diff --git a/src/Collection.php b/src/Collection.php
index c0977548..36e27048 100644
--- a/src/Collection.php
+++ b/src/Collection.php
@@ -74,10 +74,13 @@ public function concat(self $other) : self
 
     /**
      * Merges several heterogenous collections.
+     * 
+     * @param static[] $collections
+     * @return static
      */
-    public static function merge(Collection ...$collections) : Collection
+    public static function merge(self ...$collections) : self
     {
-        $merged = Collection::empty();
+        $merged = static::make();
 
         foreach ($collections as $collection) {
             $merged = $merged->concat($collection);
diff --git a/src/TypedCollection.php b/src/TypedCollection.php
index 51900033..4c025d57 100644
--- a/src/TypedCollection.php
+++ b/src/TypedCollection.php
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ abstract class TypedCollection extends Collection
     protected function __construct(?array $data)
     {
         Assert::notEmpty($this->class);
-        Assert::allIsInstanceOf($data, $this->class);
+
+        if ($data) {
+            Assert::allIsInstanceOf($data, $this->class);
+        }
 
         parent::__construct($data);
     }
diff --git a/tests/CollectionTest.php b/tests/CollectionTest.php
index b4eef7a3..ba780052 100644
--- a/tests/CollectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/CollectionTest.php
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public function testAddTypedCollectionDoesntAllowHeteroTypes() : void
         $col->add(1);
     }
 
-    public function testMergeReturnsBaseCollection() : void
+    public function testMergeReturnsRightCollection() : void
     {
         $col1 = DummyCollection::make(
             [
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ public function testMergeReturnsBaseCollection() : void
 
         $col = DummyCollection::merge($col1, $col2);
 
-        $this->assertEquals(Collection::class, get_class($col));
+        $this->assertEquals(DummyCollection::class, get_class($col));
         $this->assertCount(3, $col);
     }