diff --git a/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/Watches.java b/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/Watches.java
index 28ec8d0..c5383ec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/Watches.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/Watches.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ package net.rcarz.jiraclient;
 import net.sf.json.JSON;
 import net.sf.json.JSONObject;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ public class Watches extends Resource {
     private String name = null;
     private int watchCount = 0;
     private boolean isWatching = false;
+    private List<User> watchers = new ArrayList<User>();
 
     /**
      * Creates watches from a JSON payload.
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@ public class Watches extends Resource {
         id = Field.getString(map.get("id"));
         watchCount = Field.getInteger(map.get("watchCount"));
         isWatching = Field.getBoolean(map.get("isWatching"));
+        watchers = Field.getResourceArray(User.class, map.get("watchers"), null);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -94,5 +98,9 @@ public class Watches extends Resource {
     public boolean isWatching() {
         return isWatching;
     }
+
+	public List<User> getWatchers() {
+		return watchers;
+	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/IssueTest.java b/src/test/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/IssueTest.java
index c95507d..ff81fec 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/IssueTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/IssueTest.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 
 import java.net.URI;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ public class IssueTest {
         assertFalse(watches.isWatching());
         assertEquals(watches.getWatchCount(), 0);
         assertEquals(watches.getSelf(), "https://brainbubble.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/issue/FILTA-43/watchers");
+        assertEquals(watches.getWatchers(), new ArrayList<User>());
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/WatchesTest.java b/src/test/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/WatchesTest.java
index f7580f8..20b15dc 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/WatchesTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/WatchesTest.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import static junit.framework.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyString;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
 public class WatchesTest {
 
     @Test
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ public class WatchesTest {
         assertEquals(watches.getWatchCount(), 0);
         assertEquals(watches.getId(), "10");
         assertEquals(watches.getSelf(), "https://brainbubble.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/issue/FILTA-43/watchers");
+        assertEquals(watches.getWatchers(), new ArrayList<User>());
     }
 
     @Test(expected = JiraException.class)
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ public class WatchesTest {
         jsonObject.put("self", "https://brainbubble.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/issue/FILTA-43/watchers");
         jsonObject.put("watchCount", 0);
         jsonObject.put("isWatching", false);
+        jsonObject.put("watchers", new ArrayList<User>());
         return jsonObject;
     }
 }