diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index 25d1cde4..e06b569f 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -92,4 +92,5 @@ test-suite unordered-exception
         [ run exception/rehash_exception_tests.cpp framework ]
         [ run exception/swap_exception_tests.cpp framework : : :
             <define>BOOST_UNORDERED_SWAP_METHOD=2 ]
+        [ run exception/merge_exception_tests.cpp framework ]
     ;
diff --git a/test/exception/merge_exception_tests.cpp b/test/exception/merge_exception_tests.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..496c01e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/exception/merge_exception_tests.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+#include "../helpers/exception_test.hpp"
+#include "../helpers/invariants.hpp"
+#include "../helpers/metafunctions.hpp"
+#include "../helpers/random_values.hpp"
+#include "./containers.hpp"
+
+template <typename T1, typename T2> void merge_exception_test(T1 x, T2 y)
+{
+    std::size_t size = x.size() + y.size();
+
+    try {
+        ENABLE_EXCEPTIONS;
+        x.merge(y);
+    } catch (...) {
+        test::check_equivalent_keys(x);
+        test::check_equivalent_keys(y);
+        throw;
+    }
+
+    // Not a full check, just want to make sure the merge completed.
+    BOOST_TEST(size == x.size() + y.size());
+    if (y.size()) {
+        BOOST_TEST(test::has_unique_keys<T1>::value);
+        for (typename T2::iterator it = y.begin(); it != y.end(); ++it) {
+            BOOST_TEST(x.find(test::get_key<T2>(*it)) != x.end());
+        }
+    }
+    test::check_equivalent_keys(x);
+    test::check_equivalent_keys(y);
+}
+
+template <typename T1, typename T2>
+void merge_exception_test(T1 const*, T2 const*, std::size_t count1,
+    std::size_t count2, int tag1, int tag2, test::random_generator gen1,
+    test::random_generator gen2)
+{
+    test::random_values<T1> v1(count1, gen1);
+    test::random_values<T2> v2(count2, gen2);
+    T1 x(v1.begin(), v1.end(), 0, test::exception::hash(tag1),
+        test::exception::equal_to(tag1));
+    T2 y(v2.begin(), v2.end(), 0, test::exception::hash(tag2),
+        test::exception::equal_to(tag2));
+
+    EXCEPTION_LOOP(merge_exception_test(x, y))
+}
+
+boost::unordered_set<test::exception::object, test::exception::hash,
+    test::exception::equal_to,
+    test::exception::allocator<test::exception::object> >* test_set_;
+boost::unordered_multiset<test::exception::object, test::exception::hash,
+    test::exception::equal_to,
+    test::exception::allocator<test::exception::object> >* test_multiset_;
+boost::unordered_map<test::exception::object, test::exception::object,
+    test::exception::hash, test::exception::equal_to,
+    test::exception::allocator2<test::exception::object> >* test_map_;
+boost::unordered_multimap<test::exception::object, test::exception::object,
+    test::exception::hash, test::exception::equal_to,
+    test::exception::allocator2<test::exception::object> >* test_multimap_;
+
+using test::default_generator;
+using test::generate_collisions;
+using test::limited_range;
+
+// clang-format off
+UNORDERED_TEST(merge_exception_test,
+    ((test_set_)(test_multiset_))
+    ((test_set_)(test_multiset_))
+    ((0)(10)(100))
+    ((0)(10)(100))
+    ((0)(1)(2))
+    ((0)(1)(2))
+    ((default_generator)(limited_range))
+    ((default_generator)(limited_range))
+)
+UNORDERED_TEST(merge_exception_test,
+    ((test_map_)(test_multimap_))
+    ((test_map_)(test_multimap_))
+    ((0)(10)(100))
+    ((0)(10)(100))
+    ((0)(1)(2))
+    ((0)(1)(2))
+    ((default_generator)(limited_range))
+    ((default_generator)(limited_range))
+)
+// Run fewer generate_collisions tests, as they're slow.
+UNORDERED_TEST(merge_exception_test,
+    ((test_set_)(test_multiset_))
+    ((test_set_)(test_multiset_))
+    ((10))
+    ((10))
+    ((0)(1)(2))
+    ((0)(1)(2))
+    ((generate_collisions))
+    ((generate_collisions))
+)
+UNORDERED_TEST(merge_exception_test,
+    ((test_map_)(test_multimap_))
+    ((test_map_)(test_multimap_))
+    ((10))
+    ((10))
+    ((0)(1)(2))
+    ((0)(1)(2))
+    ((generate_collisions))
+    ((generate_collisions))
+)
+// clang-format on
+
+RUN_TESTS()
diff --git a/test/helpers/exception_test.hpp b/test/helpers/exception_test.hpp
index 842de8b1..7edf8848 100644
--- a/test/helpers/exception_test.hpp
+++ b/test/helpers/exception_test.hpp
@@ -275,6 +275,77 @@ template <class Test> void exception_safety(Test const& f, char const* /*name*/)
     }
     runner.end();
 }
+
+//
+// An alternative way to run exception tests.
+// See merge_exception_tests.cpp for an example.
+
+struct exception_looper
+{
+    bool success;
+    unsigned int failure_count;
+    char const* error_msg;
+    int error_count;
+
+    exception_looper() : success(false), failure_count(0), error_msg(0) {}
+
+    void start() { iteration = 0; }
+
+    bool loop_condition() const
+    {
+        return !error_msg && !success && failure_count < 5;
+    }
+
+    void start_iteration()
+    {
+        error_count = boost::detail::test_errors();
+        ++iteration;
+        count = 0;
+    }
+
+    void successful_run() { success = true; }
+
+    void test_failure_caught(test_failure const&)
+    {
+        error_msg = "test_failure caught.";
+    }
+
+    void test_exception_caught(test_exception const& e)
+    {
+        if (error_count != boost::detail::test_errors()) {
+            BOOST_LIGHTWEIGHT_TEST_OSTREAM
+                << "Iteration: " << iteration
+                << " Error found for epoint: " << e.name << std::endl;
+        }
+    }
+
+    void unexpected_exception_caught() { error_msg = "Unexpected exception."; }
+
+    void end()
+    {
+        if (error_msg) {
+            BOOST_ERROR(error_msg);
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+#define EXCEPTION_LOOP(op)                                                     \
+    test::lightweight::exception_looper looper;                                \
+    looper.start();                                                            \
+    while (looper.loop_condition()) {                                          \
+        looper.start_iteration();                                              \
+        try {                                                                  \
+            op;                                                                \
+            looper.successful_run();                                           \
+        } catch (test::lightweight::test_failure e) {                          \
+            looper.test_failure_caught(e);                                     \
+        } catch (test::lightweight::test_exception e) {                        \
+            looper.test_exception_caught(e);                                   \
+        } catch (...) {                                                        \
+            looper.unexpected_exception_caught();                              \
+        }                                                                      \
+    }                                                                          \
+    looper.end();
 }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/objects/exception.hpp b/test/objects/exception.hpp
index 8471bd29..01b39ee3 100644
--- a/test/objects/exception.hpp
+++ b/test/objects/exception.hpp
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
 
 #include "../helpers/count.hpp"
 #include "../helpers/fwd.hpp"
+#include "../helpers/generators.hpp"
 #include "../helpers/memory.hpp"
-#include "../objects/fwd.hpp"
+#include "./fwd.hpp"
 #include <boost/limits.hpp>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <iostream>