diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index f6853f6e11..68680bb7be 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Please view this file on the master branch, on stable branches it's out of date.
 
 v 7.9.0 (unreleased)
+  - Added issue and merge request events to HipChat and Slack service (Stan Hu)
   - Fix merge request URL passed to Webhooks. (Stan Hu)
   - Fix bug that caused a server error when editing a comment to "+1" or "-1" (Stan Hu)
   - Move labels/milestones tabs to sidebar
diff --git a/app/models/project_services/hipchat_service.rb b/app/models/project_services/hipchat_service.rb
index 4fb80a98d2..9d094eaf14 100644
--- a/app/models/project_services/hipchat_service.rb
+++ b/app/models/project_services/hipchat_service.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class HipchatService < Service
   end
 
   def supported_events
-    %w(push)
+    %w(push issue merge_request)
   end
 
   def execute(data)
@@ -62,7 +62,21 @@ class HipchatService < Service
     @gate ||= HipChat::Client.new(token, options)
   end
 
-  def create_message(push)
+  def create_message(data)
+    object_kind = data[:object_kind]
+
+    message = \
+      case object_kind
+      when "push"
+        create_push_message(data)
+      when "issue"
+        create_issue_message(data) unless is_update?(data)
+      when "merge_request"
+        create_merge_request_message(data) unless is_update?(data)
+      end
+  end
+
+  def create_push_message(push)
     ref = push[:ref].gsub("refs/heads/", "")
     before = push[:before]
     after = push[:after]
@@ -71,9 +85,9 @@ class HipchatService < Service
     message << "#{push[:user_name]} "
     if before.include?('000000')
       message << "pushed new branch <a href=\""\
-                 "#{project.web_url}/commits/#{URI.escape(ref)}\">#{ref}</a>"\
-                 " to <a href=\"#{project.web_url}\">"\
-                 "#{project.name_with_namespace.gsub!(/\s/, "")}</a>\n"
+                 "#{project_url}/commits/#{URI.escape(ref)}\">#{ref}</a>"\
+                 " to <a href=\"#{project_url}\">"\
+                 "#{project_url}</a>\n"
     elsif after.include?('000000')
       message << "removed branch #{ref} from <a href=\"#{project.web_url}\">#{project.name_with_namespace.gsub!(/\s/,'')}</a> \n"
     else
@@ -93,4 +107,67 @@ class HipchatService < Service
 
     message
   end
+
+  def create_issue_message(data)
+    username = data[:user][:username]
+
+    obj_attr = data[:object_attributes]
+    obj_attr = HashWithIndifferentAccess.new(obj_attr)
+    title = obj_attr[:title]
+    state = obj_attr[:state]
+    issue_iid = obj_attr[:iid]
+    issue_url = obj_attr[:url]
+    description = obj_attr[:description]
+
+    issue_link = "<a href=\"#{issue_url}\">##{issue_iid}</a>"
+    message = "#{username} #{state} issue #{issue_link} in #{project_link}: <b>#{title}</b>"
+
+    if description
+      description = description.truncate(200, separator: ' ', omission: '...')
+      message << "<pre>#{description}</pre>"
+    end
+
+    message
+  end
+
+  def create_merge_request_message(data)
+    username = data[:user][:username]
+
+    obj_attr = data[:object_attributes]
+    obj_attr = HashWithIndifferentAccess.new(obj_attr)
+    merge_request_id = obj_attr[:iid]
+    source_branch = obj_attr[:source_branch]
+    target_branch = obj_attr[:target_branch]
+    state = obj_attr[:state]
+    description = obj_attr[:description]
+    title = obj_attr[:title]
+
+    merge_request_url = "#{project_url}/merge_requests/#{merge_request_id}"
+    merge_request_link = "<a href=\"#{merge_request_url}\">##{merge_request_id}</a>"
+    message = "#{username} #{state} merge request #{merge_request_link} in " \
+      "#{project_link}: <b>#{title}</b>"
+
+    if description
+      description = description.truncate(200, separator: ' ', omission: '...')
+      message << "<pre>#{description}</pre>"
+    end
+
+    message
+  end
+
+  def project_name
+    project.name_with_namespace.gsub(/\s/, '')
+  end
+
+  def project_url
+    project.web_url
+  end
+
+  def project_link
+    "<a href=\"#{project_url}\">#{project_name}</a>"
+  end
+
+  def is_update?(data)
+    data[:object_attributes][:action] == 'update'
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/project_services/hipchat_service_spec.rb b/spec/models/project_services/hipchat_service_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..804c3d5ddd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/project_services/hipchat_service_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+# == Schema Information
+#
+# Table name: services
+#
+#  id                    :integer          not null, primary key
+#  type                  :string(255)
+#  title                 :string(255)
+#  project_id            :integer          not null
+#  created_at            :datetime
+#  updated_at            :datetime
+#  active                :boolean          default(FALSE), not null
+#  properties            :text
+#  push_events           :boolean          default(TRUE)
+#  issues_events         :boolean          default(TRUE)
+#  merge_requests_events :boolean          default(TRUE)
+#  tag_push_events       :boolean          default(TRUE)
+#
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe HipchatService do
+  describe "Associations" do
+    it { is_expected.to belong_to :project }
+    it { is_expected.to have_one :service_hook }
+  end
+
+  describe "Execute" do
+    let(:hipchat) { HipchatService.new }
+    let(:user)    { create(:user, username: 'username') }
+    let(:project) { create(:project, name: 'project') }
+    let(:api_url) { 'https://hipchat.example.com/v2/room/123456/notification?auth_token=verySecret' }
+    let(:project_name) { project.name_with_namespace.gsub(/\s/, '') }
+
+    before(:each) do
+      hipchat.stub(
+        project_id: project.id,
+        project: project,
+        room: 123456,
+        server: 'https://hipchat.example.com',
+        token: 'verySecret'
+      )
+      WebMock.stub_request(:post, api_url)
+    end
+
+    context 'push events' do
+      let(:push_sample_data) { Gitlab::PushDataBuilder.build_sample(project, user) }
+
+      it "should call Hipchat API for push events" do
+        hipchat.execute(push_sample_data)
+
+        expect(WebMock).to have_requested(:post, api_url).once
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'issue events' do
+      let(:issue) { create(:issue, title: 'Awesome issue', description: 'please fix') }
+      let(:issue_service) { Issues::CreateService.new(project, user) }
+      let(:issues_sample_data) { issue_service.hook_data(issue, 'open') }
+
+      it "should call Hipchat API for issue events" do
+        hipchat.execute(issues_sample_data)
+
+        expect(WebMock).to have_requested(:post, api_url).once
+      end
+
+      it "should create an issue message" do
+        message = hipchat.send(:create_issue_message, issues_sample_data)
+
+        obj_attr = issues_sample_data[:object_attributes]
+        expect(message).to eq("#{user.username} opened issue " \
+            "<a href=\"#{obj_attr[:url]}\">##{obj_attr["iid"]}</a> in " \
+            "<a href=\"#{project.web_url}\">#{project_name}</a>: " \
+            "<b>Awesome issue</b>" \
+            "<pre>please fix</pre>")
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'merge request events' do
+      let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, description: 'please fix', title: 'Awesome merge request', target_project: project, source_project: project) }
+      let(:merge_service) { MergeRequests::CreateService.new(project, user) }
+      let(:merge_sample_data) { merge_service.hook_data(merge_request, 'open') }
+
+      it "should call Hipchat API for merge requests events" do
+        hipchat.execute(merge_sample_data)
+
+        expect(WebMock).to have_requested(:post, api_url).once
+      end
+
+      it "should create a merge request message" do
+        message = hipchat.send(:create_merge_request_message,
+                               merge_sample_data)
+
+        obj_attr = merge_sample_data[:object_attributes]
+        expect(message).to eq("#{user.username} opened merge request " \
+            "<a href=\"#{obj_attr[:url]}\">##{obj_attr["iid"]}</a> in " \
+            "<a href=\"#{project.web_url}\">#{project_name}</a>: " \
+            "<b>Awesome merge request</b>" \
+            "<pre>please fix</pre>")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end