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

[Akshay30014633pt4n]

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?

[Richard M Knight]

You could group the clips (Ctl G) instead of merging.

[Akshay30014633pt4n]

While this does help, it integrates the clips in a manner I don't want. I want to be able to move some of the pieces around during the next stage of editing, and having to group and ungroup clips across tracks doesn't help.

[adventurous_gift5EEF]

I have this same issue. Grouping clips serves no purpose for me, either: I need to consolidate many clips into one clip, while keeping clip markers in tact.