diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/filters/AbstractBloomFilter.hh b/src/mem/ruby/filters/AbstractBloomFilter.hh
index 6a62d0a..a982696 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/filters/AbstractBloomFilter.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/filters/AbstractBloomFilter.hh
@@ -76,8 +76,20 @@
         }
     }
 
-    /** Merges the contents of both filters into this'. */
-    virtual void merge(const AbstractBloomFilter* other) {}
+    /**
+     * Merges the contents of both filters into this' (Bloom Filter union).
+     * Both must have the same number of entries.
+     *
+     * @param other The other bloom filter to merge with.
+     */
+    virtual void
+    merge(const AbstractBloomFilter* other)
+    {
+        assert(filter.size() == other->filter.size());
+        for (int i = 0; i < filter.size(); ++i){
+            filter[i] |= other->filter[i];
+        }
+    }
 
     /**
      * Perform the filter specific function to set the corresponding
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/filters/H3BloomFilter.cc b/src/mem/ruby/filters/H3BloomFilter.cc
index 4e4f95d..37af607 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/filters/H3BloomFilter.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/filters/H3BloomFilter.cc
@@ -368,16 +368,6 @@
 }
 
 void
-H3BloomFilter::merge(const AbstractBloomFilter *other)
-{
-    auto* cast_other = static_cast<const H3BloomFilter*>(other);
-    assert(filter.size() == cast_other->filter.size());
-    for (int i = 0; i < filter.size(); ++i){
-        filter[i] |= cast_other->filter[i];
-    }
-}
-
-void
 H3BloomFilter::set(Addr addr)
 {
     for (int i = 0; i < numHashes; i++) {
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/filters/H3BloomFilter.hh b/src/mem/ruby/filters/H3BloomFilter.hh
index 62a8ec1..6a36692 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/filters/H3BloomFilter.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/filters/H3BloomFilter.hh
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
     H3BloomFilter(const H3BloomFilterParams* p);
     ~H3BloomFilter();
 
-    void merge(const AbstractBloomFilter* other) override;
     void set(Addr addr) override;
     int getCount(Addr addr) const override;
 
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/filters/LSB_CountingBloomFilter.cc b/src/mem/ruby/filters/LSB_CountingBloomFilter.cc
index b999a2c..d45850d 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/filters/LSB_CountingBloomFilter.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/filters/LSB_CountingBloomFilter.cc
@@ -42,6 +42,20 @@
 }
 
 void
+LSB_CountingBloomFilter::merge(const AbstractBloomFilter* other)
+{
+    auto* cast_other = static_cast<const LSB_CountingBloomFilter*>(other);
+    assert(filter.size() == cast_other->filter.size());
+    for (int i = 0; i < filter.size(); ++i){
+        if (filter[i] < maxValue - cast_other->filter[i]) {
+            filter[i] += cast_other->filter[i];
+        } else {
+            filter[i] = maxValue;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void
 LSB_CountingBloomFilter::set(Addr addr)
 {
     const int i = hash(addr);
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/filters/LSB_CountingBloomFilter.hh b/src/mem/ruby/filters/LSB_CountingBloomFilter.hh
index 4bc0441..410f22d 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/filters/LSB_CountingBloomFilter.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/filters/LSB_CountingBloomFilter.hh
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     LSB_CountingBloomFilter(const LSB_CountingBloomFilterParams* p);
     ~LSB_CountingBloomFilter();
 
+    void merge(const AbstractBloomFilter* other) override;
     void set(Addr addr) override;
     void unset(Addr addr) override;
 
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/filters/MultiBitSelBloomFilter.cc b/src/mem/ruby/filters/MultiBitSelBloomFilter.cc
index 007de8e..65428e0 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/filters/MultiBitSelBloomFilter.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/filters/MultiBitSelBloomFilter.cc
@@ -47,16 +47,6 @@
 }
 
 void
-MultiBitSelBloomFilter::merge(const AbstractBloomFilter *other)
-{
-    auto cast_other = static_cast<const MultiBitSelBloomFilter*>(other);
-    assert(filter.size() == cast_other->filter.size());
-    for (int i = 0; i < filter.size(); ++i){
-        filter[i] |= cast_other->filter[i];
-    }
-}
-
-void
 MultiBitSelBloomFilter::set(Addr addr)
 {
     for (int i = 0; i < numHashes; i++) {
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/filters/MultiBitSelBloomFilter.hh b/src/mem/ruby/filters/MultiBitSelBloomFilter.hh
index 501483d..42ba94c 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/filters/MultiBitSelBloomFilter.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/filters/MultiBitSelBloomFilter.hh
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     MultiBitSelBloomFilter(const MultiBitSelBloomFilterParams* p);
     ~MultiBitSelBloomFilter();
 
-    void merge(const AbstractBloomFilter* other) override;
     void set(Addr addr) override;
     int getCount(Addr addr) const override;