diff --git a/include/slibtool/slibtool.h b/include/slibtool/slibtool.h
index b081e57..0cbcad5 100644
--- a/include/slibtool/slibtool.h
+++ b/include/slibtool/slibtool.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define SLBT_DRIVER_MODE_AR		SLBT_DRIVER_XFLAG(0x010000)
 #define SLBT_DRIVER_MODE_AR_CHECK	SLBT_DRIVER_XFLAG(0x020000)
+#define SLBT_DRIVER_MODE_AR_MERGE	SLBT_DRIVER_XFLAG(0x040000)
 
 /* unit action flags */
 #define SLBT_ACTION_MAP_READWRITE	0x0001
@@ -127,6 +128,8 @@ enum slbt_custom_error {
 	SLBT_ERR_AR_INVALID_ARMAP_STRING_TABLE,
 	SLBT_ERR_AR_INVALID_ARMAP_MEMBER_OFFSET,
 	SLBT_ERR_AR_INVALID_ARMAP_NAME_OFFSET,
+	SLBT_ERR_AR_OUTPUT_NOT_SPECIFIED,
+	SLBT_ERR_AR_OUTPUT_NOT_APPLICABLE,
 };
 
 /* execution modes */
diff --git a/src/internal/slibtool_driver_impl.h b/src/internal/slibtool_driver_impl.h
index 631a1b6..17cb290 100644
--- a/src/internal/slibtool_driver_impl.h
+++ b/src/internal/slibtool_driver_impl.h
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ enum app_tags {
 	TAG_AR_PRETTY,
 	TAG_AR_POSIX,
 	TAG_AR_YAML,
+	TAG_AR_MERGE,
+	TAG_AR_OUTPUT,
 	TAG_AR_VERBOSE,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/logic/slbt_exec_ar.c b/src/logic/slbt_exec_ar.c
index e3613fd..eab86ea 100644
--- a/src/logic/slbt_exec_ar.c
+++ b/src/logic/slbt_exec_ar.c
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 #include "slibtool_errinfo_impl.h"
 #include "argv/argv.h"
 
-#define SLBT_DRIVER_MODE_AR_ACTIONS     (SLBT_DRIVER_MODE_AR_CHECK)
+#define SLBT_DRIVER_MODE_AR_ACTIONS     (SLBT_DRIVER_MODE_AR_CHECK \
+	                                 | SLBT_DRIVER_MODE_AR_MERGE)
 
 #define SLBT_DRIVER_MODE_AR_OUTPUTS     (SLBT_OUTPUT_ARCHIVE_MEMBERS  \
 	                                 | SLBT_OUTPUT_ARCHIVE_HEADERS \
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ static int slbt_exec_ar_perform_archive_actions(
 	struct slbt_archive_ctx **      arctxv)
 {
 	struct slbt_archive_ctx **      arctxp;
+	struct slbt_archive_ctx *       arctx;
 
 	for (arctxp=arctxv; *arctxp; arctxp++) {
 		if (dctx->cctx->fmtflags & SLBT_DRIVER_MODE_AR_OUTPUTS)
@@ -88,6 +90,15 @@ static int slbt_exec_ar_perform_archive_actions(
 				return SLBT_NESTED_ERROR(dctx);
 	}
 
+	if (dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_MODE_AR_MERGE) {
+		if (slbt_merge_archives(arctxv,&arctx) < 0)
+			return SLBT_NESTED_ERROR(dctx);
+
+		/* (defer mode to umask) */
+		if (slbt_store_archive(arctx,dctx->cctx->output,0666) < 0)
+			return SLBT_NESTED_ERROR(dctx);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -183,6 +194,14 @@ int slbt_exec_ar(
 					ictx->cctx.drvflags |= SLBT_DRIVER_MODE_AR_CHECK;
 					break;
 
+				case TAG_AR_MERGE:
+					ictx->cctx.drvflags |= SLBT_DRIVER_MODE_AR_MERGE;
+					break;
+
+				case TAG_AR_OUTPUT:
+					ictx->cctx.output = entry->arg;
+					break;
+
 				case TAG_AR_PRINT:
 					if (!entry->arg)
 						ictx->cctx.fmtflags |= SLBT_OUTPUT_ARCHIVE_MEMBERS;
@@ -260,6 +279,37 @@ int slbt_exec_ar(
 				SLBT_ERR_AR_NO_ACTION_SPECIFIED));
 	}
 
+	/* -Wmerge without -Woutput? */
+	if ((cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_MODE_AR_MERGE) && !cctx->output) {
+		if (cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_VERBOSITY_ERRORS)
+			slbt_dprintf(fderr,
+				"%s: archive merging: output must be specified.\n",
+				dctx->program);
+
+		return slbt_exec_ar_fail(
+			actx,meta,
+			SLBT_CUSTOM_ERROR(
+				dctx,
+				SLBT_ERR_AR_OUTPUT_NOT_SPECIFIED));
+	}
+
+
+	/* -Woutput without -Wmerge? */
+	if (cctx->output && !(cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_MODE_AR_MERGE)) {
+		if (cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_VERBOSITY_ERRORS)
+			slbt_dprintf(fderr,
+				"%s: output may only be specified "
+				"when merging one or more archives.\n",
+				dctx->program);
+
+		return slbt_exec_ar_fail(
+			actx,meta,
+			SLBT_CUSTOM_ERROR(
+				dctx,
+				SLBT_ERR_AR_OUTPUT_NOT_APPLICABLE));
+	}
+
+
 	/* at least one unit must be specified */
 	if (!nunits) {
 		if (cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_VERBOSITY_ERRORS)
diff --git a/src/skin/slbt_skin_ar.c b/src/skin/slbt_skin_ar.c
index 5108554..d424abe 100644
--- a/src/skin/slbt_skin_ar.c
+++ b/src/skin/slbt_skin_ar.c
@@ -14,6 +14,22 @@ const struct argv_option slbt_ar_options[] = {
 			"verify that each %s is a valid archive; "
 			"supported variants are BSD, SysV, and PE/COFF"},
 
+	{"Wmerge",	0,TAG_AR_MERGE,ARGV_OPTARG_NONE,
+			ARGV_OPTION_HYBRID_ONLY,
+			"[ARCHIVE-FILE]",0,
+			"merge one or more archive files; "
+			"the name of the new archive, which may be the same "
+			"as one of the input archives, shall be specified "
+			"via the -Woutput switch; order of archive members "
+			"shall be retained, and symbol maps shall be "
+			"merged as well as normalized."},
+
+	{"Woutput",	0,TAG_AR_OUTPUT,ARGV_OPTARG_REQUIRED,
+			ARGV_OPTION_HYBRID_ONLY|ARGV_OPTION_HYBRID_SPACE,
+			0,0,
+			"specify the name of the archive to be created "
+			"(or replaced) as a result of a -Wmerge operation."},
+
 	{"Wprint",	0,TAG_AR_PRINT,ARGV_OPTARG_OPTIONAL,
 			ARGV_OPTION_HYBRID_EQUAL|ARGV_OPTION_HYBRID_COMMA,
 			"members",0,