diff --git a/app/helpers/merge_requests_helper.rb b/app/helpers/merge_requests_helper.rb
index 31e6fb807..130b4dd32 100644
--- a/app/helpers/merge_requests_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/merge_requests_helper.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ module MergeRequestsHelper
       { label: "Absorbing organisation", value: display_value_or_placeholder(merge_request.absorbing_organisation_name), action: merge_request_action(merge_request, "absorbing_organisation") },
       { label: "Merging organisations", value: merge_request.merge_request_organisations.any? ? merge_request.merge_request_organisations.map(&:merging_organisation_name).join("<br>").html_safe : display_value_or_placeholder(nil), action: merge_request_action(merge_request, "merging_organisations") },
       { label: "Merge date", value: display_value_or_placeholder(merge_request.merge_date), action: merge_request_action(merge_request, "merge_date") },
+      { label: "Absorbing organisation already active?", value: display_value_or_placeholder(merge_request.existing_absorbing_organisation_label), action: merge_request_action(merge_request, "existing_absorbing_organisation") },
     ]
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/merge_request.rb b/app/models/merge_request.rb
index fe45bd18e..d23568df1 100644
--- a/app/models/merge_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/merge_request.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class MergeRequest < ApplicationRecord
   def required_questions_answered?
     absorbing_organisation_id.present? &&
       merge_date.present? &&
+      existing_absorbing_organisation.present? &&
       merging_organisations.count.positive? &&
       errors.empty?
   end
@@ -98,4 +99,10 @@ class MergeRequest < ApplicationRecord
 
     ([absorbing_organisation] + merging_organisations).reject(&:has_visible_schemes?)
   end
+
+  def existing_absorbing_organisation_label
+    return if existing_absorbing_organisation.nil?
+
+    existing_absorbing_organisation ? "Yes" : "No"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/merge_requests/existing_absorbing_organisation.html.erb b/app/views/merge_requests/existing_absorbing_organisation.html.erb
index 9a13905b5..ce6628a35 100644
--- a/app/views/merge_requests/existing_absorbing_organisation.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/merge_requests/existing_absorbing_organisation.html.erb
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@
       <% end %>
 
       <%= f.hidden_field :page, value: "existing_absorbing_organisation" %>
-      <%= f.govuk_submit submit_merge_request_button_text(request.query_parameters["referrer"]) %>
+      <div class="govuk-button-group">
+        <%= f.govuk_submit submit_merge_request_button_text(request.query_parameters["referrer"]) %>
+        <%= govuk_link_to(secondary_merge_request_link_text(request.query_parameters["referrer"]), merge_request_path(@merge_request)) %>
+      </div>
     <% end %>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb b/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
index 554ab7a02..4f3b3c812 100644
--- a/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ RSpec.describe MergeRequest, type: :model do
     end
 
     it "returns the correct status for a ready to merge request" do
-      merge_request = build(:merge_request, id: 1, absorbing_organisation: create(:organisation), merge_date: Time.zone.today)
+      merge_request = build(:merge_request, id: 1, absorbing_organisation: create(:organisation), merge_date: Time.zone.today, existing_absorbing_organisation: true)
       create(:merge_request_organisation, merge_request:)
       expect(merge_request.status).to eq MergeRequest::STATUS[:ready_to_merge]
     end
 
     it "returns the merge issues if dsa is not signed for absorbing organisation" do
-      merge_request = build(:merge_request, id: 1, absorbing_organisation: create(:organisation, with_dsa: false), merge_date: Time.zone.today)
+      merge_request = build(:merge_request, id: 1, absorbing_organisation: create(:organisation, with_dsa: false), merge_date: Time.zone.today, existing_absorbing_organisation: true)
       create(:merge_request_organisation, merge_request:)
       expect(merge_request.status).to eq MergeRequest::STATUS[:merge_issues]
     end
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ RSpec.describe MergeRequest, type: :model do
       expect(merge_request.status).to eq MergeRequest::STATUS[:incomplete]
     end
 
+    it "returns the incomplete if existing absorbing organisation is missing" do
+      merge_request = build(:merge_request, id: 1, absorbing_organisation: create(:organisation, with_dsa: false), merge_date: Time.zone.today)
+      create(:merge_request_organisation, merge_request:)
+      expect(merge_request.status).to eq MergeRequest::STATUS[:incomplete]
+    end
+
     it "returns processing if merge is processing" do
       merge_request = build(:merge_request, id: 1, absorbing_organisation: create(:organisation), processing: true)
       create(:merge_request_organisation, merge_request:)