diff --git a/libgit2-sys/lib.rs b/libgit2-sys/lib.rs
index bf0f107755..06b75cbc4d 100644
--- a/libgit2-sys/lib.rs
+++ b/libgit2-sys/lib.rs
@@ -3018,6 +3018,11 @@ extern "C" {
         repo: *mut git_repository,
         refname: *const c_char,
     ) -> c_int;
+    pub fn git_branch_upstream_merge(
+        out: *mut git_buf,
+        repo: *mut git_repository,
+        refname: *const c_char,
+    ) -> c_int;
 
     // index
     pub fn git_index_version(index: *mut git_index) -> c_uint;
diff --git a/src/repo.rs b/src/repo.rs
index 074955f623..19f8c1f511 100644
--- a/src/repo.rs
+++ b/src/repo.rs
@@ -3136,6 +3136,19 @@ impl Repository {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Retrieve the upstream merge of a local branch,
+    /// configured in "branch.*.merge"
+    ///
+    /// `refname` must be in the form `refs/heads/{branch_name}`
+    pub fn branch_upstream_merge(&self, refname: &str) -> Result<Buf, Error> {
+        let refname = CString::new(refname)?;
+        unsafe {
+            let buf = Buf::new();
+            try_call!(raw::git_branch_upstream_merge(buf.raw(), self.raw, refname));
+            Ok(buf)
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Apply a Diff to the given repo, making changes directly in the working directory, the index, or both.
     pub fn apply(
         &self,