diff --git a/geopandas/geoseries.py b/geopandas/geoseries.py
index 447dd55..0a564bd 100644
--- a/geopandas/geoseries.py
+++ b/geopandas/geoseries.py
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ class GeoSeries(Series):
                          columns=['minx', 'miny', 'maxx', 'maxy'],
                          index=self.index)
 
+    @property
+    def centroid(self):
+        """
+        Return the centroid of each geometry in the GeoSeries
+        """
+        return GeoSeries([geom.centroid for geom in self], index=self.index)
+
     @property
     def geom_type(self):
         return Series([geom.geom_type for geom in self], index=self.index)