diff --git a/gitlab/v4/objects/__init__.py b/gitlab/v4/objects/__init__.py
index 016caece9..c90d18ad5 100644
--- a/gitlab/v4/objects/__init__.py
+++ b/gitlab/v4/objects/__init__.py
@@ -2996,13 +2996,18 @@ class ProjectMergeRequestApprovalManager(GetWithoutIdMixin, UpdateMixin, RESTMan
 
     @exc.on_http_error(exc.GitlabUpdateError)
     def set_approvers(
-        self, approvals_required, approver_ids=None, approver_group_ids=None, **kwargs
+        self,
+        approvals_required,
+        approver_ids=None,
+        approver_group_ids=None,
+        approval_rule_name="name",
+        **kwargs
     ):
         """Change MR-level allowed approvers and approver groups.
 
         Args:
             approvals_required (integer): The number of required approvals for this rule
-            approver_ids (list): User IDs that can approve MRs
+            approver_ids (list of integers): User IDs that can approve MRs
             approver_group_ids (list): Group IDs whose members can approve MRs
 
         Raises:
@@ -3012,18 +3017,93 @@ def set_approvers(
         approver_ids = approver_ids or []
         approver_group_ids = approver_group_ids or []
 
-        path = "%s/%s/approval_rules" % (
-            self._parent.manager.path,
-            self._parent.get_id(),
-        )
         data = {
-            "name": "name",
+            "name": approval_rule_name,
             "approvals_required": approvals_required,
             "rule_type": "regular",
             "user_ids": approver_ids,
             "group_ids": approver_group_ids,
         }
-        self.gitlab.http_post(path, post_data=data, **kwargs)
+        approval_rules = self._parent.approval_rules
+        """ update any existing approval rule matching the name"""
+        existing_approval_rules = approval_rules.list()
+        for ar in existing_approval_rules:
+            if ar.name == approval_rule_name:
+                ar.user_ids = data["user_ids"]
+                ar.approvals_required = data["approvals_required"]
+                ar.group_ids = data["group_ids"]
+                ar.save()
+                return
+        """ if there was no rule matching the rule name, create a new one"""
+        approval_rules.create(data=data)
+
+
+class ProjectMergeRequestApprovalRule(SaveMixin, RESTObject):
+    _id_attr = "approval_rule_id"
+    _short_print_attr = "approval_rule"
+
+    @exc.on_http_error(exc.GitlabUpdateError)
+    def save(self, **kwargs):
+        """Save the changes made to the object to the server.
+
+        The object is updated to match what the server returns.
+
+        Args:
+            **kwargs: Extra options to send to the server (e.g. sudo)
+
+        Raise:
+            GitlabAuthenticationError: If authentication is not correct
+            GitlabUpdateError: If the server cannot perform the request
+        """
+        # There is a mismatch between the name of our id attribute and the put REST API name for the
+        # project_id, so we override it here.
+        self.approval_rule_id = self.id
+        self.merge_request_iid = self._parent_attrs["mr_iid"]
+        self.id = self._parent_attrs["project_id"]
+        # save will update self.id with the result from the server, so no need to overwrite with
+        # what it was before we overwrote it."""
+        SaveMixin.save(self, **kwargs)
+
+
+class ProjectMergeRequestApprovalRuleManager(
+    ListMixin, UpdateMixin, CreateMixin, RESTManager
+):
+    _path = "/projects/%(project_id)s/merge_requests/%(mr_iid)s/approval_rules"
+    _obj_cls = ProjectMergeRequestApprovalRule
+    _from_parent_attrs = {"project_id": "project_id", "mr_iid": "iid"}
+    _list_filters = ("name", "rule_type")
+    _update_attrs = (
+        ("id", "merge_request_iid", "approval_rule_id", "name", "approvals_required"),
+        ("user_ids", "group_ids"),
+    )
+    # Important: When approval_project_rule_id is set, the name, users and groups of
+    # project-level rule will be copied. The approvals_required specified will be used.  """
+    _create_attrs = (
+        ("id", "merge_request_iid", "name", "approvals_required"),
+        ("approval_project_rule_id", "user_ids", "group_ids"),
+    )
+
+    def create(self, data, **kwargs):
+        """Create a new object.
+
+        Args:
+            data (dict): Parameters to send to the server to create the
+                         resource
+            **kwargs: Extra options to send to the server (e.g. sudo or
+                      'ref_name', 'stage', 'name', 'all')
+
+        Raises:
+            GitlabAuthenticationError: If authentication is not correct
+            GitlabCreateError: If the server cannot perform the request
+
+        Returns:
+            RESTObject: A new instance of the manage object class build with
+                        the data sent by the server
+        """
+        new_data = data.copy()
+        new_data["id"] = self._from_parent_attrs["project_id"]
+        new_data["merge_request_iid"] = self._from_parent_attrs["mr_iid"]
+        return CreateMixin.create(self, new_data, **kwargs)
 
 
 class ProjectMergeRequestAwardEmoji(ObjectDeleteMixin, RESTObject):
@@ -3149,6 +3229,7 @@ class ProjectMergeRequest(
 
     _managers = (
         ("approvals", "ProjectMergeRequestApprovalManager"),
+        ("approval_rules", "ProjectMergeRequestApprovalRuleManager"),
         ("awardemojis", "ProjectMergeRequestAwardEmojiManager"),
         ("diffs", "ProjectMergeRequestDiffManager"),
         ("discussions", "ProjectMergeRequestDiscussionManager"),