diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.cpp
index 9cfdb5795..184a0e38a 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.cpp
@@ -2251,7 +2251,7 @@ CSMDoc::Document::Document (const Files::ConfigurationManager& configuration,
     ToUTF8::FromType encoding, const CSMWorld::ResourcesManager& resourcesManager,
     const std::vector<std::string>& blacklistedScripts)
 : mSavePath (savePath), mContentFiles (files), mNew (new_), mData (encoding, resourcesManager),
-  mTools (*this),
+  mTools (*this, encoding),
   mProjectPath ((configuration.getUserDataPath() / "projects") /
   (savePath.filename().string() + ".project")),
   mSavingOperation (*this, mProjectPath, encoding),
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/mergeoperation.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/mergeoperation.cpp
index c93452dad..9e5fb2745 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/tools/mergeoperation.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/mergeoperation.cpp
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 
 #include "mergestages.hpp"
 
-CSMTools::MergeOperation::MergeOperation (CSMDoc::Document& document)
+CSMTools::MergeOperation::MergeOperation (CSMDoc::Document& document, ToUTF8::FromType encoding)
 : CSMDoc::Operation (CSMDoc::State_Merging, true), mState (document)
 {
-    appendStage (new FinishMergedDocumentStage (mState));
+    appendStage (new FinishMergedDocumentStage (mState, encoding));
 }
 
 void CSMTools::MergeOperation::setTarget (std::auto_ptr<CSMDoc::Document> document)
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/mergeoperation.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/mergeoperation.hpp
index dc958d31b..bdaeb2ccd 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/tools/mergeoperation.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/mergeoperation.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 
+#include <components/to_utf8/to_utf8.hpp>
+
 #include "../doc/operation.hpp"
 
 #include "mergestate.hpp"
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ namespace CSMTools
 
         public:
 
-            MergeOperation (CSMDoc::Document& document);
+            MergeOperation (CSMDoc::Document& document, ToUTF8::FromType encoding);
 
             /// \attention Do not call this function while a merge is running.
             void setTarget (std::auto_ptr<CSMDoc::Document> document);
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/mergestages.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/mergestages.cpp
index 16ea0495a..776808b26 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/tools/mergestages.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/mergestages.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
 
 #include "mergestate.hpp"
 
-CSMTools::FinishMergedDocumentStage::FinishMergedDocumentStage (MergeState& state)
-: mState (state)
+#include "../doc/document.hpp"
+#include "../world/data.hpp"
+
+CSMTools::FinishMergedDocumentStage::FinishMergedDocumentStage (MergeState& state, ToUTF8::FromType encoding)
+: mState (state), mEncoder (encoding)
 {}
 
 int CSMTools::FinishMergedDocumentStage::setup()
@@ -14,5 +17,25 @@ int CSMTools::FinishMergedDocumentStage::setup()
 
 void CSMTools::FinishMergedDocumentStage::perform (int stage, CSMDoc::Messages& messages)
 {
+    // We know that the content file list contains at least two entries and that the first one
+    // does exist on disc (otherwise it would have been impossible to initiate a merge on that
+    // document).
+    boost::filesystem::path path = mState.mSource.getContentFiles()[0];
+
+    ESM::ESMReader reader;
+    reader.setEncoder (&mEncoder);
+    reader.open (path.string());
+
+    CSMWorld::MetaData source;
+    source.mId = "sys::meta";
+    source.load (reader);
+
+    CSMWorld::MetaData target = mState.mTarget->getData().getMetaData();
+
+    target.mAuthor = source.mAuthor;
+    target.mDescription = source.mDescription;
+
+    mState.mTarget->getData().setMetaData (target);
+
     mState.mCompleted = true;
 }
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/mergestages.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/mergestages.hpp
index 138b89d72..9844feaca 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/tools/mergestages.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/mergestages.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef CSM_TOOLS_MERGESTAGES_H
 #define CSM_TOOLS_MERGESTAGES_H
 
+#include <components/to_utf8/to_utf8.hpp>
+
 #include "../doc/stage.hpp"
 
 namespace CSMTools
@@ -10,10 +12,11 @@ namespace CSMTools
     class FinishMergedDocumentStage : public CSMDoc::Stage
     {
             MergeState& mState;
+            ToUTF8::Utf8Encoder mEncoder;
 
         public:
 
-            FinishMergedDocumentStage (MergeState& state);
+            FinishMergedDocumentStage (MergeState& state, ToUTF8::FromType encoding);
 
             virtual int setup();
             ///< \return number of steps
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.cpp
index 43a31cdcc..8759f9c31 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.cpp
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ CSMDoc::OperationHolder *CSMTools::Tools::getVerifier()
     return &mVerifier;
 }
 
-CSMTools::Tools::Tools (CSMDoc::Document& document)
+CSMTools::Tools::Tools (CSMDoc::Document& document, ToUTF8::FromType encoding)
 : mDocument (document), mData (document.getData()), mVerifierOperation (0),
-  mSearchOperation (0), mMergeOperation (0), mNextReportNumber (0)
+  mSearchOperation (0), mMergeOperation (0), mNextReportNumber (0), mEncoding (encoding)
 {
     // index 0: load error log
     mReports.insert (std::make_pair (mNextReportNumber++, new ReportModel));
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void CSMTools::Tools::runMerge (std::auto_ptr<CSMDoc::Document> target)
 
     if (!mMergeOperation)
     {
-        mMergeOperation = new MergeOperation (mDocument);
+        mMergeOperation = new MergeOperation (mDocument, mEncoding);
         mMerge.setOperation (mMergeOperation);
         connect (mMergeOperation, SIGNAL (mergeDone (CSMDoc::Document*)),
             this, SIGNAL (mergeDone (CSMDoc::Document*)));
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.hpp
index 2302fe2e0..e16a3854c 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <map>
 
+#include <components/to_utf8/to_utf8.hpp>
+
 #include <QObject>
 
 #include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ namespace CSMTools
             std::map<int, ReportModel *> mReports;
             int mNextReportNumber;
             std::map<int, int> mActiveReports; // type, report number
+            ToUTF8::FromType mEncoding;
 
             // not implemented
             Tools (const Tools&);
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ namespace CSMTools
 
         public:
 
-            Tools (CSMDoc::Document& document);
+            Tools (CSMDoc::Document& document, ToUTF8::FromType encoding);
 
             virtual ~Tools();
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp
index b6b7f689e..b5722ab57 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/data.cpp
@@ -928,6 +928,12 @@ const CSMWorld::MetaData& CSMWorld::Data::getMetaData() const
     return mMetaData.getRecord (0).get();
 }
 
+void CSMWorld::Data::setMetaData (const MetaData& metaData)
+{
+    Record<MetaData> record (RecordBase::State_ModifiedOnly, 0, &metaData);
+    mMetaData.setRecord (0, record);
+}
+
 QAbstractItemModel *CSMWorld::Data::getTableModel (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id)
 {
     std::map<UniversalId::Type, QAbstractItemModel *>::iterator iter = mModelIndex.find (id.getType());
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/data.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/data.hpp
index 1aa9db0b1..c9fe956b1 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/data.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/data.hpp
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ namespace CSMWorld
 
             const MetaData& getMetaData() const;
 
+            void setMetaData (const MetaData& metaData);
+
             QAbstractItemModel *getTableModel (const UniversalId& id);
             ///< If no table model is available for \a id, an exception is thrown.
             ///