diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d8e4c52..c96ae24e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ g.branch(branch2).merge  # merges HEAD with branch2
 
 g.branch(name).in_branch(message) { # add files }  # auto-commits
 g.merge('new_branch')
+g.merge('new_branch', 'merge commit message', no_ff: true)
 g.merge('origin/remote_branch')
 g.merge(g.branch('master'))
 g.merge([branch1, branch2])
diff --git a/lib/git/base.rb b/lib/git/base.rb
index 21a26621..436b3255 100644
--- a/lib/git/base.rb
+++ b/lib/git/base.rb
@@ -347,8 +347,8 @@ def push(remote = 'origin', branch = 'master', opts = {})
     # merges one or more branches into the current working branch
     #
     # you can specify more than one branch to merge by passing an array of branches
-    def merge(branch, message = 'merge')
-      self.lib.merge(branch, message)
+    def merge(branch, message = 'merge', opts = {})
+      self.lib.merge(branch, message, opts)
     end
 
     # iterates over the files which are unmerged
diff --git a/lib/git/lib.rb b/lib/git/lib.rb
index 3dfb81f5..0eee89b3 100644
--- a/lib/git/lib.rb
+++ b/lib/git/lib.rb
@@ -714,8 +714,9 @@ def checkout_file(version, file)
       command('checkout', arr_opts)
     end
 
-    def merge(branch, message = nil)
+    def merge(branch, message = nil, opts = {})
       arr_opts = []
+      arr_opts << '--no-ff' if opts[:no_ff]
       arr_opts << '-m' << message if message
       arr_opts += [branch]
       command('merge', arr_opts)
diff --git a/tests/units/test_merge.rb b/tests/units/test_merge.rb
index a0d74c3b..8fd10712 100644
--- a/tests/units/test_merge.rb
+++ b/tests/units/test_merge.rb
@@ -101,4 +101,33 @@ def test_branch_and_merge_multiple
     end
   end
   
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+  def test_no_ff_merge
+    in_temp_dir do |path|
+      g = Git.clone(@wbare, 'branch_merge_test')
+      Dir.chdir('branch_merge_test') do
+
+        g.branch('new_branch').in_branch('first commit message') do
+          new_file('new_file_1', 'hello')
+          g.add
+          true
+        end
+
+        g.branch('new_branch2').checkout
+        g.merge('new_branch', 'merge commit message') # ff merge
+        assert(g.status['new_file_1']) # file has been merged in
+        assert_equal('first commit message', g.log.first.message) # merge commit message was ignored
+
+        g.branch('new_branch').in_branch('second commit message') do
+          new_file('new_file_2', 'hello')
+          g.add
+          true
+        end
+
+        assert_equal('new_branch2', g.current_branch) # still in new_branch2 branch
+        g.merge('new_branch', 'merge commit message', no_ff: true) # no-ff merge
+        assert(g.status['new_file_2']) # file has been merged in
+        assert_equal('merge commit message', g.log.first.message)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end