diff --git a/packages/core/src/services/assets/assets.ts b/packages/core/src/services/assets/assets.ts
index ba96cc21..8cd1e335 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/services/assets/assets.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/services/assets/assets.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import type {
 } from '@cio/utils/validation/assets';
 import type { TTranscriptResponse, TUpdateTranscript } from '@cio/utils/validation/media';
 import {
+  assetUsageExistsForTarget,
   createAssetUsage,
   createHlsAssetPlaceholder,
   createOrGetAssetByStorageKey,
@@ -503,6 +504,12 @@ export async function getAssetUsageGraphService(orgId: string, assetId: string)
 export async function attachAssetService(orgId: string, assetId: string, profileId: string, input: TAssetAttach) {
   try {
     await getAssetService(orgId, assetId);
+
+    const alreadyAttached = await assetUsageExistsForTarget(assetId, orgId, input.targetType, input.targetId);
+    if (alreadyAttached) {
+      throw new AppError('Asset is already attached to this target', ErrorCodes.ASSET_ALREADY_ATTACHED, 409);
+    }
+
     return await createAssetUsage({
       organizationId: orgId,
       assetId,
diff --git a/packages/db/src/queries/assets/assets.ts b/packages/db/src/queries/assets/assets.ts
index c3864cc2..c73cdd65 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/queries/assets/assets.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/queries/assets/assets.ts
@@ -387,8 +387,7 @@ export async function createAssetUsage(values: TNewAssetUsage, dbClient: DbOrTxC
           schema.assetUsage.targetType,
           schema.assetUsage.targetId,
           schema.assetUsage.slotType,
-          schema.assetUsage.slotKey,
-          schema.assetUsage.position
+          schema.assetUsage.slotKey
         ]
       })
       .returning();
@@ -408,10 +407,7 @@ export async function createAssetUsage(values: TNewAssetUsage, dbClient: DbOrTxC
           eq(schema.assetUsage.slotType, slotType),
           values.slotKey == null
             ? sql`${schema.assetUsage.slotKey} is null`
-            : eq(schema.assetUsage.slotKey, values.slotKey),
-          values.position == null
-            ? sql`${schema.assetUsage.position} is null`
-            : eq(schema.assetUsage.position, values.position)
+            : eq(schema.assetUsage.slotKey, values.slotKey)
         )
       )
       .limit(1);
@@ -512,6 +508,35 @@ export async function listAssetUsagesByAsset(assetId: string, orgId: string): Pr
   }
 }
 
+export async function assetUsageExistsForTarget(
+  assetId: string,
+  orgId: string,
+  targetType: string,
+  targetId: string
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  try {
+    const [existing] = await db
+      .select({ id: schema.assetUsage.id })
+      .from(schema.assetUsage)
+      .where(
+        and(
+          eq(schema.assetUsage.assetId, assetId),
+          eq(schema.assetUsage.organizationId, orgId),
+          eq(schema.assetUsage.targetType, targetType),
+          eq(schema.assetUsage.targetId, targetId)
+        )
+      )
+      .limit(1);
+
+    return Boolean(existing);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('assetUsageExistsForTarget error:', error);
+    throw new Error(
+      `Failed to check asset usage for target: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error'}`
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 export async function countAssetUsagesByAsset(assetId: string, orgId: string): Promise<number> {
   try {
     const [result] = await db
diff --git a/packages/db/src/schema.ts b/packages/db/src/schema.ts
index 1cc6e92f..d881dc16 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/schema.ts
@@ -1142,8 +1142,7 @@ export const assetUsage = pgTable(
       table.targetType,
       table.targetId,
       table.slotType,
-      table.slotKey,
-      table.position
+      table.slotKey
     )
   ]
 );
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/constants/error-codes.ts b/packages/utils/src/constants/error-codes.ts
index 8eaa4842..69b0ea87 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/constants/error-codes.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/constants/error-codes.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ export const ErrorCodes = {
   ASSET_UPDATE_FAILED: 'ASSET_UPDATE_FAILED',
   ASSET_DELETE_FAILED: 'ASSET_DELETE_FAILED',
   ASSET_ATTACH_FAILED: 'ASSET_ATTACH_FAILED',
+  ASSET_ALREADY_ATTACHED: 'ASSET_ALREADY_ATTACHED',
   ASSET_DETACH_FAILED: 'ASSET_DETACH_FAILED',
   ASSET_USAGE_FETCH_FAILED: 'ASSET_USAGE_FETCH_FAILED',
   ASSET_EXPORT_FAILED: 'ASSET_EXPORT_FAILED',