diff --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/SampleContextTracker.cpp b/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/SampleContextTracker.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/SampleContextTracker.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/SampleContextTracker.cpp
@@ -545,6 +545,8 @@
     ToSamples->merge(*FromSamples);
     ToSamples->getContext().setState(SyntheticContext);
     FromSamples->getContext().setState(MergedContext);
+    if (FromSamples->getContext().hasAttribute(ContextShouldBeInlined))
+      ToSamples->getContext().setAttribute(ContextShouldBeInlined);
   } else if (FromSamples) {
     // Transfer FromSamples from FromNode to ToNode
     ToNode.setFunctionSamples(FromSamples);
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/SampleProfile.cpp b/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/SampleProfile.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/SampleProfile.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/SampleProfile.cpp
@@ -977,7 +977,14 @@
     // For CSSPGO profile, retrieve candidate profile by walking over the
     // trie built for context profile. Note that also take call targets
     // even if callee doesn't have a corresponding context profile.
-    if (!CalleeSample || CalleeSample->getEntrySamples() < Threshold)
+    if (!CalleeSample)
+      continue;
+
+    // If pre-inliner decision is used, honor that for importing as well.
+    bool PreInline =
+        UsePreInlinerDecision &&
+        CalleeSample->getContext().hasAttribute(ContextShouldBeInlined);
+    if (!PreInline && CalleeSample->getEntrySamples() < Threshold)
       continue;
 
     StringRef Name = CalleeSample->getFuncName();