diff --git a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Merge.java b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Merge.java
index ea89f5ca3..e8d8d2feb 100644
--- a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Merge.java
+++ b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Merge.java
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ public class Merge extends SubCommand {
             multiUUID.add(u2);
         }
         if (multiMerge) {
+            if (!Permissions.hasPermission(plr, Permissions.MERGE_OTHER)) {
+                MainUtil.sendMessage(plr, C.NO_PERMISSION, Permissions.MERGE_OTHER);
+                return false;
+            }
             for (final UUID uuid : multiUUID) {
                 PlotPlayer accepter = UUIDHandler.getPlayer(uuid);
                 CmdConfirm.addPending(accepter, C.MERGE_REQUEST_CONFIRM.s().replaceAll("%s", plr.getName()), new Runnable() {
diff --git a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/Permissions.java b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/Permissions.java
index 26c7c9f88..9eac3173b 100644
--- a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/Permissions.java
+++ b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/Permissions.java
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ public enum Permissions {
     // BREAK
     BREAK_OTHER("plots.admin.break.other", "break"),
     BREAK_ROAD("plots.admin.break.road", "break"),
-    BREAK_UNOWNED("plots.admin.break.unowned", "break");
+    BREAK_UNOWNED("plots.admin.break.unowned", "break"),
+    // MERGE
+    MERGE_OTHER("plots.merge.other", "merge");
     
     public String s;
     public String cat;
@@ -26,6 +28,10 @@ public enum Permissions {
         this.s = perm;
         this.cat = cat;
     }
+    
+    public static boolean hasPermission(final PlotPlayer player, final Permissions perm) {
+        return hasPermission(player, perm.s);
+    }
 
     public static boolean hasPermission(final PlotPlayer player, final String perm) {
         if ((player == null) || player.isOp() || player.hasPermission(ADMIN.s)) {
diff --git a/PlotSquared/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/PlotSquared/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index 8b5f9d3a3..37969fb2b 100644
--- a/PlotSquared/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/PlotSquared/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ permissions:
       plots.set.biome: true
       plots.set.home: true
       plots.merge: true
+      plots.merge.other: true
       plots.unlink: true
       plots.denied: true
       plots.add: true