diff --git a/src/GitlabCli/Pipelines.psm1 b/src/GitlabCli/Pipelines.psm1
index de84535..c1815e2 100644
--- a/src/GitlabCli/Pipelines.psm1
+++ b/src/GitlabCli/Pipelines.psm1
@@ -706,6 +706,10 @@ function New-GitlabPipeline {
         [string]
         $Ref = '.',
 
+        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
+        [System.Object[]]
+        $Variables,
+
         [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
         [switch]
         $Wait,
@@ -734,10 +738,16 @@ function New-GitlabPipeline {
         $Ref = $Project.DefaultBranch
     }
 
+    $RequestBody = @{'ref' = $Ref}
+
+    if($Variables) {
+        $RequestBody.Add("variables",$Variables)
+    } 
+
     $GitlabApiArguments = @{
         HttpMethod = "POST"
         Path       = "projects/$ProjectId/pipeline"
-        Query      = @{'ref' = $Ref}
+        Body       = $RequestBody
         SiteUrl    = $SiteUrl
     }