diff --git a/src/job_research/apec/dedupe.py b/src/job_research/apec/dedupe.py
index e66bad6..412b6eb 100644
--- a/src/job_research/apec/dedupe.py
+++ b/src/job_research/apec/dedupe.py
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ def _register_listing(
         source_job_id_to_listing[listing.source_job_id] = survivor
 
 
+def _repoint_listing_aliases(
+    url_to_listing: dict[str, ApecListing],
+    source_job_id_to_listing: dict[str, ApecListing],
+    removed: ApecListing,
+    survivor: ApecListing,
+) -> None:
+    for mapping in (url_to_listing, source_job_id_to_listing):
+        for alias, listing in list(mapping.items()):
+            if listing is removed:
+                mapping[alias] = survivor
+
+
 def dedupe_apec_listings(listings: list[ApecListing]) -> list[ApecListing]:
     url_to_listing: dict[str, ApecListing] = {}
     source_job_id_to_listing: dict[str, ApecListing] = {}
@@ -66,7 +78,7 @@ def dedupe_apec_listings(listings: list[ApecListing]) -> list[ApecListing]:
 
             _merge_listing_metadata(survivor, other)
             deduped[:] = [item for item in deduped if item is not other]
-            _register_listing(url_to_listing, source_job_id_to_listing, other, survivor)
+            _repoint_listing_aliases(url_to_listing, source_job_id_to_listing, other, survivor)
 
         _merge_listing_metadata(survivor, listing)
         _register_listing(url_to_listing, source_job_id_to_listing, listing, survivor)
diff --git a/tests/apec/test_dedupe.py b/tests/apec/test_dedupe.py
index 39638fe..2e9c34f 100644
--- a/tests/apec/test_dedupe.py
+++ b/tests/apec/test_dedupe.py
@@ -104,3 +104,77 @@ def test_dedupe_apec_listings_merges_metadata_from_duplicate_rows() -> None:
     assert deduped[0].url == "url1"
     assert deduped[0].source_job_id == "job-123"
     assert deduped[0].published_at == "2026-06-01"
+
+
+def test_dedupe_apec_listings_merges_metadata_through_alias_chain() -> None:
+    first = ApecListing(
+        source="apec",
+        source_job_id=None,
+        url="u1",
+        fetched_at="2026-06-01T10:00:00Z",
+    )
+    second = ApecListing(
+        source="apec",
+        source_job_id="i2",
+        url="u2",
+        fetched_at="2026-06-01T10:01:00Z",
+    )
+    third = ApecListing(
+        source="apec",
+        source_job_id="i4",
+        url="u2",
+        fetched_at="2026-06-01T10:02:00Z",
+    )
+    fourth = ApecListing(
+        source="apec",
+        source_job_id="i2",
+        url="u1",
+        fetched_at="2026-06-01T10:03:00Z",
+    )
+    fifth = ApecListing(
+        source="apec",
+        source_job_id="i4",
+        url="u6",
+        company="NewestCo",
+        fetched_at="2026-06-01T10:04:00Z",
+    )
+
+    deduped = dedupe_apec_listings([first, second, third, fourth, fifth])
+
+    assert len(deduped) == 1
+    assert deduped[0].url == "u1"
+    assert deduped[0].source_job_id == "i2"
+    assert deduped[0].company == "NewestCo"
+
+
+def test_dedupe_apec_listings_keeps_one_survivor_for_cluster_alias_chain() -> None:
+    first = ApecListing(
+        source="apec",
+        source_job_id="id2",
+        url="u2",
+        fetched_at="2026-06-01T10:00:00Z",
+    )
+    second = ApecListing(
+        source="apec",
+        source_job_id="id3",
+        url="u2",
+        fetched_at="2026-06-01T10:01:00Z",
+    )
+    third = ApecListing(
+        source="apec",
+        source_job_id="id2",
+        url="u1",
+        fetched_at="2026-06-01T10:02:00Z",
+    )
+    fourth = ApecListing(
+        source="apec",
+        source_job_id="id3",
+        url="u3",
+        fetched_at="2026-06-01T10:03:00Z",
+    )
+
+    deduped = dedupe_apec_listings([first, second, third, fourth])
+
+    assert len(deduped) == 1
+    assert deduped[0].url == "u2"
+    assert deduped[0].source_job_id == "id2"