diff --git a/stuff/profiles/layouts/rooms/Default/menubar_template.xml b/stuff/profiles/layouts/rooms/Default/menubar_template.xml
index 8b8ff9f..b8f53ac 100644
--- a/stuff/profiles/layouts/rooms/Default/menubar_template.xml
+++ b/stuff/profiles/layouts/rooms/Default/menubar_template.xml
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@
         <command>MI_MergeCmapped</command>
         <separator/>
         <command>MI_MergeColumns</command>
-        <command>MI_MergeColumnsWOGroups</command>
         <command>MI_DeleteMatchLines</command>
         <command>MI_DeleteInk</command>
         <separator/>
diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonz/columnselection.cpp b/toonz/sources/toonz/columnselection.cpp
index 06d39a8..cd39953 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonz/columnselection.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonz/columnselection.cpp
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ void TColumnSelection::selectColumn(int col, bool on) {
     m_indices.erase(col);
 
   CommandManager::instance()->enable(MI_MergeColumns, false);
+  CommandManager::instance()->enable(MI_MergeColumnsWGroups, false);
   CommandManager::instance()->enable(MI_MergeColumnsWOGroups, false);
   CommandManager::instance()->enable(MI_ApplyMatchLines, false);
   CommandManager::instance()->enable(MI_MergeCmapped, false);
@@ -217,7 +218,8 @@ void TColumnSelection::selectColumn(int col, bool on) {
 
   if (it == m_indices.end()) {
     CommandManager::instance()->enable(MI_MergeColumns, true);
-    CommandManager::instance()->enable(MI_MergeColumnsWOGroups, true);
+	  CommandManager::instance()->enable(MI_MergeColumnsWGroups, true);
+	  CommandManager::instance()->enable(MI_MergeColumnsWOGroups, true);
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonz/mainwindow.cpp b/toonz/sources/toonz/mainwindow.cpp
index 1bd442b..53cd490 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonz/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonz/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1783,11 +1783,13 @@ void MainWindow::defineActions() {
   createMenuXsheetAction(MI_DeleteMatchLines, tr("&Delete Match Lines"), "");
   createMenuXsheetAction(MI_DeleteInk, tr("&Delete Lines..."), "");
   QAction *mergeLevelsAction =
-      createMenuXsheetAction(MI_MergeColumns, tr("&Merge Levels (Grouped)"), "");
+      createMenuXsheetAction(MI_MergeColumns, tr("&Merge Levels"), "");
   mergeLevelsAction->setIcon(QIcon(":Resources/merge.svg"));
   QAction *mergeLevelsWOGroupsAction =
-      createMenuXsheetAction(MI_MergeColumnsWOGroups, tr("&Merge Levels (No Groups)"), "");
+      createMenuXsheetAction(MI_MergeColumnsWOGroups, tr("&Merge Levels (Do Not Group Vector Levels)"), "");
   mergeLevelsWOGroupsAction->setIcon(QIcon(":Resources/merge_wogroups.svg"));
+  QAction *mergeLevelsWGroupsAction =
+	  createMenuXsheetAction(MI_MergeColumnsWGroups, tr("&Merge Levels (Group Vector Levels)"), "");
   createMenuXsheetAction(MI_InsertFx, tr("&New FX..."), "Ctrl+F");
   QAction *newOutputAction =
       createMenuXsheetAction(MI_NewOutputFx, tr("&New Output"), "Alt+O");
diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonz/matchlinecommand.cpp b/toonz/sources/toonz/matchlinecommand.cpp
index b5fdfcc..a12ee9b 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonz/matchlinecommand.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonz/matchlinecommand.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "tpalette.h"
 
 // TnzLib includes
+#include "toonz/txsheet.h"
 #include "toonz/toonzscene.h"
 #include "toonz/txshcell.h"
 #include "toonz/txshsimplelevel.h"
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "toonz/txshlevelhandle.h"
 #include "toonz/txsheethandle.h"
 #include "toonz/tscenehandle.h"
+#include "toonz/txshleveltypes.h"
 
 // TnzQt includes
 #include "toonzqt/menubarcommand.h"
@@ -99,6 +101,31 @@ MergeCmappedDialog::MergeCmappedDialog(TFilePath &levelPath)
 //    MergeColumns  command
 //*****************************************************************************
 
+bool isVectorColumn(const std::set<int> &columns) {
+  TXsheet *xsh = TApp::instance()->getCurrentXsheet()->getXsheet();
+  std::set<int>::const_iterator column = columns.begin();
+  int start, end;
+  xsh->getCellRange(*column, start, end);
+  
+  if (start > end) return false;
+  
+  std::vector<TXshCell> cell(end - start + 1);
+  xsh->getCells(start, *column, cell.size(), &(cell[0]));
+  
+  TXshSimpleLevel *level = 0;
+  for (int i = 0; i < (int)cell.size(); i++) {
+    if (cell[i].isEmpty()) continue;
+
+    level = cell[i].getSimpleLevel();
+    if (level->getType() == PLI_XSHLEVEL) {
+      return true;
+    } else {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+}
+
 class MergeColumnsCommand final : public MenuItemHandler {
 public:
   MergeColumnsCommand() : MenuItemHandler(MI_MergeColumns) {}
@@ -123,8 +150,17 @@ public:
           "only one columns is selected."));
       return;
     }
-
-    mergeColumns(indices, true);
+    
+    bool groupLevels = true;
+    if (isVectorColumn(indices)) {
+      int opt = DVGui::MsgBox("Group strokes by vector levels?", QObject::tr("Yes"), QObject::tr("No"), QObject::tr("Cancel"));
+      if (opt == 3) return;
+      else {
+        groupLevels = (opt == 1);
+      };
+    }
+    
+    mergeColumns(indices, groupLevels);
     TApp::instance()->getCurrentXsheet()->notifyXsheetChanged();
   }
 
@@ -166,6 +202,40 @@ public:
 } MergeColumnsWOGroupsCommand;
 
 //*****************************************************************************
+//    MergeColumns /w Groups  command
+//*****************************************************************************
+
+class MergeColumnsCommandWGroups final : public MenuItemHandler {
+public:
+  MergeColumnsCommandWGroups() : MenuItemHandler(MI_MergeColumnsWGroups) {}
+
+  void execute() override {
+    TColumnSelection *selection =
+        dynamic_cast<TColumnSelection *>(TSelection::getCurrent());
+
+    std::set<int> indices =
+        selection ? selection->getIndices() : std::set<int>();
+
+    if (indices.empty()) {
+      DVGui::warning(QObject::tr(
+          "It is not possible to execute the merge column command because "
+          "no column was selected."));
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (indices.size() == 1) {
+      DVGui::warning(QObject::tr(
+          "It is not possible to execute the merge column command because "
+          "only one columns is selected."));
+      return;
+    }
+
+    mergeColumns(indices, true);
+    TApp::instance()->getCurrentXsheet()->notifyXsheetChanged();
+  }
+} MergeColumnsWGroupsCommand;
+
+//*****************************************************************************
 //    ApplyMatchlines  command
 //*****************************************************************************
 
diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonz/menubar.cpp b/toonz/sources/toonz/menubar.cpp
index 6f8b03e..ae90d2c 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonz/menubar.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonz/menubar.cpp
@@ -668,7 +668,6 @@ QMenuBar *StackedMenuBar::createInknPaintMenuBar() {
   addMenuItem(filesMenu, MI_DeleteInk);
   addMenuItem(filesMenu, MI_MergeCmapped);
   addMenuItem(filesMenu, MI_MergeColumns);
-  addMenuItem(filesMenu, MI_MergeColumnsWOGroups);
   filesMenu->addSeparator();
   addMenuItem(filesMenu, MI_LoadScene);
   addMenuItem(filesMenu, MI_SaveScene);
diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonz/menubarcommandids.h b/toonz/sources/toonz/menubarcommandids.h
index 3778d10..7c55b1c 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonz/menubarcommandids.h
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonz/menubarcommandids.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
 #define MI_ApplyMatchLines "MI_ApplyMatchLines"
 #define MI_MergeCmapped "MI_MergeCmapped"
 #define MI_MergeColumns "MI_MergeColumns"
+#define MI_MergeColumnsWGroups "MI_MergeColumnsWGroups"
 #define MI_MergeColumnsWOGroups "MI_MergeColumnsWOGroups"
 #define MI_DeleteMatchLines "MI_DeleteMatchLines"
 #define MI_DeleteInk "MI_DeleteInk"