diff --git a/doc/api/merge_requests.md b/doc/api/merge_requests.md
index bb551fc67f751dd7029b50416fb0d7e54ac313d6..ffa7f2cdf14d388d6c1bfaff2e3d73863168c73a 100644
--- a/doc/api/merge_requests.md
+++ b/doc/api/merge_requests.md
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ Parameters:
 - `title` (required)             - Title of MR
 - `description` (optional)       - Description of MR
 - `target_project_id` (optional) - The target project (numeric id)
+- `labels` (optional)            - Labels for MR as a comma-separated list
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ Parameters:
 - `title`                       - Title of MR
 - `description`                 - Description of MR
 - `state_event`                 - New state (close|reopen|merge)
+- `labels` (optional)           - Labels for MR as a comma-separated list
 
 ```json
 {
diff --git a/lib/api/merge_requests.rb b/lib/api/merge_requests.rb
index 63ea2f054386730e65afd4cbe2ec6e2a0afa33aa..f3a59fadf24c12b8581aafa6d3af827c49993317 100644
--- a/lib/api/merge_requests.rb
+++ b/lib/api/merge_requests.rb
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ module API
       #   id (required)            - The ID of a project - this will be the source of the merge request
       #   source_branch (required) - The source branch
       #   target_branch (required) - The target branch
-      #   target_project           - The target project of the merge request defaults to the :id of the project
+      #   target_project_id        - The target project of the merge request defaults to the :id of the project
       #   assignee_id              - Assignee user ID
       #   title (required)         - Title of MR
       #   description              - Description of MR