diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7a40c7ee799..11a2701ff84 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ### New features:
 
+* Add middle name field to new contact and edit contact
 * Add backend and api for contact field labels
 * Add audit log when setting a contact's description
 * Add support for audit logs on a contact page
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index bce07dd612f..75a478d3470 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -43,3 +43,4 @@ Bryan Kam @lydgate
 Tom Granot-Scalosub @tomgs
 Chris Forrence @chrisforrence
 Mohammed Al-Sahaf @Mohammed90
+Ivan Kruchkoff @ivankruchkoff <ivan@kruchkoff.com>
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ContactsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ContactsController.php
index 7d99078d661..a4ec0018575 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ContactsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ContactsController.php
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ public function store(Request $request)
                 'account_id' => auth()->user()->account->id,
                 'author_id' => auth()->user()->id,
                 'first_name' => $request->input('first_name'),
+                'middle_name' => $request->input('middle_name', null),
                 'last_name' => $request->input('last_name', null),
                 'nickname' => $request->input('nickname', null),
                 'gender_id' => $request->input('gender'),
@@ -394,6 +395,7 @@ public function update(Request $request, Contact $contact)
             'account_id' => auth()->user()->account->id,
             'contact_id' => $contact->id,
             'first_name' => $request->input('firstname'),
+            'middle_name' => $request->input('middlename', null),
             'last_name' => $request->input('lastname', null),
             'nickname' => $request->input('nickname', null),
             'gender_id' => $request->input('gender'),
diff --git a/resources/views/people/create.blade.php b/resources/views/people/create.blade.php
index 05e43967030..96c7069edcd 100644
--- a/resources/views/people/create.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/people/create.blade.php
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@
           </form-input>
         </div>
 
+        <div class="mb3">
+          <form-input
+            :id="'middle_name'"
+            :input-type="'text'"
+            :required="false"
+            :title="'{{ trans('people.people_add_middlename') }}'">
+          </form-input>
+        </div>
+
         <div class="mb3">
           <form-input
             :id="'last_name'"
@@ -79,6 +88,15 @@
           </form-input>
         </div>
 
+        <div class="mb3">
+          <form-input
+            :id="'middle_name'"
+            :input-type="'text'"
+            :required="false"
+            :title="'{{ trans('people.people_add_middlename') }}'">
+          </form-input>
+        </div>
+
         <div class="mb3 mb0-ns">
           <form-input
             :id="'nickname'"
diff --git a/resources/views/people/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/people/edit.blade.php
index 18d2499af81..449a777c60e 100644
--- a/resources/views/people/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/people/edit.blade.php
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@
                   :title="'{{ trans('people.people_add_firstname') }}'">
                 </form-input>
               </div>
+              <div class="dtc-ns pr2-ns pb0-ns w-100 pb3">
+                <form-input
+                  value="{{ $contact->middle_name }}"
+                  :input-type="'text'"
+                  :id="'middlename'"
+                  :required="false"
+                  :title="'{{ trans('people.people_add_middlename') }}'">
+                </form-input>
+              </div>
               <div class="dtc-ns pr2-ns pb0-ns w-100 pb3">
                 <form-input
                   value="{{ $contact->last_name }}"
diff --git a/tests/Feature/ContactTest.php b/tests/Feature/ContactTest.php
index 34435f79735..96f73a8e67b 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/ContactTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/ContactTest.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use App\Models\Contact\Tag;
 use App\Models\Contact\Gift;
 use App\Helpers\StringHelper;
+use App\Models\Contact\Gender;
 use App\Models\Contact\Contact;
 use App\Models\Account\Activity;
 use App\Models\Contact\Reminder;
@@ -633,6 +634,33 @@ public function test_edit_contact_put_deceased_with_reminder()
         ]);
     }
 
+    public function test_it_create_a_contact()
+    {
+        $user = $this->signIn();
+
+        $gender = factory(Gender::class)->create([
+            'account_id' => $user->account_id,
+        ]);
+
+        $data = [
+            'first_name' => 'John',
+            'last_name' => 'Doe',
+            'middle_name' => 'Mike',
+            'gender' => $gender->id,
+        ];
+
+        $response = $this->post('/people', $data);
+
+        $response->assertStatus(302);
+
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('contacts', [
+            'first_name' => 'John',
+            'last_name' => 'Doe',
+            'middle_name' => 'Mike',
+            'gender_id' => $gender->id,
+        ]);
+    }
+
     /** @test */
     public function it_gets_the_value()
     {