diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/Constants.java b/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/Constants.java
index 3ebc156097d049f1dd82f5e7a48e18d56c80f443..5e15bf4f83989e776b43a82649e447bd652b9374 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/Constants.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/Constants.java
@@ -104,6 +104,29 @@ public interface Constants {
         }
     }
 
+    /** Enum to use for ordering the results of getMergeRequests(). */
+    public enum MergeRequestOrderBy {
+
+        CREATED_AT, UPDATED_AT;
+
+        private static JacksonJsonEnumHelper<MergeRequestOrderBy> enumHelper = new JacksonJsonEnumHelper<>(MergeRequestOrderBy.class);
+
+        @JsonCreator
+        public static MergeRequestOrderBy forValue(String value) {
+            return enumHelper.forValue(value);
+        }
+
+        @JsonValue
+        public String toValue() {
+            return (enumHelper.toString(this));
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String toString() {
+            return (enumHelper.toString(this));
+        }
+    }
+
     /** Enum to use for ordering the results of getGroups() and getSubGroups(). */
     public enum GroupOrderBy {
 
@@ -191,6 +214,27 @@ public interface Constants {
         }
     }
 
+    /** Enum to use for specifying the scope for getMergeRequests methods. */
+    public enum MergeRequestScope {
+
+        CREATED_BY_ME, ASSIGNED_TO_ME, ALL;
+
+        private static JacksonJsonEnumHelper<MergeRequestScope> enumHelper = new JacksonJsonEnumHelper<>(MergeRequestScope.class);
+
+        @JsonCreator
+        public static MergeRequestScope forValue(String value) { return enumHelper.forValue(value); }
+
+        @JsonValue
+        public String toValue() {
+            return (enumHelper.toString(this));
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String toString() {
+            return (enumHelper.toString(this));
+        }
+    }
+
     /** Enum to use for querying the state of a MergeRequest */
     public enum MergeRequestState {
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/GitLabApiForm.java b/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/GitLabApiForm.java
index e15bc7f611c58e360e29dde5a6f35ab348a1755e..8abf540caa0a3ff7a8c900ee2391d6dda895a1f2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/GitLabApiForm.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/GitLabApiForm.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class GitLabApiForm extends Form {
      * @param value the value of the field/attribute to add
      * @return this GitLabAPiForm instance
      */
-    protected GitLabApiForm withParam(String name, Object value) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+    public GitLabApiForm withParam(String name, Object value) throws IllegalArgumentException {
         return (withParam(name, value, false));
     }
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class GitLabApiForm extends Form {
      * @return this GitLabAPiForm instance
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if a required parameter is null or empty
      */
-    protected GitLabApiForm withParam(String name, Object value, boolean required) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+    public GitLabApiForm withParam(String name, Object value, boolean required) throws IllegalArgumentException {
 
         if (value == null) {
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/MergeRequestApi.java b/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/MergeRequestApi.java
index fdf62cfbac0c559076e2c1504236f0fab80a1b68..67b386ff84c744972686f3274a77f37d503853c1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/MergeRequestApi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/MergeRequestApi.java
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Form;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.GenericType;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MultivaluedMap;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 
 import org.gitlab4j.api.GitLabApi.ApiVersion;
 import org.gitlab4j.api.models.Commit;
 import org.gitlab4j.api.models.MergeRequest;
+import org.gitlab4j.api.models.MergeRequestFilter;
 import org.gitlab4j.api.models.Participant;
 
 /**
@@ -21,6 +23,52 @@ public class MergeRequestApi extends AbstractApi {
         super(gitLabApi);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get all merge requests matching the filter.
+     *
+     * GET /merge_requests
+     *
+     * @param filter a MergeRequestFilter instance with the filter settings
+     * @return all merge requests for the specified project matching the filter
+     * @throws GitLabApiException if any exception occurs
+     */
+    public List<MergeRequest> getMergeRequests(MergeRequestFilter filter) throws GitLabApiException {
+        return (getMergeRequests(filter, 1, getDefaultPerPage()));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get all merge requests matching the filter.
+     *
+     * GET /merge_requests
+     *
+     * @param filter a MergeRequestFilter instance with the filter settings
+     * @param page the page to get
+     * @param perPage the number of MergeRequest instances per page
+     * @return all merge requests for the specified project matching the filter
+     * @throws GitLabApiException if any exception occurs
+     */
+    public List<MergeRequest> getMergeRequests(MergeRequestFilter filter, int page, int perPage) throws GitLabApiException {
+        MultivaluedMap<String, String> queryParams = (filter != null ?
+            filter.getQueryParams(page, perPage).asMap() : getPageQueryParams(page, perPage));
+        Response response = get(Response.Status.OK, queryParams, "merge_requests");
+        return (response.readEntity(new GenericType<List<MergeRequest>>() {}));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get all merge requests matching the filter.
+     *
+     * GET /merge_requests
+     *
+     * @param filter a MergeRequestFilter instance with the filter settings
+     * @param itemsPerPage the number of MergeRequest instances that will be fetched per page
+     * @return all merge requests for the specified project matching the filter
+     * @throws GitLabApiException if any exception occurs
+     */
+    public Pager<MergeRequest> getMergeRequests(MergeRequestFilter filter, int itemsPerPage) throws GitLabApiException {
+        MultivaluedMap<String, String> queryParams = (filter != null ? filter.getQueryParams().asMap() : null);
+        return (new Pager<MergeRequest>(this, MergeRequest.class, itemsPerPage, queryParams, "merge_requests"));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get all merge requests for the specified project.
      *