diff --git a/github/resource_github_repository.go b/github/resource_github_repository.go
index b97bb949e9..144237ee72 100644
--- a/github/resource_github_repository.go
+++ b/github/resource_github_repository.go
@@ -45,6 +45,21 @@ func resourceGithubRepository() *schema.Resource {
 				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
 				Optional: true,
 			},
+			"allow_merge_commit": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
+				Optional: true,
+				Default:  true,
+			},
+			"allow_squash_merge": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
+				Optional: true,
+				Default:  true,
+			},
+			"allow_rebase_merge": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
+				Optional: true,
+				Default:  true,
+			},
 			"has_downloads": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
 				Optional: true,
@@ -89,18 +104,24 @@ func resourceGithubRepositoryObject(d *schema.ResourceData) *github.Repository {
 	private := d.Get("private").(bool)
 	hasIssues := d.Get("has_issues").(bool)
 	hasWiki := d.Get("has_wiki").(bool)
+	allowMergeCommit := d.Get("allow_merge_commit").(bool)
+	allowSquashMerge := d.Get("allow_squash_merge").(bool)
+	allowRebaseMerge := d.Get("allow_rebase_merge").(bool)
 	hasDownloads := d.Get("has_downloads").(bool)
 	autoInit := d.Get("auto_init").(bool)
 
 	repo := &github.Repository{
-		Name:         &name,
-		Description:  &description,
-		Homepage:     &homepageUrl,
-		Private:      &private,
-		HasIssues:    &hasIssues,
-		HasWiki:      &hasWiki,
-		HasDownloads: &hasDownloads,
-		AutoInit:     &autoInit,
+		Name:             &name,
+		Description:      &description,
+		Homepage:         &homepageUrl,
+		Private:          &private,
+		HasIssues:        &hasIssues,
+		HasWiki:          &hasWiki,
+		AllowMergeCommit: &allowMergeCommit,
+		AllowSquashMerge: &allowSquashMerge,
+		AllowRebaseMerge: &allowRebaseMerge,
+		HasDownloads:     &hasDownloads,
+		AutoInit:         &autoInit,
 	}
 
 	return repo
@@ -144,6 +165,9 @@ func resourceGithubRepositoryRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) erro
 	d.Set("private", repo.Private)
 	d.Set("has_issues", repo.HasIssues)
 	d.Set("has_wiki", repo.HasWiki)
+	d.Set("allow_merge_commit", repo.AllowMergeCommit)
+	d.Set("allow_squash_merge", repo.AllowSquashMerge)
+	d.Set("allow_rebase_merge", repo.AllowRebaseMerge)
 	d.Set("has_downloads", repo.HasDownloads)
 	d.Set("full_name", repo.FullName)
 	d.Set("default_branch", repo.DefaultBranch)
diff --git a/github/resource_github_repository_test.go b/github/resource_github_repository_test.go
index 03101c89f0..28ea90d456 100644
--- a/github/resource_github_repository_test.go
+++ b/github/resource_github_repository_test.go
@@ -28,13 +28,16 @@ func TestAccGithubRepository_basic(t *testing.T) {
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckGithubRepositoryExists("github_repository.foo", &repo),
 					testAccCheckGithubRepositoryAttributes(&repo, &testAccGithubRepositoryExpectedAttributes{
-						Name:          name,
-						Description:   description,
-						Homepage:      "http://example.com/",
-						HasIssues:     true,
-						HasWiki:       true,
-						HasDownloads:  true,
-						DefaultBranch: "master",
+						Name:             name,
+						Description:      description,
+						Homepage:         "http://example.com/",
+						HasIssues:        true,
+						HasWiki:          true,
+						AllowMergeCommit: false,
+						AllowSquashMerge: false,
+						AllowRebaseMerge: false,
+						HasDownloads:     true,
+						DefaultBranch:    "master",
 					}),
 				),
 			},
@@ -43,10 +46,13 @@ func TestAccGithubRepository_basic(t *testing.T) {
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckGithubRepositoryExists("github_repository.foo", &repo),
 					testAccCheckGithubRepositoryAttributes(&repo, &testAccGithubRepositoryExpectedAttributes{
-						Name:          name,
-						Description:   "Updated " + description,
-						Homepage:      "http://example.com/",
-						DefaultBranch: "master",
+						Name:             name,
+						Description:      "Updated " + description,
+						Homepage:         "http://example.com/",
+						AllowMergeCommit: true,
+						AllowSquashMerge: true,
+						AllowRebaseMerge: true,
+						DefaultBranch:    "master",
 					}),
 				),
 			},
@@ -98,13 +104,16 @@ func testAccCheckGithubRepositoryExists(n string, repo *github.Repository) resou
 }
 
 type testAccGithubRepositoryExpectedAttributes struct {
-	Name         string
-	Description  string
-	Homepage     string
-	Private      bool
-	HasIssues    bool
-	HasWiki      bool
-	HasDownloads bool
+	Name             string
+	Description      string
+	Homepage         string
+	Private          bool
+	HasIssues        bool
+	HasWiki          bool
+	AllowMergeCommit bool
+	AllowSquashMerge bool
+	AllowRebaseMerge bool
+	HasDownloads     bool
 
 	DefaultBranch string
 }
@@ -130,6 +139,15 @@ func testAccCheckGithubRepositoryAttributes(repo *github.Repository, want *testA
 		if *repo.HasWiki != want.HasWiki {
 			return fmt.Errorf("got has wiki %#v; want %#v", *repo.HasWiki, want.HasWiki)
 		}
+		if *repo.AllowMergeCommit != want.AllowMergeCommit {
+			return fmt.Errorf("got allow merge commit %#v; want %#v", *repo.AllowMergeCommit, want.AllowMergeCommit)
+		}
+		if *repo.AllowSquashMerge != want.AllowSquashMerge {
+			return fmt.Errorf("got allow squash merge %#v; want %#v", *repo.AllowSquashMerge, want.AllowSquashMerge)
+		}
+		if *repo.AllowRebaseMerge != want.AllowRebaseMerge {
+			return fmt.Errorf("got allow rebase merge %#v; want %#v", *repo.AllowRebaseMerge, want.AllowRebaseMerge)
+		}
 		if *repo.HasDownloads != want.HasDownloads {
 			return fmt.Errorf("got has downloads %#v; want %#v", *repo.HasDownloads, want.HasDownloads)
 		}
@@ -208,6 +226,9 @@ resource "github_repository" "foo" {
 
   has_issues = true
   has_wiki = true
+  allow_merge_commit = false
+  allow_squash_merge = false
+  allow_rebase_merge = false
   has_downloads = true
 }
 `, randString, randString)
@@ -226,6 +247,9 @@ resource "github_repository" "foo" {
 
   has_issues = false
   has_wiki = false
+  allow_merge_commit = true
+  allow_squash_merge = true
+  allow_rebase_merge = true
   has_downloads = false
 }
 `, randString, randString)
diff --git a/website/docs/r/repository.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/repository.html.markdown
index a2b50c8283..67a2c01ac6 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/repository.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/repository.html.markdown
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 * `has_wiki` - (Optional) Set to `true` to enable the Github Wiki features on
   the repository.
 
+* `allow_merge_commit` - (Optional) Set to `false` to disable merge commits on the repository.
+
+* `allow_squash_merge` - (Optional) Set to `false` to disable squash merges on the repository.
+
+* `allow_rebase_merge` - (Optional) Set to `false` to disable rebase merges on the repository.
+
 * `has_downloads` - (Optional) Set to `true` to enable the (deprecated)
   downloads features on the repository.
 
@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@ The following additional attributes are exported:
 
 * `svn_url` - URL that can be provided to `svn checkout` to check out
   the repository via Github's Subversion protocol emulation.
-  
+
 
 ## Import