diff --git a/include/oneapi/dpl/pstl/algorithm_ranges_impl.h b/include/oneapi/dpl/pstl/algorithm_ranges_impl.h
index 9ed44e969bd..14bfca9f15b 100644
--- a/include/oneapi/dpl/pstl/algorithm_ranges_impl.h
+++ b/include/oneapi/dpl/pstl/algorithm_ranges_impl.h
@@ -465,6 +465,153 @@ __pattern_merge(_Tag __tag, _ExecutionPolicy&& __exec, _R1&& __r1, _R2&& __r2, _
     return __return_type{std::ranges::begin(__r1) + std::ranges::size(__r1), std::ranges::begin(__r2) + std::ranges::size(__r2), __res};
 }
 
+template<std::random_access_iterator It1, std::random_access_iterator It2, std::random_access_iterator ItOut, typename _Comp>
+std::pair<It1, It2>
+__brick_merge(It1 __it_1, It1 __it_1_e, It2 __it_2, It2 __it_2_e, ItOut __it_out, ItOut __it_out_e, _Comp __comp)
+{
+    while(__it_1 != __it_1_e && __it_2 != __it_2_e)
+    {
+         if (__comp(*__it_1, *__it_2))
+         {
+             *__it_out = *__it_1;
+             ++__it_out, ++__it_1;
+         }
+         else
+         {
+             *__it_out = *__it_2;
+             ++__it_out, ++__it_2;
+         }
+         if(__it_out == __it_out_e)
+            return {__it_1, __it_2};
+    }
+
+    if(__it_1 == __it_1_e)
+    {
+        for(; __it_2 != __it_2_e && __it_out != __it_out_e; ++__it_2, ++__it_out)
+            *__it_out = *__it_2;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        assert(__it_2 == __it_2_e);
+        for(; __it_1 != __it_1_e && __it_out != __it_out_e; ++__it_1, ++__it_out)
+            *__it_out = *__it_1;
+    }
+    return {__it_1, __it_2};
+}
+
+template<typename _IsVector, typename _ExecutionPolicy, typename _R1, typename _R2, typename _OutRange, typename _Comp,
+         typename _Proj1, typename _Proj2>
+auto
+__pattern_merge(__parallel_tag<_IsVector>, _ExecutionPolicy&& __exec, _R1&& __r1, _R2&& __r2, _OutRange&& __out_r, _Comp __comp,
+                _Proj1 __proj1, _Proj2 __proj2)
+{
+    using __backend_tag = typename __parallel_tag<_IsVector>::__backend_tag;
+
+    auto __comp_2 = [__comp, __proj1, __proj2](auto&& __val1, auto&& __val2) { return std::invoke(__comp,
+        std::invoke(__proj1, std::forward<decltype(__val1)>(__val1)), std::invoke(__proj2,
+        std::forward<decltype(__val2)>(__val2)));};
+
+    auto __n_1 = std::ranges::size(__r1);
+    auto __n_2 = std::ranges::size(__r2);
+    auto __n_out = std::min(__n_1 + __n_2, std::ranges::size(__out_r));
+
+    auto __it_1 = std::ranges::begin(__r1);
+    auto __it_2 = std::ranges::begin(__r2);
+    auto __it_out = std::ranges::begin(__out_r);
+
+    std::ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<_R1> __it_res_1;
+    std::ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<_R1> __it_res_2;
+
+    __internal::__except_handler([&]() {
+        __par_backend::__parallel_for(__backend_tag{}, ::std::forward<_ExecutionPolicy>(__exec), 0, __n_out,
+                                      [=, &__r1, &__r2, &__out_r, &__it_res_1, &__it_res_2](auto __i, auto __j)
+                                      {/*...*/
+
+                                            //a start merging point on the merge path; for each thread
+                                            std::ranges::range_difference_t<_R1> __x = 0;
+                                            std::ranges::range_difference_t<_R2> __y = 0;
+
+                                            if(__i > 0)
+                                            {
+                                                //calc merge path intersection:
+                                                using _Index3 = std::ranges::range_difference_t<_OutRange>;
+                                                _Index3 __d_size = std::abs(std::max(0, __i - __n2) - (std::min(__i, __n_1) - 1)) + 1;
+
+                                                auto __get_x = [__i, __n_1](auto __d) { return std::min(__i, __n_1) - __d};
+                                                auto __get_y = [__i, __n_1](auto __d) { return std::max(0, __i - __n_1) + __d};
+
+                                                oneapi::dpl::counting_iterator<_Index3> __it_d(0);
+                                                auto __res_d = *std::lower_bound(__it_d, __it_d + __d_size, 1,
+                                                    [](auto __d, auto __val) {
+                                                        auto __x = __get_x(__d);
+                                                        auto __y = __get_y(__d);
+
+                                                        const auto __res = __comp_2(__r1[__x], __r2[__y]) ? 0 : 1
+                                                        return __res < __val;
+                                                    }
+                                                );
+                                                //intersection point
+                                                __x = __get_x(__res_d);
+                                                __y = __get_y(__res_d);
+
+                                            }
+
+                                            const auto __n = __j - __i;
+
+                                            //serial merge n elements, starting from input x and y, to [i, j) output range
+                                            auto __res = __brick_merge(__it_1 + __x, __it_1 + __n_1,
+                                                          __it_2 + __y, __it_2 + __n_2,
+                                                          __it_out + __i, __it_out + __j, __comp_2);
+
+                                            if(__j == __n_out)
+                                            {
+                                                __it_res_1 = __res.first;
+                                                __it_res_2 = __res.second;
+                                            }
+                                      });
+    });
+
+    using __return_type = std::ranges::merge_result<std::ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<_R1>, std::ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<_R2>,
+        std::ranges::borrowed_iterator_t<_OutRange>>;
+
+    return __return_type{__it_res_1, __it_res_2, std::ranges::begin(__out_r) + __n_out};
+}
+
+//TODO:
+#if 0
+template<typename Index1, typename Index2, typename Index3>
+auto
+__brick_merge(Index1 x, Index2 y, Index3 i, Index3 j)
+{
+    for(Index3 k = i; k < j; ++k)
+    {
+        if(x >= x_e)
+        {
+            assert(y < y_e);
+            c[k] = b[y];
+            ++y;
+        }
+        else if(y >= y_e)
+        {
+            assert(x < x_e);
+            c[k] = a[x];
+            ++x;
+        }
+        else if(a[x] < b[y])
+        {
+            c[k] = a[x];
+            ++x;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            c[k] = b[y];
+            ++y;
+        }
+    }
+}
+#endif
+
+
 template<typename _ExecutionPolicy, typename _R1, typename _R2, typename _OutRange, typename _Comp,
          typename _Proj1, typename _Proj2>
 auto