diff --git a/utilities/write_batch_with_index/write_batch_with_index.cc b/utilities/write_batch_with_index/write_batch_with_index.cc
index 272a2ab48..e6675dcc6 100644
--- a/utilities/write_batch_with_index/write_batch_with_index.cc
+++ b/utilities/write_batch_with_index/write_batch_with_index.cc
@@ -917,9 +917,12 @@ Status WriteBatchWithIndex::GetFromBatchAndDB(
       }
 
       if (merge_operator) {
+        std::string merge_result;
         s = MergeHelper::TimedFullMerge(
             merge_operator, key, merge_data, merge_context.GetOperands(),
-            pinnable_val->GetSelf(), logger, statistics, env);
+            &merge_result, logger, statistics, env);
+        pinnable_val->Reset();
+        *pinnable_val->GetSelf() = std::move(merge_result);
         pinnable_val->PinSelf();
       } else {
         s = Status::InvalidArgument("Options::merge_operator must be set");
diff --git a/utilities/write_batch_with_index/write_batch_with_index_test.cc b/utilities/write_batch_with_index/write_batch_with_index_test.cc
index 3e0a33c35..7c7efddd1 100644
--- a/utilities/write_batch_with_index/write_batch_with_index_test.cc
+++ b/utilities/write_batch_with_index/write_batch_with_index_test.cc
@@ -1308,6 +1308,38 @@ TEST_F(WriteBatchWithIndexTest, TestGetFromBatchAndDBMerge2) {
   DestroyDB(dbname, options);
 }
 
+
+TEST_F(WriteBatchWithIndexTest, TestGetFromBatchAndDBMerge3) {
+  DB* db;
+  Options options;
+
+  options.create_if_missing = true;
+  std::string dbname = test::PerThreadDBPath("write_batch_with_index_test");
+
+  options.merge_operator = MergeOperators::CreateFromStringId("stringappend");
+
+  DestroyDB(dbname, options);
+  Status s = DB::Open(options, dbname, &db);
+  assert(s.ok());
+
+  ReadOptions read_options;
+  WriteOptions write_options;
+  FlushOptions flush_options;
+  std::string value;
+
+  WriteBatchWithIndex batch;
+
+  ASSERT_OK(db->Put(write_options, "A", "1"));
+  ASSERT_OK(db->Flush(flush_options, db->DefaultColumnFamily()));
+  ASSERT_OK(batch.Merge("A", "2"));
+
+  ASSERT_OK(batch.GetFromBatchAndDB(db, read_options, "A", &value));
+  ASSERT_EQ(value, "1,2");
+
+  delete db;
+  DestroyDB(dbname, options);
+}
+
 void AssertKey(std::string key, WBWIIterator* iter) {
   ASSERT_TRUE(iter->Valid());
   ASSERT_EQ(key, iter->Entry().key.ToString());