diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/Transforms/CombineQueryExpressions.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/Transforms/CombineQueryExpressions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98af72df1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/Transforms/CombineQueryExpressions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+// Copyright (c) AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team (for details please see \doc\copyright.txt)
+// This code is distributed under MIT X11 license (for details please see \doc\license.txt)
+
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using ICSharpCode.NRefactory.CSharp;
+using ICSharpCode.NRefactory.CSharp.PatternMatching;
+
+namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Ast.Transforms
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Combines query expressions and removes transparent identifiers.
+	/// </summary>
+	public class CombineQueryExpressions : IAstTransform
+	{
+		readonly DecompilerContext context;
+		
+		public CombineQueryExpressions(DecompilerContext context)
+		{
+			this.context = context;
+		}
+		
+		public void Run(AstNode compilationUnit)
+		{
+			if (!context.Settings.QueryExpressions)
+				return;
+			CombineQueries(compilationUnit);
+		}
+		
+		void CombineQueries(AstNode node)
+		{
+			for (AstNode child = node.FirstChild; child != null; child = child.NextSibling) {
+				CombineQueries(child);
+			}
+			QueryExpression query = node as QueryExpression;
+			if (query != null) {
+				QueryFromClause fromClause = (QueryFromClause)query.Clauses.First();
+				QueryExpression innerQuery = fromClause.Expression as QueryExpression;
+				if (innerQuery != null) {
+					if (TryRemoveTransparentIdentifier(query, fromClause, innerQuery)) {
+						RemoveTransparentIdentifierReferences(query);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		
+		static readonly QuerySelectClause selectTransparentIdentifierPattern = new QuerySelectClause {
+			Expression = new ObjectCreateExpression {
+				Initializer = new ArrayInitializerExpression {
+					Elements = {
+						new NamedNode("nae1", new NamedArgumentExpression { Expression = new IdentifierExpression() }),
+						new NamedNode("nae2", new NamedArgumentExpression { Expression = new AnyNode() })
+					}
+				}
+			}};
+		
+		bool IsTransparentIdentifier(string identifier)
+		{
+			return identifier.StartsWith("<>", StringComparison.Ordinal) && identifier.Contains("TransparentIdentifier");
+		}
+		
+		bool TryRemoveTransparentIdentifier(QueryExpression query, QueryFromClause fromClause, QueryExpression innerQuery)
+		{
+			if (!IsTransparentIdentifier(fromClause.Identifier))
+				return false;
+			Match match = selectTransparentIdentifierPattern.Match(innerQuery.Clauses.Last());
+			if (match == null)
+				return false;
+			QuerySelectClause selectClause = (QuerySelectClause)innerQuery.Clauses.Last();
+			NamedArgumentExpression nae1 = match.Get<NamedArgumentExpression>("nae1").Single();
+			NamedArgumentExpression nae2 = match.Get<NamedArgumentExpression>("nae2").Single();
+			if (nae1.Identifier != ((IdentifierExpression)nae1.Expression).Identifier)
+				return false;
+			IdentifierExpression nae2IdentExpr = nae2.Expression as IdentifierExpression;
+			if (nae2IdentExpr != null && nae2.Identifier == nae2IdentExpr.Identifier) {
+				// from * in (from x in ... select new { x = x, y = y }) ...
+				// =>
+				// from x in ... ...
+				fromClause.Remove();
+				selectClause.Remove();
+				// Move clauses from innerQuery to query
+				QueryClause insertionPos = null;
+				foreach (var clause in innerQuery.Clauses) {
+					query.Clauses.InsertAfter(insertionPos, insertionPos = clause.Detach());
+				}
+			} else {
+				// from * in (from x in ... select new { x = x, y = expr }) ...
+				// =>
+				// from x in ... let y = expr ...
+				fromClause.Remove();
+				selectClause.Remove();
+				// Move clauses from innerQuery to query
+				QueryClause insertionPos = null;
+				foreach (var clause in innerQuery.Clauses) {
+					query.Clauses.InsertAfter(insertionPos, insertionPos = clause.Detach());
+				}
+				query.Clauses.InsertAfter(insertionPos, new QueryLetClause { Identifier = nae2.Identifier, Expression = nae2.Expression.Detach() });
+			}
+			return true;
+		}
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Removes all occurrences of transparent identifiers
+		/// </summary>
+		void RemoveTransparentIdentifierReferences(AstNode node)
+		{
+			foreach (AstNode child in node.Children) {
+				RemoveTransparentIdentifierReferences(child);
+			}
+			MemberReferenceExpression mre = node as MemberReferenceExpression;
+			if (mre != null) {
+				IdentifierExpression ident = mre.Target as IdentifierExpression;
+				if (ident != null && IsTransparentIdentifier(ident.Identifier)) {
+					IdentifierExpression newIdent = new IdentifierExpression(mre.MemberName);
+					mre.TypeArguments.MoveTo(newIdent.TypeArguments);
+					newIdent.CopyAnnotationsFrom(mre);
+					newIdent.RemoveAnnotations<PropertyDeclaration>(); // remove the reference to the property of the anonymous type
+					mre.ReplaceWith(newIdent);
+					return;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/Transforms/IntroduceExtensionMethods.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/Transforms/IntroduceExtensionMethods.cs
index 935a714e9..a1bdb0807 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/Transforms/IntroduceExtensionMethods.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/Transforms/IntroduceExtensionMethods.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Ast.Transforms
 						foreach (var ca in d.CustomAttributes) {
 							if (ca.AttributeType.Name == "ExtensionAttribute" && ca.AttributeType.Namespace == "System.Runtime.CompilerServices") {
 								mre.Target = invocation.Arguments.First().Detach();
-								mre.TypeArguments.Clear();
+								if (invocation.Arguments.Any())
+									mre.TypeArguments.Clear();
 								break;
 							}
 						}
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/Transforms/IntroduceQueryExpressions.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/Transforms/IntroduceQueryExpressions.cs
index 264de8fa9..141217318 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/Transforms/IntroduceQueryExpressions.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/Transforms/IntroduceQueryExpressions.cs
@@ -26,12 +26,16 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Ast.Transforms
 			if (!context.Settings.QueryExpressions)
 				return;
 			DecompileQueries(compilationUnit);
+			// After all queries were decompiled, detect degenerate queries (queries not property terminated with 'select' or 'group')
+			// and fix them, either by adding a degenerate select, or by combining them with another query.
 			foreach (QueryExpression query in compilationUnit.Descendants.OfType<QueryExpression>()) {
 				QueryFromClause fromClause = (QueryFromClause)query.Clauses.First();
 				if (IsDegenerateQuery(query)) {
 					// introduce select for degenerate query
 					query.Clauses.Add(new QuerySelectClause { Expression = new IdentifierExpression(fromClause.Identifier) });
 				}
+				// See if the data source of this query is a degenerate query,
+				// and combine the queries if possible.
 				QueryExpression innerQuery = fromClause.Expression as QueryExpression;
 				while (IsDegenerateQuery(innerQuery)) {
 					QueryFromClause innerFromClause = (QueryFromClause)innerQuery.Clauses.First();
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/Transforms/TransformationPipeline.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/Transforms/TransformationPipeline.cs
index caf38da1f..7bcf7ab36 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/Transforms/TransformationPipeline.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/Transforms/TransformationPipeline.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Ast.Transforms
 				new IntroduceUsingDeclarations(context),
 				new IntroduceExtensionMethods(context), // must run after IntroduceUsingDeclarations
 				new IntroduceQueryExpressions(context), // must run after IntroduceExtensionMethods
+				new CombineQueryExpressions(context),
 			};
 		}
 		
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.csproj b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.csproj
index 87132e462..6e8d0eae8 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.csproj
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.csproj
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Ast\NRefactoryExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Ast\TextOutputFormatter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Ast\Transforms\AddCheckedBlocks.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Ast\Transforms\CombineQueryExpressions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Ast\Transforms\ContextTrackingVisitor.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Ast\Transforms\ConvertConstructorCallIntoInitializer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Ast\Transforms\DeclareVariables.cs" />
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Tests/QueryExpressions.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Tests/QueryExpressions.cs
index 9cef2f145..010291d5e 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Tests/QueryExpressions.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Tests/QueryExpressions.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class QueryExpressions
 			select c;
 	}
 	
-	public object MultipleFromFollowedBySelect()
+	public object SelectManyFollowedBySelect()
 	{
 		return
 			from c in this.customers
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class QueryExpressions
 			select new { c.Name, o.OrderID, o.Total };
 	}
 	
-	public object MultipleFromFollowedByOrderBy()
+	public object SelectManyFollowedByOrderBy()
 	{
 		return
 			from c in this.customers
@@ -60,6 +60,25 @@ public class QueryExpressions
 			select new { c.Name, o.OrderID, o.Total };
 	}
 	
+	public object MultipleSelectManyFollowedBySelect()
+	{
+		return
+			from c in this.customers
+			from o in c.Orders
+			from d in o.Details
+			select new { c.Name, o.OrderID, d.Quantity };
+	}
+	
+	public object MultipleSelectManyFollowedByLet()
+	{
+		return
+			from c in this.customers
+			from o in c.Orders
+			from d in o.Details
+			let x = d.Quantity * d.UnitPrice
+			select new { c.Name, o.OrderID, x };
+	}
+	
 	public object FromLetWhereSelect()
 	{
 		return