diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/candidate_node.go b/pkg/yqlib/candidate_node.go
index 89c40645..0fd2fe59 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/candidate_node.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/candidate_node.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ func (n *CandidateNode) UpdateFrom(other *CandidateNode) {
 	n.Node.Content = other.Node.Content
 	n.Node.Value = other.Node.Value
 	n.Node.Alias = other.Node.Alias
+	n.Node.Anchor = other.Node.Anchor
 }
 
 func (n *CandidateNode) UpdateAttributesFrom(other *CandidateNode) {
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/doc/Multiply.md b/pkg/yqlib/doc/Multiply.md
index 3fc98d53..87ea2d89 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/doc/Multiply.md
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/doc/Multiply.md
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ g: thongs
 f: *cat
 ```
 
-## Merge does not copy anchor names
+## Merge copies anchor names
 Given a sample.yml file of:
 ```yaml
 a:
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ yq eval '.c * .a' sample.yml
 will output
 ```yaml
 g: thongs
-c: frog
+c: &cat frog
 ```
 
 ## Merge with merge anchors
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply_test.go
index d900c000..40819c3a 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply_test.go
@@ -132,11 +132,11 @@ b:
 		},
 	},
 	{
-		description: "Merge does not copy anchor names",
+		description: "Merge copies anchor names",
 		document:    `{a: {c: &cat frog}, b: {f: *cat}, c: {g: thongs}}`,
 		expression:  `.c * .a`,
 		expected: []string{
-			"D0, P[c], (!!map)::{g: thongs, c: frog}\n",
+			"D0, P[c], (!!map)::{g: thongs, c: &cat frog}\n",
 		},
 	},
 	{