diff --git a/app/tasks/import_file.py b/app/tasks/import_file.py
index 1b4b1dd..e43a596 100644
--- a/app/tasks/import_file.py
+++ b/app/tasks/import_file.py
@@ -136,7 +136,11 @@ def import_media_file(self, task_id: int):
             )
 
             if relationship == 'larger_exists':
-                return _skip_task(task, 'Similar larger image exists')
+                # Still try to enrich the existing larger image with sidecar metadata
+                sidecar_path = find_sidecar_json(src_path)
+                if sidecar_path and similar_id:
+                    apply_sidecar_metadata.delay(similar_id, sidecar_path)
+                return _skip_task(task, 'Similar larger image exists', result_image_id=similar_id)
 
             # Handle supersede case - new image is larger than existing
             if relationship == 'smaller_exists' and settings.get('supersede_smaller', True) and similar_id: