diff --git a/app/models/label.rb b/app/models/label.rb
index 10dd5cd3836..c34f4e4ba60 100644
--- a/app/models/label.rb
+++ b/app/models/label.rb
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ class Label < ActiveRecord::Base
     issues.closed.count
   end
 
+  def open_merge_requests_count
+    merge_requests.opened.count
+  end
+
   def template?
     template
   end