])
+				return []*schema.ResourceData{d}, nil
+			},
+		},
+
+		SchemaVersion: 1,
+		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
+			"repository": {
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Required:    true,
+				ForceNew:    true,
+				Description: "The repository name",
+			},
+			"key_prefix": {
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Required:    true,
+				Description: "This prefix appended by a number will generate a link any time it is found in an issue, pull request, or commit",
+			},
+			"target_url_template": {
+				Type:         schema.TypeString,
+				Required:     true,
+				Description:  "The template of the target URL used for the links; must be a valid URL and contain `<num>` for the reference number",
+				ValidateFunc: validation.StringMatch(regexp.MustCompile(`^http[s]?:\/\/[a-z0-9-.]*\/.*?<num>.*?$`), "must be a valid URL and contain <num> token"),
+			},
+			"etag": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Computed: true,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func resourceGithubRepositoryAutolinkReferenceCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
+	client := meta.(*Owner).v3client
+
+	owner := meta.(*Owner).name
+	repoName := d.Get("repository").(string)
+	keyPrefix := d.Get("key_prefix").(string)
+	targetURLTemplate := d.Get("target_url_template").(string)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	opts := &github.AutolinkOptions{
+		KeyPrefix:   &keyPrefix,
+		URLTemplate: &targetURLTemplate,
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Creating repository autolink reference: %s -> %s (%s/%s)", keyPrefix, targetURLTemplate, owner, repoName)
+	autolinkRef, _, err := client.Repositories.AddAutolink(ctx, owner, repoName, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	d.SetId(strconv.FormatInt(autolinkRef.GetID(), 10))
+
+	return resourceGithubRepositoryAutolinkReferenceRead(d, meta)
+}
+
+func resourceGithubRepositoryAutolinkReferenceRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
+	client := meta.(*Owner).v3client
+
+	owner := meta.(*Owner).name
+	repoName := d.Get("repository").(string)
+	autolinkRefID, err := strconv.ParseInt(d.Id(), 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return unconvertibleIdErr(d.Id(), err)
+	}
+	ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), ctxId, d.Id())
+	if !d.IsNewResource() {
+		ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, ctxEtag, d.Get("etag").(string))
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Reading repository autolink reference: %s (%s/%s)", d.Id(), owner, repoName)
+	autolinkRef, _, err := client.Repositories.GetAutolink(ctx, owner, repoName, autolinkRefID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Set resource fields
+	d.SetId(strconv.FormatInt(autolinkRef.GetID(), 10))
+	d.Set("repository", repoName)
+	d.Set("key_prefix", autolinkRef.KeyPrefix)
+	d.Set("target_url_template", autolinkRef.URLTemplate)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func resourceGithubRepositoryAutolinkReferenceDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
+	client := meta.(*Owner).v3client
+
+	owner := meta.(*Owner).name
+	repoName := d.Get("repository").(string)
+	autolinkRefID, err := strconv.ParseInt(d.Id(), 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return unconvertibleIdErr(d.Id(), err)
+	}
+	ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), ctxId, d.Id())
+
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Deleting repository autolink reference: %s (%s/%s)", d.Id(), owner, repoName)
+	_, err = client.Repositories.DeleteAutolink(ctx, owner, repoName, autolinkRefID)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/github/resource_github_repository_autolink_reference_test.go b/github/resource_github_repository_autolink_reference_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d7cadd22a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/github/resource_github_repository_autolink_reference_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+package github
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/helper/acctest"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/helper/resource"
+)
+
+func TestAccGithubRepositoryAutolinkReference(t *testing.T) {
+
+	randomID := acctest.RandStringFromCharSet(5, acctest.CharSetAlphaNum)
+
+	t.Run("creates repository autolink reference without error", func(t *testing.T) {
+
+		config := fmt.Sprintf(`
+			resource "github_repository" "oof" {
+			  name         = "oof-%s"
+			  description  = "Test autolink creation"
+			}
+
+			resource "github_repository_autolink_reference" "autolink" {
+			  repository = github_repository.oof.name
+
+			  key_prefix 		  = "OOF-"
+			  target_url_template = "https://awesome.com/find/OOF-<num>"
+			}
+		`, randomID)
+
+		check := resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+			resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+				"github_repository_autolink_reference.autolink", "key_prefix", "OOF-",
+			),
+			resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+				"github_repository_autolink_reference.autolink", "target_url_template", "https://awesome.com/find/OOF-<num>",
+			),
+		)
+
+		testCase := func(t *testing.T, mode string) {
+			resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+				PreCheck:  func() { skipUnlessMode(t, mode) },
+				Providers: testAccProviders,
+				Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+					{
+						Config: config,
+						Check:  check,
+					},
+				},
+			})
+		}
+
+		t.Run("with an anonymous account", func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Skip("anonymous account not supported for this operation")
+		})
+
+		t.Run("with an individual account", func(t *testing.T) {
+			testCase(t, individual)
+		})
+
+		t.Run("with an organization account", func(t *testing.T) {
+			testCase(t, organization)
+		})
+
+	})
+
+	t.Run("imports repository autolink reference without error", func(t *testing.T) {
+
+		config := fmt.Sprintf(`
+			resource "github_repository" "oof" {
+			  name         = "oof-%s"
+			  description  = "Test autolink creation"
+			}
+
+			resource "github_repository_autolink_reference" "autolink" {
+			  repository = github_repository.oof.name
+
+			  key_prefix 		  = "OOF-"
+			  target_url_template = "https://awesome.com/find/OOF-<num>"
+			}
+		`, randomID)
+
+		testCase := func(t *testing.T, mode string) {
+			resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+				PreCheck:  func() { skipUnlessMode(t, mode) },
+				Providers: testAccProviders,
+				Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+					{
+						Config: config,
+					},
+					{
+						ResourceName:        "github_repository_autolink_reference.autolink",
+						ImportState:         true,
+						ImportStateVerify:   true,
+						ImportStateIdPrefix: fmt.Sprintf("oof-%s/", randomID),
+					},
+				},
+			})
+		}
+
+		t.Run("with an anonymous account", func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Skip("anonymous account not supported for this operation")
+		})
+
+		t.Run("with an individual account", func(t *testing.T) {
+			testCase(t, individual)
+		})
+
+		t.Run("with an organization account", func(t *testing.T) {
+			testCase(t, organization)
+		})
+
+	})
+
+	t.Run("deletes repository autolink reference without error", func(t *testing.T) {
+
+		config := fmt.Sprintf(`
+			resource "github_repository" "oof" {
+			  name         = "oof-%s"
+			  description  = "Test autolink creation"
+			}
+
+			resource "github_repository_autolink_reference" "autolink" {
+			  repository = github_repository.oof.name
+
+			  key_prefix 		  = "OOF-"
+			  target_url_template = "https://awesome.com/find/OOF-<num>"
+			}
+		`, randomID)
+
+		testCase := func(t *testing.T, mode string) {
+			resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+				PreCheck:  func() { skipUnlessMode(t, mode) },
+				Providers: testAccProviders,
+				Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+					{
+						Config:  config,
+						Destroy: true,
+					},
+				},
+			})
+		}
+
+		t.Run("with an anonymous account", func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Skip("anonymous account not supported for this operation")
+		})
+
+		t.Run("with an individual account", func(t *testing.T) {
+			testCase(t, individual)
+		})
+
+		t.Run("with an organization account", func(t *testing.T) {
+			testCase(t, organization)
+		})
+	})
+}
diff --git a/website/docs/r/repository_autolink_reference.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/repository_autolink_reference.html.markdown
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f9ed6870a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/docs/r/repository_autolink_reference.html.markdown
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+---
+layout: "github"
+page_title: "GitHub: github_repository_autolink_reference"
+description: |-
+  Creates and manages autolink references for a single repository
+---
+
+# github_repository_autolink_reference
+
+This resource allows you to create and manage an autolink reference for a single repository.
+
+## Example Usage
+
+```hcl
+resource "github_repository" "repo" {
+  name         = "oof"
+  description  = "GitHub repo managed by Terraform"
+
+  private = false
+}
+
+resource "github_repository_autolink_reference" "auto" {
+  repository = github_repository.repo.name
+
+  key_prefix = "TICKET-"
+
+  target_url_template = "https://hello.there/TICKET?query=<num>"
+}
+```
+
+## Argument Reference
+
+The following arguments are supported:
+
+* `repository` - (Required) The repository of the autolink reference.
+
+* `key_prefix` - (Required) This prefix appended by a number will generate a link any time it is found in an issue, pull request, or commit.
+
+* `target_url_template` - (Required) The template of the target URL used for the links; must be a valid URL and contain `<num>` for the reference number
+
+## Attributes Reference
+
+The following additional attributes are exported:
+
+* `etag` - An etag representing the autolink reference object.
+
+## Import
+
+Autolink references can be imported using the `name` of the repository, combined with the `id` of the autolink reference and a `/` character for separating components, e.g.
+
+```sh
+terraform import github_repository_autolink_reference.auto oof/123
+```
diff --git a/website/github.erb b/website/github.erb
index c8ab0aeccc..f23f3d2828 100644
--- a/website/github.erb
+++ b/website/github.erb
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@
             <li>
               <a href="/docs/providers/github/r/repository.html">github_repository</a>
             </li>
+            <li>
+              <a href="/docs/providers/github/r/repository_autolink_reference.html">github_repository_autolink_reference</a>
+            </li>
             <li>
               <a href="/docs/providers/github/r/repository_collaborator.html">github_repository_collaborator</a>
             </li>