diff --git a/flang/lib/Lower/IntrinsicCall.cpp b/flang/lib/Lower/IntrinsicCall.cpp
index 104fb7e6792f6..16a250e659200 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Lower/IntrinsicCall.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Lower/IntrinsicCall.cpp
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ struct IntrinsicLibrary {
   fir::ExtendedValue genMatmul(mlir::Type, llvm::ArrayRef<fir::ExtendedValue>);
   fir::ExtendedValue genMaxloc(mlir::Type, llvm::ArrayRef<fir::ExtendedValue>);
   fir::ExtendedValue genMaxval(mlir::Type, llvm::ArrayRef<fir::ExtendedValue>);
+  fir::ExtendedValue genMerge(mlir::Type, llvm::ArrayRef<fir::ExtendedValue>);
   fir::ExtendedValue genMinloc(mlir::Type, llvm::ArrayRef<fir::ExtendedValue>);
   fir::ExtendedValue genMinval(mlir::Type, llvm::ArrayRef<fir::ExtendedValue>);
   mlir::Value genMod(mlir::Type, llvm::ArrayRef<mlir::Value>);
@@ -764,6 +765,7 @@ static constexpr IntrinsicHandler handlers[]{
        {"dim", asValue},
        {"mask", asBox, handleDynamicOptional}}},
      /*isElemental=*/false},
+    {"merge", &I::genMerge},
     {"min", &I::genExtremum<Extremum::Min, ExtremumBehavior::MinMaxss>},
     {"minloc",
      &I::genMinloc,
@@ -2743,6 +2745,27 @@ IntrinsicLibrary::genMaxval(mlir::Type resultType,
                         stmtCtx, "unexpected result for Maxval", args);
 }
 
+// MERGE
+fir::ExtendedValue
+IntrinsicLibrary::genMerge(mlir::Type,
+                           llvm::ArrayRef<fir::ExtendedValue> args) {
+  assert(args.size() == 3);
+  mlir::Value arg0 = fir::getBase(args[0]);
+  mlir::Value arg1 = fir::getBase(args[1]);
+  mlir::Value arg2 = fir::getBase(args[2]);
+  mlir::Type type0 = fir::unwrapRefType(arg0.getType());
+  bool isCharRslt = fir::isa_char(type0); // result is same as first argument
+  mlir::Value mask = builder.createConvert(loc, builder.getI1Type(), arg2);
+  auto rslt = builder.create<mlir::arith::SelectOp>(loc, mask, arg0, arg1);
+  if (isCharRslt) {
+    // Need a CharBoxValue for character results
+    const fir::CharBoxValue *charBox = args[0].getCharBox();
+    fir::CharBoxValue charRslt(rslt, charBox->getLen());
+    return charRslt;
+  }
+  return rslt;
+}
+
 // MINLOC
 fir::ExtendedValue
 IntrinsicLibrary::genMinloc(mlir::Type resultType,
diff --git a/flang/test/Lower/Intrinsics/merge.f90 b/flang/test/Lower/Intrinsics/merge.f90
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a9668e4104268
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flang/test/Lower/Intrinsics/merge.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+! RUN: bbc -emit-fir %s -o - | FileCheck %s
+! RUN: %flang_fc1 -emit-fir %s -o - | FileCheck %s
+
+! CHECK-LABEL: func @_QPmerge_test(
+! CHECK-SAME: %[[arg0:.*]]: !fir.ref<!fir.char<1>>{{.*}}, %[[arg1:.*]]: index{{.*}},  %[[arg2:[^:]+]]: !fir.boxchar<1>{{.*}}, %[[arg3:[^:]+]]: !fir.boxchar<1>{{.*}}, %[[arg4:.*]]: !fir.ref<!fir.logical<4>>{{.*}}) -> !fir.boxchar<1> {
+function merge_test(o1, o2, mask)
+character :: o1, o2, merge_test
+logical :: mask
+merge_test = merge(o1, o2, mask)
+! CHECK:  %[[a0:.*]]:2 = fir.unboxchar %[[arg2]] : (!fir.boxchar<1>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index)
+! CHECK-DAG:  %[[a1:.*]]:2 = fir.unboxchar %[[arg3]] : (!fir.boxchar<1>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index) 
+! CHECK: %[[a2:.*]] = fir.load %[[arg4]] : !fir.ref<!fir.logical<4>>
+! CHECK: %[[a3:.*]] = fir.convert %[[a2]] : (!fir.logical<4>) -> i1
+! CHECK: %[[a4:.*]] = arith.select %[[a3]], %[[a0]]#0, %[[a1]]#0 : !fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>
+! CHECK-DAG:  %{{.*}} = fir.convert %[[a4]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>) -> !fir.ref<i8>
+end
+
+! CHECK-LABEL: func @_QPmerge_test2(
+! CHECK-SAME: %[[arg0:[^:]+]]: !fir.ref<i32>{{.*}}, %[[arg1:[^:]+]]: !fir.ref<i32>{{.*}}, %[[arg2:.*]]: !fir.ref<!fir.logical<4>>{{.*}}) -> i32 {
+function merge_test2(o1, o2, mask)
+integer :: o1, o2, merge_test2
+logical :: mask
+merge_test2 = merge(o1, o2, mask)
+! CHECK:  %[[a1:.*]] = fir.load %[[arg0]] : !fir.ref<i32>
+! CHECK:  %[[a2:.*]] = fir.load %[[arg1]] : !fir.ref<i32>
+! CHECK:  %[[a3:.*]] = fir.load %[[arg2]] : !fir.ref<!fir.logical<4>>
+! CHECK:  %[[a4:.*]] = fir.convert %[[a3]] : (!fir.logical<4>) -> i1
+! CHECK:  %{{.*}} = arith.select %[[a4]], %[[a1]], %[[a2]] : i32
+end
+
+! CHECK-LABEL: func @_QPmerge_test3(
+! CHECK-SAME: %[[arg0:[^:]+]]: !fir.ref<!fir.array<10x!fir.type<_QFmerge_test3Tt{i:i32}>>>{{.*}}, %[[arg1:[^:]+]]: !fir.ref<!fir.type<_QFmerge_test3Tt{i:i32}>>{{.*}}, %[[arg2:[^:]+]]: !fir.ref<!fir.type<_QFmerge_test3Tt{i:i32}>>{{.*}}, %[[arg3:.*]]: !fir.ref<!fir.logical<4>>{{.*}}) {
+subroutine merge_test3(result, o1, o2, mask)
+type t
+  integer :: i
+end type
+type(t) :: result(10), o1, o2
+logical :: mask
+result = merge(o1, o2, mask)
+! CHECK:  %[[mask:.*]] = fir.load %[[arg3]] : !fir.ref<!fir.logical<4>>
+! CHECK:  %[[mask_cast:.*]] = fir.convert %[[mask]] : (!fir.logical<4>) -> i1
+! CHECK:  = arith.select %[[mask_cast]], %[[arg1]], %[[arg2]] : !fir.ref<!fir.type<_QFmerge_test3Tt{i:i32}>>
+end