diff --git a/src/query-builder/merge-query-builder.ts b/src/query-builder/merge-query-builder.ts
index 4792d234f..b469816b8 100644
--- a/src/query-builder/merge-query-builder.ts
+++ b/src/query-builder/merge-query-builder.ts
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ export class WheneableMergeQueryBuilder<
     )
   }
 
-  compile(): CompiledQuery<never> {
+  compile(): CompiledQuery<O> {
     return this.#props.executor.compileQuery(
       this.toOperationNode(),
       this.#props.queryId,
diff --git a/test/typings/test-d/infer-result.test-d.ts b/test/typings/test-d/infer-result.test-d.ts
index 088a191b9..5c9b50672 100644
--- a/test/typings/test-d/infer-result.test-d.ts
+++ b/test/typings/test-d/infer-result.test-d.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   InferResult,
   InsertResult,
   Kysely,
+  MergeResult,
   Selectable,
   UpdateResult,
 } from '..'
@@ -128,3 +129,16 @@ function testInferResultDeleteQuery(db: Kysely<Database>) {
   expectType<Equals<Expected2, InferResult<typeof query2>>>(true)
   expectType<Equals<Expected2, InferResult<typeof compiledQuery2>>>(true)
 }
+
+function testInferResultMergeQuery(db: Kysely<Database>) {
+  const query0 = db
+    .mergeInto('person')
+    .using('pet', 'pet.owner_id', 'person.id')
+    .whenMatched()
+    .thenDelete()
+  const compiledQuery0 = query0.compile()
+
+  type Expected0 = MergeResult[]
+  expectType<Equals<Expected0, InferResult<typeof query0>>>(true)
+  expectType<Equals<Expected0, InferResult<typeof compiledQuery0>>>(true)
+}