diff --git a/job-dsl-plugin/build.gradle b/job-dsl-plugin/build.gradle
index 492fe9cd6..1da18c142 100644
--- a/job-dsl-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/job-dsl-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile(project(':job-dsl-core'))  {
         exclude group: 'org.jvnet.hudson', module:'xstream'
     }
+    implementation 'org.jenkins-ci.plugins:branch-api:2.4.0'
     implementation 'org.jenkins-ci.plugins:cloudbees-folder:5.14'
     implementation 'org.jenkins-ci.plugins:structs:1.19'
     implementation 'org.jenkins-ci.plugins:script-security:1.54'
@@ -123,5 +124,5 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'io.jenkins:configuration-as-code:1.15:tests'
     testImplementation 'org.jenkins-ci.plugins:matrix-auth:1.3'
     testImplementation 'org.jenkins-ci.plugins:nested-view:1.14'
-    testImplementation 'org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials:2.1.10'
+    testImplementation 'org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials:2.1.11'
 }
diff --git a/job-dsl-plugin/src/main/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/plugin/JenkinsJobManagement.java b/job-dsl-plugin/src/main/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/plugin/JenkinsJobManagement.java
index e2eeeb716..e595b5767 100644
--- a/job-dsl-plugin/src/main/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/plugin/JenkinsJobManagement.java
+++ b/job-dsl-plugin/src/main/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/plugin/JenkinsJobManagement.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import javaposse.jobdsl.dsl.NameNotProvidedException;
 import javaposse.jobdsl.dsl.UserContent;
 import javaposse.jobdsl.plugin.ExtensionPointHelper.DslExtension;
+import jenkins.branch.OrganizationFolder;
 import jenkins.model.DirectlyModifiableTopLevelItemGroup;
 import jenkins.model.Jenkins;
 import jenkins.model.ModifiableTopLevelItemGroup;
@@ -587,17 +588,25 @@ private void renameJob(Job from, String to) throws IOException {
     }
 
     private void mergeCredentials(AbstractItem item, javaposse.jobdsl.dsl.Item dslItem) {
+        Optional<AbstractFolderProperty<?>> maybeProperty = Optional.empty();
         if (item instanceof Folder) {
             Folder folder = (Folder) item;
-            Optional<AbstractFolderProperty<?>> maybeProperty =
+            maybeProperty =
                 folder.getProperties().stream()
                 .filter(p -> p instanceof FolderCredentialsProperty)
                 .findFirst();
 
-            if (maybeProperty.isPresent()) {
-                LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, format("Merging credentials for %s", item.getName()));
-                DslItemConfigurer.mergeCredentials(maybeProperty.get(), dslItem);
-            }
+        }
+        if (item instanceof OrganizationFolder) {
+            OrganizationFolder folder = (OrganizationFolder) item;
+            maybeProperty =
+                    folder.getProperties().stream()
+                            .filter(p -> p instanceof FolderCredentialsProperty)
+                            .findFirst();
+        }
+        if (maybeProperty.isPresent()) {
+            LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, format("Merging credentials for %s", item.getName()));
+            DslItemConfigurer.mergeCredentials(maybeProperty.get(), dslItem);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/job-dsl-plugin/src/test/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/plugin/JenkinsJobManagementSpec.groovy b/job-dsl-plugin/src/test/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/plugin/JenkinsJobManagementSpec.groovy
index 77cd8fedb..3d77fd634 100644
--- a/job-dsl-plugin/src/test/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/plugin/JenkinsJobManagementSpec.groovy
+++ b/job-dsl-plugin/src/test/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/plugin/JenkinsJobManagementSpec.groovy
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package javaposse.jobdsl.plugin
 
+import jenkins.branch.OrganizationFolder
 import com.cloudbees.hudson.plugins.folder.AbstractFolder
 import com.cloudbees.hudson.plugins.folder.AbstractFolderProperty
 import com.cloudbees.hudson.plugins.folder.AbstractFolderPropertyDescriptor
@@ -667,6 +668,43 @@ class JenkinsJobManagementSpec extends Specification {
         actual.properties.size() == 0
     }
 
+    def 'createOrUpdateConfig should preserve credentials if they exist on an OrganizationFolder'() {
+        setup:
+        OrganizationFolder folder = jenkinsRule.createProject(OrganizationFolder, 'org')
+        // `OrganizationFolder`s include a lot of existing metadata that is appended, regardless of how few we already
+        // set, so we should calculate expected as the default computed properties
+        int defaultProperties = folder.properties.size()
+
+        def property = createCredentialProperty()
+        folder.addProperty(property)
+
+        when:
+        jobManagement.createOrUpdateConfig(createItem('org', '/organizationfolder.xml'), false)
+
+        then:
+        def actualItem = jenkinsRule.jenkins.getItem('org')
+        def actual = (AbstractFolder<?>) actualItem
+        actual.properties.size() == defaultProperties + 1
+    }
+
+    def 'createOrUpdateConfig should ignore other properties on the OrganizationFolder'() {
+        setup:
+        OrganizationFolder folder = jenkinsRule.createProject(OrganizationFolder, 'org')
+        // `OrganizationFolder`s include a lot of existing metadata that is appended, regardless of how few we already
+        // set, so we should calculate expected as the default computed properties
+        int defaultProperties = folder.properties.size()
+
+        folder.addProperty(new FakeProperty())
+
+        when:
+        jobManagement.createOrUpdateConfig(createItem('org', '/organizationfolder.xml'), false)
+        folder.writeConfigDotXml(System.out)
+
+        then:
+        def actual = jenkinsRule.jenkins.getItem('org')
+        actual.properties.size() == defaultProperties
+    }
+
     def 'createOrUpdateView should work if view type changes'() {
         setup:
         jenkinsRule.jenkins.addView(new AllView('foo'))
diff --git a/job-dsl-plugin/src/test/resources/organizationfolder.xml b/job-dsl-plugin/src/test/resources/organizationfolder.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8105f9dcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/job-dsl-plugin/src/test/resources/organizationfolder.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version='1.1' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<jenkins.branch.OrganizationFolder>
+    <properties>
+    </properties>
+    <disabled>false</disabled>
+    <navigators/>
+    <projectFactories/>
+    <buildStrategies/>
+</jenkins.branch.OrganizationFolder>