diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
index 373b6698..4e18772b 100644
--- a/.prettierignore
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
 **/.ipynb_checkpoints
 **/coverage
 CHANGELOG.md
-package-lock.json
\ No newline at end of file
+package-lock.json
+nbdime/tests/files/inline-conflict--decisions.json
diff --git a/packages/nbdime/src/common/mergeview.ts b/packages/nbdime/src/common/mergeview.ts
index 8e0fb10c..799c2838 100644
--- a/packages/nbdime/src/common/mergeview.ts
+++ b/packages/nbdime/src/common/mergeview.ts
@@ -295,21 +295,21 @@ const removeGutterMarkerEffect = StateEffect.define<{ type: string }>({
 class MergeMarker extends GutterMarker {
   constructor(options: { symbol: string; className: string; block: boolean }) {
     super();
-    this._symbol = options.symbol;
-    this._className = options.className;
-    this._block = options.block;
-  }
-  get isBlock() {
-    return this._block;
+    this.symbol = options.symbol;
+    this.className = options.className;
+    this.block = options.block;
   }
   toDOM() {
-    let pickerMarker = elt('div', this._symbol);
-    pickerMarker.className = this._className;
+    let pickerMarker = elt('div', this.symbol);
+    pickerMarker.className = this.className;
     return pickerMarker;
   }
-  private _symbol: string;
-  private _className: string;
-  private _block: boolean;
+  eq(other: GutterMarker): boolean {
+    return other === this;
+  }
+  readonly symbol: string;
+  readonly className: string;
+  readonly block: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -332,7 +332,18 @@ const gutterMarkerField = StateField.define<RangeSet<MergeMarker>>({
               : e.value.block
               ? conflictBlockMarker
               : conflictMarker;
-          gutters = gutters.update({ add: [marker.range(e.value.from)] });
+          // check for overlap (duplicates) with same type
+          let overlap = false;
+          gutters.between(e.value.from, e.value.from, (from, to, value) => {
+            if (from === e.value.from && value.eq(marker)) {
+              overlap = true;
+              return false;
+            }
+            return;
+          });
+          if (!overlap) {
+            gutters = gutters.update({ add: [marker.range(e.value.from)] });
+          }
         }
       }
       if (e.is(removeGutterMarkerEffect)) {
@@ -1417,7 +1428,7 @@ export class MergeView extends Panel {
         class: 'cm-gutter',
         markers: view => {
           return view.state.field(gutterMarkerField).update({
-            filter: (_from, _to, value: MergeMarker) => !value.isBlock,
+            filter: (_from, _to, value: MergeMarker) => !value.block,
           });
         },
         widgetMarker: (
@@ -1430,7 +1441,7 @@ export class MergeView extends Panel {
           }
           const markers = view.state.field(gutterMarkerField).update({
             filter: (from, _to, value: MergeMarker) =>
-              value.isBlock && block.from === from,
+              value.block && block.from === from,
           });
           if (markers.size > 1) {
             throw Error('More than one block gutter widget matched');
diff --git a/packages/nbdime/src/merge/model/cell.ts b/packages/nbdime/src/merge/model/cell.ts
index dfa1d798..555fb428 100644
--- a/packages/nbdime/src/merge/model/cell.ts
+++ b/packages/nbdime/src/merge/model/cell.ts
@@ -269,7 +269,12 @@ export class CellMergeModel extends ObjectMergeModel<
    */
   get agreedCell(): boolean {
     // TODO: Also check other fields?
-    return this.agreedSource && this.agreedMetadata && this.agreedOutputs && this.agreedIds;
+    return (
+      this.agreedSource &&
+      this.agreedMetadata &&
+      this.agreedOutputs &&
+      this.agreedIds
+    );
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/nbdime/src/styles/merge.css b/packages/nbdime/src/styles/merge.css
index efc1cda8..7c48ff41 100644
--- a/packages/nbdime/src/styles/merge.css
+++ b/packages/nbdime/src/styles/merge.css
@@ -253,13 +253,13 @@
   .cm-merge-m-chunk-end-either-empty::after
   + .cm-linewidget
   .cm-merge-spacer {
-    content: '';
-    width: 100%;
-    height: 1px;
-    background: var(--jp-merge-either-color1);
-    display: block;
-    position: absolute;
-    left: 0px;
+  content: '';
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 1px;
+  background: var(--jp-merge-either-color1);
+  display: block;
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 0px;
 }
 
 .jp-Notebook-merge .cm-central-editor .cm-line .cm-merge-m-deleted,
diff --git a/packages/webapp/src/app/merge.ts b/packages/webapp/src/app/merge.ts
index 173c0b38..1fa2441e 100644
--- a/packages/webapp/src/app/merge.ts
+++ b/packages/webapp/src/app/merge.ts
@@ -183,23 +183,26 @@ function onPopState(e: PopStateEvent) {
  */
 function onMergeRequestCompleted(data: any) {
   let layoutWork = showMerge(data);
-  layoutWork.then(() => {
-    toggleSpinner(false);
-    markUnchangedRanges();
-  }, reason => {
-    console.log("Failed to show merge result");
-    let root = document.getElementById('nbdime-root');
-    if (!root) {
-      throw new Error('Missing root element "nbidme-root"');
-    }
-    const pre = document.createElement('pre');
-    pre.innerText = reason || "Error occurred displaying merge!";
-    pre.classList.add("jp-mergeapp-error");
-    // we might have a partial render, so leave that in case it is useful
-    root.prepend(pre);
-    mergeWidget = null;
-    toggleSpinner(false);
-  });
+  layoutWork.then(
+    () => {
+      toggleSpinner(false);
+      markUnchangedRanges();
+    },
+    reason => {
+      console.log('Failed to show merge result');
+      let root = document.getElementById('nbdime-root');
+      if (!root) {
+        throw new Error('Missing root element "nbidme-root"');
+      }
+      const pre = document.createElement('pre');
+      pre.innerText = reason || 'Error occurred displaying merge!';
+      pre.classList.add('jp-mergeapp-error');
+      // we might have a partial render, so leave that in case it is useful
+      root.prepend(pre);
+      mergeWidget = null;
+      toggleSpinner(false);
+    },
+  );
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/ui-tests/tests/nbdime-merge-test1.spec.ts b/ui-tests/tests/nbdime-merge-test1.spec.ts
index 0935cd33..2f4544ee 100644
--- a/ui-tests/tests/nbdime-merge-test1.spec.ts
+++ b/ui-tests/tests/nbdime-merge-test1.spec.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ test.describe('merge test1', () => {
   });
 
   test('take a snapshot at opening', async ({ page }) => {
-    await expect.soft(page.getByText('➭')).toHaveCount(12);
+    await expect.soft(page.getByText('➭')).toHaveCount(11);
 
     await expect.soft(page.locator('#nbdime-header-base')).toHaveText('Base');
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ test.describe('merge test1', () => {
       .locator('.cm-central-editor')
       .nth(1) // This select the cell; 0 being the notebook metadata
       .locator('.jp-Merge-gutter-picker')
-      .nth(2)
+      .nth(1)
       .click();
     await page.getByText('⚠').click();
     expect(await page.locator('#main').screenshot()).toMatchSnapshot();
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index 09b45ab1..fa631915 100644
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diff --git a/ui-tests/tests/nbdime-merge-test2.spec.ts b/ui-tests/tests/nbdime-merge-test2.spec.ts
index b8b77976..ddea8e25 100644
--- a/ui-tests/tests/nbdime-merge-test2.spec.ts
+++ b/ui-tests/tests/nbdime-merge-test2.spec.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
 /* notebooks of same length with 0 conflict*/
 test.describe('merge test2 ', () => {
   test('take a snapshot at opening', async ({ page }) => {
-    await expect.soft(page.getByText('➭')).toHaveCount(12);
+    await expect.soft(page.getByText('➭')).toHaveCount(11);
     expect(await page.locator('#main').screenshot()).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ test.describe('merge test2 ', () => {
       .locator('.cm-central-editor')
       .nth(1) // This select the cell; 0 being the notebook metadata
       .locator('.jp-Merge-gutter-picker')
-      .nth(2)
+      .nth(1)
       .click();
     expect(await page.locator('#main').screenshot()).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
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diff --git a/ui-tests/tests/nbdime-merge-test3.spec.ts b/ui-tests/tests/nbdime-merge-test3.spec.ts
index ea2f52bf..6757b059 100644
--- a/ui-tests/tests/nbdime-merge-test3.spec.ts
+++ b/ui-tests/tests/nbdime-merge-test3.spec.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
 /* 2 cells with merge conflict */
 test.describe('merge test3', () => {
   test('should warn for remaining conflicts', async ({ page }) => {
-    await expect.soft(page.getByText('➭')).toHaveCount(26);
+    await expect.soft(page.getByText('➭')).toHaveCount(25);
 
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Download' }).click();