diff --git a/lib/jenkins_api_client/job.rb b/lib/jenkins_api_client/job.rb
index ef7cd751..3e336910 100644
--- a/lib/jenkins_api_client/job.rb
+++ b/lib/jenkins_api_client/job.rb
@@ -610,6 +610,16 @@ def list_all
         response_json.map { |job| job["name"] }.sort
       end
 
+      def multibranch_job_name_separator(job_name)
+        branch_regex = %r{/branch/}
+        if job_name =~ branch_regex
+          return job_name.split(branch_regex)
+        end
+
+        nil
+      end
+      private :multibranch_job_name_separator
+
       # Checks if the given job exists in Jenkins
       #
       # @param job_name [String] the name of the job to check
@@ -617,7 +627,13 @@ def list_all
       # @return [Boolean] whether the job exists in jenkins or not
       #
       def exists?(job_name)
-        list(job_name).include?(job_name)
+        final_job_name = job_name
+        jobs = multibranch_job_name_separator(job_name)
+        if jobs
+          final_job_name = jobs.last
+        end
+
+        list(job_name).include?(final_job_name)
       end
 
       # List all Jobs matching the given status
@@ -653,13 +669,23 @@ def list_by_status(status, jobs = [])
       #
       def list(filter, ignorecase = true)
         @logger.info "Obtaining jobs matching filter '#{filter}'"
-        response_json = @client.api_get_request("")
+
+        url_prefix = ''
+        final_filter = filter
+
+        jobs = multibranch_job_name_separator(filter)
+        if jobs
+          url_prefix = "/job/#{path_encode jobs.first}"
+          final_filter = jobs.last
+        end
+
+        response_json = @client.api_get_request(url_prefix)
         jobs = []
         response_json["jobs"].each do |job|
           if ignorecase
-            jobs << job["name"] if job["name"] =~ /#{filter}/i
+            jobs << job["name"] if job["name"] =~ /#{final_filter}/i
           else
-            jobs << job["name"] if job["name"] =~ /#{filter}/
+            jobs << job["name"] if job["name"] =~ /#{final_filter}/
           end
         end
         jobs
diff --git a/spec/unit_tests/job_spec.rb b/spec/unit_tests/job_spec.rb
index acb96bf5..3e9e0b76 100644
--- a/spec/unit_tests/job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit_tests/job_spec.rb
@@ -279,6 +279,17 @@
             @sample_json_response)
           @job.exists?("test_job").should == true
         end
+
+        it "accepts a multibranch job name and returns true if the job exists" do
+          msg = "/job/test_job"
+          mock_job_list_response = {
+              "jobs" => [
+                  {"name" => "alma"}
+              ]
+          }
+          @client.should_receive(:api_get_request).with(msg).and_return(mock_job_list_response)
+          @job.exists?("test_job/branch/alma").should == true
+        end
       end
 
       describe "#list_by_status" do
@@ -300,6 +311,20 @@
             "jobs" => ["test_job"])
           @job.list("filter").class.should == Array
         end
+
+        it "accepts a multibranch job name and returns jobs in the main job" do
+          mock_job_list_response = {
+              "jobs" => [
+                  {"name" => "alma"},
+                  {"name" => "almak"},
+                  {"name" => "almafa"},
+                  {"name" => "korte"}
+              ]
+          }
+
+          @client.should_receive(:api_get_request).and_return(mock_job_list_response)
+          expect(@job.list("test_job/branch/alma")).to eq(['alma', 'almak', 'almafa'])
+        end
       end
 
       describe "#list_all_with_details" do