diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/ProjectApi.java b/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/ProjectApi.java
index de1954cbc..c7ee346fe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/ProjectApi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/ProjectApi.java
@@ -1355,6 +1355,8 @@ public Project updateProject(Project project) throws GitLabApiException {
             formData.withParam("issue_branch_template", project.getIssueBranchTemplate());
             formData.withParam("merge_commit_template", project.getMergeCommitTemplate());
             formData.withParam("squash_commit_template", project.getSquashCommitTemplate());
+            formData.withParam("merge_requests_template", project.getMergeRequestsTemplate());
+            formData.withParam("issues_template", project.getIssuesTemplate());
 
             if (project.getTagList() != null && !project.getTagList().isEmpty()) {
                 formData.withParam("tag_list", String.join(",", project.getTagList()));
@@ -2254,7 +2256,7 @@ public ProjectHook addHook(Object projectIdOrPath, String url, boolean doPushEve
             boolean doIssuesEvents, boolean doMergeRequestsEvents) throws GitLabApiException {
         return addHook(projectIdOrPath, url, doPushEvents, doIssuesEvents, doMergeRequestsEvents, null);
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Adds a hook to project.
      * Convenience method for {@link #addHook(Object, String, ProjectHook, Boolean, String)}
@@ -4044,7 +4046,7 @@ public ProjectAccessToken createProjectAccessToken(Object projectIdOrPath, Strin
     public ProjectAccessToken rotateProjectAccessToken(Object projectIdOrPath, Long tokenId) throws GitLabApiException {
         return rotateProjectAccessToken(projectIdOrPath, tokenId, null);
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Rotates the given project access token.
      * The token is revoked and a new one which will expire in one week is created to replace it.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/models/Project.java b/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/models/Project.java
index b475f6d70..05e4f6d81 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/models/Project.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/models/Project.java
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ public String toString() {
     private String mergeCommitTemplate;
     private String squashCommitTemplate;
     private String issueBranchTemplate;
+    private String mergeRequestsTemplate;
+    private String issuesTemplate;
+
     @JsonProperty("_links")
     private Map<String, String> links;
 
@@ -950,6 +953,22 @@ public void setIssueBranchTemplate(String issueBranchTemplate) {
         this.issueBranchTemplate = issueBranchTemplate;
     }
 
+    public String getMergeRequestsTemplate() {
+        return mergeRequestsTemplate;
+    }
+
+    public void setMergeRequestsTemplate(String mergeRequestsTemplate) {
+        this.mergeRequestsTemplate = mergeRequestsTemplate;
+    }
+
+    public String getIssuesTemplate() {
+        return issuesTemplate;
+    }
+
+    public void setIssuesTemplate(String issuesTemplate) {
+        this.issuesTemplate = issuesTemplate;
+    }
+
     public Map<String, String> getLinks() {
         return links;
     }
diff --git a/src/test/resources/org/gitlab4j/api/project.json b/src/test/resources/org/gitlab4j/api/project.json
index 27f6bb174..982b3feec 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/org/gitlab4j/api/project.json
+++ b/src/test/resources/org/gitlab4j/api/project.json
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@
   "merge_commit_template": "Merge branch '%{source_branch}' into '%{target_branch}'",
   "squash_commit_template": "Commit %{title}",
   "issue_branch_template" : "issue-%{id}",
+  "merge_requests_template": "",
+  "issues_template": "",
   "autoclose_referenced_issues" : true,
   "permissions" : {
     "project_access" : {
@@ -125,4 +127,4 @@
     "packages_size" : 0
   },
   "custom_attributes" : [ ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}