diff --git a/gix/src/types.rs b/gix/src/types.rs
index b9f8cced54f..4ada3d5c72d 100644
--- a/gix/src/types.rs
+++ b/gix/src/types.rs
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ pub struct Reference<'r> {
 /// Note that it clones itself so that it is empty, requiring the user to configure each clone separately, specifically
 /// and explicitly. This is to have the fastest-possible default configuration available by default, but allow
 /// those who experiment with workloads to get speed boosts of 2x or more.
+///
+/// ### `Send` only with `parallel` feature
+///
+/// When built with `default-features = false`, this type is **not** `Send`.
+/// The minimal feature set to activate `Send` is `features = ["parallel"]`.
 pub struct Repository {
     /// A ref store with shared ownership (or the equivalent of it).
     pub refs: crate::RefStore,
@@ -182,6 +187,11 @@ pub struct Repository {
 /// it's merely meant to be able to exist in a `Sync` context.
 ///
 /// Note that it can also cheaply be cloned, and it will retain references to all contained resources.
+///
+/// ### `Send` only with `parallel` feature
+///
+/// When built with `default-features = false`, this type is **not** `Send`.
+/// The minimal feature set to activate `Send` is `features = ["parallel"]`.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ThreadSafeRepository {
     /// A store for references to point at objects
diff --git a/gix/tests/gix/repository/mod.rs b/gix/tests/gix/repository/mod.rs
index 2909186ba6a..7a0c05fde67 100644
--- a/gix/tests/gix/repository/mod.rs
+++ b/gix/tests/gix/repository/mod.rs
@@ -138,3 +138,11 @@ fn thread_safe_repository_is_sync() -> crate::Result {
     f(crate::util::basic_repo()?.into_sync());
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[test]
+#[cfg(feature = "parallel")]
+fn repository_is_send() -> crate::Result {
+    fn f<T: Send + Clone>(_t: T) {}
+    f(crate::util::basic_repo()?);
+    Ok(())
+}