diff --git a/gxoffice/src/main/java/com/genexus/msoffice/excel/poi/xssf/ExcelCells.java b/gxoffice/src/main/java/com/genexus/msoffice/excel/poi/xssf/ExcelCells.java
index d0405b2d9..c9cb1edf6 100644
--- a/gxoffice/src/main/java/com/genexus/msoffice/excel/poi/xssf/ExcelCells.java
+++ b/gxoffice/src/main/java/com/genexus/msoffice/excel/poi/xssf/ExcelCells.java
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ public Boolean mergeCells() {
         CellRangeAddress cellRange = new CellRangeAddress(rowStartIdx, rowEndIdx, colStartIdx, colEndIdx);
         for (int i = 0; i < pSelectedSheet.getNumMergedRegions(); i++){
             CellRangeAddress mergedRegion = pSelectedSheet.getMergedRegion(i);
-            if (cellRange.intersects(cellRange)){
+            if (cellRange.intersects(mergedRegion)){
                 pSelectedSheet.removeMergedRegion(i);
             }
         }
diff --git a/gxoffice/src/test/java/com/genexus/msoffice/excel/ExcelSpreadsheetTest.java b/gxoffice/src/test/java/com/genexus/msoffice/excel/ExcelSpreadsheetTest.java
index e474e24e1..8c4334dbe 100644
--- a/gxoffice/src/test/java/com/genexus/msoffice/excel/ExcelSpreadsheetTest.java
+++ b/gxoffice/src/test/java/com/genexus/msoffice/excel/ExcelSpreadsheetTest.java
@@ -617,6 +617,36 @@ public void testMergeCells() {
         excel.close();
     }
 
+	@Test
+	public void testMergeMultipleCells() {
+		ExcelSpreadsheetGXWrapper excel = create("testMergeCells-2");
+		excel.getCells(1, 1, 2, 5).mergeCells();
+		excel.getCells(1, 1, 2, 5).setText("merged cells 1");
+
+		excel.getCells(5, 1, 2, 5).mergeCells();
+		excel.getCells(5, 1, 2, 5).setText("merged cells 2");
+
+		excel.getCells(8, 1, 2, 5).mergeCells();
+		excel.getCells(8, 1, 2, 5).setText("merged cells 3");
+
+		excel.save();
+		excel.close();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testMergeMultipleCellsIntersect() {
+		ExcelSpreadsheetGXWrapper excel = create("testMergeCells-3");
+		excel.getCells(1, 1, 8, 5).mergeCells();
+		excel.getCells(1, 1, 8, 5).setText("merged cells 1");
+
+		excel.getCells(5, 1, 8, 5).mergeCells();
+		excel.getCells(5, 1, 8, 5).setText("merged cells 2");
+
+		excel.save();
+		excel.close();
+	}
+
+
 	@Test
 	public void testMergeNestedCells() {
 		ExcelSpreadsheetGXWrapper excel = create("testMergeNestedCells");