diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/items.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/items.js
index 122df1eda..7be2e13cd 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/items.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/items.js
@@ -735,6 +735,8 @@ Zotero.Items = function() {
 	
 	
 	this.merge = function (item, otherItems) {
+		Zotero.debug("Merging items");
+		
 		return Zotero.DB.executeTransaction(function* () {
 			var otherItemIDs = [];
 			var itemURI = Zotero.URI.getItemURI(item);
@@ -758,7 +760,10 @@ Zotero.Items = function() {
 				}
 				
 				// Add relations to master
-				item.setRelations(otherItem.getRelations());
+				let oldRelations = otherItem.getRelations();
+				for (let pred in oldRelations) {
+					oldRelations[pred].forEach(obj => item.addRelation(pred, obj));
+				}
 				
 				// Remove merge-tracking relations from other item, so that there aren't two
 				// subjects for a given deleted object
diff --git a/test/tests/itemsTest.js b/test/tests/itemsTest.js
index 0e98cd489..31f6567a4 100644
--- a/test/tests/itemsTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/itemsTest.js
@@ -171,6 +171,26 @@ describe("Zotero.Items", function () {
 			assert.equal(rels[0], item2URI);
 		})
 		
+		it("should merge three items", async function () {
+			var item1 = await createDataObject('item');
+			var item2 = await createDataObject('item');
+			var item3 = await createDataObject('item');
+			var item2URI = Zotero.URI.getItemURI(item2);
+			var item3URI = Zotero.URI.getItemURI(item3);
+			
+			await Zotero.Items.merge(item1, [item2, item3]);
+			
+			assert.isFalse(item1.deleted);
+			assert.isTrue(item2.deleted);
+			assert.isTrue(item3.deleted);
+			
+			// Check for merge-tracking relation
+			assert.isFalse(item1.hasChanged());
+			var rels = item1.getRelationsByPredicate(Zotero.Relations.replacedItemPredicate);
+			assert.lengthOf(rels, 2);
+			assert.sameMembers(rels, [item2URI, item3URI]);
+		})
+		
 		it("should merge two items when servant is linked to an item absent from cache", function* () {
 			// two group libraries
 			var groupOneInfo = yield createGroup({