diff --git a/dist/resources/orders.js b/dist/resources/orders.js
index 9bf5b24f..daa4670d 100644
--- a/dist/resources/orders.js
+++ b/dist/resources/orders.js
@@ -64,11 +64,12 @@ module.exports = function (api) {
           receipt = params.receipt,
           payment_capture = params.payment_capture,
           notes = params.notes,
-          otherParams = _objectWithoutProperties(params, ['amount', 'currency', 'receipt', 'payment_capture', 'notes']);
+          method = params.method,
+          otherParams = _objectWithoutProperties(params, ['amount', 'currency', 'receipt', 'payment_capture', 'notes', 'method']);
 
       currency = currency || 'INR';
 
-      if (!amount) {
+      if (!(amount || method === 'emandate' && amount === 0)) {
         throw new Error('`amount` is mandatory');
       }
 
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ module.exports = function (api) {
         amount: amount,
         currency: currency,
         receipt: receipt,
+        method: method,
         payment_capture: normalizeBoolean(payment_capture)
       }, otherParams), normalizeNotes(notes));
 
diff --git a/lib/resources/orders.js b/lib/resources/orders.js
index 8e2bc155..30afc140 100644
--- a/lib/resources/orders.js
+++ b/lib/resources/orders.js
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ module.exports = function (api) {
     },
 
     create(params = {}, callback) {
-      let { amount, currency, receipt, payment_capture, notes,
+      let { amount, currency, receipt, payment_capture, notes, method,
             ...otherParams } = params
       currency = currency || 'INR'
 
-      if (!amount) {
+      if (!(amount || (method === 'emandate' && amount === 0))) {
         throw new Error('`amount` is mandatory')
       }
 
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ module.exports = function (api) {
         amount,
         currency,
         receipt,
+        method,
         payment_capture: normalizeBoolean(payment_capture),
         ...otherParams
       }, normalizeNotes(notes))
diff --git a/test/resources/orders.spec.js b/test/resources/orders.spec.js
index 021f83d5..1c66542c 100644
--- a/test/resources/orders.spec.js
+++ b/test/resources/orders.spec.js
@@ -104,6 +104,18 @@ describe('ORDERS', () => {
         'Should throw exception when amount is not provided'
       )
 
+      try {
+        rzpInstance.orders.create({
+          method: 'emandate',
+        })
+      } catch (e) {
+        assert.equal(
+          e.message,
+          '`amount` is mandatory',
+          'Should throw exception when amount is not provided with emandate method'
+        )
+      }
+
       try {
         rzpInstance.orders.create({
           amount: 100