diff --git a/tailbone/templates/people/index.mako b/tailbone/templates/people/index.mako
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..377063b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tailbone/templates/people/index.mako
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+## -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+<%inherit file="/master/index.mako" />
+
+<%def name="grid_tools()">
+
+  % if master.mergeable and master.has_perm('request_merge'):
+      % if use_buefy:
+      <b-button @click="showMergeRequest()"
+                icon-pack="fas"
+                icon-left="object-ungroup"
+                :disabled="checkedRows.length != 2">
+        Request Merge
+      </b-button>
+      <b-modal has-modal-card
+               :active.sync="mergeRequestShowDialog">
+        <div class="modal-card">
+
+          <header class="modal-card-head">
+            <p class="modal-card-title">Request Merge of 2 People</p>
+          </header>
+
+          <section class="modal-card-body">
+            <b-table :data="mergeRequestRows"
+                     striped hoverable>
+              <template slot-scope="props">
+                <b-table-column field="customer_number"
+                                label="Customer #">
+                  <span v-html="props.row.customer_number"></span>
+                </b-table-column>
+                <b-table-column field="first_name"
+                                label="First Name">
+                  <span v-html="props.row.first_name"></span>
+                </b-table-column>
+                <b-table-column field="last_name"
+                                label="Last Name">
+                  <span v-html="props.row.last_name"></span>
+                </b-table-column>
+              </template>
+            </b-table>
+          </section>
+
+          <footer class="modal-card-foot">
+            <b-button @click="mergeRequestShowDialog = false">
+              Cancel
+            </b-button>
+            ${h.form(url('{}.request_merge'.format(route_prefix)), **{'@submit': 'submitMergeRequest'})}
+            ${h.csrf_token(request)}
+            ${h.hidden('removing_uuid', **{':value': 'mergeRequestRemovingUUID'})}
+            ${h.hidden('keeping_uuid', **{':value': 'mergeRequestKeepingUUID'})}
+            <b-button type="is-primary"
+                      native-type="submit"
+                      :disabled="mergeRequestSubmitting">
+              {{ mergeRequestSubmitText }}
+            </b-button>
+            ${h.end_form()}
+          </footer>
+        </div>
+      </b-modal>
+      % endif
+  % endif
+
+  ${parent.grid_tools()}
+</%def>
+
+<%def name="modify_this_page_vars()">
+  ${parent.modify_this_page_vars()}
+  <script type="text/javascript">
+
+    % if master.mergeable and master.has_perm('request_merge'):
+
+        ${grid.component_studly}Data.mergeRequestShowDialog = false
+        ${grid.component_studly}Data.mergeRequestRows = []
+        ${grid.component_studly}Data.mergeRequestSubmitText = "Submit Merge Request"
+        ${grid.component_studly}Data.mergeRequestSubmitting = false
+
+        ${grid.component_studly}.computed.mergeRequestRemovingUUID = function() {
+            if (this.mergeRequestRows.length) {
+                return this.mergeRequestRows[0].uuid
+            }
+            return null
+        }
+
+        ${grid.component_studly}.computed.mergeRequestKeepingUUID = function() {
+            if (this.mergeRequestRows.length) {
+                return this.mergeRequestRows[1].uuid
+            }
+            return null
+        }
+
+        ${grid.component_studly}.methods.showMergeRequest = function() {
+            this.mergeRequestRows = this.checkedRows
+            this.mergeRequestShowDialog = true
+        }
+
+        ${grid.component_studly}.methods.submitMergeRequest = function() {
+            this.mergeRequestSubmitting = true
+            this.mergeRequestSubmitText = "Working, please wait..."
+        }
+
+    % endif
+
+  </script>
+</%def>
+
+${parent.body()}
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/people/merge-requests/view.mako b/tailbone/templates/people/merge-requests/view.mako
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5dcbea03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tailbone/templates/people/merge-requests/view.mako
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+## -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+<%inherit file="/master/view.mako" />
+
+<%def name="page_content()">
+  ${parent.page_content()}
+  % if not instance.merged and request.has_perm('people.merge'):
+      % if use_buefy:
+      ${h.form(url('people.merge'), **{'@submit': 'submitMergeForm'})}
+      ${h.csrf_token(request)}
+      ${h.hidden('uuids', value=','.join([instance.removing_uuid, instance.keeping_uuid]))}
+      <b-button type="is-primary"
+                native-type="submit"
+                :disabled="mergeFormSubmitting"
+                icon-pack="fas"
+                icon-left="object-ungroup">
+        {{ mergeFormButtonText }}
+      </b-button>
+      ${h.end_form()}
+      % endif
+  % endif
+</%def>
+
+<%def name="modify_this_page_vars()">
+  ${parent.modify_this_page_vars()}
+  % if not instance.merged and request.has_perm('people.merge'):
+      <script type="text/javascript">
+
+        ThisPageData.mergeFormButtonText = "Perform Merge"
+        ThisPageData.mergeFormSubmitting = false
+
+        ThisPage.methods.submitMergeForm = function() {
+            this.mergeFormButtonText = "Working, please wait..."
+            this.mergeFormSubmitting = true
+        }
+
+      </script>
+  % endif
+</%def>
+
+${parent.body()}
diff --git a/tailbone/views/master.py b/tailbone/views/master.py
index b21051cb..c6f0253d 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/master.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/master.py
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ class MasterView(View):
         Return a dictionary of kwargs to be passed to the factory when creating
         new grid instances.
         """
-        checkboxes = self.checkboxes
+        checkboxes = kwargs.get('checkboxes', self.checkboxes)
         if not checkboxes and self.mergeable and self.has_perm('merge'):
             checkboxes = True
         if not checkboxes and self.supports_set_enabled_toggle and self.has_perm('enable_disable_set'):
diff --git a/tailbone/views/people.py b/tailbone/views/people.py
index b8e06ced..5b4064b3 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/people.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/people.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import sqlalchemy as sa
 from sqlalchemy import orm
 
 from rattail.db import model, api
-from rattail.time import localtime
+from rattail.time import localtime, make_utc
 from rattail.util import OrderedDict
 
 import colander
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class PersonView(MasterView):
         'last_name',
         'phone',
         'email',
+        'merge_requested',
     ]
 
     form_fields = [
@@ -93,6 +94,15 @@ class PersonView(MasterView):
         app = self.get_rattail_app()
         self.handler = app.get_people_handler()
 
+    def make_grid_kwargs(self, **kwargs):
+        kwargs = super(PersonView, self).make_grid_kwargs(**kwargs)
+
+        # turn on checkboxes if user can create a merge reqeust
+        if self.mergeable and self.has_perm('request_merge'):
+            kwargs['checkboxes'] = True
+
+        return kwargs
+
     def configure_grid(self, g):
         super(PersonView, self).configure_grid(g)
 
@@ -123,6 +133,9 @@ class PersonView(MasterView):
         g.sorters['email'] = lambda q, d: q.order_by(getattr(model.PersonEmailAddress.address, d)())
         g.sorters['phone'] = lambda q, d: q.order_by(getattr(model.PersonPhoneNumber.number, d)())
 
+        g.set_label('merge_requested', "MR")
+        g.set_renderer('merge_requested', self.render_merge_requested)
+
         g.set_sort_defaults('display_name')
 
         g.set_label('display_name', "Full Name")
@@ -134,6 +147,23 @@ class PersonView(MasterView):
         g.set_link('first_name')
         g.set_link('last_name')
 
+    def render_merge_requested(self, person, field):
+        model = self.model
+        merge_request = self.Session.query(model.MergePeopleRequest)\
+                                    .filter(sa.or_(
+                                        model.MergePeopleRequest.removing_uuid == person.uuid,
+                                        model.MergePeopleRequest.keeping_uuid == person.uuid))\
+                                    .filter(model.MergePeopleRequest.merged == None)\
+                                    .first()
+        if merge_request:
+            use_buefy = self.get_use_buefy()
+            if use_buefy:
+                return HTML.tag('span',
+                                class_='has-text-danger has-text-weight-bold',
+                                title="A merge has been requested for this person.",
+                                c="MR")
+            return "MR"
+
     def get_instance(self):
         # TODO: I don't recall why this fallback check for a vendor contact
         # exists here, but leaving it intact for now.
@@ -383,7 +413,7 @@ class PersonView(MasterView):
             raise Exception(reason)
 
     def merge_objects(self, removing, keeping):
-        self.handler.perform_merge(removing, keeping)
+        self.handler.perform_merge(removing, keeping, user=self.request.user)
 
     def view_profile(self):
         """
@@ -696,6 +726,18 @@ class PersonView(MasterView):
         self.request.session.flash("User has been created: {}".format(user.username))
         return self.redirect(self.request.route_url('users.view', uuid=user.uuid))
 
+    def request_merge(self):
+        """
+        Create a new merge request for the given 2 people.
+        """
+        merge = self.model.MergePeopleRequest()
+        merge.removing_uuid = self.request.POST['removing_uuid']
+        merge.keeping_uuid = self.request.POST['keeping_uuid']
+        merge.requested_by = self.request.user
+        merge.requested = make_utc()
+        self.Session.add(merge)
+        return self.redirect(self.get_index_url())
+
     @classmethod
     def defaults(cls, config):
         cls._people_defaults(config)
@@ -709,6 +751,7 @@ class PersonView(MasterView):
         instance_url_prefix = cls.get_instance_url_prefix()
         model_key = cls.get_model_key()
         model_title = cls.get_model_title()
+        model_title_plural = cls.get_model_title_plural()
 
         # "profile" perms
         # TODO: should let view class (or config) determine which of these are available
@@ -777,6 +820,15 @@ class PersonView(MasterView):
         config.add_view(cls, attr='make_user', route_name='{}.make_user'.format(route_prefix),
                         permission='users.create')
 
+        # merge requests
+        if cls.mergeable:
+            config.add_tailbone_permission(permission_prefix, '{}.request_merge'.format(permission_prefix),
+                                           "Request merge for 2 {}".format(model_title_plural))
+            config.add_route('{}.request_merge'.format(route_prefix), '{}/request-merge'.format(url_prefix),
+                             request_method='POST')
+            config.add_view(cls, attr='request_merge', route_name='{}.request_merge'.format(route_prefix),
+                            permission='{}.request_merge'.format(permission_prefix))
+
 # TODO: deprecate / remove this
 PeopleView = PersonView
 
@@ -888,6 +940,84 @@ class NoteSchema(colander.Schema):
     note_text = colander.SchemaNode(colander.String(), missing='')
 
 
+class MergePeopleRequestView(MasterView):
+    """
+    Master view for the MergePeopleRequest class.
+    """
+    model_class = model.MergePeopleRequest
+    route_prefix = 'people_merge_requests'
+    url_prefix = '/people/merge-requests'
+    creatable = False
+    editable = False
+
+    labels = {
+        'removing_uuid': "Removing",
+        'keeping_uuid': "Keeping",
+    }
+
+    grid_columns = [
+        'removing_uuid',
+        'keeping_uuid',
+        'requested',
+        'requested_by',
+        'merged',
+        'merged_by',
+    ]
+
+    form_fields = [
+        'removing_uuid',
+        'keeping_uuid',
+        'requested',
+        'requested_by',
+        'merged',
+        'merged_by',
+    ]
+
+    def configure_grid(self, g):
+        super(MergePeopleRequestView, self).configure_grid(g)
+
+        g.set_renderer('removing_uuid', self.render_referenced_person_name)
+        g.set_renderer('keeping_uuid', self.render_referenced_person_name)
+
+        g.filters['merged'].default_active = True
+        g.filters['merged'].default_verb = 'is_null'
+
+        g.set_sort_defaults('requested', 'desc')
+
+        g.set_link('removing_uuid')
+        g.set_link('keeping_uuid')
+
+    def render_referenced_person_name(self, merge_request, field):
+        uuid = getattr(merge_request, field)
+        person = self.Session.query(self.model.Person).get(uuid)
+        if person:
+            return six.text_type(person)
+        return "(person not found)"
+
+    def get_instance_title(self, merge_request):
+        model = self.model
+        removing = self.Session.query(model.Person).get(merge_request.removing_uuid)
+        keeping = self.Session.query(model.Person).get(merge_request.keeping_uuid)
+        return "{} -> {}".format(
+            removing or "(not found)",
+            keeping or "(not found)")
+
+    def configure_form(self, f):
+        super(MergePeopleRequestView, self).configure_form(f)
+
+        f.set_renderer('removing_uuid', self.render_referenced_person)
+        f.set_renderer('keeping_uuid', self.render_referenced_person)
+
+    def render_referenced_person(self, merge_request, field):
+        uuid = getattr(merge_request, field)
+        person = self.Session.query(self.model.Person).get(uuid)
+        if person:
+            text = six.text_type(person)
+            url = self.request.route_url('people.view', uuid=person.uuid)
+            return tags.link_to(text, url)
+        return "(person not found)"
+
+
 def includeme(config):
 
     # autocomplete
@@ -900,3 +1030,4 @@ def includeme(config):
 
     PersonView.defaults(config)
     PersonNoteView.defaults(config)
+    MergePeopleRequestView.defaults(config)