diff --git a/frappe/model/rename_doc.py b/frappe/model/rename_doc.py
index 9b8ac2574d..465358e557 100644
--- a/frappe/model/rename_doc.py
+++ b/frappe/model/rename_doc.py
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ def bulk_rename(doctype, rows=None, via_console = False):
 	"""Bulk rename documents
 
 	:param doctype: DocType to be renamed
-	:param rows: list of documents as `((oldname, newname), ..)`"""
+	:param rows: list of documents as `((oldname, newname, merge(optional)), ..)`"""
 	if not rows:
 		frappe.throw(_("Please select a valid csv file with data"))
 
@@ -471,8 +471,9 @@ def bulk_rename(doctype, rows=None, via_console = False):
 	for row in rows:
 		# if row has some content
 		if len(row) > 1 and row[0] and row[1]:
+			merge = True if len(row) > 2 and (row[2] == "1" or row[2].lower() == "true") else False
 			try:
-				if rename_doc(doctype, row[0], row[1]):
+				if rename_doc(doctype, row[0], row[1], merge=merge):
 					msg = _("Successful: {0} to {1}").format(row[0], row[1])
 					frappe.db.commit()
 				else: