diff --git a/modules/actions/index.js b/modules/actions/index.js
index ff768cdd0..7c4682530 100644
--- a/modules/actions/index.js
+++ b/modules/actions/index.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export { actionDiscardTags } from './discard_tags';
 export { actionDisconnect } from './disconnect';
 export { actionJoin } from './join';
 export { actionMerge } from './merge';
+export { actionMergeWayNodes } from './merge_way_nodes';
 export { actionMergePolygon } from './merge_polygon';
 export { actionMergeRemoteChanges } from './merge_remote_changes';
 export { actionMove } from './move';
diff --git a/modules/actions/merge_way_nodes.js b/modules/actions/merge_way_nodes.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1062af7a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/actions/merge_way_nodes.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import _sum from 'lodash-es/sum';
+
+import { osmNode } from '../osm/node';
+
+
+export function actionMergeWayNodes (ids) {
+    function getSelectedEntities (graph) {
+        return ids.map(function (id) { return graph.entity(id); });
+    }
+
+    function calcAverageLoc (nodes) {
+        return [
+            _sum(nodes.map(function (node) { return node.loc[0]; })) / nodes.length,
+            _sum(nodes.map(function (node) { return node.loc[1]; })) / nodes.length
+        ];
+    }
+
+    function replaceWithinWays (newNode) {
+        return function (graph, node) {
+            return graph.parentWays(node).reduce(function (graph, way) {
+                return graph.replace(way.replaceNode(node.id, newNode.id));
+            }, graph);
+        };
+    }
+
+    function removeFromGraph (graph, entity) {
+        return graph.remove(entity);
+    }
+
+    var action = function (graph) {
+        var nodes = getSelectedEntities(graph),
+            newNode = new osmNode({ loc: calcAverageLoc(nodes) });
+
+        graph = graph.replace(newNode);
+
+        graph = nodes.reduce(replaceWithinWays(newNode), graph);
+
+        graph = nodes.reduce(removeFromGraph, graph);
+
+        return graph;
+    };
+
+    action.disabled = function (graph) {
+        function isNotWayNode (entity) { return entity.type !== 'node' || graph.parentWays(entity) <= 0; }
+        function isNotExtremeNode (node) { return !node.isEndpoint(graph); }
+
+        var entities = getSelectedEntities(graph);
+
+        if (entities.some(isNotWayNode) || entities.some(isNotExtremeNode)) {
+            return 'not_eligible';
+        }
+    };
+
+    return action;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/operations/merge.js b/modules/operations/merge.js
index 95fdbf860..bd3ac1201 100644
--- a/modules/operations/merge.js
+++ b/modules/operations/merge.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import {
     actionChangePreset,
     actionJoin,
     actionMerge,
-    actionMergePolygon
+    actionMergePolygon,
+    actionMergeWayNodes
 } from '../actions';
 
 import { behaviorOperation } from '../behavior';
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ export function operationMerge(selectedIDs, context) {
 
     var join = actionJoin(selectedIDs),
         merge = actionMerge(selectedIDs),
-        mergePolygon = actionMergePolygon(selectedIDs);
+        mergePolygon = actionMergePolygon(selectedIDs),
+        mergeWayNodes = actionMergeWayNodes(selectedIDs);
 
 
     var operation = function() {
@@ -37,8 +39,10 @@ export function operationMerge(selectedIDs, context) {
             action = join;
         } else if (!merge.disabled(origGraph)) {
             action = merge;
-        } else {
+        } else if (!mergePolygon.disabled(origGraph)) {
             action = mergePolygon;
+        } else {
+            action = mergeWayNodes;
         }
 
         context.perform(action, operation.annotation());
@@ -65,25 +69,27 @@ export function operationMerge(selectedIDs, context) {
     operation.disabled = function() {
         return join.disabled(context.graph()) &&
             merge.disabled(context.graph()) &&
-            mergePolygon.disabled(context.graph());
+            mergePolygon.disabled(context.graph()) &&
+            mergeWayNodes.disabled(context.graph());
     };
 
 
     operation.tooltip = function() {
         var j = join.disabled(context.graph()),
             m = merge.disabled(context.graph()),
-            p = mergePolygon.disabled(context.graph());
+            p = mergePolygon.disabled(context.graph()),
+            n = mergeWayNodes.disabled(context.graph());
 
-        if (j === 'restriction' && m && p) {
+        if (j === 'restriction' && m && p && n) {
             return t('operations.merge.restriction',
                 { relation: context.presets().item('type/restriction').name() });
         }
 
-        if (p === 'incomplete_relation' && j && m) {
+        if (p === 'incomplete_relation' && j && m && n) {
             return t('operations.merge.incomplete_relation');
         }
 
-        if (j && m && p) {
+        if (j && m && p && n) {
             return t('operations.merge.' + j);
         }