diff --git a/Classes/Issues/Merge/IssueMergeSectionController.swift b/Classes/Issues/Merge/IssueMergeSectionController.swift
index 6c0b29db3..94a0c959a 100644
--- a/Classes/Issues/Merge/IssueMergeSectionController.swift
+++ b/Classes/Issues/Merge/IssueMergeSectionController.swift
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ ListBindingSectionControllerSelectionDelegate {
     // MARK: MergeButtonDelegate
 
     func didSelect(button: MergeButton) {
+      
+        viewController?.view.endEditing(true)
+      
         let alert = UIAlertController.configured(
             title: NSLocalizedString("Confirm merge", comment: ""),
             message: NSLocalizedString("Are you sure you want to merge this pull request?", comment: ""),
@@ -194,6 +197,8 @@ ListBindingSectionControllerSelectionDelegate {
     func didSelectOptions(button: MergeButton) {
         guard let types = self.object?.availableTypes, types.count > 0 else { return }
 
+        viewController?.view.endEditing(true)
+
         let alert = UIAlertController.configured(
             title: NSLocalizedString("Change merge type", comment: ""),
             preferredStyle: .actionSheet