diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/JabRefFrame.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/JabRefFrame.java
index 5a4c0476b97..ce6cf9092fa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/JabRefFrame.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/JabRefFrame.java
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ private MenuBar createMenu() {
 
         quality.getItems().addAll(
                 factory.createMenuItem(StandardActions.FIND_DUPLICATES, new DuplicateSearch(this, dialogService, stateManager)),
-                factory.createMenuItem(StandardActions.MERGE_ENTRIES, new MergeEntriesAction(dialogService, stateManager)),
+                factory.createMenuItem(StandardActions.MERGE_ENTRIES, new MergeEntriesAction(this, dialogService, stateManager)),
                 factory.createMenuItem(StandardActions.CHECK_INTEGRITY, new IntegrityCheckAction(this, stateManager, Globals.TASK_EXECUTOR)),
                 factory.createMenuItem(StandardActions.CLEANUP_ENTRIES, new OldDatabaseCommandWrapper(Actions.CLEANUP, this, stateManager)),
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/maintable/RightClickMenu.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/maintable/RightClickMenu.java
index 1aec1973d49..b55c525dc13 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/maintable/RightClickMenu.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/maintable/RightClickMenu.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public static ContextMenu create(BibEntryTableViewModel entry, KeyBindingReposit
         contextMenu.getItems().add(new ChangeEntryTypeMenu().getChangeEntryTypeMenu(entry.getEntry(), panel.getBibDatabaseContext(), panel.getUndoManager()));
         contextMenu.getItems().add(factory.createMenuItem(StandardActions.MERGE_WITH_FETCHED_ENTRY, new MergeWithFetchedEntryAction(panel, dialogService, stateManager)));
         contextMenu.getItems().add(factory.createMenuItem(StandardActions.ATTACH_FILE, new AttachFileAction(panel, dialogService, stateManager, preferencesService)));
-        contextMenu.getItems().add(factory.createMenuItem(StandardActions.MERGE_ENTRIES, new MergeEntriesAction(dialogService, stateManager)));
+        contextMenu.getItems().add(factory.createMenuItem(StandardActions.MERGE_ENTRIES, new MergeEntriesAction(panel.frame(), dialogService, stateManager)));
 
         return contextMenu;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/mergeentries/MergeEntriesAction.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/mergeentries/MergeEntriesAction.java
index a31eb06fbcc..7ccc29e2515 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/mergeentries/MergeEntriesAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/mergeentries/MergeEntriesAction.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import org.jabref.Globals;
 import org.jabref.gui.DialogService;
+import org.jabref.gui.JabRefFrame;
 import org.jabref.gui.StateManager;
 import org.jabref.gui.actions.ActionHelper;
 import org.jabref.gui.actions.SimpleCommand;
@@ -18,10 +19,12 @@
 
 public class MergeEntriesAction extends SimpleCommand {
 
+    private final JabRefFrame frame;
     private final DialogService dialogService;
     private final StateManager stateManager;
 
-    public MergeEntriesAction(DialogService dialogService, StateManager stateManager) {
+    public MergeEntriesAction(JabRefFrame frame, DialogService dialogService, StateManager stateManager) {
+        this.frame = frame;
         this.dialogService = dialogService;
         this.stateManager = stateManager;
 
@@ -53,9 +56,10 @@ public void execute() {
         dlg.setTitle(Localization.lang("Merge entries"));
         Optional<BibEntry> mergedEntry = dlg.showAndWait();
         if (mergedEntry.isPresent()) {
-            // FixMe: BibDatabase::insertEntry does not contain logic to mark the BasePanel as changed and to mark
-            //  entries with a timestamp, only BasePanel::insertEntry does.
-            databaseContext.getDatabase().insertEntry(mergedEntry.get());
+            // ToDo: BibDatabase::insertEntry does not contain logic to mark the BasePanel as changed and to mark
+            //  entries with a timestamp, only BasePanel::insertEntry does. Workaround for the moment is to get the
+            //  BasePanel from the constructor injected JabRefFrame. Should be refactored and extracted!
+            frame.getCurrentBasePanel().insertEntry(mergedEntry.get());
 
             // Create a new entry and add it to the undo stack
             // Remove the other two entries and add them to the undo stack (which is not working...)