diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/admin/repos.py b/rhodecode/controllers/admin/repos.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/admin/repos.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/admin/repos.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from pylons.controllers.util import redi
 from pylons.i18n.translation import _
 from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
 
+import rhodecode
 from rhodecode.lib import helpers as h
 from rhodecode.lib.auth import LoginRequired, HasPermissionAllDecorator, \
     HasPermissionAnyDecorator, HasRepoPermissionAllDecorator
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ from rhodecode.model.db import User, Rep
 from rhodecode.model.forms import RepoForm
 from rhodecode.model.scm import ScmModel
 from rhodecode.model.repo import RepoModel
+from rhodecode.lib.compat import json
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -131,9 +133,44 @@ class ReposController(BaseController):
         """GET /repos: All items in the collection"""
         # url('repos')
 
-        c.repos_list = ScmModel().get_repos(Repository.query()
-                                            .order_by(Repository.repo_name)
-                                            .all(), sort_key='name_sort')
+        c.repos_list = Repository.query()\
+                        .order_by(Repository.repo_name)\
+                        .all()
+
+        repos_data = []
+        total_records = len(c.repos_list)
+
+        _tmpl_lookup = rhodecode.CONFIG['pylons.app_globals'].mako_lookup
+        template = _tmpl_lookup.get_template('data_table/_dt_elements.html')
+
+        quick_menu = lambda repo_name: (template.get_def("quick_menu")
+                                        .render(repo_name, _=_, h=h))
+        repo_lnk = lambda name, rtype, private, fork_of: (
+            template.get_def("repo_name")
+            .render(name, rtype, private, fork_of, short_name=False, 
+                    admin=True, _=_, h=h))
+
+        repo_actions = lambda repo_name: (template.get_def("repo_actions")
+                                       .render(repo_name, _=_, h=h))
+
+        for repo in c.repos_list:
+            repos_data.append({
+                "menu": quick_menu(repo.repo_name),
+                "raw_name": repo.repo_name,
+                "name": repo_lnk(repo.repo_name, repo.repo_type, repo.private, repo.fork),
+                "desc": repo.description,
+                "owner": repo.user.username,
+                "action": repo_actions(repo.repo_name),
+            })
+
+        c.data = json.dumps({
+            "totalRecords": total_records,
+            "startIndex": 0,
+            "sort": "name",
+            "dir": "asc",
+            "records": repos_data
+        })
+
         return render('admin/repos/repos.html')
 
     @HasPermissionAnyDecorator('hg.admin', 'hg.create.repository')