diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Editor/TestSceneObjectMerging.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Editor/TestSceneObjectMerging.cs
index cdb2a7fe77..4673c3d1d9 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Editor/TestSceneObjectMerging.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Editor/TestSceneObjectMerging.cs
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 
 using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
+using osu.Framework.Testing;
 using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Input;
@@ -14,6 +16,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.Editor
 {
     public class TestSceneObjectMerging : TestSceneOsuEditor
     {
+        private OsuSelectionHandler selectionHandler => Editor.ChildrenOfType<OsuSelectionHandler>().First();
+
         [Test]
         public void TestSimpleMerge()
         {
@@ -29,6 +33,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.Editor
                 EditorBeatmap.SelectedHitObjects.Add(circle2);
             });
 
+            moveMouseToHitObject(1);
+            AddAssert("merge option available", () => selectionHandler.ContextMenuItems.Any(o => o.Text.Value == "Merge selection"));
+
             mergeSelection();
 
             AddAssert("slider created", () => circle1 is not null && circle2 is not null && sliderCreatedFor(
@@ -174,6 +181,30 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.Editor
             AddAssert("spinner not merged", () => EditorBeatmap.HitObjects.Contains(spinner));
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestIllegalMerge()
+        {
+            HitCircle? circle1 = null;
+            HitCircle? circle2 = null;
+
+            AddStep("add two circles on the same position", () =>
+            {
+                circle1 = new HitCircle();
+                circle2 = new HitCircle { Position = circle1.Position + Vector2.UnitX, StartTime = 1 };
+                EditorClock.Seek(0);
+                EditorBeatmap.Add(circle1);
+                EditorBeatmap.Add(circle2);
+                EditorBeatmap.SelectedHitObjects.Add(circle1);
+                EditorBeatmap.SelectedHitObjects.Add(circle2);
+            });
+
+            moveMouseToHitObject(1);
+            AddAssert("merge option not available", () => selectionHandler.ContextMenuItems.Length > 0 && selectionHandler.ContextMenuItems.All(o => o.Text.Value != "Merge selection"));
+            mergeSelection();
+            AddAssert("circles not merged", () => circle1 is not null && circle2 is not null
+                                                                      && EditorBeatmap.HitObjects.Contains(circle1) && EditorBeatmap.HitObjects.Contains(circle2));
+        }
+
         private void mergeSelection()
         {
             AddStep("merge selection", () =>
@@ -225,5 +256,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.Editor
 
             return mergedSlider.Samples[0] is not null;
         }
+
+        private void moveMouseToHitObject(int index)
+        {
+            AddStep($"hover mouse over hit object {index}", () =>
+            {
+                if (EditorBeatmap.HitObjects.Count <= index)
+                    return;
+
+                Vector2 position = ((OsuHitObject)EditorBeatmap.HitObjects[index]).Position;
+                InputManager.MoveMouseTo(selectionHandler.ToScreenSpace(position));
+            });
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuSelectionHandler.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuSelectionHandler.cs
index 2c5bbdb279..8b67c0dcc9 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuSelectionHandler.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuSelectionHandler.cs
@@ -358,7 +358,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit
         {
             var mergeableObjects = selectedMergeableObjects;
 
-            if (mergeableObjects.Length < 2)
+            if (mergeableObjects.Length < 2 || (mergeableObjects.All(h => h is not Slider)
+                                                && Precision.AlmostBigger(1, Vector2.DistanceSquared(mergeableObjects[0].Position, mergeableObjects[1].Position))))
                 return;
 
             ChangeHandler?.BeginChange();
@@ -445,7 +446,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit
             foreach (var item in base.GetContextMenuItemsForSelection(selection))
                 yield return item;
 
-            if (selectedMergeableObjects.Length > 1)
+            var mergeableObjects = selectedMergeableObjects;
+            if (mergeableObjects.Length > 1 && (mergeableObjects.Any(h => h is Slider)
+                                                || Precision.DefinitelyBigger(Vector2.DistanceSquared(mergeableObjects[0].Position, mergeableObjects[1].Position), 1)))
                 yield return new OsuMenuItem("Merge selection", MenuItemType.Destructive, mergeSelection);
         }
     }