EXHIBIT 32.0

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Meridian Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2017 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), the undersigned hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Meridian Bancorp, Inc. as of and for the period covered by the Report.

Dated: March 1, 2018	/s/    Richard J. Gavegnano
	Richard J. Gavegnano Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: March 1, 2018	/s/    Mark L. Abbate
	Mark L. Abbate Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)