diff --git a/src/backends/github/API.js b/src/backends/github/API.js
index 39f0763f..13025037 100644
--- a/src/backends/github/API.js
+++ b/src/backends/github/API.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export default class API {
   }
 
   storeMetadata(key, data) {
-    this.checkMetadataRef()
+    return this.checkMetadataRef()
     .then((branchData) => {
       const fileTree = {
         [`${key}.json`]: {
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ export default class API {
         headers: { Accept: 'application/vnd.github.VERSION.raw' },
         cache: 'no-store',
       }).then((result) => {
-        console.log(result);
         LocalForage.setItem(`gh.meta.${key}`, {
           expires: Date.now() + 300000, // In 5 minutes
           data: result,
@@ -153,9 +152,10 @@ export default class API {
       .then(changeTree => this.commit(options.commitMessage, changeTree))
       .then((response) => {
         if (options.mode && options.mode === BRANCH) {
-          const branchKey = options.collectionName ? `${options.collectionName}-${entry.slug}` : entry.slug;
-          return this.createBranch(`cms/${branchKey}`, response.sha)
-          .then(this.storeMetadata(branchKey, { status: 'draft' }));
+          const contentKey = options.collectionName ? `${options.collectionName}-${entry.slug}` : entry.slug;
+          return this.createBranch(`cms/${contentKey}`, response.sha)
+          .then(this.storeMetadata(contentKey, { status: 'draft' }))
+          .then(this.createPR(options.commitMessage, `cms/${contentKey}`));
         } else {
           return this.patchBranch(this.branch, response.sha);
         }
@@ -188,6 +188,14 @@ export default class API {
     return this.request(`${this.repoURL}/branches/${this.branch}`);
   }
 
+  createPR(title, head, base = 'master') {
+    const body = 'Automatically generated by Netlify CMS';
+    return this.request(`${this.repoURL}/pulls`, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      body: JSON.stringify({ title, body, head, base }),
+    });
+  }
+
   getTree(sha) {
     return sha ? this.request(`${this.repoURL}/git/trees/${sha}`) : Promise.resolve({ tree: [] });
   }