diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/search/suggest/Suggest.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/search/suggest/Suggest.java
index a54f1193df0..e4099193359 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/search/suggest/Suggest.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/search/suggest/Suggest.java
@@ -742,6 +742,13 @@ public class Suggest implements Iterable<Suggest.Suggestion<? extends Entry<? ex
 
                 protected void mergeInto(Option otherOption) {
                     score = Math.max(score, otherOption.score);
+                    if (otherOption.collateMatch != null) {
+                        if (collateMatch == null) {
+                            collateMatch = otherOption.collateMatch;
+                        } else {
+                            collateMatch |= otherOption.collateMatch;
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
 
                 @Override
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/search/suggest/SuggestTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/search/suggest/SuggestTests.java
index d54fa0f705f..412dd3c6a20 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/search/suggest/SuggestTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/search/suggest/SuggestTests.java
@@ -191,5 +191,27 @@ public class SuggestTests extends ESTestCase {
         }
     }
 
-
+    public void testMergingSuggestionOptions() {
+        String suggestedWord = randomAlphaOfLength(10);
+        String secondWord = randomAlphaOfLength(10);
+        Text suggestionText = new Text(suggestedWord + " " + secondWord);
+        Text highlighted = new Text("<em>" + suggestedWord + "</em> " + secondWord);
+        PhraseSuggestion.Entry.Option option1 = new Option(suggestionText, highlighted, 0.7f, false);
+        PhraseSuggestion.Entry.Option option2 = new Option(suggestionText, highlighted, 0.8f, true);
+        PhraseSuggestion.Entry.Option option3 = new Option(suggestionText, highlighted, 0.6f);
+        assertEquals(suggestionText, option1.getText());
+        assertEquals(highlighted, option1.getHighlighted());
+        assertFalse(option1.collateMatch());
+        assertTrue(option1.getScore() > 0.6f);
+        option1.mergeInto(option2);
+        assertEquals(suggestionText, option1.getText());
+        assertEquals(highlighted, option1.getHighlighted());
+        assertTrue(option1.collateMatch());
+        assertTrue(option1.getScore() > 0.7f);
+        option1.mergeInto(option3);
+        assertEquals(suggestionText, option1.getText());
+        assertEquals(highlighted, option1.getHighlighted());
+        assertTrue(option1.getScore() > 0.7f);
+        assertTrue(option1.collateMatch());
+    }
 }