diff --git a/org.contextmapper.dsl.tests/integ-test-files/refactorings/merge-bounded-contexts-test-12-input.cml b/org.contextmapper.dsl.tests/integ-test-files/refactorings/merge-bounded-contexts-test-12-input.cml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09670211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.contextmapper.dsl.tests/integ-test-files/refactorings/merge-bounded-contexts-test-12-input.cml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+BoundedContext TicketSales {
+	responsibilities = "Selling fare products", "Refunds"
+	nonResponsibilities = "Gate validation", "Support cases"
+}
+
+BoundedContext CustomerCare {
+	responsibilities = "Support cases"
+	nonResponsibilities = "Payment processing", "Gate validation"
+}
diff --git a/org.contextmapper.dsl.tests/src/org/contextmapper/dsl/BoundedContextDSLParsingTest.xtend b/org.contextmapper.dsl.tests/src/org/contextmapper/dsl/BoundedContextDSLParsingTest.xtend
index 7ec9b6ca..0c00b5e0 100644
--- a/org.contextmapper.dsl.tests/src/org/contextmapper/dsl/BoundedContextDSLParsingTest.xtend
+++ b/org.contextmapper.dsl.tests/src/org/contextmapper/dsl/BoundedContextDSLParsingTest.xtend
@@ -258,6 +258,43 @@ class BoundedContextDSLParsingTest {
 			String.format(ONLY_TEAMS_CAN_REALIZE_OTHER_BOUNDED_CONTEXT, "NotATeam"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	def void canDefineNonResponsibilities() {
+		// given
+		val String dslSnippet = '''
+			BoundedContext testContext {
+				responsibilities = "Selling fare products", "Refunds"
+				nonResponsibilities = "Gate validation", "Support cases"
+			}
+		''';
+		// when
+		val ContextMappingModel result = parseHelper.parse(dslSnippet);
+		// then
+		assertThatNoParsingErrorsOccurred(result);
+		assertThatNoValidationErrorsOccurred(result);
+		val nonResponsibilities = result.boundedContexts.get(0).nonResponsibilities;
+		assertEquals(2, nonResponsibilities.size);
+		assertEquals("Gate validation", nonResponsibilities.get(0));
+		assertEquals("Support cases", nonResponsibilities.get(1));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	def void canDefineNonResponsibilitiesWithoutEqualSign() {
+		// given
+		val String dslSnippet = '''
+			BoundedContext testContext {
+				nonResponsibilities "Gate validation"
+			}
+		''';
+		// when
+		val ContextMappingModel result = parseHelper.parse(dslSnippet);
+		// then
+		assertThatNoParsingErrorsOccurred(result);
+		assertThatNoValidationErrorsOccurred(result);
+		assertEquals(1, result.boundedContexts.get(0).nonResponsibilities.size);
+		assertEquals("Gate validation", result.boundedContexts.get(0).nonResponsibilities.get(0));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	def void canDefineAttributesWithoutEqualSign() {
 		// given
diff --git a/org.contextmapper.dsl.tests/src/org/contextmapper/dsl/refactoring/MergeBoundedContextsTest.java b/org.contextmapper.dsl.tests/src/org/contextmapper/dsl/refactoring/MergeBoundedContextsTest.java
index 4716b608..5ffefd5e 100644
--- a/org.contextmapper.dsl.tests/src/org/contextmapper/dsl/refactoring/MergeBoundedContextsTest.java
+++ b/org.contextmapper.dsl.tests/src/org/contextmapper/dsl/refactoring/MergeBoundedContextsTest.java
@@ -196,6 +196,24 @@ void canMergeImplementationTechnology() throws IOException {
 		assertEquals("Java, Scala", bc.getImplementationTechnology());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void canMergeNonResponsibilities() throws IOException {
+		// given
+		String inputModelName = "merge-bounded-contexts-test-12-input.cml";
+		CMLResource input = getResourceCopyOfTestCML(inputModelName);
+		MergeBoundedContextsRefactoring refactoring = new MergeBoundedContextsRefactoring("TicketSales", "CustomerCare");
+
+		// when
+		refactoring.refactor(input);
+
+		// then
+		ContextMappingModel model = input.getContextMappingModel();
+		assertEquals(1, model.getBoundedContexts().size());
+		BoundedContext bc = model.getBoundedContexts().get(0);
+		assertEquals(3, bc.getResponsibilities().size());
+		assertEquals(List.of("Gate validation", "Payment processing"), bc.getNonResponsibilities());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void canMergeEmptyImplementationTechnologies() throws IOException {
 		// given
diff --git a/org.contextmapper.dsl/src/org/contextmapper/dsl/ContextMappingDSL.xtext b/org.contextmapper.dsl/src/org/contextmapper/dsl/ContextMappingDSL.xtext
index 28786cb6..0ad4f58a 100644
--- a/org.contextmapper.dsl/src/org/contextmapper/dsl/ContextMappingDSL.xtext
+++ b/org.contextmapper.dsl/src/org/contextmapper/dsl/ContextMappingDSL.xtext
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ BoundedContext:
 			(('domainVisionStatement' ('=')? domainVisionStatement=STRING)? &
 			('type' ('=')? type=BoundedContextType)? &
 			(('responsibilities' ('=')? responsibilities+=STRING) ("," responsibilities+=STRING)*)? &
+			(('nonResponsibilities' ('=')? nonResponsibilities+=STRING) ("," nonResponsibilities+=STRING)*)? &
 			('implementationTechnology' ('=')? implementationTechnology=STRING)? &
 			('knowledgeLevel' ('=')? knowledgeLevel=KnowledgeLevel)?)
 			('businessModel' ('=')? businessModel=STRING)? &
diff --git a/org.contextmapper.dsl/src/org/contextmapper/dsl/formatting2/ContextMappingDSLFormatter.xtend b/org.contextmapper.dsl/src/org/contextmapper/dsl/formatting2/ContextMappingDSLFormatter.xtend
index b7265896..20ca810d 100644
--- a/org.contextmapper.dsl/src/org/contextmapper/dsl/formatting2/ContextMappingDSLFormatter.xtend
+++ b/org.contextmapper.dsl/src/org/contextmapper/dsl/formatting2/ContextMappingDSLFormatter.xtend
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ class ContextMappingDSLFormatter extends TacticDDDLanguageFormatter {
 		boundedContext.regionFor.keyword("domainVisionStatement").prepend[newLine]
 		boundedContext.regionFor.keyword("type").prepend[newLine]
 		boundedContext.regionFor.keyword("responsibilities").prepend[newLine]
+		boundedContext.regionFor.keyword("nonResponsibilities").prepend[newLine]
 		boundedContext.regionFor.keyword("implementationTechnology").prepend[newLine]
 		boundedContext.regionFor.keyword("knowledgeLevel").prepend[newLine]
 
diff --git a/org.contextmapper.dsl/src/org/contextmapper/dsl/refactoring/MergeBoundedContextsRefactoring.java b/org.contextmapper.dsl/src/org/contextmapper/dsl/refactoring/MergeBoundedContextsRefactoring.java
index d3fe1617..ab98347a 100644
--- a/org.contextmapper.dsl/src/org/contextmapper/dsl/refactoring/MergeBoundedContextsRefactoring.java
+++ b/org.contextmapper.dsl/src/org/contextmapper/dsl/refactoring/MergeBoundedContextsRefactoring.java
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ protected void doRefactor() {
 		if (bc1.getType().equals(BoundedContextType.TEAM))
 			bc1.getRealizedBoundedContexts().addAll(bc2.getRealizedBoundedContexts());
 		bc1.getResponsibilities().addAll(bc2.getResponsibilities());
+		mergeNonResponsibilities(bc1, bc2);
 		bc1.setImplementationTechnology(mergeImplementationTechnologies(bc1.getImplementationTechnology(), bc2.getImplementationTechnology()));
 
 		// remove BC2
@@ -91,6 +92,15 @@ protected void doRefactor() {
 			bc2Model.setTopComment("// Due to the application of 'Merge Bounded Contexts' this file no longer contains any Bounded Contexts.");
 	}
 
+	private void mergeNonResponsibilities(BoundedContext bc1, BoundedContext bc2) {
+		for (String nonResponsibility : bc2.getNonResponsibilities()) {
+			if (!bc1.getNonResponsibilities().contains(nonResponsibility))
+				bc1.getNonResponsibilities().add(nonResponsibility);
+		}
+		// the merged context is responsible for everything one of the two contexts was responsible for
+		bc1.getNonResponsibilities().removeAll(bc1.getResponsibilities());
+	}
+
 	private String mergeImplementationTechnologies(String implementationTechnology1, String implementationTechnology2) {
 		if (implementationTechnology1 == null && implementationTechnology2 == null)
 			return null;