diff --git a/src/main/java/com/messners/gitlab/api/models/MergeRequest.java b/src/main/java/com/messners/gitlab/api/models/MergeRequest.java
index 821fd8880cd149618210a7a7ea61a388ea925a92..ca86833f27ec9f2bada758e4eae01fb7eaa116aa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/messners/gitlab/api/models/MergeRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/messners/gitlab/api/models/MergeRequest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public class MergeRequest {
 	private String state;
 	private String targetBranch;
 	private String title;
+	private String description;
 	private Integer upvotes;
 
 	public Assignee getAssignee () {
@@ -100,6 +101,14 @@ public class MergeRequest {
 		this.title = title;
 	}
 
+	public String getDescription() {
+		return description;
+	}
+
+	public void setDescription(String description) {
+		this.description = description;
+	}
+
 	public Integer getUpvotes () {
 		return this.upvotes;
 	}