diff --git a/app/views/shared/issuable/_sidebar.html.haml b/app/views/shared/issuable/_sidebar.html.haml
index 5295e656ab0..9eecfa39390 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/issuable/_sidebar.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/issuable/_sidebar.html.haml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       - if current_user
         .block.todo.hide-expanded
           = render "shared/issuable/sidebar_todo", todo: todo, issuable: issuable, is_collapsed: true
-      .block.assignee
+      .block.assignee.qa-assignee-block
         = render "shared/issuable/sidebar_assignees", issuable: issuable, can_edit_issuable: can_edit_issuable, signed_in: current_user.present?
 
       = render_if_exists 'shared/issuable/sidebar_item_epic', issuable: issuable
diff --git a/app/views/shared/issuable/form/_metadata_merge_request_assignee.html.haml b/app/views/shared/issuable/form/_metadata_merge_request_assignee.html.haml
index 3521f71f409..60c34094108 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/issuable/form/_metadata_merge_request_assignee.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/issuable/form/_metadata_merge_request_assignee.html.haml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 
     = dropdown_tag(user_dropdown_label(issuable.assignee_id, "Assignee"), options: { toggle_class: "js-dropdown-keep-input js-user-search js-issuable-form-dropdown js-assignee-search", title: "Select assignee", filter: true, dropdown_class: "dropdown-menu-user dropdown-menu-selectable dropdown-menu-assignee js-filter-submit",
       placeholder: "Search assignee", data: { first_user: current_user.try(:username), null_user: true, current_user: true, project_id: issuable.project.try(:id), selected: issuable.assignee_id, field_name: "#{issuable.class.model_name.param_key}[assignee_id]", default_label: "Assignee"} })
-  = link_to 'Assign to me', '#', class: "assign-to-me-link #{'hide' if issuable.assignee_id == current_user.id}"
+  = link_to 'Assign to me', '#', class: "assign-to-me-link qa-assign-to-me-link #{'hide' if issuable.assignee_id == current_user.id}"
diff --git a/qa/qa/page/merge_request/new.rb b/qa/qa/page/merge_request/new.rb
index 1f8f1fbca8e..20d9c336367 100644
--- a/qa/qa/page/merge_request/new.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/page/merge_request/new.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ module QA
           element :issuable_label
         end
 
+        view 'app/views/shared/issuable/form/_metadata_merge_request_assignee.html.haml' do
+          element :assign_to_me_link
+        end
+
         def create_merge_request
           click_element :issuable_create_button
         end
@@ -50,6 +54,10 @@ module QA
 
           click_link label.title
         end
+
+        def assign_to_me
+          click_element :assign_to_me_link
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/qa/qa/page/merge_request/show.rb b/qa/qa/page/merge_request/show.rb
index 2fd30e15ffb..869dc0b9d21 100644
--- a/qa/qa/page/merge_request/show.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/page/merge_request/show.rb
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ module QA
         end
 
         view 'app/views/shared/issuable/_sidebar.html.haml' do
+          element :assignee_block
           element :labels_block
         end
 
@@ -100,6 +101,12 @@ module QA
           end
         end
 
+        def has_assignee?(username)
+          page.within(element_selector_css(:assignee_block)) do
+            has_text?(username)
+          end
+        end
+
         def has_label?(label)
           page.within(element_selector_css(:labels_block)) do
             element = find('span', text: label)
diff --git a/qa/qa/resource/merge_request.rb b/qa/qa/resource/merge_request.rb
index 77afb3cfcba..45cb317e0eb 100644
--- a/qa/qa/resource/merge_request.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/resource/merge_request.rb
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ module QA
           page.fill_title(@title)
           page.fill_description(@description)
           page.choose_milestone(@milestone) if @milestone
+          page.assign_to_me if @assignee == 'me'
           labels.each do |label|
             page.select_label(label)
           end
diff --git a/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/merge_request/create_merge_request_spec.rb b/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/merge_request/create_merge_request_spec.rb
index d33947f41da..6ddd7dde2cf 100644
--- a/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/merge_request/create_merge_request_spec.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/merge_request/create_merge_request_spec.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ module QA
   context 'Create' do
     describe 'Merge request creation' do
       it 'user creates a new merge request'  do
+        gitlab_account_username = "@#{Runtime::User.username}"
+
         Runtime::Browser.visit(:gitlab, Page::Main::Login)
         Page::Main::Login.act { sign_in_using_credentials }
 
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ module QA
           merge_request.description = 'Great feature with milestone'
           merge_request.project = current_project
           merge_request.milestone = current_milestone
+          merge_request.assignee = 'me'
           merge_request.labels.push(new_label)
         end
 
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@ module QA
           expect(merge_request).to have_content('This is a merge request with a milestone')
           expect(merge_request).to have_content('Great feature with milestone')
           expect(merge_request).to have_content(/Opened [\w\s]+ ago/)
+          expect(merge_request).to have_assignee(gitlab_account_username)
           expect(merge_request).to have_label(new_label.title)
         end