diff --git a/app/views/shared/issuable/form/_merge_params.html.haml b/app/views/shared/issuable/form/_merge_params.html.haml
index 6523e733e44685c8a570b6a0491618a814169762..6f1023474a19e0e08c5b9c2b55280d0c0a1136b3 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/issuable/form/_merge_params.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/issuable/form/_merge_params.html.haml
@@ -26,3 +26,6 @@
         = label_tag 'merge_request[squash]', class: 'form-check-label' do
           Squash commits when merge request is accepted.
           = link_to icon('question-circle'), help_page_path('user/project/merge_requests/squash_and_merge'), target: '_blank'
+        - if project.squash_always?
+          .gl-text-gray-600
+            = _('Required in this project.')
diff --git a/spec/features/merge_request/user_edits_merge_request_spec.rb b/spec/features/merge_request/user_edits_merge_request_spec.rb
index 84ecd6537dccfc2843305a4f5ce42278605ba895..9af73240bb8bdbe94acdd4f58891833394fa635e 100644
--- a/spec/features/merge_request/user_edits_merge_request_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/merge_request/user_edits_merge_request_spec.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,40 @@
     visit(edit_project_merge_request_path(project, merge_request))
   end
 
+  describe 'Squash commits' do
+    it 'displays "Required in this project" for "Required" project setting squash option' do
+      project.project_setting.update!(squash_option: 'always')
+      visit(edit_project_merge_request_path(project, merge_request))
+
+      expect(page).to have_content('Squash commits when merge request is accepted.')
+      expect(page).to have_content("Required in this project")
+    end
+
+    it 'does not display message for "Allow" project setting squash option' do
+      project.project_setting.update!(squash_option: 'default_off')
+      visit(edit_project_merge_request_path(project, merge_request))
+
+      expect(page).to have_content('Squash commits when merge request is accepted.')
+      expect(page).not_to have_content("Required in this project")
+    end
+
+    it 'does not display message for "Encourage" project setting squash option' do
+      project.project_setting.update!(squash_option: 'default_on')
+      visit(edit_project_merge_request_path(project, merge_request))
+
+      expect(page).to have_content('Squash commits when merge request is accepted.')
+      expect(page).not_to have_content("Required in this project")
+    end
+
+    it 'is hidden for "Do not allow" project setting squash option' do
+      project.project_setting.update!(squash_option: 'never')
+      visit(edit_project_merge_request_path(project, merge_request))
+
+      expect(page).not_to have_content('Squash commits when merge request is accepted.')
+      expect(page).not_to have_css('#merge_request_squash')
+    end
+  end
+
   it 'changes the target branch' do
     expect(page).to have_content('From master into feature')