diff --git a/cmd/server.go b/cmd/server.go
index 2e26de3055..ac855774ed 100644
--- a/cmd/server.go
+++ b/cmd/server.go
@@ -37,55 +37,56 @@ import (
 // 3. Add your flag's description etc. to the stringFlags, intFlags, or boolFlags slices.
 const (
 	// Flag names.
-	ADWebhookPasswordFlag      = "azuredevops-webhook-password" // nolint: gosec
-	ADWebhookUserFlag          = "azuredevops-webhook-user"
-	ADTokenFlag                = "azuredevops-token" // nolint: gosec
-	ADUserFlag                 = "azuredevops-user"
-	ADHostnameFlag             = "azuredevops-hostname"
-	AllowForkPRsFlag           = "allow-fork-prs"
-	AllowRepoConfigFlag        = "allow-repo-config"
-	AtlantisURLFlag            = "atlantis-url"
-	AutomergeFlag              = "automerge"
-	AutoplanFileListFlag       = "autoplan-file-list"
-	BitbucketBaseURLFlag       = "bitbucket-base-url"
-	BitbucketTokenFlag         = "bitbucket-token"
-	BitbucketUserFlag          = "bitbucket-user"
-	BitbucketWebhookSecretFlag = "bitbucket-webhook-secret"
-	ConfigFlag                 = "config"
-	CheckoutStrategyFlag       = "checkout-strategy"
-	DataDirFlag                = "data-dir"
-	DefaultTFVersionFlag       = "default-tf-version"
-	DisableApplyAllFlag        = "disable-apply-all"
-	DisableApplyFlag           = "disable-apply"
-	DisableAutoplanFlag        = "disable-autoplan"
-	DisableMarkdownFoldingFlag = "disable-markdown-folding"
-	DisableRepoLockingFlag     = "disable-repo-locking"
-	EnablePolicyChecksFlag     = "enable-policy-checks"
-	EnableRegExpCmdFlag        = "enable-regexp-cmd"
-	EnableDiffMarkdownFormat   = "enable-diff-markdown-format"
-	GHHostnameFlag             = "gh-hostname"
-	GHTeamAllowlistFlag        = "gh-team-allowlist"
-	GHTokenFlag                = "gh-token"
-	GHUserFlag                 = "gh-user"
-	GHAppIDFlag                = "gh-app-id"
-	GHAppKeyFlag               = "gh-app-key"
-	GHAppKeyFileFlag           = "gh-app-key-file"
-	GHAppSlugFlag              = "gh-app-slug"
-	GHOrganizationFlag         = "gh-org"
-	GHWebhookSecretFlag        = "gh-webhook-secret" // nolint: gosec
-	GitlabHostnameFlag         = "gitlab-hostname"
-	GitlabTokenFlag            = "gitlab-token"
-	GitlabUserFlag             = "gitlab-user"
-	GitlabWebhookSecretFlag    = "gitlab-webhook-secret" // nolint: gosec
-	APISecretFlag              = "api-secret"
-	HidePrevPlanComments       = "hide-prev-plan-comments"
-	LogLevelFlag               = "log-level"
-	ParallelPoolSize           = "parallel-pool-size"
-	StatsNamespace             = "stats-namespace"
-	AllowDraftPRs              = "allow-draft-prs"
-	PortFlag                   = "port"
-	RepoConfigFlag             = "repo-config"
-	RepoConfigJSONFlag         = "repo-config-json"
+	ADWebhookPasswordFlag       = "azuredevops-webhook-password" // nolint: gosec
+	ADWebhookUserFlag           = "azuredevops-webhook-user"
+	ADTokenFlag                 = "azuredevops-token" // nolint: gosec
+	ADUserFlag                  = "azuredevops-user"
+	ADHostnameFlag              = "azuredevops-hostname"
+	AllowForkPRsFlag            = "allow-fork-prs"
+	AllowRepoConfigFlag         = "allow-repo-config"
+	AtlantisURLFlag             = "atlantis-url"
+	AutomergeFlag               = "automerge"
+	AutoplanFileListFlag        = "autoplan-file-list"
+	BitbucketBaseURLFlag        = "bitbucket-base-url"
+	BitbucketTokenFlag          = "bitbucket-token"
+	BitbucketUserFlag           = "bitbucket-user"
+	BitbucketWebhookSecretFlag  = "bitbucket-webhook-secret"
+	ConfigFlag                  = "config"
+	CheckoutStrategyFlag        = "checkout-strategy"
+	DataDirFlag                 = "data-dir"
+	DefaultTFVersionFlag        = "default-tf-version"
+	DisableApplyAllFlag         = "disable-apply-all"
+	DisableApplyFlag            = "disable-apply"
+	DisableAutoplanFlag         = "disable-autoplan"
+	DisableMarkdownFoldingFlag  = "disable-markdown-folding"
+	DisableRepoLockingFlag      = "disable-repo-locking"
+	EnablePolicyChecksFlag      = "enable-policy-checks"
+	EnableRegExpCmdFlag         = "enable-regexp-cmd"
+	EnableDiffMarkdownFormat    = "enable-diff-markdown-format"
+	GHHostnameFlag              = "gh-hostname"
+	GHTeamAllowlistFlag         = "gh-team-allowlist"
+	GHTokenFlag                 = "gh-token"
+	GHUserFlag                  = "gh-user"
+	GHAppIDFlag                 = "gh-app-id"
+	GHAppKeyFlag                = "gh-app-key"
+	GHAppKeyFileFlag            = "gh-app-key-file"
+	GHAppSlugFlag               = "gh-app-slug"
+	GHOrganizationFlag          = "gh-org"
+	GHWebhookSecretFlag         = "gh-webhook-secret"               // nolint: gosec
+	GHAllowMergeableBypassApply = "gh-allow-mergeable-bypass-apply" // nolint: gosec
+	GitlabHostnameFlag          = "gitlab-hostname"
+	GitlabTokenFlag             = "gitlab-token"
+	GitlabUserFlag              = "gitlab-user"
+	GitlabWebhookSecretFlag     = "gitlab-webhook-secret" // nolint: gosec
+	APISecretFlag               = "api-secret"
+	HidePrevPlanComments        = "hide-prev-plan-comments"
+	LogLevelFlag                = "log-level"
+	ParallelPoolSize            = "parallel-pool-size"
+	StatsNamespace              = "stats-namespace"
+	AllowDraftPRs               = "allow-draft-prs"
+	PortFlag                    = "port"
+	RepoConfigFlag              = "repo-config"
+	RepoConfigJSONFlag          = "repo-config-json"
 	// RepoWhitelistFlag is deprecated for RepoAllowlistFlag.
 	RepoWhitelistFlag          = "repo-whitelist"
 	RepoAllowlistFlag          = "repo-allowlist"
@@ -374,6 +375,10 @@ var boolFlags = map[string]boolFlag{
 		description:  "Enable Atlantis to format Terraform plan output into a markdown-diff friendly format for color-coding purposes.",
 		defaultValue: false,
 	},
+	GHAllowMergeableBypassApply: {
+		description:  "Feature flag to enable functionality to allow mergeable check to ignore apply required check",
+		defaultValue: false,
+	},
 	AllowDraftPRs: {
 		description:  "Enable autoplan for Github Draft Pull Requests",
 		defaultValue: false,
diff --git a/runatlantis.io/docs/server-configuration.md b/runatlantis.io/docs/server-configuration.md
index 67c8af9b52..d3a92a5071 100644
--- a/runatlantis.io/docs/server-configuration.md
+++ b/runatlantis.io/docs/server-configuration.md
@@ -369,6 +369,12 @@ Values are chosen in this order:
   ```
   Comma-separated list of GitHub team name (not a slug) and permission pairs. By default, any team can plan and apply.
 
+- ### `--gh-allow-mergeable-bypass-apply`
+  ```bash
+  atlantis server --gh-allow-mergeable-bypass-apply
+  ```
+  Feature flag to enable ability to use `mergeable` mode with required apply status check.
+
 ### `--gitlab-hostname`
   ```bash
   atlantis server --gitlab-hostname="my.gitlab.enterprise.com"
diff --git a/server/controllers/github_app_controller.go b/server/controllers/github_app_controller.go
index 7221f2008b..14753a38f6 100644
--- a/server/controllers/github_app_controller.go
+++ b/server/controllers/github_app_controller.go
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ func (g *GithubAppController) ExchangeCode(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reques
 
 	g.Logger.Debug("Exchanging GitHub app code for app credentials")
 	creds := &vcs.GithubAnonymousCredentials{}
-	client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(g.GithubHostname, creds, g.Logger)
+	config := vcs.GithubConfig{}
+	client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(g.GithubHostname, creds, config, g.Logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		g.respond(w, logging.Error, http.StatusInternalServerError, "Failed to exchange code for github app: %s", err)
 		return
diff --git a/server/events/vcs/fixtures/github-commit-status-full.json b/server/events/vcs/fixtures/github-commit-status-full.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a042101c40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/events/vcs/fixtures/github-commit-status-full.json
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+{
+    "state": "blocked",
+    "statuses": [
+      {
+        "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
+        "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/583231?v=4",
+        "id": 16230299674,
+        "node_id": "SC_kwDOFRFvL88AAAADx2a4Gg",
+        "state": "success",
+        "description": "Plan succeeded.",
+        "target_url": "https://localhost/jobs/octocat/Hello-World/1/project1",
+        "context": "atlantis/plan: project1",
+        "created_at": "2022-02-10T15:26:01Z",
+        "updated_at": "2022-02-10T15:26:01Z"
+      },
+      {
+        "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
+        "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/583231?v=4",
+        "id": 16230303174,
+        "node_id": "SC_kwDOFRFvL88AAAADx2bFxg",
+        "state": "success",
+        "description": "Plan succeeded.",
+        "target_url": "https://localhost/jobs/octocat/Hello-World/1/project2",
+        "context": "atlantis/plan: project2",
+        "created_at": "2022-02-10T15:26:12Z",
+        "updated_at": "2022-02-10T15:26:12Z"
+      },
+      {
+        "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
+        "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/583231?v=4",
+        "id": 16230303679,
+        "node_id": "SC_kwDOFRFvL88AAAADx2bHvw",
+        "state": "success",
+        "description": "2/2 projects planned successfully.",
+        "target_url": "",
+        "context": "atlantis/plan",
+        "created_at": "2022-02-10T15:26:13Z",
+        "updated_at": "2022-02-10T15:26:13Z"
+      },
+      {
+        "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
+        "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/583231?v=4",
+        "id": 16230307923,
+        "node_id": "SC_kwDOFRFvL88AAAADx2bYUw",
+        "state": "failure",
+        "description": "Apply failed.",
+        "target_url": "https://localhost/jobs/octocat/Hello-World/1/project1",
+        "context": "atlantis/apply: project1",
+        "created_at": "2022-02-10T15:26:27Z",
+        "updated_at": "2022-02-10T15:26:27Z"
+      },
+      {
+        "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
+        "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/583231?v=4",
+        "id": 16230308153,
+        "node_id": "SC_kwDOFRFvL88AAAADx2bZOQ",
+        "state": "failure",
+        "description": "Apply failed.",
+        "target_url": "https://localhost/jobs/octocat/Hello-World/1/project2",
+        "context": "atlantis/apply: project2",
+        "created_at": "2022-02-10T15:26:27Z",
+        "updated_at": "2022-02-10T15:26:27Z"
+      },
+      {
+        "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
+        "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/583231?v=4",
+        "id": 16230308528,
+        "node_id": "SC_kwDOFRFvL88AAAADx2basA",
+        "state": "failure",
+        "description": "0/2 projects applied successfully.",
+        "target_url": "",
+        "context": "atlantis/apply",
+        "created_at": "2022-02-10T15:26:28Z",
+        "updated_at": "2022-02-10T15:26:28Z"
+      }
+    ],
+    "sha": "6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
+    "total_count": 0,
+    "repository": {
+      "id": 1296269,
+      "node_id": "MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnkxMjk2MjY5",
+      "name": "Hello-World",
+      "full_name": "octocat/Hello-World",
+      "private": false,
+      "owner": {
+        "login": "octocat",
+        "id": 583231,
+        "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjU4MzIzMQ==",
+        "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/583231?v=4",
+        "gravatar_id": "",
+        "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
+        "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
+        "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
+        "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
+        "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
+        "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
+        "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
+        "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
+        "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
+        "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
+        "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
+        "type": "User",
+        "site_admin": false
+      },
+      "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
+      "description": "My first repository on GitHub!",
+      "fork": false,
+      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World",
+      "forks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/forks",
+      "keys_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/keys{/key_id}",
+      "collaborators_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/collaborators{/collaborator}",
+      "teams_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/teams",
+      "hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks",
+      "issue_events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/events{/number}",
+      "events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/events",
+      "assignees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/assignees{/user}",
+      "branches_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches{/branch}",
+      "tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tags",
+      "blobs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs{/sha}",
+      "git_tags_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/tags{/sha}",
+      "git_refs_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs{/sha}",
+      "trees_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/trees{/sha}",
+      "statuses_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/{sha}",
+      "languages_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/languages",
+      "stargazers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/stargazers",
+      "contributors_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contributors",
+      "subscribers_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscribers",
+      "subscription_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscription",
+      "commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits{/sha}",
+      "git_commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits{/sha}",
+      "comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/comments{/number}",
+      "issue_comment_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/comments{/number}",
+      "contents_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/{+path}",
+      "compare_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/compare/{base}...{head}",
+      "merges_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/merges",
+      "archive_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/{archive_format}{/ref}",
+      "downloads_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/downloads",
+      "issues_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues{/number}",
+      "pulls_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls{/number}",
+      "milestones_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones{/number}",
+      "notifications_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/notifications{?since,all,participating}",
+      "labels_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels{/name}",
+      "releases_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases{/id}",
+      "deployments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/deployments"
+    },
+    "commit_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
+    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e/status"
+  }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/events/vcs/github_client.go b/server/events/vcs/github_client.go
index 8b396ad557..2645b56429 100644
--- a/server/events/vcs/github_client.go
+++ b/server/events/vcs/github_client.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/go-github/v31/github"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/runatlantis/atlantis/server/core/config"
+	"github.com/runatlantis/atlantis/server/events/command"
 	"github.com/runatlantis/atlantis/server/events/models"
 	"github.com/runatlantis/atlantis/server/events/vcs/common"
 	"github.com/runatlantis/atlantis/server/logging"
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ type GithubClient struct {
 	v4QueryClient  *githubv4.Client
 	ctx            context.Context
 	logger         logging.SimpleLogging
+	config         GithubConfig
 }
 
 // GithubAppTemporarySecrets holds app credentials obtained from github after creation.
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ type GithubAppTemporarySecrets struct {
 }
 
 // NewGithubClient returns a valid GitHub client.
-func NewGithubClient(hostname string, credentials GithubCredentials, logger logging.SimpleLogging) (*GithubClient, error) {
+func NewGithubClient(hostname string, credentials GithubCredentials, config GithubConfig, logger logging.SimpleLogging) (*GithubClient, error) {
 	transport, err := credentials.Client()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error initializing github authentication transport")
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ func NewGithubClient(hostname string, credentials GithubCredentials, logger logg
 		v4QueryClient:  v4QueryClient,
 		ctx:            context.Background(),
 		logger:         logger,
+		config:         config,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -296,12 +299,118 @@ func (g *GithubClient) PullIsApproved(repo models.Repo, pull models.PullRequest)
 	return approvalStatus, nil
 }
 
+// isRequiredCheck is a helper function to determine if a check is required or not
+func isRequiredCheck(check string, required []string) bool {
+	//in go1.18 can prob replace this with slices.Contains
+	for _, r := range required {
+		if r == check {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
+// GetCombinedStatusMinusApply checks Statuses for PR, excluding atlantis apply. Returns true if all other statuses are not in failure.
+func (g *GithubClient) GetCombinedStatusMinusApply(repo models.Repo, pull *github.PullRequest, vcstatusname string) (bool, error) {
+	//check combined status api
+	status, _, err := g.client.Repositories.GetCombinedStatus(g.ctx, repo.Owner, repo.Name, *pull.Head.Ref, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "getting combined status")
+	}
+
+	//iterate over statuses - return false if we find one that isnt "apply" and doesnt have state = "success"
+	for _, r := range status.Statuses {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(*r.Context, fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", vcstatusname, command.Apply.String())) {
+			continue
+		}
+		if *r.State != "success" {
+			return false, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	//get required status checks
+	required, _, err := g.client.Repositories.GetBranchProtection(context.Background(), repo.Owner, repo.Name, *pull.Base.Ref)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "getting required status checks")
+	}
+
+	//check check suite/check run api
+	checksuites, _, err := g.client.Checks.ListCheckSuitesForRef(context.Background(), repo.Owner, repo.Name, *pull.Head.Ref, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "getting check suites for ref")
+	}
+
+	//iterate over check completed check suites - return false if we find one that doesnt have conclusion = "success"
+	for _, c := range checksuites.CheckSuites {
+		if *c.Status == "completed" {
+			fmt.Printf("Looking at suite %v\n", *c.ID)
+			//iterate over the runs inside the suite
+			suite, _, err := g.client.Checks.ListCheckRunsCheckSuite(context.Background(), repo.Owner, repo.Name, *c.ID, nil)
+			if err != nil {
+				return false, errors.Wrap(err, "getting check runs for check suite")
+			}
+
+			for _, r := range suite.CheckRuns {
+				fmt.Printf("Looking at check run %s\n", *r.Name)
+				//check to see if the check is required
+				if isRequiredCheck(*r.Name, required.RequiredStatusChecks.Contexts) {
+					fmt.Println("Check is required")
+					if *c.Conclusion == "success" {
+						fmt.Println("Check is successful")
+						continue
+					} else {
+						fmt.Println("Check is failed")
+						return false, nil
+					}
+				} else {
+					//ignore checks that arent required
+					fmt.Println("Check is not required")
+					continue
+				}
+
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+// GetPullReviewDecision gets the pull review decision, which takes into account CODEOWNERS
+func (g *GithubClient) GetPullReviewDecision(repo models.Repo, pull models.PullRequest) (approvalStatus bool, err error) {
+	var query struct {
+		Repository struct {
+			PullRequest struct {
+				ReviewDecision string
+			} `graphql:"pullRequest(number: $number)"`
+		} `graphql:"repository(owner: $owner, name: $name)"`
+	}
+
+	variables := map[string]interface{}{
+		"owner":  githubv4.String(repo.Owner),
+		"name":   githubv4.String(repo.Name),
+		"number": githubv4.Int(pull.Num),
+	}
+
+	err = g.v4QueryClient.Query(g.ctx, &query, variables)
+	if err != nil {
+		return approvalStatus, errors.Wrap(err, "getting reviewDecision")
+	}
+
+	if query.Repository.PullRequest.ReviewDecision == "APPROVED" {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+
+	return false, nil
+}
+
 // PullIsMergeable returns true if the pull request is mergeable.
 func (g *GithubClient) PullIsMergeable(repo models.Repo, pull models.PullRequest, vcsstatusname string) (bool, error) {
 	githubPR, err := g.GetPullRequest(repo, pull.Num)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "getting pull request")
 	}
+
 	state := githubPR.GetMergeableState()
 	// We map our mergeable check to when the GitHub merge button is clickable.
 	// This corresponds to the following states:
@@ -313,6 +422,31 @@ func (g *GithubClient) PullIsMergeable(repo models.Repo, pull models.PullRequest
 	//            hooks. Merging is allowed (green box).
 	// See: https://github.com/octokit/octokit.net/issues/1763
 	if state != "clean" && state != "unstable" && state != "has_hooks" {
+		//mergeable bypass apply code hidden by feature flag
+		if g.config.AllowMergeableBypassApply {
+			g.logger.Debug("AllowMergeableBypassApply feature flag is enabled - attempting to bypass apply from mergeable requirements")
+			if state == "blocked" {
+				//check status excluding atlantis apply
+				status, err := g.GetCombinedStatusMinusApply(repo, githubPR, vcsstatusname)
+				if err != nil {
+					return false, errors.Wrap(err, "getting pull request status")
+				}
+
+				fmt.Printf("Status was %v\n", status)
+
+				//check to see if pr is approved using reviewDecision
+				approved, err := g.GetPullReviewDecision(repo, pull)
+				if err != nil {
+					return false, errors.Wrap(err, "getting pull request reviewDecision")
+				}
+
+				//if all other status checks EXCEPT atlantis/apply are successful, and the PR is approved based on reviewDecision, let it proceed
+				if status && approved {
+					return true, nil
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		return false, nil
 	}
 	return true, nil
diff --git a/server/events/vcs/github_client_internal_test.go b/server/events/vcs/github_client_internal_test.go
index ebe039d319..8809b0a44a 100644
--- a/server/events/vcs/github_client_internal_test.go
+++ b/server/events/vcs/github_client_internal_test.go
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ import (
 
 // If the hostname is github.com, should use normal BaseURL.
 func TestNewGithubClient_GithubCom(t *testing.T) {
-	client, err := NewGithubClient("github.com", &GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
+	client, err := NewGithubClient("github.com", &GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, GithubConfig{}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
 	Ok(t, err)
 	Equals(t, "https://api.github.com/", client.client.BaseURL.String())
 }
 
 // If the hostname is a non-github hostname should use the right BaseURL.
 func TestNewGithubClient_NonGithub(t *testing.T) {
-	client, err := NewGithubClient("example.com", &GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
+	client, err := NewGithubClient("example.com", &GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, GithubConfig{}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
 	Ok(t, err)
 	Equals(t, "https://example.com/api/v3/", client.client.BaseURL.String())
 	// If possible in the future, test the GraphQL client's URL as well. But at the
diff --git a/server/events/vcs/github_client_test.go b/server/events/vcs/github_client_test.go
index c705750a47..2e3c8b4e38 100644
--- a/server/events/vcs/github_client_test.go
+++ b/server/events/vcs/github_client_test.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestGithubClient_GetModifiedFiles(t *testing.T) {
 
 	testServerURL, err := url.Parse(testServer.URL)
 	Ok(t, err)
-	client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, logger)
+	client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, vcs.GithubConfig{}, logger)
 	Ok(t, err)
 	defer disableSSLVerification()()
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func TestGithubClient_GetModifiedFilesMovedFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 	testServerURL, err := url.Parse(testServer.URL)
 	Ok(t, err)
-	client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
+	client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, vcs.GithubConfig{}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
 	Ok(t, err)
 	defer disableSSLVerification()()
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func TestGithubClient_PaginatesComments(t *testing.T) {
 	testServerURL, err := url.Parse(testServer.URL)
 	Ok(t, err)
 
-	client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
+	client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, vcs.GithubConfig{}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
 	Ok(t, err)
 	defer disableSSLVerification()()
 
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func TestGithubClient_HideOldComments(t *testing.T) {
 	testServerURL, err := url.Parse(testServer.URL)
 	Ok(t, err)
 
-	client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
+	client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, vcs.GithubConfig{}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
 	Ok(t, err)
 	defer disableSSLVerification()()
 
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ func TestGithubClient_UpdateStatus(t *testing.T) {
 
 			testServerURL, err := url.Parse(testServer.URL)
 			Ok(t, err)
-			client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
+			client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, vcs.GithubConfig{}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
 			Ok(t, err)
 			defer disableSSLVerification()()
 
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ func TestGithubClient_PullIsApproved(t *testing.T) {
 
 	testServerURL, err := url.Parse(testServer.URL)
 	Ok(t, err)
-	client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
+	client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, vcs.GithubConfig{}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
 	Ok(t, err)
 	defer disableSSLVerification()()
 
@@ -523,6 +523,22 @@ func TestGithubClient_PullIsMergeable(t *testing.T) {
 	Ok(t, err)
 	prJSON := string(jsBytes)
 
+	// Status Check Response
+	jsBytes, err = os.ReadFile("fixtures/github-commit-status-full.json")
+	Ok(t, err)
+	commitJSON := string(jsBytes)
+
+	//reviewDecision Response
+	reviewDecision := `{
+		"data": {
+			"repository": {
+				"pullRequest": {
+					"reviewDecision": "REVIEW_REQUIRED"
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}`
+
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		t.Run(c.state, func(t *testing.T) {
 			response := strings.Replace(prJSON,
@@ -537,6 +553,13 @@ func TestGithubClient_PullIsMergeable(t *testing.T) {
 					case "/api/v3/repos/owner/repo/pulls/1":
 						w.Write([]byte(response)) // nolint: errcheck
 						return
+					case "/api/v3/repos/owner/repo/pulls/1/reviews?per_page=300":
+						w.Write([]byte("[]")) // nolint: errcheck
+						return
+					case "/api/v3/repos/owner/repo/commits/new-topic/status":
+						w.Write([]byte(commitJSON)) // nolint: errcheck
+					case "/api/graphql":
+						w.Write([]byte(reviewDecision)) // nolint: errcheck
 					default:
 						t.Errorf("got unexpected request at %q", r.RequestURI)
 						http.Error(w, "not found", http.StatusNotFound)
@@ -545,7 +568,7 @@ func TestGithubClient_PullIsMergeable(t *testing.T) {
 				}))
 			testServerURL, err := url.Parse(testServer.URL)
 			Ok(t, err)
-			client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
+			client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, vcs.GithubConfig{}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
 			Ok(t, err)
 			defer disableSSLVerification()()
 
@@ -627,7 +650,7 @@ func TestGithubClient_MergePullHandlesError(t *testing.T) {
 
 			testServerURL, err := url.Parse(testServer.URL)
 			Ok(t, err)
-			client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
+			client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, vcs.GithubConfig{}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
 			Ok(t, err)
 			defer disableSSLVerification()()
 
@@ -750,7 +773,7 @@ func TestGithubClient_MergePullCorrectMethod(t *testing.T) {
 
 			testServerURL, err := url.Parse(testServer.URL)
 			Ok(t, err)
-			client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
+			client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, vcs.GithubConfig{}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
 			Ok(t, err)
 			defer disableSSLVerification()()
 
@@ -778,7 +801,7 @@ func TestGithubClient_MergePullCorrectMethod(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGithubClient_MarkdownPullLink(t *testing.T) {
-	client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient("hostname", &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
+	client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient("hostname", &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, vcs.GithubConfig{}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
 	Ok(t, err)
 	pull := models.PullRequest{Num: 1}
 	s, _ := client.MarkdownPullLink(pull)
@@ -833,7 +856,7 @@ func TestGithubClient_SplitComments(t *testing.T) {
 
 	testServerURL, err := url.Parse(testServer.URL)
 	Ok(t, err)
-	client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
+	client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, vcs.GithubConfig{}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
 	Ok(t, err)
 	defer disableSSLVerification()()
 	pull := models.PullRequest{Num: 1}
@@ -891,7 +914,7 @@ func TestGithubClient_Retry404(t *testing.T) {
 
 	testServerURL, err := url.Parse(testServer.URL)
 	Ok(t, err)
-	client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
+	client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, vcs.GithubConfig{}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
 	Ok(t, err)
 	defer disableSSLVerification()()
 	repo := models.Repo{
@@ -936,7 +959,7 @@ func TestGithubClient_Retry404Files(t *testing.T) {
 
 	testServerURL, err := url.Parse(testServer.URL)
 	Ok(t, err)
-	client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
+	client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, vcs.GithubConfig{}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
 	Ok(t, err)
 	defer disableSSLVerification()()
 	repo := models.Repo{
@@ -989,7 +1012,7 @@ func TestGithubClient_GetTeamNamesForUser(t *testing.T) {
 		}))
 	testServerURL, err := url.Parse(testServer.URL)
 	Ok(t, err)
-	client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, logger)
+	client, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServerURL.Host, &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{"user", "pass"}, vcs.GithubConfig{}, logger)
 	Ok(t, err)
 	defer disableSSLVerification()()
 
diff --git a/server/events/vcs/github_config.go b/server/events/vcs/github_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ceeb3c720c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/events/vcs/github_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package vcs
+
+// GithubConfig allows for custom github-specific functionality and behavior
+type GithubConfig struct {
+	AllowMergeableBypassApply bool
+}
diff --git a/server/events/vcs/github_credentials_test.go b/server/events/vcs/github_credentials_test.go
index a85d8d2d95..08b3de6171 100644
--- a/server/events/vcs/github_credentials_test.go
+++ b/server/events/vcs/github_credentials_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func TestGithubClient_GetUser_AppSlug(t *testing.T) {
 	Ok(t, err)
 
 	anonCreds := &vcs.GithubAnonymousCredentials{}
-	anonClient, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServer, anonCreds, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
+	anonClient, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServer, anonCreds, vcs.GithubConfig{}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
 	Ok(t, err)
 	tempSecrets, err := anonClient.ExchangeCode("good-code")
 	Ok(t, err)
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func TestGithubClient_AppAuthentication(t *testing.T) {
 	Ok(t, err)
 
 	anonCreds := &vcs.GithubAnonymousCredentials{}
-	anonClient, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServer, anonCreds, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
+	anonClient, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(testServer, anonCreds, vcs.GithubConfig{}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
 	Ok(t, err)
 	tempSecrets, err := anonClient.ExchangeCode("good-code")
 	Ok(t, err)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestGithubClient_AppAuthentication(t *testing.T) {
 		Key:      []byte(fixtures.GithubPrivateKey),
 		Hostname: testServer,
 	}
-	_, err = vcs.NewGithubClient(testServer, appCreds, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
+	_, err = vcs.NewGithubClient(testServer, appCreds, vcs.GithubConfig{}, logging.NewNoopLogger(t))
 	Ok(t, err)
 
 	token, err := appCreds.GetToken()
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index f7ba8d19f7..ce8dbffe88 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ func NewServer(userConfig UserConfig, config Config) (*Server, error) {
 	var supportedVCSHosts []models.VCSHostType
 	var githubClient vcs.IGithubClient
 	var githubAppEnabled bool
+	var githubConfig vcs.GithubConfig
 	var githubCredentials vcs.GithubCredentials
 	var gitlabClient *vcs.GitlabClient
 	var bitbucketCloudClient *bitbucketcloud.Client
@@ -198,6 +199,11 @@ func NewServer(userConfig UserConfig, config Config) (*Server, error) {
 	}
 
 	if userConfig.GithubUser != "" || userConfig.GithubAppID != 0 {
+		if userConfig.GithubAllowMergeableBypassApply {
+			githubConfig = vcs.GithubConfig{
+				AllowMergeableBypassApply: true,
+			}
+		}
 		supportedVCSHosts = append(supportedVCSHosts, models.Github)
 		if userConfig.GithubUser != "" {
 			githubCredentials = &vcs.GithubUserCredentials{
@@ -227,7 +233,7 @@ func NewServer(userConfig UserConfig, config Config) (*Server, error) {
 		}
 
 		var err error
-		rawGithubClient, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(userConfig.GithubHostname, githubCredentials, logger)
+		rawGithubClient, err := vcs.NewGithubClient(userConfig.GithubHostname, githubCredentials, githubConfig, logger)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/server/user_config.go b/server/user_config.go
index 84cf275498..af3e5e1c02 100644
--- a/server/user_config.go
+++ b/server/user_config.go
@@ -8,54 +8,55 @@ import (
 // The mapstructure tags correspond to flags in cmd/server.go and are used when
 // the config is parsed from a YAML file.
 type UserConfig struct {
-	AllowForkPRs               bool   `mapstructure:"allow-fork-prs"`
-	AllowRepoConfig            bool   `mapstructure:"allow-repo-config"`
-	AtlantisURL                string `mapstructure:"atlantis-url"`
-	Automerge                  bool   `mapstructure:"automerge"`
-	AutoplanFileList           string `mapstructure:"autoplan-file-list"`
-	AzureDevopsToken           string `mapstructure:"azuredevops-token"`
-	AzureDevopsUser            string `mapstructure:"azuredevops-user"`
-	AzureDevopsWebhookPassword string `mapstructure:"azuredevops-webhook-password"`
-	AzureDevopsWebhookUser     string `mapstructure:"azuredevops-webhook-user"`
-	AzureDevOpsHostname        string `mapstructure:"azuredevops-hostname"`
-	BitbucketBaseURL           string `mapstructure:"bitbucket-base-url"`
-	BitbucketToken             string `mapstructure:"bitbucket-token"`
-	BitbucketUser              string `mapstructure:"bitbucket-user"`
-	BitbucketWebhookSecret     string `mapstructure:"bitbucket-webhook-secret"`
-	CheckoutStrategy           string `mapstructure:"checkout-strategy"`
-	DataDir                    string `mapstructure:"data-dir"`
-	DisableApplyAll            bool   `mapstructure:"disable-apply-all"`
-	DisableApply               bool   `mapstructure:"disable-apply"`
-	DisableAutoplan            bool   `mapstructure:"disable-autoplan"`
-	DisableMarkdownFolding     bool   `mapstructure:"disable-markdown-folding"`
-	DisableRepoLocking         bool   `mapstructure:"disable-repo-locking"`
-	EnablePolicyChecksFlag     bool   `mapstructure:"enable-policy-checks"`
-	EnableRegExpCmd            bool   `mapstructure:"enable-regexp-cmd"`
-	EnableDiffMarkdownFormat   bool   `mapstructure:"enable-diff-markdown-format"`
-	GithubHostname             string `mapstructure:"gh-hostname"`
-	GithubToken                string `mapstructure:"gh-token"`
-	GithubUser                 string `mapstructure:"gh-user"`
-	GithubWebhookSecret        string `mapstructure:"gh-webhook-secret"`
-	GithubOrg                  string `mapstructure:"gh-org"`
-	GithubAppID                int64  `mapstructure:"gh-app-id"`
-	GithubAppKey               string `mapstructure:"gh-app-key"`
-	GithubAppKeyFile           string `mapstructure:"gh-app-key-file"`
-	GithubAppSlug              string `mapstructure:"gh-app-slug"`
-	GithubTeamAllowlist        string `mapstructure:"gh-team-allowlist"`
-	GitlabHostname             string `mapstructure:"gitlab-hostname"`
-	GitlabToken                string `mapstructure:"gitlab-token"`
-	GitlabUser                 string `mapstructure:"gitlab-user"`
-	GitlabWebhookSecret        string `mapstructure:"gitlab-webhook-secret"`
-	APISecret                  string `mapstructure:"api-secret"`
-	HidePrevPlanComments       bool   `mapstructure:"hide-prev-plan-comments"`
-	LogLevel                   string `mapstructure:"log-level"`
-	ParallelPoolSize           int    `mapstructure:"parallel-pool-size"`
-	StatsNamespace             string `mapstructure:"stats-namespace"`
-	PlanDrafts                 bool   `mapstructure:"allow-draft-prs"`
-	Port                       int    `mapstructure:"port"`
-	RepoConfig                 string `mapstructure:"repo-config"`
-	RepoConfigJSON             string `mapstructure:"repo-config-json"`
-	RepoAllowlist              string `mapstructure:"repo-allowlist"`
+	AllowForkPRs                    bool   `mapstructure:"allow-fork-prs"`
+	AllowRepoConfig                 bool   `mapstructure:"allow-repo-config"`
+	AtlantisURL                     string `mapstructure:"atlantis-url"`
+	Automerge                       bool   `mapstructure:"automerge"`
+	AutoplanFileList                string `mapstructure:"autoplan-file-list"`
+	AzureDevopsToken                string `mapstructure:"azuredevops-token"`
+	AzureDevopsUser                 string `mapstructure:"azuredevops-user"`
+	AzureDevopsWebhookPassword      string `mapstructure:"azuredevops-webhook-password"`
+	AzureDevopsWebhookUser          string `mapstructure:"azuredevops-webhook-user"`
+	AzureDevOpsHostname             string `mapstructure:"azuredevops-hostname"`
+	BitbucketBaseURL                string `mapstructure:"bitbucket-base-url"`
+	BitbucketToken                  string `mapstructure:"bitbucket-token"`
+	BitbucketUser                   string `mapstructure:"bitbucket-user"`
+	BitbucketWebhookSecret          string `mapstructure:"bitbucket-webhook-secret"`
+	CheckoutStrategy                string `mapstructure:"checkout-strategy"`
+	DataDir                         string `mapstructure:"data-dir"`
+	DisableApplyAll                 bool   `mapstructure:"disable-apply-all"`
+	DisableApply                    bool   `mapstructure:"disable-apply"`
+	DisableAutoplan                 bool   `mapstructure:"disable-autoplan"`
+	DisableMarkdownFolding          bool   `mapstructure:"disable-markdown-folding"`
+	DisableRepoLocking              bool   `mapstructure:"disable-repo-locking"`
+	EnablePolicyChecksFlag          bool   `mapstructure:"enable-policy-checks"`
+	EnableRegExpCmd                 bool   `mapstructure:"enable-regexp-cmd"`
+	EnableDiffMarkdownFormat        bool   `mapstructure:"enable-diff-markdown-format"`
+	GithubAllowMergeableBypassApply bool   `mapstructure:"gh-allow-mergeable-bypass-apply"`
+	GithubHostname                  string `mapstructure:"gh-hostname"`
+	GithubToken                     string `mapstructure:"gh-token"`
+	GithubUser                      string `mapstructure:"gh-user"`
+	GithubWebhookSecret             string `mapstructure:"gh-webhook-secret"`
+	GithubOrg                       string `mapstructure:"gh-org"`
+	GithubAppID                     int64  `mapstructure:"gh-app-id"`
+	GithubAppKey                    string `mapstructure:"gh-app-key"`
+	GithubAppKeyFile                string `mapstructure:"gh-app-key-file"`
+	GithubAppSlug                   string `mapstructure:"gh-app-slug"`
+	GithubTeamAllowlist             string `mapstructure:"gh-team-allowlist"`
+	GitlabHostname                  string `mapstructure:"gitlab-hostname"`
+	GitlabToken                     string `mapstructure:"gitlab-token"`
+	GitlabUser                      string `mapstructure:"gitlab-user"`
+	GitlabWebhookSecret             string `mapstructure:"gitlab-webhook-secret"`
+	APISecret                       string `mapstructure:"api-secret"`
+	HidePrevPlanComments            bool   `mapstructure:"hide-prev-plan-comments"`
+	LogLevel                        string `mapstructure:"log-level"`
+	ParallelPoolSize                int    `mapstructure:"parallel-pool-size"`
+	StatsNamespace                  string `mapstructure:"stats-namespace"`
+	PlanDrafts                      bool   `mapstructure:"allow-draft-prs"`
+	Port                            int    `mapstructure:"port"`
+	RepoConfig                      string `mapstructure:"repo-config"`
+	RepoConfigJSON                  string `mapstructure:"repo-config-json"`
+	RepoAllowlist                   string `mapstructure:"repo-allowlist"`
 	// RepoWhitelist is deprecated in favour of RepoAllowlist.
 	RepoWhitelist string `mapstructure:"repo-whitelist"`