diff --git a/scm-it/src/test/java/sonia/scm/it/MergeDetectionITCase.java b/scm-it/src/test/java/sonia/scm/it/MergeDetectionITCase.java
index 6779b76b68..adc5a9efe0 100644
--- a/scm-it/src/test/java/sonia/scm/it/MergeDetectionITCase.java
+++ b/scm-it/src/test/java/sonia/scm/it/MergeDetectionITCase.java
@@ -91,6 +91,19 @@ public class MergeDetectionITCase {
 
   @Test
   public void shouldDetectSimpleMergeAsMerged() throws IOException {
+    client.getCheckoutCommand().checkout("master");
+    client.getMergeCommand().noFf().merge("develop");
+
+    initializeMergeDetection("master", "develop");
+
+    client.getPushCommand().push();
+
+    Assertions.assertThat(getMergeDetectionResult("preMergeDetection", 0)).isTrue();
+    Assertions.assertThat(getMergeDetectionResult("postMergeDetection", 0)).isTrue();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldDetectFastForwardAsMerged() throws IOException {
     client.getCheckoutCommand().checkout("master");
     client.getMergeCommand().merge("develop");
 
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/client/spi/GitMergeCommand.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/client/spi/GitMergeCommand.java
index 6b27ee4a06..464d32eba6 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/client/spi/GitMergeCommand.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/client/spi/GitMergeCommand.java
@@ -48,9 +48,25 @@ public class GitMergeCommand implements MergeCommand {
   public Changeset merge(MergeRequest request) throws IOException {
     try (GitChangesetConverter converter = new GitChangesetConverter(git.getRepository())) {
       ObjectId resolved = git.getRepository().resolve(request.getBranch());
-      MergeResult mergeResult = git.merge()
+      org.eclipse.jgit.api.MergeCommand mergeCommand = git.merge()
         .include(request.getBranch(), resolved)
-        .setMessage(request.getMessage())
+        .setMessage(request.getMessage());
+
+      switch (request.getFfMode()) {
+        case FF:
+          mergeCommand.setFastForward(org.eclipse.jgit.api.MergeCommand.FastForwardMode.FF);
+          break;
+        case NO_FF:
+          mergeCommand.setFastForward(org.eclipse.jgit.api.MergeCommand.FastForwardMode.NO_FF);
+          break;
+        case FF_ONLY:
+          mergeCommand.setFastForward(org.eclipse.jgit.api.MergeCommand.FastForwardMode.FF_ONLY);
+          break;
+        default:
+          throw new IllegalStateException("Unknown FF mode: " + request.getFfMode());
+      }
+
+      MergeResult mergeResult = mergeCommand
         .call();
 
       try (RevWalk revWalk = new RevWalk(git.getRepository())) {
diff --git a/scm-test/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/client/api/MergeCommandBuilder.java b/scm-test/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/client/api/MergeCommandBuilder.java
index 78cbe240d1..ade806ade0 100644
--- a/scm-test/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/client/api/MergeCommandBuilder.java
+++ b/scm-test/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/client/api/MergeCommandBuilder.java
@@ -35,13 +35,28 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 public final class MergeCommandBuilder {
 
   private final MergeCommand command;
+  private final MergeRequest request = new MergeRequest();
 
   MergeCommandBuilder(MergeCommand command) {
     this.command = command;
   }
 
+  public MergeCommandBuilder ffOnly() {
+    request.setFfMode(MergeRequest.FastForwardMode.FF_ONLY);
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  public MergeCommandBuilder noFf() {
+    request.setFfMode(MergeRequest.FastForwardMode.NO_FF);
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  public MergeCommandBuilder ffIfPossible() {
+    request.setFfMode(MergeRequest.FastForwardMode.FF);
+    return this;
+  }
+
   public void merge(String branch) throws IOException {
-    MergeRequest request = new MergeRequest();
     request.setBranch(branch);
     command.merge(request);
   }
diff --git a/scm-test/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/client/spi/MergeRequest.java b/scm-test/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/client/spi/MergeRequest.java
index ba7a133cb9..826e5d9f03 100644
--- a/scm-test/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/client/spi/MergeRequest.java
+++ b/scm-test/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/client/spi/MergeRequest.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public final class MergeRequest {
 
   private String branch;
   private String message;
+  private FastForwardMode ffMode = FastForwardMode.FF;
 
   @Override
   public boolean equals(Object obj) {
@@ -79,6 +80,10 @@ public final class MergeRequest {
     this.message = message;
   }
 
+  public void setFfMode(FastForwardMode ffMode) {
+    this.ffMode = ffMode;
+  }
+
   String getBranch() {
     return branch;
   }
@@ -86,4 +91,12 @@ public final class MergeRequest {
   String getMessage() {
     return message;
   }
+
+  public FastForwardMode getFfMode() {
+    return ffMode;
+  }
+
+  public enum FastForwardMode {
+    FF_ONLY, FF, NO_FF
+  }
 }