diff --git a/lib/atom/pane-item.js b/lib/atom/pane-item.js
index f564d021d0..3021453145 100644
--- a/lib/atom/pane-item.js
+++ b/lib/atom/pane-item.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default class PaneItem extends React.Component {
 
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
-    autobind(this, 'opener');
+    autobind(this, 'opener', 'notifyItemAdded');
 
     const uriPattern = new URIPattern(this.props.uriPattern);
     const currentlyOpen = this.props.workspace.getPaneItems()
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ export default class PaneItem extends React.Component {
         return arr;
       }, []);
 
+    this.pendingNotification = new Map();
     this.subs = new CompositeDisposable();
+
     this.state = {uriPattern, currentlyOpen};
   }
 
@@ -80,9 +82,13 @@ export default class PaneItem extends React.Component {
       if (this.props.className) {
         openItem.addClassName(this.props.className);
       }
+      openItem.didAddItem();
     }
 
-    this.subs.add(this.props.workspace.addOpener(this.opener));
+    this.subs.add(
+      this.props.workspace.onDidAddPaneItem(this.notifyItemAdded),
+      this.props.workspace.addOpener(this.opener),
+    );
   }
 
   render() {
@@ -99,6 +105,14 @@ export default class PaneItem extends React.Component {
     this.subs.dispose();
   }
 
+  notifyItemAdded({item}) {
+    const openItem = this.pendingNotification.get(item);
+    if (openItem !== undefined) {
+      openItem.didAddItem();
+      this.pendingNotification.delete(item);
+    }
+  }
+
   opener(uri) {
     const m = this.state.uriPattern.matches(uri);
     if (!m.ok()) {
@@ -118,6 +132,7 @@ export default class PaneItem extends React.Component {
           copy: () => this.copyOpenItem(openItem),
         });
         this.registerCloseListener(paneItem, openItem);
+        this.pendingNotification.set(paneItem, openItem);
         resolve(paneItem);
       });
     });
@@ -149,6 +164,7 @@ export default class PaneItem extends React.Component {
       if (item === paneItem) {
         sub.dispose();
         this.subs.remove(sub);
+        this.pendingNotification.delete(item);
         this.setState(prevState => ({
           currentlyOpen: prevState.currentlyOpen.filter(each => each !== openItem),
         }));
@@ -159,6 +175,37 @@ export default class PaneItem extends React.Component {
   }
 }
 
+const ItemAddedContext = React.createContext(Promise.resolve());
+
+export class ItemAdded extends React.Component {
+  static propTypes = {
+    children: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  }
+
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+
+    this.state = {attached: false};
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <Fragment>
+        <ItemAddedContext.Consumer>
+          {addedPromise => {
+            addedPromise.then(() => {
+              if (!this.state.attached) {
+                this.setState({attached: true});
+              }
+            });
+          }}
+        </ItemAddedContext.Consumer>
+        {this.state.attached ? this.props.children() : null}
+      </Fragment>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * A subtree rendered through a portal onto a detached DOM node for use as the root as a PaneItem.
  */
@@ -174,6 +221,9 @@ class OpenItem {
     this.domNode.onfocus = this.onFocus.bind(this);
     this.stubItem = stub;
     this.match = match;
+    this.itemAddedPromise = new Promise(resolve => {
+      this.resolveItemAdded = resolve;
+    });
     this.itemHolder = new RefHolder();
   }
 
@@ -217,13 +267,19 @@ class OpenItem {
     return this.itemHolder.map(item => item.focus && item.focus());
   }
 
+  didAddItem() {
+    this.resolveItemAdded();
+  }
+
   renderPortal(renderProp) {
     return ReactDOM.createPortal(
-      renderProp({
-        itemHolder: this.itemHolder,
-        params: this.match.getParams(),
-        uri: this.match.getURI(),
-      }),
+      <ItemAddedContext.Provider value={this.itemAddedPromise}>
+        {renderProp({
+          itemHolder: this.itemHolder,
+          params: this.match.getParams(),
+          uri: this.match.getURI(),
+        })}
+      </ItemAddedContext.Provider>,
       this.domNode,
     );
   }
diff --git a/lib/controllers/root-controller.js b/lib/controllers/root-controller.js
index 3144cbb2fe..0e23ab6b23 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/root-controller.js
+++ b/lib/controllers/root-controller.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import FilePatchController from './file-patch-controller';
 import IssueishDetailItem from '../items/issueish-detail-item';
 import GitTabItem from '../items/git-tab-item';
 import GitHubTabItem from '../items/github-tab-item';
+import LogItem from '../items/log-item';
 import StatusBarTileController from './status-bar-tile-controller';
 import RepositoryConflictController from './repository-conflict-controller';
 import GitCacheView from '../views/git-cache-view';
@@ -64,7 +65,8 @@ export default class RootController extends React.Component {
     autobind(
       this,
       'installReactDevTools', 'getRepositoryForWorkdir', 'clearGithubToken', 'initializeRepo', 'showOpenIssueishDialog',
-      'showWaterfallDiagnostics', 'showCacheDiagnostics', 'acceptClone', 'cancelClone', 'acceptInit', 'cancelInit',
+      'showLogItem', 'showWaterfallDiagnostics', 'showCacheDiagnostics',
+      'acceptClone', 'cancelClone', 'acceptInit', 'cancelInit',
       'acceptOpenIssueish', 'cancelOpenIssueish', 'surfaceFromFileAtPath', 'destroyFilePatchPaneItems',
       'destroyEmptyFilePatchPaneItems', 'openCloneDialog', 'quietlySelectItem', 'viewUnstagedChangesForCurrentFile',
       'viewStagedChangesForCurrentFile', 'openFiles', 'getUnsavedFiles', 'ensureNoUnsavedFiles',
@@ -126,6 +128,7 @@ export default class RootController extends React.Component {
         <Command command="github:toggle-github-tab" callback={this.githubTabTracker.toggle} />
         <Command command="github:toggle-github-tab-focus" callback={this.githubTabTracker.toggleFocus} />
         <Command command="github:clone" callback={this.openCloneDialog} />
+        <Command command="github:log" callback={this.showLogItem} />
         <Command
           command="github:view-unstaged-changes-for-current-file"
           callback={this.viewUnstagedChangesForCurrentFile}
@@ -341,6 +344,9 @@ export default class RootController extends React.Component {
             />
           )}
         </PaneItem>
+        <PaneItem workspace={this.props.workspace} uriPattern={LogItem.uriPattern}>
+          {({itemHolder}) => <LogItem ref={itemHolder.setter} />}
+        </PaneItem>
         <PaneItem workspace={this.props.workspace} uriPattern={GitTimingsView.uriPattern}>
           {({itemHolder}) => <GitTimingsView ref={itemHolder.setter} />}
         </PaneItem>
@@ -423,6 +429,10 @@ export default class RootController extends React.Component {
     this.setState({openIssueishDialogActive: true});
   }
 
+  showLogItem() {
+    return this.props.workspace.open(LogItem.buildURI());
+  }
+
   showWaterfallDiagnostics() {
     this.props.workspace.open(GitTimingsView.buildURI());
   }
diff --git a/lib/items/log-item.js b/lib/items/log-item.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8cbd64fdd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/items/log-item.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import React from 'react';
+
+import LogView from '../views/log-view';
+
+export default class LogItem extends React.Component {
+  static uriPattern = 'atom-github://log'
+
+  static buildURI() {
+    return this.uriPattern;
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    return <LogView />;
+  }
+
+  getTitle() {
+    return 'Git Log';
+  }
+
+  getIconName() {
+    return 'git-commit';
+  }
+
+  getURI() {
+    return this.constructor.uriPattern;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/views/log-view.js b/lib/views/log-view.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0f146a7b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/views/log-view.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import * as Three from 'three';
+
+import ThreeScene from './three-scene';
+import {autobind} from '../helpers';
+
+export default class LogView extends React.Component {
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+    autobind(this, 'setUp', 'animate');
+
+    this.cube = null;
+    this.wireframe = null;
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    return <ThreeScene setUp={this.setUp} animate={this.animate} />;
+  }
+
+  setUp({scene, camera}) {
+    const geometry = new Three.BoxGeometry(1, 1, 1);
+    const faceMaterial = new Three.MeshBasicMaterial({color: 0x339999});
+    this.cube = new Three.Mesh(geometry, faceMaterial);
+
+    const lineMaterial = new Three.MeshBasicMaterial({color: 0xffffff, wireframe: true});
+    this.wireframe = new Three.Mesh(geometry, lineMaterial);
+
+    scene.add(this.cube);
+    scene.add(this.wireframe);
+
+    camera.position.z = 5;
+  }
+
+  animate({scene}) {
+    this.cube.rotation.x += 0.01;
+    this.cube.rotation.y += 0.01;
+
+    this.wireframe.rotation.x += 0.01;
+    this.wireframe.rotation.y += 0.01;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/views/three-scene.js b/lib/views/three-scene.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4865424e9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/views/three-scene.js
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import * as Three from 'three';
+import {CompositeDisposable, Disposable} from 'event-kit';
+
+import RefHolder from '../models/ref-holder';
+import {ItemAdded} from '../atom/pane-item';
+import {autobind} from '../helpers';
+
+export default class ThreeScene extends React.Component {
+  static propTypes = {
+    fieldOfView: PropTypes.number,
+    nearClippingPlane: PropTypes.number,
+    farClippingPlane: PropTypes.number,
+
+    setUp: PropTypes.func,
+    animate: PropTypes.func,
+  }
+
+  static defaultProps = {
+    fieldOfView: 75,
+    nearClippingPlane: 0.1,
+    farClippingPlane: 1000,
+
+    setUp: () => {},
+    animate: () => {},
+  }
+
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+    autobind(this, 'setUpScene', 'animateScene');
+
+    this.subs = new CompositeDisposable();
+
+    this.refRoot = new RefHolder();
+
+    this.scene = null;
+    this.camera = null;
+    this.renderer = null;
+    this.active = false;
+
+    this.subs.add(
+      this.refRoot.observe(this.setUpScene),
+      new Disposable(() => { this.active = false; }),
+    );
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <ItemAdded>
+        {() => <div className="github-ThreeScene" ref={this.refRoot.setter} />}
+      </ItemAdded>
+    );
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount() {
+    this.subs.dispose();
+  }
+
+  setUpScene(rootElement) {
+    if (!rootElement) {
+      this.active = false;
+      return;
+    }
+    this.active = true;
+
+    const {width, height} = rootElement.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+    this.scene = new Three.Scene();
+
+    this.camera = new Three.PerspectiveCamera(
+      this.props.fieldOfView,
+      width / height,
+      this.props.nearClippingPlane,
+      this.props.farClippingPlane,
+    );
+
+    this.renderer = new Three.WebGLRenderer({antialias: true});
+    this.renderer.setSize(width, height);
+    rootElement.appendChild(this.renderer.domElement);
+
+    this.props.setUp({scene: this.scene, camera: this.camera});
+
+    this.animateScene();
+  }
+
+  animateScene() {
+    this.refRoot.map(rootElement => {
+      if (!this.active) {
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      requestAnimationFrame(this.animateScene);
+      this.props.animate({scene: this.scene, camera: this.camera});
+      this.renderer.render(this.scene, this.camera);
+
+      return null;
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0f5e626432..589aa682a8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -7168,6 +7168,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-f17oI66AUgfACvLfSoTsP8+lcLQ=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "three": {
+      "version": "0.96.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/three/-/three-0.96.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-tS+A5kelQgBblElc/E1G5zR3m6wNjbqmrf6OAjijuNJM7yoYQjOktPoa+Lglx73OTiTOJ3+Ff+pgWdOFt7cOhQ=="
+    },
     "through": {
       "version": "2.3.8",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/through/-/through-2.3.8.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a4966cfd98..fcc0019797 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
     "react-select": "1.2.1",
     "relay-runtime": "1.6.0",
     "temp": "0.8.3",
+    "three": "0.96.0",
     "tinycolor2": "1.4.1",
     "tree-kill": "1.2.0",
     "what-the-diff": "0.4.0",
diff --git a/styles/three-scene.less b/styles/three-scene.less
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee2f29305b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/styles/three-scene.less
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.github-ThreeScene {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+}