diff --git a/api/queries_repo.go b/api/queries_repo.go
index 54194b1bb..3a9f83d89 100644
--- a/api/queries_repo.go
+++ b/api/queries_repo.go
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ type Repository struct {
 
 	Parent *Repository
 
+	MergeCommitAllowed bool
+	SquashMergeAllowed bool
+	RebaseMergeAllowed bool
+
 	// pseudo-field that keeps track of host name of this repo
 	hostname string
 }
@@ -869,3 +873,30 @@ func MilestoneByNumber(client *Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, number int) (*Repo
 
 	return query.Repository.Milestone, nil
 }
+
+func GetRepoPROpts(client *Client, repo ghrepo.Interface) (*Repository, error) {
+	query := `
+	query RepositoryInfo($owner: String!, $name: String!) {
+		repository(owner: $owner, name: $name) {
+			mergeCommitAllowed
+			squashMergeAllowed
+			rebaseMergeAllowed
+		}
+	}`
+	variables := map[string]interface{}{
+		"owner": repo.RepoOwner(),
+		"name":  repo.RepoName(),
+	}
+
+	result := struct {
+		Repository Repository
+	}{}
+
+	err := client.GraphQL(repo.RepoHost(), query, variables, &result)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &result.Repository, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/merge/merge.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/merge/merge.go
index e22b6c13d..80a08bf02 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/merge/merge.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/merge/merge.go
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func mergeRun(opts *MergeOptions) error {
 	crossRepoPR := pr.HeadRepositoryOwner.Login != baseRepo.RepoOwner()
 
 	if opts.InteractiveMode {
-		mergeMethod, deleteBranch, err = prInteractiveMerge(opts.DeleteLocalBranch, crossRepoPR)
+		mergeMethod, deleteBranch, err = prInteractiveMerge(opts.DeleteLocalBranch, crossRepoPR, baseRepo, apiClient)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil
 		}
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ func mergeRun(opts *MergeOptions) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func prInteractiveMerge(deleteLocalBranch bool, crossRepoPR bool) (api.PullRequestMergeMethod, bool, error) {
+func prInteractiveMerge(deleteLocalBranch bool, crossRepoPR bool, repo ghrepo.Interface, apiClient *api.Client) (api.PullRequestMergeMethod, bool, error) {
+	repoMergeOpts, err := api.GetRepoPROpts(apiClient, repo)
+
 	mergeMethodQuestion := &survey.Question{
 		Name: "mergeMethod",
 		Prompt: &survey.Select{