diff --git a/tests/base.py b/tests/base.py
index 60cc1aead2..b1343a9fba 100644
--- a/tests/base.py
+++ b/tests/base.py
@@ -1628,6 +1628,12 @@ class FakeGitlabConnection(gitlabconnection.GitlabConnection):
         }
         return (name, data)
 
+    @contextmanager
+    def enable_community_edition(self):
+        self.gl_client.community_edition = True
+        yield
+        self.gl_client.community_edition = False
+
 
 class FakeGitlabAPIClient(gitlabconnection.GitlabAPIClient):
     log = logging.getLogger("zuul.test.FakeGitlabAPIClient")
@@ -1635,6 +1641,7 @@ class FakeGitlabAPIClient(gitlabconnection.GitlabAPIClient):
     def __init__(self, baseurl, api_token, merge_requests_db={}):
         super(FakeGitlabAPIClient, self).__init__(baseurl, api_token)
         self.merge_requests = merge_requests_db
+        self.community_edition = False
 
     def gen_error(self, verb):
         return {
@@ -1676,9 +1683,14 @@ class FakeGitlabAPIClient(gitlabconnection.GitlabAPIClient):
             r'.+/projects/(.+)/merge_requests/(\d+)/approvals$', url)
         if match:
             mr = self._get_mr(match)
-            return {
-                'approvals_left': 0 if mr.approved else 1,
-            }, 200, "", "GET"
+            if not self.community_edition:
+                return {
+                    'approvals_left': 0 if mr.approved else 1,
+                }, 200, "", "GET"
+            else:
+                return {
+                    'approved': mr.approved,
+                }, 200, "", "GET"
 
     def post(self, url, params=None, zuul_event_id=None):
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_gitlab_driver.py b/tests/unit/test_gitlab_driver.py
index 11edaf0c43..009df0a7f1 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_gitlab_driver.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_gitlab_driver.py
@@ -559,6 +559,29 @@ class TestGitlabDriver(ZuulTestCase):
         self.waitUntilSettled()
         self.assertEqual(1, len(self.history))
 
+    @simple_layout('layouts/requirements-gitlab.yaml', driver='gitlab')
+    def test_approval_require_community_edition(self):
+
+        with self.fake_gitlab.enable_community_edition():
+            A = self.fake_gitlab.openFakeMergeRequest(
+                'org/project2', 'master', 'A')
+
+            self.fake_gitlab.emitEvent(A.getMergeRequestOpenedEvent())
+            self.waitUntilSettled()
+            self.assertEqual(0, len(self.history))
+
+            A.approved = True
+
+            self.fake_gitlab.emitEvent(A.getMergeRequestUpdatedEvent())
+            self.waitUntilSettled()
+            self.assertEqual(1, len(self.history))
+
+            A.approved = False
+
+            self.fake_gitlab.emitEvent(A.getMergeRequestUpdatedEvent())
+            self.waitUntilSettled()
+            self.assertEqual(1, len(self.history))
+
     @simple_layout('layouts/requirements-gitlab.yaml', driver='gitlab')
     def test_label_require(self):
 
diff --git a/zuul/driver/gitlab/gitlabconnection.py b/zuul/driver/gitlab/gitlabconnection.py
index 63bc84504a..90308ba62e 100644
--- a/zuul/driver/gitlab/gitlabconnection.py
+++ b/zuul/driver/gitlab/gitlabconnection.py
@@ -554,7 +554,12 @@ class GitlabConnection(BaseConnection):
         mr_approval_status = self.gl_client.get_mr_approvals_status(
             project_name, number, zuul_event_id=event)
         log.info('Got MR approval status %s#%s', project_name, number)
-        mr['approved'] = mr_approval_status['approvals_left'] == 0
+        if 'approvals_left' in mr_approval_status:
+            # 'approvals_left' is not present when 'Required Merge Request
+            # Approvals' feature isn't available
+            mr['approved'] = mr_approval_status['approvals_left'] == 0
+        else:
+            mr['approved'] = mr_approval_status['approved']
         return mr
 
     def commentMR(self, project_name, number, message, event=None):