diff --git a/sphinx_git/__init__.py b/sphinx_git/__init__.py
index 958e189..8ae092a 100644
--- a/sphinx_git/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx_git/__init__.py
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ class GitChangelog(GitDirectiveBase):
         'hide_author': bool,
         'hide_date': bool,
         'hide_details': bool,
+        'hide_merge_commit': bool,
         'repo-dir': six.text_type,
     }
 
@@ -168,6 +169,9 @@ def _filter_commits_on_filenames(self, commits):
     def _build_markup(self, commits):
         list_node = nodes.bullet_list()
         for commit in commits:
+            if self.options.get('hide_merge_commit') and len(commit.parents) > 1:
+                continue
+
             date_str = datetime.fromtimestamp(commit.authored_date)
             if '\n' in commit.message:
                 message, detailed_message = commit.message.split('\n', 1)