diff --git a/sbas/templates/sbas/partials/import_preview.html b/sbas/templates/sbas/partials/import_preview.html
index 001fd39b..bbd226c6 100644
--- a/sbas/templates/sbas/partials/import_preview.html
+++ b/sbas/templates/sbas/partials/import_preview.html
@@ -2,9 +2,14 @@
   {% csrf_token %}
   <input type="hidden" name="session_key" value="{{ session_key }}">
   {% for item in items %}
-    <div class="card mb-2">
+    <div class="card mb-2" id="import-item-{{ item.index }}">
       <div class="card-body">
-        <h5 class="card-title">Question {{ item.index|add:1 }}</h5>
+        <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-start">
+          <h5 class="card-title mb-0">Question {{ item.index|add:1 }}</h5>
+          <div>
+            <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary ms-2" data-item-index="{{ item.index }}" onclick="toggleEdit(this)">Edit</button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
         {% if item.errors %}
           <div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert">
             <strong>Validation errors:</strong>
@@ -25,161 +30,168 @@
             <strong>Note:</strong> Numeric references were removed from fields: <em>{{ item.stripped_fields|join:", " }}</em>
           </div>
         {% endif %}
-        {% if item.payload %}
-          <p><strong>Title:</strong> {{ item.payload.title|default:'(No title)'|safe }}</p>
-          <p><strong>Stem:</strong> {{ item.payload.stem|default:''|safe }}</p>
-          <p><strong>Answers:</strong>
-            <ul>
-              <li>A: {{ item.payload.a_answer|default:''|safe }}</li>
-              {% if item.payload.a_feedback %}
-                <p><strong>A Feedback:</strong> {{ item.payload.a_feedback|default:''|safe }}</p>
-              {% endif %}
-              <li>B: {{ item.payload.b_answer|default:''|safe }}</li>
-              {% if item.payload.b_feedback %}
-                <p><strong>B Feedback:</strong> {{ item.payload.b_feedback|default:''|safe }}</p>
-              {% endif %}
-              <li>C: {{ item.payload.c_answer|default:''|safe }}</li>
-              {% if item.payload.c_feedback %}
-                <p><strong>C Feedback:</strong> {{ item.payload.c_feedback|default:''|safe }}</p>
-              {% endif %}
-              <li>D: {{ item.payload.d_answer|default:''|safe }}</li>
-              {% if item.payload.d_feedback %}
-                <p><strong>D Feedback:</strong> {{ item.payload.d_feedback|default:''|safe }}</p>
-              {% endif %}
-              <li>E: {{ item.payload.e_answer|default:''|safe }}</li>
-              {% if item.payload.e_feedback %}
-                <p><strong>E Feedback:</strong> {{ item.payload.e_feedback|default:''|safe }}</p>
-              {% endif %}
-
-            </ul>
-            <p><strong>Best Answer:</strong> {{ item.payload.best_answer|default:'' }}
-            </p>
-            <p><strong>Feedback:</strong> {{ item.payload.feedback|default:''|safe }}</p>
-            <p><strong>Sources:</strong>
-              {% if item.payload.sources %}
-                <ul>
-                  {% for source in item.payload.sources %}
-                    <li>{{ source }}</li>
-                  {% endfor %}
-                </ul>
-              {% else %}
-                None
-              {% endif %}
-            </p>
-        {% endif %}
-        <p><strong>M2M fields (click to exclude)</strong></p>
-        <p class="small text-muted">Green = will be created/attached. Click a value to exclude it (grey).</p>
         <div class="mb-2">
+          <label class="form-label"><strong>Title</strong></label>
+          <input class="form-control form-control-sm" name="payload_{{ item.index }}_title" value="{{ item.payload.title|default_if_none:'' }}" disabled>
+        </div>
+        <div class="mb-2">
+          <label class="form-label"><strong>Stem</strong></label>
+          <textarea class="form-control form-control-sm" name="payload_{{ item.index }}_stem" rows="3" disabled>{{ item.payload.stem|default_if_none:'' }}</textarea>
+        </div>
+        <div class="mb-2">
+          <label class="form-label"><strong>Answers</strong></label>
+          <div class="mb-1">
+            <label class="form-label small">A</label>
+            <input class="form-control form-control-sm" name="payload_{{ item.index }}_a_answer" value="{{ item.payload.a_answer|default_if_none:'' }}" disabled>
+            <label class="form-label small mt-1">A Feedback</label>
+            <textarea class="form-control form-control-sm" name="payload_{{ item.index }}_a_feedback" rows="2" disabled>{{ item.payload.a_feedback|default_if_none:'' }}</textarea>
+          </div>
+          <div class="mb-1">
+            <label class="form-label small">B</label>
+            <input class="form-control form-control-sm" name="payload_{{ item.index }}_b_answer" value="{{ item.payload.b_answer|default_if_none:'' }}" disabled>
+            <label class="form-label small mt-1">B Feedback</label>
+            <textarea class="form-control form-control-sm" name="payload_{{ item.index }}_b_feedback" rows="2" disabled>{{ item.payload.b_feedback|default_if_none:'' }}</textarea>
+          </div>
+          <div class="mb-1">
+            <label class="form-label small">C</label>
+            <input class="form-control form-control-sm" name="payload_{{ item.index }}_c_answer" value="{{ item.payload.c_answer|default_if_none:'' }}" disabled>
+            <label class="form-label small mt-1">C Feedback</label>
+            <textarea class="form-control form-control-sm" name="payload_{{ item.index }}_c_feedback" rows="2" disabled>{{ item.payload.c_feedback|default_if_none:'' }}</textarea>
+          </div>
+          <div class="mb-1">
+            <label class="form-label small">D</label>
+            <input class="form-control form-control-sm" name="payload_{{ item.index }}_d_answer" value="{{ item.payload.d_answer|default_if_none:'' }}" disabled>
+            <label class="form-label small mt-1">D Feedback</label>
+            <textarea class="form-control form-control-sm" name="payload_{{ item.index }}_d_feedback" rows="2" disabled>{{ item.payload.d_feedback|default_if_none:'' }}</textarea>
+          </div>
+          <div class="mb-1">
+            <label class="form-label small">E</label>
+            <input class="form-control form-control-sm" name="payload_{{ item.index }}_e_answer" value="{{ item.payload.e_answer|default_if_none:'' }}" disabled>
+            <label class="form-label small mt-1">E Feedback</label>
+            <textarea class="form-control form-control-sm" name="payload_{{ item.index }}_e_feedback" rows="2" disabled>{{ item.payload.e_feedback|default_if_none:'' }}</textarea>
+          </div>
+          <div class="mb-1">
+            <label class="form-label small">Best Answer</label>
+            <input class="form-control form-control-sm" name="payload_{{ item.index }}_best_answer" value="{{ item.payload.best_answer|default_if_none:'' }}" disabled>
+          </div>
+          <div class="mb-1">
+            <label class="form-label small">Feedback</label>
+            <textarea class="form-control form-control-sm" name="payload_{{ item.index }}_feedback" rows="2" disabled>{{ item.payload.feedback|default_if_none:'' }}</textarea>
+          </div>
+          <div class="mb-1 small text-muted">Sources: {% if item.payload.sources %}{{ item.payload.sources|join:", " }}{% else %}None{% endif %}</div>
+          <p><strong>M2M fields (click to exclude)</strong></p>
+          <p class="small text-muted">Green = will be created/attached. Click a value to exclude it (grey).</p>
+          <div class="mb-2">
           <!-- Finding -->
-          <div class="m2m-group" data-model="Finding"><strong>Finding:</strong>
-            {% if item.resolved_m2m.finding %}
-              {% for val in item.resolved_m2m.finding %}
-                <button type="button" class="m2m-toggle btn btn-sm btn-success ms-1" data-idx="{{ item.index }}" data-model="Finding" data-value="{{ val }}">{{ val }}</button>
+            <div class="m2m-group" data-model="Finding"><strong>Finding:</strong>
+              {% if item.resolved_m2m.finding %}
+                {% for val in item.resolved_m2m.finding %}
+                  <button type="button" class="m2m-toggle btn btn-sm btn-success ms-1" data-idx="{{ item.index }}" data-model="Finding" data-value="{{ val }}">{{ val }}</button>
+                {% endfor %}
+              {% endif %}
+              {% if item.missing_map.finding %}
+                {% for val in item.missing_map.finding %}
+                  <button type="button" class="m2m-toggle btn btn-sm btn-success ms-1" data-idx="{{ item.index }}" data-model="Finding" data-value="{{ val }}">{{ val }}</button>
+                {% endfor %}
+              {% endif %}
+              <span class="text-muted m2m-none" style="display:none">(none)</span>
+              {% if item.missing_map.finding %}
+                <div class="small text-info">Would create: {{ item.missing_map.finding|join:", " }}</div>
+              {% endif %}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          <!-- Structure -->
+          <div class="m2m-group" data-model="Structure"><strong>Structure:</strong>
+            {% if item.resolved_m2m.structure %}
+              {% for val in item.resolved_m2m.structure %}
+                <button type="button" class="m2m-toggle btn btn-sm btn-success ms-1" data-idx="{{ item.index }}" data-model="Structure" data-value="{{ val }}">{{ val }}</button>
               {% endfor %}
             {% endif %}
-            {% if item.missing_map.finding %}
-              {% for val in item.missing_map.finding %}
-                <button type="button" class="m2m-toggle btn btn-sm btn-success ms-1" data-idx="{{ item.index }}" data-model="Finding" data-value="{{ val }}">{{ val }}</button>
+            {% if item.missing_map.structure %}
+              {% for val in item.missing_map.structure %}
+                <button type="button" class="m2m-toggle btn btn-sm btn-success ms-1" data-idx="{{ item.index }}" data-model="Structure" data-value="{{ val }}">{{ val }}</button>
               {% endfor %}
             {% endif %}
             <span class="text-muted m2m-none" style="display:none">(none)</span>
-            {% if item.missing_map.finding %}
-              <div class="small text-info">Would create: {{ item.missing_map.finding|join:", " }}</div>
+            {% if item.missing_map.structure %}
+              <div class="small text-info">Would create: {{ item.missing_map.structure|join:", " }}</div>
             {% endif %}
           </div>
-        </div>
-
-          <!-- Structure -->
-        <div class="m2m-group" data-model="Structure"><strong>Structure:</strong>
-          {% if item.resolved_m2m.structure %}
-            {% for val in item.resolved_m2m.structure %}
-              <button type="button" class="m2m-toggle btn btn-sm btn-success ms-1" data-idx="{{ item.index }}" data-model="Structure" data-value="{{ val }}">{{ val }}</button>
-            {% endfor %}
-          {% endif %}
-          {% if item.missing_map.structure %}
-            {% for val in item.missing_map.structure %}
-              <button type="button" class="m2m-toggle btn btn-sm btn-success ms-1" data-idx="{{ item.index }}" data-model="Structure" data-value="{{ val }}">{{ val }}</button>
-            {% endfor %}
-          {% endif %}
-          <span class="text-muted m2m-none" style="display:none">(none)</span>
-          {% if item.missing_map.structure %}
-            <div class="small text-info">Would create: {{ item.missing_map.structure|join:", " }}</div>
-          {% endif %}
-        </div>
 
           <!-- Condition -->
-        <div class="m2m-group" data-model="Condition"><strong>Condition:</strong>
-          {% if item.resolved_m2m.condition %}
-            {% for val in item.resolved_m2m.condition %}
-              <button type="button" class="m2m-toggle btn btn-sm btn-success ms-1" data-idx="{{ item.index }}" data-model="Condition" data-value="{{ val }}">{{ val }}</button>
-            {% endfor %}
-          {% endif %}
-          {% if item.missing_map.condition %}
-            {% for val in item.missing_map.condition %}
-              <button type="button" class="m2m-toggle btn btn-sm btn-success ms-1" data-idx="{{ item.index }}" data-model="Condition" data-value="{{ val }}">{{ val }}</button>
-            {% endfor %}
-          {% endif %}
-          <span class="text-muted m2m-none" style="display:none">(none)</span>
-          {% if item.missing_map.condition %}
-            <div class="small text-info">Would create: {{ item.missing_map.condition|join:", " }}</div>
-          {% endif %}
-        </div>
+          <div class="m2m-group" data-model="Condition"><strong>Condition:</strong>
+            {% if item.resolved_m2m.condition %}
+              {% for val in item.resolved_m2m.condition %}
+                <button type="button" class="m2m-toggle btn btn-sm btn-success ms-1" data-idx="{{ item.index }}" data-model="Condition" data-value="{{ val }}">{{ val }}</button>
+              {% endfor %}
+            {% endif %}
+            {% if item.missing_map.condition %}
+              {% for val in item.missing_map.condition %}
+                <button type="button" class="m2m-toggle btn btn-sm btn-success ms-1" data-idx="{{ item.index }}" data-model="Condition" data-value="{{ val }}">{{ val }}</button>
+              {% endfor %}
+            {% endif %}
+            <span class="text-muted m2m-none" style="display:none">(none)</span>
+            {% if item.missing_map.condition %}
+              <div class="small text-info">Would create: {{ item.missing_map.condition|join:", " }}</div>
+            {% endif %}
+          </div>
 
           <!-- Presentation -->
-        <div class="m2m-group" data-model="Presentation"><strong>Presentation:</strong>
-          {% if item.resolved_m2m.presentation %}
-            {% for val in item.resolved_m2m.presentation %}
-              <button type="button" class="m2m-toggle btn btn-sm btn-success ms-1" data-idx="{{ item.index }}" data-model="Presentation" data-value="{{ val }}">{{ val }}</button>
-            {% endfor %}
-          {% endif %}
-          {% if item.missing_map.presentation %}
-            {% for val in item.missing_map.presentation %}
-              <button type="button" class="m2m-toggle btn btn-sm btn-success ms-1" data-idx="{{ item.index }}" data-model="Presentation" data-value="{{ val }}">{{ val }}</button>
-            {% endfor %}
-          {% endif %}
-          <span class="text-muted m2m-none" style="display:none">(none)</span>
-          {% if item.missing_map.presentation %}
-            <div class="small text-info">Would create: {{ item.missing_map.presentation|join:", " }}</div>
-          {% endif %}
-        </div>
+          <div class="m2m-group" data-model="Presentation"><strong>Presentation:</strong>
+            {% if item.resolved_m2m.presentation %}
+              {% for val in item.resolved_m2m.presentation %}
+                <button type="button" class="m2m-toggle btn btn-sm btn-success ms-1" data-idx="{{ item.index }}" data-model="Presentation" data-value="{{ val }}">{{ val }}</button>
+              {% endfor %}
+            {% endif %}
+            {% if item.missing_map.presentation %}
+              {% for val in item.missing_map.presentation %}
+                <button type="button" class="m2m-toggle btn btn-sm btn-success ms-1" data-idx="{{ item.index }}" data-model="Presentation" data-value="{{ val }}">{{ val }}</button>
+              {% endfor %}
+            {% endif %}
+            <span class="text-muted m2m-none" style="display:none">(none)</span>
+            {% if item.missing_map.presentation %}
+              <div class="small text-info">Would create: {{ item.missing_map.presentation|join:", " }}</div>
+            {% endif %}
+          </div>
 
           <!-- Subspecialty -->
-        <div class="m2m-group" data-model="Subspecialty"><strong>Subspecialty:</strong>
-          {% if item.resolved_m2m.subspecialty %}
-            {% for val in item.resolved_m2m.subspecialty %}
-              <button type="button" class="m2m-toggle btn btn-sm btn-success ms-1" data-idx="{{ item.index }}" data-model="Subspecialty" data-value="{{ val }}">{{ val }}</button>
-            {% endfor %}
-          {% endif %}
-          {% if item.missing_map.subspecialty %}
-            {% for val in item.missing_map.subspecialty %}
-              <button type="button" class="m2m-toggle btn btn-sm btn-success ms-1" data-idx="{{ item.index }}" data-model="Subspecialty" data-value="{{ val }}">{{ val }}</button>
-            {% endfor %}
-          {% endif %}
-          <span class="text-muted m2m-none" style="display:none">(none)</span>
-          {% if item.missing_map.subspecialty %}
-            <div class="small text-info">Would create: {{ item.missing_map.subspecialty|join:", " }}</div>
-          {% endif %}
-        </div>
-        <! -- Category -->
-        <div class="m2m-group" data-model="Category"><strong>Category:</strong>
-          {{ item.payload.category|default:'(none)' }}
+          <div class="m2m-group" data-model="Subspecialty"><strong>Subspecialty:</strong>
+            {% if item.resolved_m2m.subspecialty %}
+              {% for val in item.resolved_m2m.subspecialty %}
+                <button type="button" class="m2m-toggle btn btn-sm btn-success ms-1" data-idx="{{ item.index }}" data-model="Subspecialty" data-value="{{ val }}">{{ val }}</button>
+              {% endfor %}
+            {% endif %}
+            {% if item.missing_map.subspecialty %}
+              {% for val in item.missing_map.subspecialty %}
+                <button type="button" class="m2m-toggle btn btn-sm btn-success ms-1" data-idx="{{ item.index }}" data-model="Subspecialty" data-value="{{ val }}">{{ val }}</button>
+              {% endfor %}
+            {% endif %}
+            <span class="text-muted m2m-none" style="display:none">(none)</span>
+            {% if item.missing_map.subspecialty %}
+              <div class="small text-info">Would create: {{ item.missing_map.subspecialty|join:", " }}</div>
+            {% endif %}
+          </div>
+          <! -- Category -->
+          <div class="m2m-group" data-model="Category"><strong>Category:</strong>
+            {{ item.payload.category|default:'(none)' }}
 
-        </div>
+          </div>
       <!-- DEBUG: show raw resolved and missing maps for troubleshooting -->
-        <div class="card-footer text-monospace small">
-          <details>
-            <summary>Debug: resolved_m2m / missing_map (click to expand)</summary>
+          <div class="card-footer text-monospace small">
+            <details>
+              <summary>Debug: resolved_m2m / missing_map (click to expand)</summary>
           <pre style="white-space:pre-wrap;">resolved_m2m: {{ item.resolved_m2m|default:"{}" }}
 missing_map: {{ item.missing_map|default:"{}" }}</pre>
-          </details>
-        </div>
-        <div>
-          <label><input type="checkbox" name="selected" value="{{ item.index }}" checked> Include</label>
-        </div>
+            </details>
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <label><input type="checkbox" name="selected" value="{{ item.index }}" checked> Include</label>
+          </div>
         <!-- container for hidden exclude inputs for this item -->
-        <div id="exclude-container-{{ item.index }}"></div>
+          <div id="exclude-container-{{ item.index }}"></div>
+        </div>
       </div>
-    </div>
   {% endfor %}
 
   <div class="d-flex gap-2">
@@ -255,3 +267,22 @@ missing_map: {{ item.missing_map|default:"{}" }}</pre>
 </script>
 
 <!-- Bottom controls removed: submit and cancel are inside the form above -->
+
+<script>
+// Toggle editing of payload inputs for a specific item (disabled by default)
+  function toggleEdit(btn){
+    const idx = btn.getAttribute('data-item-index');
+    if(!idx) return;
+    const card = document.getElementById('import-item-' + idx);
+    if(!card) return;
+    const selector = 'input[name^="payload_' + idx + '_"], textarea[name^="payload_' + idx + '_"]';
+    const inputs = card.querySelectorAll(selector);
+    if(inputs.length === 0) return;
+  // check current state from first input
+    const currentlyDisabled = inputs[0].disabled === true;
+  // toggle
+    inputs.forEach(function(i){ i.disabled = currentlyDisabled ? false : true; });
+  // update button text
+    btn.textContent = currentlyDisabled ? 'Lock' : 'Edit';
+  }
+</script>
diff --git a/sbas/views.py b/sbas/views.py
index a5d190e2..d2607f71 100644
--- a/sbas/views.py
+++ b/sbas/views.py
@@ -950,6 +950,20 @@ def import_llm_confirm(request):
         except Exception:
             errors.append({"index": idx, "errors": ["Missing candidate"]})
             continue
+        # Overlay any edited fields posted from the preview form (names like payload_<idx>_stem)
+        overlay = {}
+        prefix = f"payload_{idx}_"
+        for k, v in request.POST.items():
+            if k.startswith(prefix):
+                field = k[len(prefix):]
+                overlay[field] = v
+        if overlay:
+            # apply overlay onto a shallow copy
+            new_payload = dict(payload)
+            for fk, fv in overlay.items():
+                # convert list-like fields and numeric conversions are not performed here; keep simple strings/lists
+                new_payload[fk] = fv
+            payload = new_payload
         # Strip numeric bracket references here as well, before confirm import
         payload, stripped = _strip_numeric_refs_in_payload(payload)
         if stripped: