diff --git a/server/events/event_parser.go b/server/events/event_parser.go
index 6a64110ff0..8e6e5b240f 100644
--- a/server/events/event_parser.go
+++ b/server/events/event_parser.go
@@ -416,15 +416,22 @@ func (e *EventParser) ParseGithubPullEvent(pullEvent *github.PullRequestEvent) (
 		err = errors.New("sender.login is null")
 		return
 	}
-	switch pullEvent.GetAction() {
-	case "opened":
-		pullEventType = models.OpenedPullEvent
-	case "synchronize":
-		pullEventType = models.UpdatedPullEvent
-	case "closed":
-		pullEventType = models.ClosedPullEvent
-	default:
+
+	if pullEvent.GetPullRequest().GetDraft() {
+		// if the PR is in draft state we don't care about the action type
+		// we can set the type to Other and ignore the PR
 		pullEventType = models.OtherPullEvent
+	} else {
+		switch pullEvent.GetAction() {
+		case "opened":
+			pullEventType = models.OpenedPullEvent
+		case "synchronize":
+			pullEventType = models.UpdatedPullEvent
+		case "closed":
+			pullEventType = models.ClosedPullEvent
+		default:
+			pullEventType = models.OtherPullEvent
+		}
 	}
 	user = models.User{Username: senderUsername}
 	return
diff --git a/server/events/event_parser_test.go b/server/events/event_parser_test.go
index 851f444cba..5c2817e7b9 100644
--- a/server/events/event_parser_test.go
+++ b/server/events/event_parser_test.go
@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@ func TestParseGithubPullEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	_, _, _, _, _, err = parser.ParseGithubPullEvent(&testEvent)
 	ErrEquals(t, "sender.login is null", err)
 
+	// verify that draft PRs are treated as 'other' events
+	testEvent = deepcopy.Copy(PullEvent).(github.PullRequestEvent)
+	draftPR := true
+	testEvent.PullRequest.Draft = &draftPR
+	_, evType, _, _, _, err := parser.ParseGithubPullEvent(&testEvent)
+	Ok(t, err)
+	Equals(t, models.OtherPullEvent, evType)
+
 	actPull, evType, actBaseRepo, actHeadRepo, actUser, err := parser.ParseGithubPullEvent(&PullEvent)
 	Ok(t, err)
 	expBaseRepo := models.Repo{