diff --git a/gitlab.go b/gitlab.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c5676e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitlab.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// isGitLabURL tests a string to determine if it is a well-structured GitLab URL
+func isGitLabURL(s string) (string, bool) {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(s, "gitlab.com/") {
+		s = "https://" + s
+	}
+
+	u, err := url.ParseRequestURI(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", false
+	}
+
+	return u.String(), strings.ToLower(u.Host) == "gitlab.com"
+}
+
+// findGitLabREADME tries to find the correct README filename in a repository
+func findGitLabREADME(s string) (*http.Response, error) {
+	u, err := url.ParseRequestURI(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	for _, r := range readmeNames {
+		v := u
+		v.Path += "/raw/master/" + r
+
+		resp, err := http.Get(v.String())
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
+			return resp, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil, errors.New("can't find README in GitLab repository")
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 9b88cc6..cce9761 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ func readerFromArg(s string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 		}
 		return resp.Body, nil
 	}
+	if u, ok := isGitLabURL(s); ok {
+		resp, err := findGitLabREADME(u)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return resp.Body, nil
+	}
 
 	if u, err := url.ParseRequestURI(s); err == nil {
 		if u.Scheme != "http" && u.Scheme != "https" {