diff --git a/spec/git.spec.js b/spec/git.spec.js
index d9deed34..8127b3d0 100644
--- a/spec/git.spec.js
+++ b/spec/git.spec.js
@@ -148,5 +148,12 @@ describe('Git', function() {
       '%7B%22branches%22%3A%7B%22master%22%3A%7B%22target%22%3A%22C7%22%2C%22id%22%3A%22master%22%7D%2C%22side%22%3A%7B%22target%22%3A%22C7%22%2C%22id%22%3A%22side%22%7D%2C%22bug%22%3A%7B%22target%22%3A%22C8%22%2C%22id%22%3A%22bug%22%7D%2C%22wut%22%3A%7B%22target%22%3A%22C8%22%2C%22id%22%3A%22wut%22%7D%7D%2C%22commits%22%3A%7B%22C0%22%3A%7B%22parents%22%3A%5B%5D%2C%22id%22%3A%22C0%22%2C%22rootCommit%22%3Atrue%7D%2C%22C1%22%3A%7B%22parents%22%3A%5B%22C0%22%5D%2C%22id%22%3A%22C1%22%7D%2C%22C2%22%3A%7B%22parents%22%3A%5B%22C1%22%5D%2C%22id%22%3A%22C2%22%7D%2C%22C3%22%3A%7B%22parents%22%3A%5B%22C1%22%5D%2C%22id%22%3A%22C3%22%7D%2C%22C4%22%3A%7B%22parents%22%3A%5B%22C2%22%2C%22C3%22%5D%2C%22id%22%3A%22C4%22%7D%2C%22C5%22%3A%7B%22parents%22%3A%5B%22C2%22%5D%2C%22id%22%3A%22C5%22%7D%2C%22C3%27%22%3A%7B%22parents%22%3A%5B%22C5%22%5D%2C%22id%22%3A%22C3%27%22%7D%2C%22C6%22%3A%7B%22parents%22%3A%5B%22C4%22%5D%2C%22id%22%3A%22C6%22%7D%2C%22C6%27%22%3A%7B%22parents%22%3A%5B%22C3%27%22%5D%2C%22id%22%3A%22C6%27%22%7D%2C%22C7%22%3A%7B%22parents%22%3A%5B%22C4%22%2C%22C6%27%22%5D%2C%22id%22%3A%22C7%22%7D%2C%22C8%22%3A%7B%22parents%22%3A%5B%22C3%27%22%2C%22C6%22%5D%2C%22id%22%3A%22C8%22%7D%7D%2C%22HEAD%22%3A%7B%22target%22%3A%22bug%22%2C%22id%22%3A%22HEAD%22%7D%7D'
     );
   });
+
+  it('does not fast forward on merge if specified', function() {
+    expectTreeAsync(
+      'git commit; go -b side HEAD~1; git commit; git merge master; go master; git merge side --no-ff',
+      '{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C2","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null,"localBranchesThatTrackThis":null},"side":{"target":"C4","id":"side","remoteTrackingBranchID":null,"localBranchesThatTrackThis":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"},"C2":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C2"},"C3":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C3"},"C4":{"parents":["C2","C3"],"id":"C4"}},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"}}'
+    );
+  });
 });
 
diff --git a/src/js/git/commands.js b/src/js/git/commands.js
index 2bee92f5..0d04e487 100644
--- a/src/js/git/commands.js
+++ b/src/js/git/commands.js
@@ -381,11 +381,18 @@ var commandConfig = {
 
   merge: {
     regex: /^git +merge($|\s)/,
+    options: [
+      '--no-ff'
+    ],
     execute: function(engine, command) {
+      var commandOptions = command.getOptionsMap();
       var generalArgs = command.getGeneralArgs();
       command.validateArgBounds(generalArgs, 1, 1);
 
-      var newCommit = engine.merge(generalArgs[0]);
+      var newCommit = engine.merge(
+        generalArgs[0],
+        { noFF: !!commandOptions['--no-ff'] }
+      );
 
       if (newCommit === undefined) {
         // its just a fast forwrard
diff --git a/src/js/git/index.js b/src/js/git/index.js
index a7ee43fb..ff514e7d 100644
--- a/src/js/git/index.js
+++ b/src/js/git/index.js
@@ -2005,7 +2005,8 @@ GitEngine.prototype.mergeCheck = function(targetSource, currentLocation) {
   return this.isUpstreamOf(targetSource, currentLocation) || sameCommit;
 };
 
-GitEngine.prototype.merge = function(targetSource) {
+GitEngine.prototype.merge = function(targetSource, options) {
+  options = options || {};
   var currentLocation = 'HEAD';
 
   // first some conditions
@@ -2016,6 +2017,11 @@ GitEngine.prototype.merge = function(targetSource) {
   }
 
   if (this.isUpstreamOf(currentLocation, targetSource)) {
+    if (options.noFF) {
+      throw new GitError({
+        msg: intl.todo('Merge aborted because no-fast-forward was specified!')
+      });
+    }
     // just set the target of this current location to the source
     this.setTargetLocation(currentLocation, this.getCommitFromRef(targetSource));
     // get fresh animation to happen