diff --git a/self-core-impl/src/main/java/com/selfxdsd/core/GitlabRepo.java b/self-core-impl/src/main/java/com/selfxdsd/core/GitlabRepo.java
index 603c3d78..0292e5b2 100644
--- a/self-core-impl/src/main/java/com/selfxdsd/core/GitlabRepo.java
+++ b/self-core-impl/src/main/java/com/selfxdsd/core/GitlabRepo.java
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
 import com.selfxdsd.api.Labels;
 import com.selfxdsd.api.storage.Storage;
 
+import javax.json.Json;
 import javax.json.JsonObject;
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
 import java.net.URI;
 
 /**
@@ -34,9 +36,6 @@
  * @author criske
  * @version $Id$
  * @since 0.0.1
- * @todo #1246:60min Implement enabling of Issues for a GitLab repository.
- *  If GitLab doesn't support this functionality, the method should not do
- *  anything.
  */
 final class GitlabRepo extends BaseRepo {
 
@@ -149,9 +148,29 @@ public String fullName() {
         return this.json().getString("path_with_namespace");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     * <br/>
+     * Gitlab doc: <a href="https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/projects.html#edit-project">link</a>
+     */
     @Override
     public Issues enableIssues() {
-        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not yet implemented.");
+        final Resource response = this.resources().put(
+            this.repoUri(),
+            Json.createObjectBuilder()
+                .add("issues_access_level", "enabled")
+                .build()
+        );
+        if(response.statusCode() == HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK) {
+            return this.issues();
+        } else {
+            throw new IllegalStateException(
+                "Could not enable Issues for Repo ["
+                    + this.repoUri() + "]. Received Status is "
+                    + response.statusCode() + ", while Status 200 OK"
+                    + " was expected."
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/self-core-impl/src/test/java/com/selfxdsd/core/GitlabRepoTestCase.java b/self-core-impl/src/test/java/com/selfxdsd/core/GitlabRepoTestCase.java
index fa4ba656..68d3601c 100644
--- a/self-core-impl/src/test/java/com/selfxdsd/core/GitlabRepoTestCase.java
+++ b/self-core-impl/src/test/java/com/selfxdsd/core/GitlabRepoTestCase.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
 
 import javax.json.Json;
+import javax.json.JsonValue;
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.net.URI;
 
@@ -238,4 +239,67 @@ public void returnsCommits() {
             )
         );
     }
+
+    /**
+     * GitlabRepo can enable issues.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void canEnableIssues(){
+        final MockJsonResources res = new MockJsonResources(
+            request -> new MockJsonResources.MockResource(
+                200,
+                Json.createObjectBuilder().build()
+            )
+        );
+        final Repo repo = new GitlabRepo(
+            res,
+            URI.create("https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/1"),
+            Mockito.mock(User.class),
+            Mockito.mock(Storage.class)
+        );
+
+        MatcherAssert.assertThat(
+            repo.enableIssues(),
+            Matchers.instanceOf(Issues.class)
+        );
+
+        final MockJsonResources.MockRequest request = res.requests().first();
+        MatcherAssert.assertThat(
+            request.getUri(),
+            Matchers.equalTo(URI.create("https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/1"))
+        );
+        MatcherAssert.assertThat(
+            request.getMethod(),
+            Matchers.equalTo("PUT")
+        );
+        MatcherAssert.assertThat(
+            request.getBody(),
+            Matchers.equalTo(
+                Json.createObjectBuilder()
+                    .add("issues_access_level", "enabled")
+                    .build()
+            )
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * GitlabRepo throws IllegalStateException if enableIssues returns status
+     * != 200 OK.
+     */
+    @Test(expected = IllegalStateException.class)
+    public void throwsIllegalStateExceptionIfEnableIssueNotOk() {
+        final JsonResources res = new MockJsonResources(
+            request -> new MockJsonResources.MockResource(
+                410,
+                JsonValue.EMPTY_JSON_OBJECT
+            )
+        );
+        final Repo repo = new GitlabRepo(
+            res,
+            URI.create("https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/1"),
+            Mockito.mock(User.class),
+            Mockito.mock(Storage.class)
+        );
+        repo.enableIssues();
+    }
 }