How do I keep Markers intact when using Merge Clips (Multitrack view)

I don't know if this is a bug or intended behaviour, but I have loaded a wav file with a narrator voice onto track 1, and after going through it with the Razor tool to remove bad takes, notes etc, I have a large number of cuts in the track. I have also put a few markers on the clip itself to correspond to specific things in the file that I want to keep track of (i.e. select the clip and press M). Now when I right click and select Merge Clips, these markers disappear. I want to merge clips because that makes it easier to move and place in the rest of the timeline, I don't want to have to select dozens of clips and move them around every time, but I also need those markers as a reference for when a sound effect needs to play under the narration, etc.

Is there a way to preserve markers when merging clips?