diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-github/dagster_github/resources.py b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-github/dagster_github/resources.py
index 4c4d37c3f62db..e46e00ae7a2f7 100644
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-github/dagster_github/resources.py
+++ b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-github/dagster_github/resources.py
@@ -161,6 +161,65 @@ def create_issue(self, repo_name, repo_owner, title, body, installation_id=None)
             installation_id=installation_id,
         )
 
+    def create_ref(
+        self,
+        repo_name: str,
+        repo_owner: str,
+        source: str,
+        target: str,
+        installation_id=None,
+    ):
+        if installation_id is None:
+            installation_id = self.default_installation_id
+        res = self.execute(
+            query="""
+            query get_repo_and_source_ref($repo_name: String!, $repo_owner: String!, $source: String!) {
+                repository(name: $repo_name, owner: $repo_owner) {
+                    id
+                    ref(qualifiedName: $source) {
+                        target {
+                            oid
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            """,
+            variables={
+                "repo_name": repo_name,
+                "repo_owner": repo_owner,
+                "source": source,
+            },
+            installation_id=installation_id,
+        )
+
+        branch = self.execute(
+            query="""
+                mutation CreateRef($id: ID!, $name: String!, $oid: GitObjectID!) {
+                createRef(input: {
+                    repositoryId: $id,
+                    name: $name,
+                    oid: $oid
+                }) {
+                    clientMutationId,
+                    ref {
+                        id
+                        name
+                        target {
+                            oid
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                }
+            """,
+            variables={
+                "id": res["data"]["repository"]["id"],
+                "name": target,
+                "oid": res["data"]["repository"]["ref"]["target"]["oid"],
+            },
+            installation_id=installation_id,
+        )
+        return branch
+
 
 class GithubResource(ConfigurableResource):
     github_app_id: int = Field(
diff --git a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-github/dagster_github_tests/test_resources.py b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-github/dagster_github_tests/test_resources.py
index 1ce7e32daada4..a88a97f7c09d5 100644
--- a/python_modules/libraries/dagster-github/dagster_github_tests/test_resources.py
+++ b/python_modules/libraries/dagster-github/dagster_github_tests/test_resources.py
@@ -129,6 +129,58 @@ def github_op(github_client_resource: GithubResource):
     assert result.success
 
 
+@responses.activate
+def test_github_resource_create_ref():
+    @op
+    def github_op(github_client_resource: GithubResource):
+        github = github_client_resource.get_client()
+        assert github
+        with responses.RequestsMock() as rsps:
+            rsps.add(
+                rsps.POST,
+                "https://api.github.com/app/installations/123/access_tokens",
+                status=201,
+                json={
+                    "token": "fake_token",
+                    "expires_at": "2016-07-11T22:14:10Z",
+                },
+            )
+            rsps.add(
+                rsps.POST,
+                "https://api.github.com/graphql",
+                status=200,
+                json={
+                    "data": {
+                        "repository": {"id": 123, "ref": {"target": {"oid": "refs/heads/master"}}}
+                    },
+                },
+            )
+            rsps.add(
+                rsps.POST,
+                "https://api.github.com/graphql",
+                status=200,
+                json={},
+            )
+            github.create_ref(
+                repo_name="dagster",
+                repo_owner="dagster-io",
+                source="refs/heads/master",
+                target="refs/heads/test-branch",
+            )
+
+    result = wrap_op_in_graph_and_execute(
+        github_op,
+        resources={
+            "github_client_resource": GithubResource(
+                github_app_id=123,
+                github_app_private_rsa_key=FAKE_PRIVATE_RSA_KEY,
+                github_installation_id=123,
+            )
+        },
+    )
+    assert result.success
+
+
 @responses.activate
 def test_github_resource_execute():
     @op