diff --git a/LanguageBaseEnglish.xml b/LanguageBaseEnglish.xml
index 5e01d4183..e438c838a 100644
--- a/LanguageBaseEnglish.xml
+++ b/LanguageBaseEnglish.xml
@@ -2525,6 +2525,8 @@ can edit in same subtitle file (collaboration)</Information>
     <MergeSelectedLinesAndUnbreakCjk>Merge selected lines and unbreak without space (CJK)</MergeSelectedLinesAndUnbreakCjk>
     <MergeSelectedLinesOnlyFirstText>Merge selected lines, keep only first non-empty text</MergeSelectedLinesOnlyFirstText>
     <MergeSelectedLinesBilingual>Merge selected lines bilingual</MergeSelectedLinesBilingual>
+    <MergeWithPreviousBilingual>Merge with prevous bilingual</MergeWithPreviousBilingual>
+    <MergeWithNextBilingual>Merge with next bilingual</MergeWithNextBilingual>
     <SplitSelectedLineBilingual>Split selected line bilingual</SplitSelectedLineBilingual>
     <ToggleTranslationMode>Toggle translator mode</ToggleTranslationMode>
     <SwitchOriginalAndTranslation>Switch original and translation</SwitchOriginalAndTranslation>
diff --git a/src/ui/Forms/Main.cs b/src/ui/Forms/Main.cs
index 1fe8e44a0..a40791e83 100644
--- a/src/ui/Forms/Main.cs
+++ b/src/ui/Forms/Main.cs
@@ -11933,10 +11933,16 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Forms
                         next++;
                     }
 
-                    var arr = _subtitle.Paragraphs[index].Text.Trim().SplitToLines();
+                    var p = _subtitle.GetParagraphOrDefault(index);
+                    if (p == null)
+                    {
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    var arr = p.Text.Trim().SplitToLines();
                     if (arr.Count > 0)
                     {
-                        int mid = arr.Count / 2;
+                        var mid = arr.Count / 2;
                         for (var i = 0; i < arr.Count; i++)
                         {
                             var l = arr[i];
@@ -11951,7 +11957,7 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Forms
                         }
                     }
 
-                    durationMilliseconds += _subtitle.Paragraphs[index].Duration.TotalMilliseconds;
+                    durationMilliseconds += p.Duration.TotalMilliseconds;
                 }
 
                 if (sb1.Length > 150 || sb2.Length > 150)
diff --git a/src/ui/Logic/LanguageDeserializer.cs b/src/ui/Logic/LanguageDeserializer.cs
index 03c1b183a..5c81a2355 100644
--- a/src/ui/Logic/LanguageDeserializer.cs
+++ b/src/ui/Logic/LanguageDeserializer.cs
@@ -6928,6 +6928,12 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Logic
                 case "Settings/MergeSelectedLinesBilingual":
                     language.Settings.MergeSelectedLinesBilingual = reader.Value;
                     break;
+                case "Settings/MergeWithPreviousBilingual":
+                    language.Settings.MergeWithPreviousBilingual = reader.Value;
+                    break;
+                case "Settings/MergeWithNextBilingual":
+                    language.Settings.MergeWithNextBilingual = reader.Value;
+                    break;
                 case "Settings/SplitSelectedLineBilingual":
                     language.Settings.SplitSelectedLineBilingual = reader.Value;
                     break;