diff --git a/data/pref.xml b/data/pref.xml
index ae3582f94..47f9cdcef 100644
--- a/data/pref.xml
+++ b/data/pref.xml
@@ -459,6 +459,8 @@
       <option id="trim" type="bool" default="false" />
       <option id="trim_by_grid" type="bool" default="false" />
       <option id="extrude" type="bool" default="false" />
+      <option id="merge_duplicates" type="bool" default="false" />
+      <option id="ignore_empty" type="bool" default="false" />
       <option id="open_generated" type="bool" default="false" />
       <option id="layer" type="std::string" />
       <option id="frame_tag" type="std::string" />
diff --git a/data/strings/en.ini b/data/strings/en.ini
index 33d118cc9..e8165d8c0 100644
--- a/data/strings/en.ini
+++ b/data/strings/en.ini
@@ -577,6 +577,10 @@ trim_by_grid = By Grid
 trim_by_grid_tooltip = Trims by grid boundaries instead of pixel by pixel
 extrude = Extrude
 extrude_tooltip = Adds a border to each frame duplicating the pixels of its edges
+merge_dups = Merge Dups
+merge_dups_tooltip = Merge Duplicate Frames
+ignore_empty = Ignore Empty
+ignore_empty_tooltip = Ignore Empty Frames
 layers = Layers:
 split_layers = Split Layers
 split_layers_tooltip = Generates one sprite for each layer
diff --git a/data/widgets/export_sprite_sheet.xml b/data/widgets/export_sprite_sheet.xml
index 76d1541e2..39c97eefd 100644
--- a/data/widgets/export_sprite_sheet.xml
+++ b/data/widgets/export_sprite_sheet.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@
           <expr id="inner_padding" text="0" tooltip="@.inner_tooltip" />
 	</grid>
       </vbox>
+      <separator id="padding_separator" vertical="true" />
+      <vbox>
+	<check id="merge_dups" text="@.merge_dups" tooltip="@.merge_dups_tooltip" />
+	<check id="ignore_empty" text="@.ignore_empty" tooltip="@.ignore_empty_tooltip" />
+      </vbox>
     </hbox>
 
     <separator horizontal="true" text="@.output" cell_hspan="4" cell_align="horizontal" />
diff --git a/src/app/commands/cmd_export_sprite_sheet.cpp b/src/app/commands/cmd_export_sprite_sheet.cpp
index 948340b13..195138ba4 100644
--- a/src/app/commands/cmd_export_sprite_sheet.cpp
+++ b/src/app/commands/cmd_export_sprite_sheet.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ struct ExportSpriteSheetParams : public NewParams {
   Param<bool> trim { this, false, "trim" };
   Param<bool> trimByGrid { this, false, "trimByGrid" };
   Param<bool> extrude { this, false, "extrude" };
+  Param<bool> ignoreEmpty { this, false, "ignoreEmpty" };
+  Param<bool> mergeDuplicates { this, false, "mergeDuplicates" };
   Param<bool> openGenerated { this, false, "openGenerated" };
   Param<std::string> layer { this, std::string(), "layer" };
   Param<std::string> tag { this, std::string(), "tag" };
@@ -177,6 +179,8 @@ void update_doc_exporter_from_params(DocExporter& exporter,
   const bool trimCels = params.trim();
   const bool trimByGrid = params.trimByGrid();
   const bool extrude = params.extrude();
+  const bool ignoreEmpty = params.ignoreEmpty();
+  const bool mergeDuplicates = params.mergeDuplicates();
   const bool splitLayers = params.splitLayers();
   const bool splitTags = params.splitTags();
   const bool listLayers = params.listLayers();
@@ -234,6 +238,8 @@ void update_doc_exporter_from_params(DocExporter& exporter,
   exporter.setTrimCels(trimCels);
   exporter.setTrimByGrid(trimByGrid);
   exporter.setExtrude(extrude);
+  exporter.setIgnoreEmptyCels(ignoreEmpty);
+  exporter.setMergeDuplicates(mergeDuplicates);
   if (listLayers) exporter.setListLayers(true);
   if (listTags) exporter.setListTags(true);
   if (listSlices) exporter.setListSlices(true);
@@ -326,6 +332,8 @@ public:
                                     trimEnabled()->isSelected()) &&
                                    params.trimByGrid());
     extrudeEnabled()->setSelected(params.extrude());
+    mergeDups()->setSelected(params.mergeDuplicates());
+    ignoreEmpty()->setSelected(params.ignoreEmpty());
 
     borderPadding()->setTextf("%d", params.borderPadding());
     shapePadding()->setTextf("%d", params.shapePadding());
@@ -379,6 +387,8 @@ public:
     shapePadding()->Change.connect(base::Bind<void>(&ExportSpriteSheetWindow::generatePreview, this));
     innerPadding()->Change.connect(base::Bind<void>(&ExportSpriteSheetWindow::generatePreview, this));
     extrudeEnabled()->Click.connect(base::Bind<void>(&ExportSpriteSheetWindow::generatePreview, this));
+    mergeDups()->Click.connect(base::Bind<void>(&ExportSpriteSheetWindow::generatePreview, this));
+    ignoreEmpty()->Click.connect(base::Bind<void>(&ExportSpriteSheetWindow::generatePreview, this));
     imageEnabled()->Click.connect(base::Bind<void>(&ExportSpriteSheetWindow::onImageEnabledChange, this));
     imageFilename()->Click.connect(base::Bind<void>(&ExportSpriteSheetWindow::onImageFilename, this));
     dataEnabled()->Click.connect(base::Bind<void>(&ExportSpriteSheetWindow::onDataEnabledChange, this));
@@ -433,6 +443,8 @@ public:
     params.trim            (trimValue());
     params.trimByGrid      (trimByGridValue());
     params.extrude         (extrudeValue());
+    params.mergeDuplicates (mergeDupsValue());
+    params.ignoreEmpty     (ignoreEmptyValue());
     params.openGenerated   (openGeneratedValue());
     params.layer           (layerValue());
     params.tag             (tagValue());
@@ -577,6 +589,14 @@ private:
     return (extrudeValue() ? 1: 0);
   }
 
+  bool mergeDupsValue() const {
+    return mergeDups()->isSelected();
+  }
+
+  bool ignoreEmptyValue() const {
+    return ignoreEmpty()->isSelected();
+  }
+
   bool openGeneratedValue() const {
     return openGenerated()->isSelected();
   }
@@ -1103,6 +1123,8 @@ void ExportSpriteSheetCommand::onExecute(Context* context)
     if (!params.trim.isSet())             params.trim(            docPref.spriteSheet.trim());
     if (!params.trimByGrid.isSet())       params.trimByGrid(      docPref.spriteSheet.trimByGrid());
     if (!params.extrude.isSet())          params.extrude(         docPref.spriteSheet.extrude());
+    if (!params.mergeDuplicates.isSet())  params.mergeDuplicates( docPref.spriteSheet.mergeDuplicates());
+    if (!params.ignoreEmpty.isSet())      params.ignoreEmpty(     docPref.spriteSheet.ignoreEmpty());
     if (!params.openGenerated.isSet())    params.openGenerated(   docPref.spriteSheet.openGenerated());
     if (!params.layer.isSet())            params.layer(           docPref.spriteSheet.layer());
     if (!params.tag.isSet())              params.tag(             docPref.spriteSheet.frameTag());
@@ -1141,6 +1163,8 @@ void ExportSpriteSheetCommand::onExecute(Context* context)
     docPref.spriteSheet.trim            (params.trim());
     docPref.spriteSheet.trimByGrid      (params.trimByGrid());
     docPref.spriteSheet.extrude         (params.extrude());
+    docPref.spriteSheet.mergeDuplicates (params.mergeDuplicates());
+    docPref.spriteSheet.ignoreEmpty     (params.ignoreEmpty());
     docPref.spriteSheet.openGenerated   (params.openGenerated());
     docPref.spriteSheet.layer           (params.layer());
     docPref.spriteSheet.frameTag        (params.tag());