diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-api-v1/pom.xml b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-api-v1/pom.xml
index 349c3a61..dfbbcf4d 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-api-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-api-v1/pom.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
             <groupId>com.iqser.red.service</groupId>
             <artifactId>persistence-service-api-v1</artifactId>
             <version>${persistence-service.version}</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>com.iqser.red.service</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>redaction-service-api-v1</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/model/RedactionLogEntry.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/model/RedactionLogEntry.java
index 0444a28e..349d20fb 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/model/RedactionLogEntry.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/model/RedactionLogEntry.java
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ public class RedactionLogEntry {
 
     private Set<String> reference = new HashSet<>();
 
+    @Builder.Default
+    private Set<String> importedRedactionIntersections = new HashSet<>();
+
     public boolean lastChangeIsRemoved() {
         return last(changes).map(c -> c.getType() == ChangeType.REMOVED).orElse(false);
     }
diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/controller/RedactionController.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/controller/RedactionController.java
index 0fc054c6..a5f6c95d 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/controller/RedactionController.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/controller/RedactionController.java
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public class RedactionController implements RedactionResource {
         }
 
         log.info("Loaded redaction log with computationalVersion: {}", redactionLog.getAnalysisVersion());
-        var merged = redactionLogMergeService.mergeRedactionLogData(redactionLog, sectionGrid, redactionRequest.getDossierTemplateId(), redactionRequest.getManualRedactions(), redactionRequest.getExcludedPages(), redactionRequest.getTypes(), redactionRequest.getColors());
+        var merged = redactionLogMergeService.mergeRedactionLogData(redactionLog, sectionGrid, redactionRequest.getManualRedactions(), redactionRequest.getExcludedPages(), redactionRequest.getTypes(), redactionRequest.getColors());
 
         merged.getRedactionLogEntry().removeIf(e -> e.isFalsePositive() && !redactionRequest.isIncludeFalsePositives());
 
diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/ImportedRedactionService.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/ImportedRedactionService.java
index 28ccfe35..c65b6780 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/ImportedRedactionService.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/ImportedRedactionService.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package com.iqser.red.service.redaction.v1.server.redaction.service;
 
-import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
@@ -24,14 +24,15 @@ public class ImportedRedactionService {
 
 
     public List<RedactionLogEntry> processImportedRedactions(String dossierTemplateId, String dossierId, String fileId,
-                                          List<RedactionLogEntry> redactionLogEntries, boolean addImportedRedactions) {
+                                                             List<RedactionLogEntry> redactionLogEntries,
+                                                             boolean addImportedRedactions) {
 
         var importedRedactions = redactionStorageService.getImportedRedactions(dossierId, fileId);
         if (importedRedactions == null) {
             return redactionLogEntries;
         }
 
-        redactionLogEntries.removeIf(redactionLogEntry -> hasIntersections(redactionLogEntry, importedRedactions));
+        redactionLogEntries.forEach(redactionLogEntry -> addIntersections(redactionLogEntry, importedRedactions));
 
         if (addImportedRedactions) {
             return addImportedRedactionsRedactionLogEntries(dossierTemplateId, redactionLogEntries, importedRedactions);
@@ -42,8 +43,8 @@ public class ImportedRedactionService {
 
 
     private List<RedactionLogEntry> addImportedRedactionsRedactionLogEntries(String dossierTemplateId,
-                                                          List<RedactionLogEntry> redactionLogEntries,
-                                                          ImportedRedactions importedRedactions) {
+                                                                             List<RedactionLogEntry> redactionLogEntries,
+                                                                             ImportedRedactions importedRedactions) {
 
         for (List<ImportedRedaction> importedRedactionsValues : importedRedactions.getImportedRedactions().values()) {
             for (ImportedRedaction importedRedaction : importedRedactionsValues) {
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ public class ImportedRedactionService {
                         .imported(true)
                         .redacted(true)
                         .positions(importedRedaction.getPositions())
-                        .color(getColor("imported_redaction", dossierTemplateId))
+                        .color(getColor(IMPORTED_REDACTION_TYPE, dossierTemplateId))
                         .build();
 
                 redactionLogEntries.add(redactionLogEntry);
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ public class ImportedRedactionService {
     }
 
 
-    private boolean hasIntersections(RedactionLogEntry redactionLogEntry, ImportedRedactions importedRedactions) {
+    private void addIntersections(RedactionLogEntry redactionLogEntry, ImportedRedactions importedRedactions) {
 
         for (Rectangle rectangle : redactionLogEntry.getPositions()) {
             if (importedRedactions.getImportedRedactions().containsKey(rectangle.getPage())) {
@@ -72,13 +73,15 @@ public class ImportedRedactionService {
                 for (ImportedRedaction importedRedaction : importedRedactionsOnPage) {
                     for (Rectangle importedRedactionPosition : importedRedaction.getPositions()) {
                         if (intersects(importedRedactionPosition, rectangle)) {
-                            return true;
+                            if(redactionLogEntry.getImportedRedactionIntersections() == null){
+                                redactionLogEntry.setImportedRedactionIntersections(new HashSet<>());
+                            }
+                            redactionLogEntry.getImportedRedactionIntersections().add(importedRedaction.getId());
                         }
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
-        return false;
     }
 
 
diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/RedactionLogMergeService.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/RedactionLogMergeService.java
index 90674585..8810bf32 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/RedactionLogMergeService.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/RedactionLogMergeService.java
@@ -27,13 +27,15 @@ public class RedactionLogMergeService {
     private final SectionTextService sectionTextService;
 
 
-    public RedactionLog mergeRedactionLogData(RedactionLog redactionLog, SectionGrid sectionGrid,
-                                              String dossierTemplateId, ManualRedactions manualRedactions,
+    public RedactionLog mergeRedactionLogData(RedactionLog redactionLog, SectionGrid sectionGrid, ManualRedactions manualRedactions,
                                               Set<Integer> excludedPages, List<Type> types, Colors colors) {
 
+        var skippedImportedRedactions = new HashSet<>();
+
         log.info("Merging Redaction log with manual redactions");
         if (manualRedactions != null) {
 
+
             var manualRedactionLogEntries = addManualAddEntries(sectionGrid, manualRedactions.getEntriesToAdd(), manualRedactions.getComments(), colors, types);
 
             redactionLog.getRedactionLogEntry().addAll(manualRedactionLogEntries);
@@ -46,6 +48,10 @@ public class RedactionLogMergeService {
                         .filter(mr -> entry.getId().equals(mr.getId()))
                         .collect(Collectors.toList()), entry, types, colors);
 
+                if(entry.isImported() && !entry.isRedacted()){
+                    skippedImportedRedactions.add(entry.getId());
+                }
+
                 entry.setComments(manualRedactions.getComments().get(entry.getId()));
 
                 if (excludedPages != null && !excludedPages.isEmpty()) {
@@ -61,6 +67,12 @@ public class RedactionLogMergeService {
 
         Set<String> processedIds = new HashSet<>();
         redactionLog.getRedactionLogEntry().removeIf(entry -> {
+            if(entry.getImportedRedactionIntersections() != null) {
+                entry.getImportedRedactionIntersections().removeAll(skippedImportedRedactions);
+                if (!entry.getImportedRedactionIntersections().isEmpty() && (!entry.isImage() || entry.isImage() && !entry.isRedacted())) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
             if (processedIds.contains(entry.getId())) {
                 log.info("Duplicate annotation found with id {}", entry.getId());
                 return true;