diff --git a/Classes/GTCommit.h b/Classes/GTCommit.h
index d0c1ff253..79b4fdc64 100644
--- a/Classes/GTCommit.h
+++ b/Classes/GTCommit.h
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) NSTimeZone *commitTimeZone;
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) GTTree *tree;
 
+/// Is this a merge commit?
+@property (nonatomic, readonly, assign, getter = isMerge) BOOL merge;
+
 /// The underlying `git_object` as a `git_commit` object.
 - (git_commit *)git_commit __attribute__((objc_returns_inner_pointer));
 
diff --git a/Classes/GTCommit.m b/Classes/GTCommit.m
index 8e4b8cee4..1dadde88a 100644
--- a/Classes/GTCommit.m
+++ b/Classes/GTCommit.m
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ - (GTTree *)tree {
 	return (GTTree *)[GTObject objectWithObj:(git_object *)tree inRepository:self.repository];
 }
 
+- (BOOL)isMerge {
+	return git_commit_parentcount(self.git_commit) > 1;
+}
+
 - (NSArray *)parents {
 	unsigned numberOfParents = git_commit_parentcount(self.git_commit);
 	NSMutableArray *parents = [NSMutableArray arrayWithCapacity:numberOfParents];
diff --git a/ObjectiveGitTests/GTCommitSpec.m b/ObjectiveGitTests/GTCommitSpec.m
index 7104a1117..706dd077f 100644
--- a/ObjectiveGitTests/GTCommitSpec.m
+++ b/ObjectiveGitTests/GTCommitSpec.m
@@ -59,6 +59,15 @@
 	expect(commit.parents.count).to.equal(2);
 });
 
+it(@"can identify merges", ^{
+	NSError *error;
+	NSString *commitSHA = @"a4a7dce85cf63874e984719f4fdd239f5145052f";
+	GTCommit *commit = [repository lookUpObjectBySHA:commitSHA error:&error];
+	expect(commit).notTo.beNil();
+
+	expect(commit.merge).to.beTruthy();
+});
+
 afterEach(^{
 	[self tearDown];
 });