diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/modules/triggers.py b/jenkins_jobs/modules/triggers.py
index 2794faf98..42e56b93e 100644
--- a/jenkins_jobs/modules/triggers.py
+++ b/jenkins_jobs/modules/triggers.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Example::
 
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as XML
 import jenkins_jobs.modules.base
+import logging
 import re
 
 
@@ -152,8 +153,18 @@ def gerrit(parser, xml_parent, data):
                   ''REG_EXP''
                 * **project-pattern** (`str`) -- Project name pattern to match
                 * **branch-compare-type** (`str`) -- ''PLAIN'', ''ANT'' or
-                  ''REG_EXP''
+                  ''REG_EXP'' (not used if `branches` list is specified)
                 * **branch-pattern** (`str`) -- Branch name pattern to match
+                   (not used if `branches` list is specified)
+                * **branches** (`list`) -- List of branches to match
+                  (optional)
+
+                  :Branch: * **branch-compare-type** (`str`) -- ''PLAIN'',
+                             ''ANT'' or ''REG_EXP'' (optional, defaults to
+                             ''PLAIN'')
+                           * **branch-pattern** (`str`) -- Branch name pattern
+                             to match
+
                 * **file-paths** (`list`) -- List of file paths to match
                   (optional)
 
@@ -197,33 +208,13 @@ def gerrit(parser, xml_parent, data):
     configure Gerrit Trigger Plugin, instead of hyphenated-keys.  While still
     supported, camedCase keys are deprecated and should not be used.
 
-    Example::
+    Example:
 
-      triggers:
-        - gerrit:
-            trigger-on-comment-added-event: true
-            trigger-approval-category: 'APRV'
-            trigger-approval-value: 1
-            projects:
-              - project-compare-type: 'PLAIN'
-                project-pattern: 'test-project'
-                branch-compare-type: 'ANT'
-                branch-pattern: '**'
-                file-paths:
-                    - compare-type: ANT
-                      pattern: subdirectory/**
-            skip-vote:
-                successful: true
-                failed: true
-                unstable: true
-                notbuilt: true
-            silent: false
-            escape-quotes: false
-            no-name-and-email: false
-            dynamic-trigger-enabled: true
-            dynamic-trigger-url: http://myhost/mytrigger
+    .. literalinclude:: /../../tests/triggers/fixtures/gerrit003.yaml
     """
 
+    logger = logging.getLogger("%s:gerrit" % __name__)
+
     gerrit_handle_legacy_configuration(data)
 
     projects = data['projects']
@@ -239,12 +230,32 @@ def gerrit(parser, xml_parent, data):
         XML.SubElement(gproj, 'compareType').text = \
             project['project-compare-type']
         XML.SubElement(gproj, 'pattern').text = project['project-pattern']
+
         branches = XML.SubElement(gproj, 'branches')
-        gbranch = XML.SubElement(branches, 'com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.'
-                                 'gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.data.Branch')
-        XML.SubElement(gbranch, 'compareType').text = \
-            project['branch-compare-type']
-        XML.SubElement(gbranch, 'pattern').text = project['branch-pattern']
+        project_branches = project.get('branches', [])
+
+        if 'branch-compare-type' in project and 'branch-pattern' in project:
+            warning = 'branch-compare-type and branch-pattern at project ' \
+                      'level are deprecated and support will be removed ' \
+                      'in a later version of Jenkins Job Builder; '
+            if project_branches:
+                warning += 'discarding values and using values from ' \
+                           'branches section'
+            else:
+                warning += 'please use branches section instead'
+            logger.warn(warning)
+        if not project_branches:
+            project_branches = [
+                {'branch-compare-type': project['branch-compare-type'],
+                 'branch-pattern': project['branch-pattern']}]
+        for branch in project_branches:
+            gbranch = XML.SubElement(
+                branches, 'com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.'
+                'gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.data.Branch')
+            XML.SubElement(gbranch, 'compareType').text = \
+                branch['branch-compare-type']
+            XML.SubElement(gbranch, 'pattern').text = branch['branch-pattern']
+
         project_file_paths = project.get('file-paths', [])
         if project_file_paths:
             fps_tag = XML.SubElement(gproj, 'filePaths')
diff --git a/tests/triggers/fixtures/gerrit002.xml b/tests/triggers/fixtures/gerrit002.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d240841b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/triggers/fixtures/gerrit002.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<project>
+  <triggers class="vector">
+    <com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.GerritTrigger>
+      <spec/>
+      <gerritProjects>
+        <com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.data.GerritProject>
+          <compareType>PLAIN</compareType>
+          <pattern>test-project</pattern>
+          <branches>
+            <com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.data.Branch>
+              <compareType>PLAIN</compareType>
+              <pattern>master</pattern>
+            </com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.data.Branch>
+            <com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.data.Branch>
+              <compareType>PLAIN</compareType>
+              <pattern>stable</pattern>
+            </com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.data.Branch>
+          </branches>
+          <filePaths>
+            <com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.data.FilePath>
+              <compareType>ANT</compareType>
+              <pattern>subdirectory/**</pattern>
+            </com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.data.FilePath>
+          </filePaths>
+        </com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.data.GerritProject>
+      </gerritProjects>
+      <skipVote>
+        <onSuccessful>true</onSuccessful>
+        <onFailed>true</onFailed>
+        <onUnstable>true</onUnstable>
+        <onNotBuilt>true</onNotBuilt>
+      </skipVote>
+      <silentMode>false</silentMode>
+      <escapeQuotes>false</escapeQuotes>
+      <noNameAndEmailParameters>false</noNameAndEmailParameters>
+      <dynamicTriggerConfiguration>True</dynamicTriggerConfiguration>
+      <triggerConfigURL>http://myhost/mytrigger</triggerConfigURL>
+      <triggerOnEvents>
+        <com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.events.PluginCommentAddedEvent>
+          <verdictCategory>APRV</verdictCategory>
+          <commentAddedTriggerApprovalValue>1</commentAddedTriggerApprovalValue>
+        </com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.events.PluginCommentAddedEvent>
+      </triggerOnEvents>
+      <buildStartMessage/>
+      <buildFailureMessage/>
+      <buildSuccessfulMessage/>
+      <buildUnstableMessage/>
+      <customUrl/>
+    </com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.GerritTrigger>
+  </triggers>
+</project>
diff --git a/tests/triggers/fixtures/gerrit002.yaml b/tests/triggers/fixtures/gerrit002.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1597e1c42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/triggers/fixtures/gerrit002.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+triggers:
+  - gerrit:
+      trigger-on-comment-added-event: true
+      trigger-approval-category: 'APRV'
+      trigger-approval-value: 1
+      projects:
+        - project-compare-type: 'PLAIN'
+          project-pattern: 'test-project'
+          branches:
+            - branch-compare-type: 'PLAIN'
+              branch-pattern: 'master'
+            - branch-compare-type: 'PLAIN'
+              branch-pattern: 'stable'
+          file-paths:
+              - compare-type: ANT
+                pattern: subdirectory/**
+      skip-vote:
+          successful: true
+          failed: true
+          unstable: true
+          notbuilt: true
+      silent: false
+      escape-quotes: false
+      no-name-and-email: false
+      dynamic-trigger-enabled: true
+      dynamic-trigger-url: http://myhost/mytrigger
diff --git a/tests/triggers/fixtures/gerrit003.xml b/tests/triggers/fixtures/gerrit003.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..064eac2b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/triggers/fixtures/gerrit003.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<project>
+  <triggers class="vector">
+    <com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.GerritTrigger>
+      <spec/>
+      <gerritProjects>
+        <com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.data.GerritProject>
+          <compareType>PLAIN</compareType>
+          <pattern>test-project</pattern>
+          <branches>
+            <com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.data.Branch>
+              <compareType>ANT</compareType>
+              <pattern>**</pattern>
+            </com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.data.Branch>
+          </branches>
+          <filePaths>
+            <com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.data.FilePath>
+              <compareType>ANT</compareType>
+              <pattern>subdirectory/**</pattern>
+            </com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.data.FilePath>
+          </filePaths>
+        </com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.data.GerritProject>
+        <com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.data.GerritProject>
+          <compareType>PLAIN</compareType>
+          <pattern>another-test-project</pattern>
+          <branches>
+            <com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.data.Branch>
+              <compareType>PLAIN</compareType>
+              <pattern>master</pattern>
+            </com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.data.Branch>
+            <com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.data.Branch>
+              <compareType>PLAIN</compareType>
+              <pattern>stable</pattern>
+            </com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.data.Branch>
+          </branches>
+          <filePaths>
+            <com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.data.FilePath>
+              <compareType>ANT</compareType>
+              <pattern>subdirectory/**</pattern>
+            </com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.data.FilePath>
+          </filePaths>
+        </com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.data.GerritProject>
+      </gerritProjects>
+      <skipVote>
+        <onSuccessful>true</onSuccessful>
+        <onFailed>true</onFailed>
+        <onUnstable>true</onUnstable>
+        <onNotBuilt>true</onNotBuilt>
+      </skipVote>
+      <silentMode>false</silentMode>
+      <escapeQuotes>false</escapeQuotes>
+      <noNameAndEmailParameters>false</noNameAndEmailParameters>
+      <dynamicTriggerConfiguration>True</dynamicTriggerConfiguration>
+      <triggerConfigURL>http://myhost/mytrigger</triggerConfigURL>
+      <triggerOnEvents>
+        <com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.events.PluginCommentAddedEvent>
+          <verdictCategory>APRV</verdictCategory>
+          <commentAddedTriggerApprovalValue>1</commentAddedTriggerApprovalValue>
+        </com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.events.PluginCommentAddedEvent>
+      </triggerOnEvents>
+      <buildStartMessage/>
+      <buildFailureMessage/>
+      <buildSuccessfulMessage/>
+      <buildUnstableMessage/>
+      <customUrl/>
+    </com.sonyericsson.hudson.plugins.gerrit.trigger.hudsontrigger.GerritTrigger>
+  </triggers>
+</project>
diff --git a/tests/triggers/fixtures/gerrit003.yaml b/tests/triggers/fixtures/gerrit003.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e347e7d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/triggers/fixtures/gerrit003.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+triggers:
+  - gerrit:
+      trigger-on-comment-added-event: true
+      trigger-approval-category: 'APRV'
+      trigger-approval-value: 1
+      projects:
+        - project-compare-type: 'PLAIN'
+          project-pattern: 'test-project'
+          branch-compare-type: 'ANT'
+          branch-pattern: '**'
+          file-paths:
+            - compare-type: ANT
+              pattern: subdirectory/**
+        - project-compare-type: 'PLAIN'
+          project-pattern: 'another-test-project'
+          branches:
+            - branch-compare-type: 'PLAIN'
+              branch-pattern: 'master'
+            - branch-compare-type: 'PLAIN'
+              branch-pattern: 'stable'
+          file-paths:
+            - compare-type: ANT
+              pattern: subdirectory/**
+      skip-vote:
+          successful: true
+          failed: true
+          unstable: true
+          notbuilt: true
+      silent: false
+      escape-quotes: false
+      no-name-and-email: false
+      dynamic-trigger-enabled: true
+      dynamic-trigger-url: http://myhost/mytrigger