diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request.js.coffee
index c0f83c93021..235b5c7580c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request.js.coffee
@@ -58,6 +58,18 @@ class MergeRequest
       $('.automerge_widget.can_be_merged').hide()
       $('.merge-in-progress').show()
 
+    this.$('.remove_source_branch').on 'click', ->
+      $('.remove_source_branch_widget').hide()
+      $('.remove_source_branch_in_progress').show()
+
+    this.$(".remove_source_branch").on "ajax:success", (e, data, status, xhr) ->
+      location.reload()
+
+    this.$(".remove_source_branch").on "ajax:error", (e, data, status, xhr) =>
+      this.$('.remove_source_branch_widget').hide()
+      this.$('.remove_source_branch_in_progress').hide()
+      this.$('.remove_source_branch_widget.failed').show()
+
   activateTab: (action) ->
     this.$('.nav-tabs li').removeClass 'active'
     this.$('.tab-content').hide()
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb
index c090dd917c2..d6402dd217d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb
@@ -211,9 +211,25 @@ class Projects::MergeRequestsController < Projects::ApplicationController
     @merge_request_diff = @merge_request.merge_request_diff
     @allowed_to_merge = allowed_to_merge?
     @show_merge_controls = @merge_request.open? && @commits.any? && @allowed_to_merge
+    @allowed_to_remove_source_branch = allowed_to_remove_source_branch?
+    @source_branch = @merge_request.source_project.repository.find_branch(@merge_request.source_branch).try(:name)
   end
 
   def allowed_to_merge?
+    allowed_to_push_code?(project)
+  end
+
+  def invalid_mr
+    # Render special view for MR with removed source or target branch
+    render 'invalid'
+  end
+
+  def allowed_to_remove_source_branch?
+    allowed_to_push_code?(@merge_request.source_project) &&
+      !@merge_request.disallow_source_branch_removal?
+  end
+
+  def allowed_to_push_code?(project)
     action = if project.protected_branch?(@merge_request.target_branch)
                :push_code_to_protected_branches
              else
@@ -222,9 +238,4 @@ class Projects::MergeRequestsController < Projects::ApplicationController
 
     can?(current_user, action, @project)
   end
-
-  def invalid_mr
-    # Render special view for MR with removed source or target branch
-    render 'invalid'
-  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_show.html.haml b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_show.html.haml
index 7a21c0dd069..5da5c8a44f7 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_show.html.haml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
       = render "projects/merge_requests/show/mr_accept"
     - else
       = render "projects/merge_requests/show/no_accept"
+  = render "projects/merge_requests/show/remove_source_branch"
   - if @merge_request.source_project.gitlab_ci?
     = render "projects/merge_requests/show/mr_ci"
   = render "projects/merge_requests/show/commits"
diff --git a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show/_remove_source_branch.html.haml b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show/_remove_source_branch.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b95f7a4667d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show/_remove_source_branch.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+- if @source_branch.blank?
+  .bs-callout.bs-callout-info
+    Source branch has been removed
+
+- elsif @allowed_to_remove_source_branch && @merge_request.merged?
+  .remove_source_branch_widget
+    .alert.alert-info
+      = link_to project_branch_path(@merge_request.source_project, @source_branch), remote: true, method: :delete, class: "btn btn-primary remove_source_branch" do
+        %i.icon-remove
+        Remove Source Branch
+
+  .remove_source_branch_widget.failed.hide
+    .alert.alert-error Failed to remove source branch '#{@merge_request.source_branch}'
+
+  .remove_source_branch_in_progress.hide
+    .bs-callout.bs-callout-info
+      %i.icon-refresh.icon-spin
+      &nbsp;
+      Removing source branch '#{@merge_request.source_branch}'. Please wait. Page will be automatically reloaded. &nbsp;