diff --git a/spec/factories/merge_requests.rb b/spec/factories/merge_requests.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..888639b82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/factories/merge_requests.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+FactoryBot.define do
+  factory :merge_request do
+    status { "incomplete" }
+    merge_date { nil }
+    association :requesting_organisation, factory: :organisation
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb b/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3bb24b46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe MergeRequest, type: :model do
+  describe ".visible" do
+    let(:open_collection_period_start_date) { 1.year.ago }
+    let!(:merged_recent) { create(:merge_request, status: "request_merged", merge_date: 3.months.ago) }
+    let!(:merged_old) { create(:merge_request, status: "request_merged", merge_date: 18.months.ago) }
+    let!(:not_merged) { create(:merge_request, status: "incomplete") }
+
+    before do
+      allow(FormHandler.instance).to receive(:start_date_of_earliest_open_collection_period).and_return(open_collection_period_start_date)
+    end
+
+    it "includes merged requests with merge dates after the open collection period start date" do
+      expect(described_class.visible).to include(merged_recent)
+    end
+
+    it "excludes merged requests with merge dates before the open collection period start date" do
+      expect(described_class.visible).not_to include(merged_old)
+    end
+
+    it "includes not_merged requests" do
+      expect(described_class.visible).to include(not_merged)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/requests/organisations_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/organisations_controller_spec.rb
index 13879a38c..1b7174842 100644
--- a/spec/requests/organisations_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/organisations_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1017,6 +1017,25 @@ RSpec.describe OrganisationsController, type: :request do
           expect(page).to have_field("search", type: "search")
         end
 
+        it "shows the merge request list" do
+          expect(page).to have_content("Merge requests")
+        end
+
+        it "has a create new merge request button" do
+          expect(page).to have_link("Create new merge request")
+        end
+
+        it "shows count of unresolved merge requests" do
+          total_number_of_unresolved_merge_requests = MergeRequest.visible.not_merged.count
+          expect(page).to have_content("#{total_number_of_unresolved_merge_requests} unresolved merge requests")
+        end
+
+        it "displays 'No merge requests' when @merge_requests is empty" do
+          allow(MergeRequest).to receive(:visible).and_return(nil)
+          expect(page).to have_content("No merge requests")
+        end
+
+
         context "when viewing a specific organisation's lettings logs" do
           let(:parent_organisation) { create(:organisation) }
           let(:child_organisation) { create(:organisation) }