diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 93819aa2c5..4551c03abf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@
       <version>1.5.3</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.kohsuke</groupId>
+      <artifactId>wordnet-random-name</artifactId>
+      <version>1.2</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
index cb3346e4cf..f8c3598e72 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public List<GHIssue> getIssues(GHIssueState state) throws IOException {
     public List<GHIssue> getIssues(GHIssueState state, GHMilestone milestone) throws IOException {
         return Arrays.asList(GHIssue.wrap(root.retrieve()
                 .to(String.format("/repos/%s/%s/issues?state=%s&milestone=%s", owner.login, name,
-                                state.toString().toLowerCase(), milestone == null ? "none" : "" + milestone.getNumber()),
+                        state.toString().toLowerCase(), milestone == null ? "none" : "" + milestone.getNumber()),
                         GHIssue[].class
                 ), this));
     }
@@ -469,6 +469,29 @@ protected void wrapUp(GHPullRequest[] page) {
         };
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a new pull request.
+     *
+     * @param title
+     *      Required. The title of the pull request.
+     * @param head
+     *      Required. The name of the branch where your changes are implemented.
+     *      For cross-repository pull requests in the same network,
+     *      namespace head with a user like this: username:branch.
+     * @param base
+     *      Required. The name of the branch you want your changes pulled into.
+     *      This should be an existing branch on the current repository.
+     * @param body
+     *      The contents of the pull request. This is the markdown description
+     *      of a pull request.
+     */
+    public GHPullRequest createPullRequest(String title, String head, String base, String body) throws IOException {
+        return new Requester(root).with("title",title)
+                .with("head",head)
+                .with("base",base)
+                .with("body",body).to(getApiTailUrl("pulls"),GHPullRequest.class).wrapUp(this);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Retrieves the currently configured hooks.
      */
@@ -498,7 +521,7 @@ public GHCompare getCompare(String id1, String id2) throws IOException {
     }
 
     public GHCompare getCompare(GHCommit id1, GHCommit id2) throws IOException {
-        return getCompare(id1.getSHA1(),id2.getSHA1());
+        return getCompare(id1.getSHA1(), id2.getSHA1());
     }
 
     public GHCompare getCompare(GHBranch id1, GHBranch id2) throws IOException {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/AbstractGitHubApiTestBase.java b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/AbstractGitHubApiTestBase.java
index c52dcda461..e45895d66e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/AbstractGitHubApiTestBase.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/AbstractGitHubApiTestBase.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
-import org.kohsuke.github.GitHub;
+import org.kohsuke.randname.RandomNameGenerator;
 
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.util.Properties;
@@ -31,4 +31,6 @@ public void setUp() throws Exception {
             gitHub = GitHub.connect();
         }
     }
+
+    protected static final RandomNameGenerator rnd = new RandomNameGenerator();
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/PullRequestTest.java b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/PullRequestTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18f4a160f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/PullRequestTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package org.kohsuke.github;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+/**
+ * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
+ */
+public class PullRequestTest extends AbstractGitHubApiTestBase {
+    @Test
+    public void createPullRequest() throws Exception {
+        GHRepository j = gitHub.getOrganization("github-api-test-org").getRepository("jenkins");
+        String name = rnd.next();
+        GHPullRequest p = j.createPullRequest(name, "stable", "master", "## test");
+        System.out.println(p.getUrl());
+        assertEquals(name, p.getTitle());
+        p.close();
+    }
+}