diff --git a/docs/gl_objects/merge_requests.rst b/docs/gl_objects/merge_requests.rst
index 02121dc66..fd57e6005 100644
--- a/docs/gl_objects/merge_requests.rst
+++ b/docs/gl_objects/merge_requests.rst
@@ -122,8 +122,14 @@ Accept a MR::
 
     mr.merge()
 
-Cancel a MR when the build succeeds::
+Schedule a MR to merge after the pipeline(s) succeed::
 
+    mr.merge(merge_when_pipeline_succeeds=True)
+
+Cancel a MR from merging when the pipeline succeeds::
+
+    # Cancel a MR from being merged that had been previously set to
+    # 'merge_when_pipeline_succeeds=True'
     mr.cancel_merge_when_pipeline_succeeds()
 
 List commits of a MR::
diff --git a/gitlab/v4/objects/merge_requests.py b/gitlab/v4/objects/merge_requests.py
index 2e1ab0905..d4c393322 100644
--- a/gitlab/v4/objects/merge_requests.py
+++ b/gitlab/v4/objects/merge_requests.py
@@ -165,9 +165,7 @@ class ProjectMergeRequest(
 
     @cli.register_custom_action("ProjectMergeRequest")
     @exc.on_http_error(exc.GitlabMROnBuildSuccessError)
-    def cancel_merge_when_pipeline_succeeds(
-        self, **kwargs: Any
-    ) -> "ProjectMergeRequest":
+    def cancel_merge_when_pipeline_succeeds(self, **kwargs: Any) -> Dict[str, str]:
         """Cancel merge when the pipeline succeeds.
 
         Args:
@@ -179,17 +177,20 @@ def cancel_merge_when_pipeline_succeeds(
                 request
 
         Returns:
-            ProjectMergeRequest
+            dict of the parsed json returned by the server
         """
 
         path = (
             f"{self.manager.path}/{self.encoded_id}/cancel_merge_when_pipeline_succeeds"
         )
-        server_data = self.manager.gitlab.http_put(path, **kwargs)
+        server_data = self.manager.gitlab.http_post(path, **kwargs)
+        # 2022-10-30: The docs at
+        # https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/merge_requests.html#cancel-merge-when-pipeline-succeeds
+        # are incorrect in that the return value is actually just:
+        #   {'status': 'success'}  for a successful cancel.
         if TYPE_CHECKING:
             assert isinstance(server_data, dict)
-        self._update_attrs(server_data)
-        return ProjectMergeRequest(self.manager, server_data)
+        return server_data
 
     @cli.register_custom_action("ProjectMergeRequest")
     @exc.on_http_error(exc.GitlabListError)
diff --git a/tests/functional/api/test_merge_requests.py b/tests/functional/api/test_merge_requests.py
index 75afb08df..56ee7bc42 100644
--- a/tests/functional/api/test_merge_requests.py
+++ b/tests/functional/api/test_merge_requests.py
@@ -181,11 +181,27 @@ def test_merge_request_reset_approvals(gitlab_url, project, wait_for_sidekiq):
     assert mr.reset_approvals()
 
 
+def test_cancel_merge_when_pipeline_succeeds(project, merge_request, wait_for_sidekiq):
+    mr = merge_request(source_branch="test_merge_request_merge", create_pipeline=True)
+    # Set to merge when the pipeline succeeds, which should never happen
+    mr.merge(merge_when_pipeline_succeeds=True)
+    wait_for_sidekiq(timeout=60)
+
+    mr = project.mergerequests.get(mr.iid)
+    assert mr.merged_at is None
+    assert mr.merge_when_pipeline_succeeds is True
+    cancel = mr.cancel_merge_when_pipeline_succeeds()
+    assert cancel == {"status": "success"}
+
+
 def test_merge_request_merge(project, merge_request, wait_for_sidekiq):
     mr = merge_request(source_branch="test_merge_request_merge")
     mr.merge()
     wait_for_sidekiq(timeout=60)
 
+    mr = project.mergerequests.get(mr.iid)
+    assert mr.merged_at is not None
+    assert mr.merge_when_pipeline_succeeds is False
     with pytest.raises(gitlab.GitlabMRClosedError):
         # Two merge attempts should raise GitlabMRClosedError
         mr.merge()
diff --git a/tests/functional/conftest.py b/tests/functional/conftest.py
index 3700ae67e..b75a1e168 100644
--- a/tests/functional/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/functional/conftest.py
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ def merge_request(project, wait_for_sidekiq):
 
     to_delete = []
 
-    def _merge_request(*, source_branch: str):
+    def _merge_request(*, source_branch: str, create_pipeline: bool = False):
         # Wait for processes to be done before we start...
         # NOTE(jlvillal): Sometimes the CI would give a "500 Internal Server
         # Error". Hoping that waiting until all other processes are done will
@@ -401,6 +401,21 @@ def _merge_request(*, source_branch: str):
                 "commit_message": "New commit in new branch",
             }
         )
+        if create_pipeline:
+            project.files.create(
+                {
+                    "file_path": ".gitlab-ci.yml",
+                    "branch": source_branch,
+                    "content": """
+test:
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
+  script:
+    - sleep 24h  # We don't expect this to finish
+""",
+                    "commit_message": "Add a simple pipeline",
+                }
+            )
         mr = project.mergerequests.create(
             {
                 "source_branch": source_branch,