diff --git a/src/main/java/com/amashchenko/maven/plugin/gitflow/AbstractGitFlowMojo.java b/src/main/java/com/amashchenko/maven/plugin/gitflow/AbstractGitFlowMojo.java
index c6c93513..eb3a3104 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/amashchenko/maven/plugin/gitflow/AbstractGitFlowMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/amashchenko/maven/plugin/gitflow/AbstractGitFlowMojo.java
@@ -425,6 +425,20 @@ protected void gitMergeNoff(final String branchName)
         gitMerge(branchName, false, true);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Executes git merge --squash.
+     * 
+     * @param branchName
+     *            Branch name to merge.
+     * @throws MojoFailureException
+     * @throws CommandLineException
+     */
+    protected void gitMergeSquash(final String branchName)
+            throws MojoFailureException, CommandLineException {
+        getLog().info("Squashing '" + branchName + "' branch.");
+        executeGitCommand("merge", "--squash", branchName);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Executes git tag -a -m.
      * 
@@ -457,6 +471,21 @@ protected void gitBranchDelete(final String branchName)
         executeGitCommand("branch", "-d", branchName);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Executes git branch -D.
+     * 
+     * @param branchName
+     *            Branch name to delete.
+     * @throws MojoFailureException
+     * @throws CommandLineException
+     */
+    protected void gitBranchDeleteForce(final String branchName)
+            throws MojoFailureException, CommandLineException {
+        getLog().info("Deleting (-D) '" + branchName + "' branch.");
+
+        executeGitCommand("branch", "-D", branchName);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Executes 'set' goal of versions-maven-plugin or 'set-version' of
      * tycho-versions-plugin in case it is tycho build.
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/amashchenko/maven/plugin/gitflow/GitFlowFeatureFinishMojo.java b/src/main/java/com/amashchenko/maven/plugin/gitflow/GitFlowFeatureFinishMojo.java
index 541bccc2..c9a7a2c9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/amashchenko/maven/plugin/gitflow/GitFlowFeatureFinishMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/amashchenko/maven/plugin/gitflow/GitFlowFeatureFinishMojo.java
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ public class GitFlowFeatureFinishMojo extends AbstractGitFlowMojo {
     @Parameter(property = "skipTestProject", defaultValue = "false")
     private boolean skipTestProject = false;
 
+    /**
+     * Whether to squash feature branch commits into a single commit upon
+     * merging.
+     * 
+     * @since 1.2.3
+     */
+    @Parameter(property = "featureSquash", defaultValue = "false")
+    private boolean featureSquash = false;
+
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
     @Override
     public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
@@ -105,8 +114,14 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
             // git checkout develop
             gitCheckout(gitFlowConfig.getDevelopmentBranch());
 
-            // git merge --no-ff feature/...
-            gitMergeNoff(featureBranchName);
+            if (featureSquash) {
+                // git merge --squash feature/...
+                gitMergeSquash(featureBranchName);
+                gitCommit(featureBranchName);
+            } else {
+                // git merge --no-ff feature/...
+                gitMergeNoff(featureBranchName);
+            }
 
             // get current project version from pom
             final String currentVersion = getCurrentProjectVersion();
@@ -131,8 +146,13 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
             }
 
             if (!keepBranch) {
-                // git branch -d feature/...
-                gitBranchDelete(featureBranchName);
+                if (featureSquash) {
+                    // git branch -D feature/...
+                    gitBranchDeleteForce(featureBranchName);
+                } else {
+                    // git branch -d feature/...
+                    gitBranchDelete(featureBranchName);
+                }
             }
         } catch (CommandLineException e) {
             getLog().error(e);