diff --git a/app/controllers/merge_requests_controller.rb b/app/controllers/merge_requests_controller.rb
index ab6bf595..c1cf66d5 100644
--- a/app/controllers/merge_requests_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/merge_requests_controller.rb
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ class MergeRequestsController < ProjectResourceController
     if @merge_request.unchecked?
       @merge_request.check_if_can_be_merged
     end
-    render json: {state: @merge_request.human_state}
+    render json: {merge_status: @merge_request.human_merge_status}
   rescue Gitlab::SatelliteNotExistError
-    render json: {state: :no_satellite}
+    render json: {merge_status: :no_satellite}
   end
 
   def automerge
diff --git a/app/models/merge_request.rb b/app/models/merge_request.rb
index 345b8d6e..cf4f75aa 100644
--- a/app/models/merge_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/merge_request.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #  st_commits    :text(2147483647)
 #  st_diffs      :text(2147483647)
 #  merged        :boolean          default(FALSE), not null
-#  state         :integer          default(1), not null
+#  merge_status  :integer          default(1), not null
 #  milestone_id  :integer
 #
 
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ class MergeRequest < ActiveRecord::Base
     where("milestone_id = :milestone_id", milestone_id: milestone)
   end
 
-  def human_state
-    states = {
+  def human_merge_status
+    merge_statuses = {
       CAN_BE_MERGED =>  "can_be_merged",
       CANNOT_BE_MERGED => "cannot_be_merged",
       UNCHECKED => "unchecked"
     }
-    states[self.state]
+    merge_statuses[self.merge_status]
   end
 
   def validate_branches
@@ -72,20 +72,20 @@ class MergeRequest < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def unchecked?
-    state == UNCHECKED
+    merge_status == UNCHECKED
   end
 
   def mark_as_unchecked
-    self.state = UNCHECKED
+    self.merge_status = UNCHECKED
     self.save
   end
 
   def can_be_merged?
-    state == CAN_BE_MERGED
+    merge_status == CAN_BE_MERGED
   end
 
   def check_if_can_be_merged
-    self.state = if Gitlab::Satellite::MergeAction.new(self.author, self).can_be_merged?
+    self.merge_status = if Gitlab::Satellite::MergeAction.new(self.author, self).can_be_merged?
                    CAN_BE_MERGED
                  else
                    CANNOT_BE_MERGED
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class MergeRequest < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def mark_as_unmergable
-    self.state = CANNOT_BE_MERGED
+    self.merge_status = CANNOT_BE_MERGED
     self.save
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/merge_requests/_show.html.haml b/app/views/merge_requests/_show.html.haml
index cefd33c0..ae2cfe92 100644
--- a/app/views/merge_requests/_show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/merge_requests/_show.html.haml
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
   $(function(){
     merge_request = new MergeRequest({
       url_to_automerge_check: "#{automerge_check_project_merge_request_path(@project, @merge_request)}",
-      check_enable: #{@merge_request.state == MergeRequest::UNCHECKED ? "true" : "false"},
+      check_enable: #{@merge_request.merge_status == MergeRequest::UNCHECKED ? "true" : "false"},
       url_to_ci_check: "#{ci_status_project_merge_request_path(@project, @merge_request)}",
       ci_enable: #{@project.gitlab_ci? ? "true" : "false"},
-      current_state: "#{@merge_request.human_state}",
+      current_status: "#{@merge_request.human_merge_status}",
       action: "#{controller.action_name}"
     });
   });
diff --git a/db/migrate/20130214154045_rename_state_to_merge_status_in_milestone.rb b/db/migrate/20130214154045_rename_state_to_merge_status_in_milestone.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23797fe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20130214154045_rename_state_to_merge_status_in_milestone.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class RenameStateToMergeStatusInMilestone < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    rename_column :merge_requests, :state, :merge_status
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb b/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
index 41f4ede5..6f344813 100644
--- a/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #  st_commits    :text(2147483647)
 #  st_diffs      :text(2147483647)
 #  merged        :boolean          default(FALSE), not null
-#  state         :integer          default(1), not null
+#  merge_status  :integer          default(1), not null
 #  milestone_id  :integer
 #