diff --git a/src/Commands/Merge.cs b/src/Commands/Merge.cs
index b08377b9..32898593 100644
--- a/src/Commands/Merge.cs
+++ b/src/Commands/Merge.cs
@@ -5,11 +5,20 @@ namespace SourceGit.Commands
 {
     public class Merge : Command
     {
-        public Merge(string repo, string source, string mode)
+        public Merge(string repo, string source, string mode, bool edit)
         {
             WorkingDirectory = repo;
             Context = repo;
-            Args = $"merge --progress {source} {mode}";
+            Editor = EditorType.CoreEditor;
+
+            var builder = new StringBuilder();
+            builder.Append("merge --progress ");
+            builder.Append(edit ? "--edit " : "--no-edit ");
+            builder.Append(source);
+            builder.Append(' ');
+            builder.Append(mode);
+
+            Args = builder.ToString();
         }
 
         public Merge(string repo, List<string> targets, bool autoCommit, string strategy)
diff --git a/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml b/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml
index ee035551..f0ad4b18 100644
--- a/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml
+++ b/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Launcher.Workspaces" xml:space="preserve">Workspaces</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Launcher.Pages" xml:space="preserve">Pages</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Merge" xml:space="preserve">Merge Branch</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Merge.Edit" xml:space="preserve">Customize merge message</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Merge.Into" xml:space="preserve">Into:</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Merge.Mode" xml:space="preserve">Merge Option:</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Merge.Source" xml:space="preserve">Source:</x:String>
diff --git a/src/Resources/Locales/zh_CN.axaml b/src/Resources/Locales/zh_CN.axaml
index 2a117fb8..f8fa8d90 100644
--- a/src/Resources/Locales/zh_CN.axaml
+++ b/src/Resources/Locales/zh_CN.axaml
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Launcher.Workspaces" xml:space="preserve">工作区列表</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Launcher.Pages" xml:space="preserve">页面列表</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Merge" xml:space="preserve">合并分支</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Merge.Edit" xml:space="preserve">编辑合并信息</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Merge.Into" xml:space="preserve">目标分支 ：</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Merge.Mode" xml:space="preserve">合并方式 ：</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Merge.Source" xml:space="preserve">合并目标 ：</x:String>
diff --git a/src/Resources/Locales/zh_TW.axaml b/src/Resources/Locales/zh_TW.axaml
index 29a5346d..a76f4f3a 100644
--- a/src/Resources/Locales/zh_TW.axaml
+++ b/src/Resources/Locales/zh_TW.axaml
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Launcher.Workspaces" xml:space="preserve">工作區列表</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Launcher.Pages" xml:space="preserve">頁面列表</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Merge" xml:space="preserve">合併分支</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Merge.Edit" xml:space="preserve">編輯合併訊息</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Merge.Into" xml:space="preserve">目標分支:</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Merge.Mode" xml:space="preserve">合併方式:</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Merge.Source" xml:space="preserve">合併來源:</x:String>
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/Merge.cs b/src/ViewModels/Merge.cs
index eb54418c..d7b6a29c 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/Merge.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/Merge.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             set;
         }
 
+        public bool Edit
+        {
+            get;
+            set;
+        } = false;
+
         public Merge(Repository repo, Models.Branch source, string into, bool forceFastForward)
         {
             _repo = repo;
@@ -62,7 +68,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
 
             return Task.Run(() =>
             {
-                new Commands.Merge(_repo.FullPath, _sourceName, Mode.Arg).Use(log).Exec();
+                new Commands.Merge(_repo.FullPath, _sourceName, Mode.Arg, Edit).Use(log).Exec();
                 log.Complete();
 
                 var head = new Commands.QueryRevisionByRefName(_repo.FullPath, "HEAD").Result();
diff --git a/src/Views/Merge.axaml b/src/Views/Merge.axaml
index 33d07f02..d4ba5d70 100644
--- a/src/Views/Merge.axaml
+++ b/src/Views/Merge.axaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <TextBlock FontSize="18"
                Classes="bold"
                Text="{DynamicResource Text.Merge}"/>
-    <Grid Margin="0,16,0,0" RowDefinitions="32,32,32" ColumnDefinitions="130,*">
+    <Grid Margin="0,16,0,0" RowDefinitions="32,32,32,32" ColumnDefinitions="130,*">
       <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0"
                  HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Center"
                  Margin="0,0,8,0"
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@
           </DataTemplate>
         </ComboBox.SelectionBoxItemTemplate>
       </ComboBox>
+
+      <CheckBox Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1"
+                Height="32"
+                Content="{DynamicResource Text.Merge.Edit}"
+                IsChecked="{Binding Edit, Mode=TwoWay}"
+                ToolTip.Tip="--edit"/>
     </Grid>
   </StackPanel>
 </UserControl>