diff --git a/beets/importer.py b/beets/importer.py
index e7d8b40bc..b9c00c8c7 100644
--- a/beets/importer.py
+++ b/beets/importer.py
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ class ImportTask(BaseImportTask):
         self.candidates = []
         self.rec = None
         self.should_remove_duplicates = False
+        self.should_merge_duplicates = False
         self.is_album = True
         self.search_ids = []  # user-supplied candidate IDs.
 
@@ -1037,6 +1038,10 @@ class ArchiveImportTask(SentinelImportTask):
         self.extracted = True
         self.toppath = extract_to
 
+class MergedImportTask(ImportTask):
+    def __init__(self, toppath, paths, items):
+        super(MergedImportTask, self).__init__(toppath, paths, items)
+
 
 class ImportTaskFactory(object):
     """Generate album and singleton import tasks for all media files
@@ -1352,7 +1357,27 @@ def user_query(session, task):
         ])
         return pipeline.multiple(ipl.pull())
 
-    resolve_duplicates(session, task)
+    if type(task) != MergedImportTask:
+        resolve_duplicates(session, task)
+        if task.should_merge_duplicates:
+            duplicate_items = task.duplicate_items(session.lib)
+            for item in duplicate_items:
+                item.id = None
+                item.album_id = None
+
+            duplicate_paths = [item.path for item in duplicate_items]
+
+            merged_task = MergedImportTask(None,
+                            task.paths + duplicate_paths,
+                            task.items + duplicate_items)
+
+            ipl = pipeline.Pipeline([
+                iter([merged_task]),
+                lookup_candidates(session),
+                user_query(session)
+            ])
+            return pipeline.multiple(ipl.pull())
+
     apply_choice(session, task)
     return task
 
@@ -1373,6 +1398,7 @@ def resolve_duplicates(session, task):
                 u'skip': u's',
                 u'keep': u'k',
                 u'remove': u'r',
+                u'merge': u'm',
                 u'ask': u'a',
             })
             log.debug(u'default action for duplicates: {0}', duplicate_action)
@@ -1386,6 +1412,9 @@ def resolve_duplicates(session, task):
             elif duplicate_action == u'r':
                 # Remove old.
                 task.should_remove_duplicates = True
+            elif duplicate_action == u'm':
+                # Merge duplicates together
+                task.should_merge_duplicates = True
             else:
                 # No default action set; ask the session.
                 session.resolve_duplicate(task, found_duplicates)
diff --git a/beets/ui/commands.py b/beets/ui/commands.py
index a4b433925..c8beb11e2 100644
--- a/beets/ui/commands.py
+++ b/beets/ui/commands.py
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ class TerminalImportSession(importer.ImportSession):
             ))
 
             sel = ui.input_options(
-                (u'Skip new', u'Keep both', u'Remove old')
+                (u'Skip new', u'Keep both', u'Remove old', u'Merge all')
             )
 
         if sel == u's':
@@ -803,6 +803,8 @@ class TerminalImportSession(importer.ImportSession):
         elif sel == u'r':
             # Remove old.
             task.should_remove_duplicates = True
+        elif sel == u'm':
+            task.should_merge_duplicates = True
         else:
             assert False
 
diff --git a/test/helper.py b/test/helper.py
index ebf039fca..5b3bec8b5 100644
--- a/test/helper.py
+++ b/test/helper.py
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ class TestImportSession(importer.ImportSession):
 
     choose_item = choose_match
 
-    Resolution = Enum('Resolution', 'REMOVE SKIP KEEPBOTH')
+    Resolution = Enum('Resolution', 'REMOVE SKIP KEEPBOTH MERGE')
 
     default_resolution = 'REMOVE'
 
@@ -553,6 +553,8 @@ class TestImportSession(importer.ImportSession):
             task.set_choice(importer.action.SKIP)
         elif res == self.Resolution.REMOVE:
             task.should_remove_duplicates = True
+        elif res == self.Resolution.MERGE:
+            task.should_merge_duplicates = True
 
 
 def generate_album_info(album_id, track_ids):
diff --git a/test/test_importer.py b/test/test_importer.py
index 1e0dd1fb9..c6b021f33 100644
--- a/test/test_importer.py
+++ b/test/test_importer.py
@@ -1248,6 +1248,12 @@ class ImportDuplicateAlbumTest(unittest.TestCase, TestHelper,
         item = self.lib.items().get()
         self.assertEqual(item.title, u't\xeftle 0')
 
+    def test_merge_duplicate_album(self):
+        self.importer.default_resolution = self.importer.Resolution.MERGE
+        self.importer.run()
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.lib.albums()), 1)
+
     def test_twice_in_import_dir(self):
         self.skipTest('write me')