diff --git a/source/libs/command/inc/commandInt.h b/source/libs/command/inc/commandInt.h
index 100e35bc3c..a3755a174e 100644
--- a/source/libs/command/inc/commandInt.h
+++ b/source/libs/command/inc/commandInt.h
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ extern "C" {
 #define EXPLAIN_TIME_WINDOWS_FORMAT "Time Window: interval=%" PRId64 "%c offset=%" PRId64 "%c sliding=%" PRId64 "%c"
 #define EXPLAIN_WINDOW_FORMAT "Window: gap=%" PRId64
 #define EXPLAIN_RATIO_TIME_FORMAT "Ratio: %f"
+#define EXPLAIN_MERGE_FORMAT "Merge"
+#define EXPLAIN_MERGE_KEYS_FORMAT "Merge Key: "
+
 #define EXPLAIN_PLANNING_TIME_FORMAT "Planning Time: %.3f ms"
 #define EXPLAIN_EXEC_TIME_FORMAT "Execution Time: %.3f ms"
 
diff --git a/source/libs/command/src/explain.c b/source/libs/command/src/explain.c
index 98ae5e2fb1..1076dfa5b0 100644
--- a/source/libs/command/src/explain.c
+++ b/source/libs/command/src/explain.c
@@ -857,6 +857,50 @@ int32_t qExplainResNodeToRowsImpl(SExplainResNode *pResNode, SExplainCtx *ctx, i
       }
       break;
     }
+    case QUERY_NODE_PHYSICAL_PLAN_MERGE: {
+      SMergePhysiNode *pMergeNode = (SMergePhysiNode *)pNode;
+      EXPLAIN_ROW_NEW(level, EXPLAIN_MERGE_FORMAT);
+      EXPLAIN_ROW_APPEND(EXPLAIN_LEFT_PARENTHESIS_FORMAT);
+      if (pResNode->pExecInfo) {
+        QRY_ERR_RET(qExplainBufAppendExecInfo(pResNode->pExecInfo, tbuf, &tlen));
+        EXPLAIN_ROW_APPEND(EXPLAIN_BLANK_FORMAT);
+      }
+
+      SDataBlockDescNode *pDescNode = pMergeNode->node.pOutputDataBlockDesc;
+      EXPLAIN_ROW_APPEND(EXPLAIN_COLUMNS_FORMAT, nodesGetOutputNumFromSlotList(pDescNode->pSlots));
+      EXPLAIN_ROW_APPEND(EXPLAIN_BLANK_FORMAT);
+      EXPLAIN_ROW_APPEND(EXPLAIN_WIDTH_FORMAT, pDescNode->totalRowSize);
+      EXPLAIN_ROW_APPEND(EXPLAIN_RIGHT_PARENTHESIS_FORMAT);
+      EXPLAIN_ROW_END();
+      QRY_ERR_RET(qExplainResAppendRow(ctx, tbuf, tlen, level));
+
+      if (verbose) {
+        EXPLAIN_ROW_NEW(level + 1, EXPLAIN_OUTPUT_FORMAT);
+        EXPLAIN_ROW_APPEND(EXPLAIN_COLUMNS_FORMAT,
+                           nodesGetOutputNumFromSlotList(pMergeNode->node.pOutputDataBlockDesc->pSlots));
+        EXPLAIN_ROW_APPEND(EXPLAIN_BLANK_FORMAT);
+        EXPLAIN_ROW_APPEND(EXPLAIN_WIDTH_FORMAT, pMergeNode->node.pOutputDataBlockDesc->outputRowSize);
+        EXPLAIN_ROW_END();
+        QRY_ERR_RET(qExplainResAppendRow(ctx, tbuf, tlen, level + 1));
+
+        EXPLAIN_ROW_NEW(level + 1, EXPLAIN_MERGE_KEYS_FORMAT);
+        for (int32_t i = 0; i < LIST_LENGTH(pMergeNode->pMergeKeys); ++i) {
+          SOrderByExprNode *ptn = nodesListGetNode(pMergeNode->pMergeKeys, i);
+          EXPLAIN_ROW_APPEND("%s ", nodesGetNameFromColumnNode(ptn->pExpr));
+        }
+        EXPLAIN_ROW_END();
+        QRY_ERR_RET(qExplainResAppendRow(ctx, tbuf, tlen, level + 1));
+
+        if (pMergeNode->node.pConditions) {
+          EXPLAIN_ROW_NEW(level + 1, EXPLAIN_FILTER_FORMAT);
+          QRY_ERR_RET(nodesNodeToSQL(pMergeNode->node.pConditions, tbuf + VARSTR_HEADER_SIZE,
+                                     TSDB_EXPLAIN_RESULT_ROW_SIZE, &tlen));
+          EXPLAIN_ROW_END();
+          QRY_ERR_RET(qExplainResAppendRow(ctx, tbuf, tlen, level + 1));
+        }
+      }
+      break;
+    }    
     default:
       qError("not supported physical node type %d", pNode->type);
       return TSDB_CODE_QRY_APP_ERROR;