diff --git a/bugwarrior/docs/services/gitlab.rst b/bugwarrior/docs/services/gitlab.rst
index dcc04b264..0ec5aae67 100644
--- a/bugwarrior/docs/services/gitlab.rst
+++ b/bugwarrior/docs/services/gitlab.rst
@@ -110,3 +110,5 @@ Provided UDA Fields
 +-----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
 | ``gitlabdownvotes``   | Number of downvotes   | Numeric             |
 +-----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
+| ``gitlabwip``         | Work-in-Progress flag | Numeric             |
++-----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
diff --git a/bugwarrior/services/gitlab.py b/bugwarrior/services/gitlab.py
index 7f76383ab..1240d7374 100644
--- a/bugwarrior/services/gitlab.py
+++ b/bugwarrior/services/gitlab.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class GitlabIssue(Issue):
     STATE = 'gitlabstate'
     UPVOTES = 'gitlabupvotes'
     DOWNVOTES = 'gitlabdownvotes'
+    WORK_IN_PROGRESS = 'gitlabwip'
 
     UDAS = {
         TITLE: {
@@ -72,6 +73,10 @@ class GitlabIssue(Issue):
             'type': 'numeric',
             'label': 'Gitlab Downvotes',
         },
+        WORK_IN_PROGRESS: {
+            'type': 'numeric',
+            'label': 'Gitlab MR Work-In-Progress Flag',
+        },
     }
     UNIQUE_KEY = (REPO, TYPE, NUMBER,)
 
@@ -87,6 +92,7 @@ def to_taskwarrior(self):
             state = self.record['state']
             upvotes = self.record['upvotes']
             downvotes = self.record['downvotes']
+            work_in_progress = self.record.get('work_in_progress', 0)
         else:
             priority = self.origin['default_priority']
             milestone = self.record['milestone']
@@ -95,6 +101,7 @@ def to_taskwarrior(self):
             state = self.record['state']
             upvotes = 0
             downvotes = 0
+            work_in_progress = 0
 
         if milestone:
             milestone = milestone['title']
@@ -121,6 +128,7 @@ def to_taskwarrior(self):
             self.STATE: state,
             self.UPVOTES: upvotes,
             self.DOWNVOTES: downvotes,
+            self.WORK_IN_PROGRESS: work_in_progress,
         }
 
     def get_tags(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_gitlab.py b/tests/test_gitlab.py
index 2fe974195..ccb90d645 100644
--- a/tests/test_gitlab.py
+++ b/tests/test_gitlab.py
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ class TestGitlabIssue(ServiceTest):
         },
         "state": "opened",
         "updated_at": arbitrary_updated.isoformat(),
-        "created_at": arbitrary_created.isoformat()
+        "created_at": arbitrary_created.isoformat(),
+        "work_in_progress": True
     }
     arbitrary_extra = {
         'issue_url': 'https://gitlab.example.com/arbitrary_username/project/issues/3',
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ def test_to_taskwarrior(self):
             issue.MILESTONE: self.arbitrary_issue['milestone']['title'],
             issue.UPVOTES: 0,
             issue.DOWNVOTES: 0,
+            issue.WORK_IN_PROGRESS: 0,
         }
         actual_output = issue.to_taskwarrior()