diff --git a/PlotLine.Tests/Program.cs b/PlotLine.Tests/Program.cs
index 7e362c9..241ed4c 100644
--- a/PlotLine.Tests/Program.cs
+++ b/PlotLine.Tests/Program.cs
@@ -2732,10 +2732,17 @@ static void StoryIntelligenceAutoResolvesExactKnownLocationsBeforeReview()
         "Exact known locations should be recognised separately from reviewable new or ambiguous locations.");
     Assert(service.Contains("existingIndex.Find(candidate.DisplayName)?.LocationID == candidate.ExistingLocationID.Value", StringComparison.Ordinal),
         "Preferred-name and alias exact matches should auto-resolve only when the canonical lookup returns the same LocationID.");
+    Assert(service.Contains("!HasParentReviewIssue(candidate, existingIndex)", StringComparison.Ordinal),
+        "Exact known locations should only remain visible when parent hierarchy still needs review.");
+    Assert(service.Contains("candidate.ProposedParentLocationID.HasValue", StringComparison.Ordinal)
+        && service.Contains("existing.ParentLocationID != candidate.ProposedParentLocationID", StringComparison.Ordinal),
+        "Existing Locations with same parent should hide, while missing/conflicting parents should remain parent-review candidates.");
     Assert(service.Contains("LinkSceneLocationsAsync(candidate, locationId)", StringComparison.Ordinal),
         "Auto-resolution should preserve scene/location associations.");
     Assert(service.Contains("return null;", StringComparison.Ordinal) && service.Contains("if (linkExisting && !locationId.HasValue)", StringComparison.Ordinal),
         "A same-location decision without a canonical or pending target must not create a duplicate Location.");
+    Assert(service.Contains("Identity beats hierarchy: known Locations must not be duplicated because parent context changed.", StringComparison.Ordinal),
+        "Known existing LocationIDs should never be imported through the CreateNew path.");
 }
 
 static void StoryIntelligenceLocationReviewUsesSingleIdentityDecision()
@@ -2751,10 +2758,14 @@ static void StoryIntelligenceLocationReviewUsesSingleIdentityDecision()
     Assert(candidateService.Contains("DecisionCanonicalID = choice.ExistingLocationID", StringComparison.Ordinal), "Persisted review decisions should record canonical LocationID targets.");
     Assert(service.Contains("selectedExisting?.LocationID", StringComparison.Ordinal), "Import should resolve same-location targets by canonical LocationID.");
     Assert(service.Contains("TryAddAliasAsync(locationId.Value, candidate.DisplayName", StringComparison.Ordinal), "Same-location import should attach the detected name directly to the target LocationID.");
+    Assert(service.Contains("UpdateExistingParentAsync(locationId.Value, parentId)", StringComparison.Ordinal), "Parent review for a known Location should update hierarchy on the same LocationID.");
     Assert(view.Contains("Same location as", StringComparison.Ordinal), "Review should present one clear identity decision.");
     Assert(view.Contains("Same location as existing", StringComparison.Ordinal), "Review should clearly distinguish canonical Location targets.");
     Assert(view.Contains("Same location as pending candidate", StringComparison.Ordinal), "Review should preserve pending candidate-to-candidate matching.");
     Assert(view.Contains("name=\"Locations[@i].ExistingLocationID\"", StringComparison.Ordinal), "Same-location dropdown should submit LocationID values.");
+    Assert(view.Contains("candidate.IsExistingMatch", StringComparison.Ordinal)
+        && view.Contains("<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"Locations[@i].Action\" value=\"@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.LinkExisting\"", StringComparison.Ordinal),
+        "Known existing matches that reach review should be fixed to LinkExisting, not CreateNew.");
     Assert(view.Contains("Model.LocationReview.SameLocationOptions", StringComparison.Ordinal), "Selector should list one canonical row per LocationID.");
     Assert(view.Contains(".OrderBy(target => target.LocationName, NaturalStringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)", StringComparison.Ordinal),
         "Pending candidate targets should be sorted in natural alphabetical order.");
diff --git a/PlotLine/Services/StoryIntelligenceLocationImportService.cs b/PlotLine/Services/StoryIntelligenceLocationImportService.cs
index 24e69d4..e0d2484 100644
--- a/PlotLine/Services/StoryIntelligenceLocationImportService.cs
+++ b/PlotLine/Services/StoryIntelligenceLocationImportService.cs
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ public sealed class StoryIntelligenceLocationImportService(
         var projectLocations = (await locations.ListByProjectAsync(batch.ProjectID)).ToList();
         var parentOptions = ToParentOptions(projectLocations);
         var identityOptions = await ToIdentityOptionsAsync(projectLocations);
+        var existingIndex = await BuildLocationIndexAsync(batch.ProjectID);
         return new StoryIntelligenceLocationReviewViewModel
         {
             HasCommittedScenes = data.HasCommittedScenes,
@@ -157,6 +158,9 @@ public sealed class StoryIntelligenceLocationImportService(
                 ExampleContext = candidate.Description,
                 ExistingLocationID = candidate.ExistingLocationID,
                 ExistingLocationName = candidate.ExistingLocationName,
+                ExistingParentLocationID = candidate.ExistingParentLocationID,
+                ExistingParentLocationName = candidate.ExistingParentLocationName,
+                HasParentReviewIssue = HasParentReviewIssue(candidate, existingIndex),
                 EvidenceSummaries = candidate.Appearances
                     .GroupBy(appearance => appearance.SceneID)
                     .OrderBy(group => group.Min(appearance => appearance.SceneNumber))
@@ -253,6 +257,16 @@ public sealed class StoryIntelligenceLocationImportService(
             try
             {
                 var action = choice?.Action ?? StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.CreateNew;
+                if (candidate.ExistingLocationID.HasValue
+                    && string.Equals(action, StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.CreateNew, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    // Identity beats hierarchy: known Locations must not be duplicated because parent context changed.
+                    action = StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.LinkExisting;
+                    if (choice is not null)
+                    {
+                        choice.Action = action;
+                    }
+                }
                 if (string.Equals(action, StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.Ignore, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
                     || string.Equals(action, StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.Alias, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 {
@@ -312,6 +326,8 @@ public sealed class StoryIntelligenceLocationImportService(
                             aliasesAdded++;
                         }
                     }
+
+                    await UpdateExistingParentAsync(locationId.Value, parentId);
                 }
 
                 AddResolvedName(resolvedNames, candidate.DisplayName, locationId.Value);
@@ -557,7 +573,8 @@ public sealed class StoryIntelligenceLocationImportService(
             return;
         }
 
-        var identity = ResolveLocationIdentity(cleanName, null, existingIndex);
+        var initialIdentity = ResolveLocationIdentity(cleanName, null, existingIndex);
+        var identity = initialIdentity;
         if (identity is null || !IsLocationNameCandidate(identity.DisplayName))
         {
             return;
@@ -565,7 +582,9 @@ public sealed class StoryIntelligenceLocationImportService(
 
         var parentContext = ResolveParentContext(cleanName, identity.DisplayName, genericRoomType, parentLocationHint, sceneParentContext, existingIndex);
         EnsureParentCandidate(groups, existingIndex, importedScene, parsed, parentContext);
-        identity = ResolveLocationIdentity(parentContext.LeafName, parentContext.ProposedParentLocationID, existingIndex);
+        identity = identity.ExistingMatch is not null
+            ? identity
+            : ResolveLocationIdentity(parentContext.LeafName, parentContext.ProposedParentLocationID, existingIndex);
         if (identity is null || !IsLocationNameCandidate(identity.DisplayName))
         {
             return;
@@ -574,9 +593,7 @@ public sealed class StoryIntelligenceLocationImportService(
         var key = ParentAwareCandidateKey(parentContext.ParentIdentityKey, identity.Key);
         if (!groups.TryGetValue(key, out var candidate))
         {
-            var match = parentContext.ParentIdentityKey is not null && !parentContext.ProposedParentLocationID.HasValue
-                ? null
-                : identity.ExistingMatch;
+            var match = identity.ExistingMatch;
             candidate = new LocationCandidate(key, identity.DisplayName, match?.LocationID, match?.LocationName)
             {
                 LeafName = identity.DisplayName,
@@ -586,7 +603,9 @@ public sealed class StoryIntelligenceLocationImportService(
                 ParentLocationHint = parentContext.DisplayHint,
                 ProposedParentLocationID = parentContext.ProposedParentLocationID,
                 ProposedParentLocationName = parentContext.ProposedParentLocationName,
-                ProposedParentCandidateKey = parentContext.ProposedParentCandidateKey
+                ProposedParentCandidateKey = parentContext.ProposedParentCandidateKey,
+                ExistingParentLocationID = match?.ParentLocationID,
+                ExistingParentLocationName = match?.ParentLocationName
             };
             groups[key] = candidate;
         }
@@ -1015,7 +1034,46 @@ public sealed class StoryIntelligenceLocationImportService(
 
     private static bool IsAutoResolvableKnownIdentity(LocationCandidate candidate, LocationIndex existingIndex)
         => candidate.ExistingLocationID.HasValue
-            && existingIndex.Find(candidate.DisplayName)?.LocationID == candidate.ExistingLocationID.Value;
+            && existingIndex.Find(candidate.DisplayName)?.LocationID == candidate.ExistingLocationID.Value
+            && !HasParentReviewIssue(candidate, existingIndex);
+
+    private static bool HasParentReviewIssue(LocationCandidate candidate, LocationIndex existingIndex)
+    {
+        if (!candidate.ExistingLocationID.HasValue)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        var existing = existingIndex.Find(candidate.ExistingLocationID);
+        if (existing is null)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (candidate.ProposedParentLocationID.HasValue)
+        {
+            return existing.ParentLocationID != candidate.ProposedParentLocationID;
+        }
+
+        return !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(candidate.ProposedParentCandidateKey) && existing.ParentLocationID is null;
+    }
+
+    private async Task UpdateExistingParentAsync(int locationId, int? parentId)
+    {
+        if (!parentId.HasValue || parentId.Value == locationId)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var location = await locations.GetAsync(locationId);
+        if (location is null || location.ParentLocationID == parentId)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        location.ParentLocationID = parentId;
+        await locations.SaveAsync(location);
+    }
 
     private static bool IsPendingSameLocationChoice(StoryIntelligenceLocationImportChoiceForm choice)
         => string.Equals(choice.Action, StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.Alias, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
@@ -1734,6 +1792,8 @@ public sealed class StoryIntelligenceLocationImportService(
         public string LeafIdentityKey { get; set; } = key;
         public int? ExistingLocationID { get; } = existingLocationId;
         public string? ExistingLocationName { get; } = existingLocationName;
+        public int? ExistingParentLocationID { get; set; }
+        public string? ExistingParentLocationName { get; set; }
         public string Category { get; set; } = "Ambiguous location";
         public string? ParentIdentityKey { get; set; }
         public string? ParentLocationHint { get; set; }
diff --git a/PlotLine/ViewModels/OnboardingViewModels.cs b/PlotLine/ViewModels/OnboardingViewModels.cs
index 0291d67..f2d81be 100644
--- a/PlotLine/ViewModels/OnboardingViewModels.cs
+++ b/PlotLine/ViewModels/OnboardingViewModels.cs
@@ -492,8 +492,12 @@ public sealed class StoryIntelligenceLocationReviewCandidateViewModel
     public IReadOnlyList<string> EvidenceSummaries { get; init; } = [];
     public int? ExistingLocationID { get; init; }
     public string? ExistingLocationName { get; init; }
+    public int? ExistingParentLocationID { get; init; }
+    public string? ExistingParentLocationName { get; init; }
+    public bool HasParentReviewIssue { get; init; }
     public bool IsExistingMatch => ExistingLocationID.HasValue;
     public string ActionLabel => IsExistingMatch ? "Link existing" : "Create";
+    public string DefaultAction => IsExistingMatch ? StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.LinkExisting : StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.CreateNew;
 }
 
 public sealed class StoryIntelligenceLocationImportForm
diff --git a/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceLocations.cshtml b/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceLocations.cshtml
index 874de70..42a1ecd 100644
--- a/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceLocations.cshtml
+++ b/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceLocations.cshtml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
                             var status = candidate.IsExistingMatch ? "existing" : "new";
                             var proposedParentLabel = candidate.ProposedParentLocationName ?? candidate.ParentLocationHint;
                             var searchText = string.Join(" ", new[] { candidate.LocationName, candidate.ExistingLocationName, candidate.Category, candidate.ParentLocationHint, candidate.ProposedParentLocationName });
-                            <details class="story-character-card" open data-location-card data-location-status="@status" data-location-search-text="@searchText">
+                            <details class="story-character-card" open data-location-card data-location-status="@status" data-location-existing-match="@candidate.IsExistingMatch.ToString().ToLowerInvariant()" data-location-search-text="@searchText">
                                 <summary>
                                     <span>
                                         <strong>@candidate.LocationName</strong>
@@ -97,31 +97,39 @@
                                     @if (candidate.IsExistingMatch)
                                     {
                                         <div class="story-review-note">
-                                            <strong>Possible existing location</strong>
-                                            <p>@candidate.LocationName may already be @candidate.ExistingLocationName. Choose whether to link them or create a separate location.</p>
+                                            <strong>Existing location matched</strong>
+                                            <p>@candidate.LocationName is linked to @candidate.ExistingLocationName. Review only the parent location if needed.</p>
                                         </div>
                                     }
 
-                                    <fieldset class="story-character-actions">
-                                        <legend>Decision</legend>
-                                        <label>
-                                            <input type="radio" name="Locations[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.CreateNew" checked data-location-action />
-                                            Create new location
-                                        </label>
-                                        <label>
-                                            <input type="radio" name="Locations[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.LinkExisting" data-location-action />
-                                            Same location as
-                                        </label>
-                                        <label>
-                                            <input type="radio" name="Locations[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.Ignore" data-location-action />
-                                            Ignore
-                                        </label>
-                                    </fieldset>
+                                    @if (candidate.IsExistingMatch)
+                                    {
+                                        <input type="hidden" name="Locations[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.LinkExisting" data-location-action />
+                                        <input type="hidden" name="Locations[@i].ExistingLocationID" value="@candidate.ExistingLocationID" />
+                                    }
+                                    else
+                                    {
+                                        <fieldset class="story-character-actions">
+                                            <legend>Decision</legend>
+                                            <label>
+                                                <input type="radio" name="Locations[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.CreateNew" checked="@(candidate.DefaultAction == StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.CreateNew)" data-location-action />
+                                                Create new location
+                                            </label>
+                                            <label>
+                                                <input type="radio" name="Locations[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.LinkExisting" checked="@(candidate.DefaultAction == StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.LinkExisting)" data-location-action />
+                                                Same location as
+                                            </label>
+                                            <label>
+                                                <input type="radio" name="Locations[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.Ignore" data-location-action />
+                                                Ignore
+                                            </label>
+                                        </fieldset>
 
-                                    <div data-location-import-name-panel>
-                                        <label class="form-label" for="location-import-name-@i">Import name</label>
-                                        <input id="location-import-name-@i" class="form-control" name="Locations[@i].ImportName" value="@candidate.ImportName" />
-                                    </div>
+                                        <div data-location-import-name-panel>
+                                            <label class="form-label" for="location-import-name-@i">Import name</label>
+                                            <input id="location-import-name-@i" class="form-control" name="Locations[@i].ImportName" value="@candidate.ImportName" />
+                                        </div>
+                                    }
 
                                     <div data-location-parent-panel>
                                         <label class="form-label" for="location-parent-@i">Parent location</label>
@@ -152,28 +160,31 @@
                                         </select>
                                     </div>
 
-                                    <div data-location-same-panel hidden>
-                                        <label class="form-label" for="location-same-existing-@i">Same location as existing</label>
-                                        <select id="location-same-existing-@i" class="form-select" name="Locations[@i].ExistingLocationID" data-location-existing-target>
-                                            <option value="">Choose existing location...</option>
-                                            @foreach (var target in Model.LocationReview.SameLocationOptions)
-                                            {
-                                                var isSelected = candidate.ExistingLocationID == target.LocationID;
-                                                <option value="@target.LocationID" selected="@isSelected">@target.LocationName@(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(target.AliasSummary) ? string.Empty : $" ({target.AliasSummary})")</option>
-                                            }
-                                        </select>
+                                    @if (!candidate.IsExistingMatch)
+                                    {
+                                        <div data-location-same-panel hidden>
+                                            <label class="form-label" for="location-same-existing-@i">Same location as existing</label>
+                                            <select id="location-same-existing-@i" class="form-select" name="Locations[@i].ExistingLocationID" data-location-existing-target>
+                                                <option value="">Choose existing location...</option>
+                                                @foreach (var target in Model.LocationReview.SameLocationOptions)
+                                                {
+                                                    var isSelected = candidate.ExistingLocationID == target.LocationID;
+                                                    <option value="@target.LocationID" selected="@isSelected">@target.LocationName@(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(target.AliasSummary) ? string.Empty : $" ({target.AliasSummary})")</option>
+                                                }
+                                            </select>
 
-                                        <label class="form-label mt-3" for="location-alias-target-@i">Same location as pending candidate</label>
-                                        <select id="location-alias-target-@i" class="form-select" name="Locations[@i].AliasTargetKey" data-location-alias-target>
-                                            <option value="">Choose pending location...</option>
-                                            @foreach (var target in locationCandidates
-                                                .Where(target => !string.Equals(target.Key, candidate.Key, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-                                                .OrderBy(target => target.LocationName, NaturalStringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-                                            {
-                                                <option value="@target.Key">@target.LocationName@(target.IsExistingMatch ? $" -> {target.ExistingLocationName}" : string.Empty)</option>
-                                            }
-                                        </select>
-                                    </div>
+                                            <label class="form-label mt-3" for="location-alias-target-@i">Same location as pending candidate</label>
+                                            <select id="location-alias-target-@i" class="form-select" name="Locations[@i].AliasTargetKey" data-location-alias-target>
+                                                <option value="">Choose pending location...</option>
+                                                @foreach (var target in locationCandidates
+                                                    .Where(target => !string.Equals(target.Key, candidate.Key, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                                                    .OrderBy(target => target.LocationName, NaturalStringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                                                {
+                                                    <option value="@target.Key">@target.LocationName@(target.IsExistingMatch ? $" -> {target.ExistingLocationName}" : string.Empty)</option>
+                                                }
+                                            </select>
+                                        </div>
+                                    }
                                 </div>
                             </details>
                         }
@@ -245,11 +256,12 @@
             };
             const updateCard = (card) => {
                 const action = actionFor(card);
+                const isExistingMatch = card.getAttribute("data-location-existing-match") === "true";
                 const namePanel = card.querySelector("[data-location-import-name-panel]");
                 const samePanel = card.querySelector("[data-location-same-panel]");
                 if (namePanel) namePanel.hidden = action === "@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.Ignore" || action === "@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.LinkExisting";
                 const parentPanel = card.querySelector("[data-location-parent-panel]");
-                if (parentPanel) parentPanel.hidden = action === "@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.Ignore" || action === "@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.LinkExisting";
+                if (parentPanel) parentPanel.hidden = action === "@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.Ignore" || (action === "@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.LinkExisting" && !isExistingMatch);
                 if (samePanel) samePanel.hidden = action !== "@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.LinkExisting";
                 updateAliasTargets();
             };