diff --git a/app/helpers/schemes_helper.rb b/app/helpers/schemes_helper.rb
index aea892a18..a1ec640eb 100644
--- a/app/helpers/schemes_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/schemes_helper.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ module SchemesHelper
     all_orgs = Organisation.all.map { |org| OpenStruct.new(id: org.id, name: org.name) }
     user_org = [OpenStruct.new(id: current_user.organisation_id, name: current_user.organisation.name)]
     stock_owners = current_user.organisation.stock_owners.map { |org| OpenStruct.new(id: org.id, name: org.name) }
-    current_user.support? ? all_orgs : user_org + stock_owners
+    merged_organisations = current_user.organisation.absorbed_organisations.merged_during_open_collection_period.map { |org| OpenStruct.new(id: org.id, name: org.name) }
+    current_user.support? ? all_orgs : user_org + stock_owners + merged_organisations
   end
 
   def null_option
diff --git a/app/models/organisation.rb b/app/models/organisation.rb
index 1e05bddab..077f0413e 100644
--- a/app/models/organisation.rb
+++ b/app/models/organisation.rb
@@ -146,4 +146,8 @@ class Organisation < ApplicationRecord
 
     absorbed_organisations.merged_during_open_collection_period.group_by(&:merge_date)
   end
+
+  def has_recent_absorbed_organisations?
+    absorbed_organisations&.merged_during_open_collection_period.present?
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/schemes/details.html.erb b/app/views/schemes/details.html.erb
index 3dc6208b1..9c0c333e2 100644
--- a/app/views/schemes/details.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/schemes/details.html.erb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
                                            :description,
                                            legend: { text: "Is this scheme registered under the Care Standards Act 2000?", size: "m" } %>
 
-      <% if current_user.data_coordinator? && current_user.organisation.stock_owners.count.zero? %>
+      <% if current_user.data_coordinator? && current_user.organisation.stock_owners.count.zero? && !current_user.organisation.has_recent_absorbed_organisations? %>
         <%= f.hidden_field :owning_organisation_id, value: current_user.organisation.id %>
       <% else %>
         <%= f.govuk_collection_select :owning_organisation_id,
diff --git a/app/views/schemes/edit_name.html.erb b/app/views/schemes/edit_name.html.erb
index 0c7c1091e..e908fd1b5 100644
--- a/app/views/schemes/edit_name.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/schemes/edit_name.html.erb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
                               label: { text: "This scheme contains confidential information" } %>
       <% end %>
 
-      <% if current_user.data_coordinator? && current_user.organisation.stock_owners.count.zero? %>
+      <% if current_user.data_coordinator? && current_user.organisation.stock_owners.count.zero? && !current_user.organisation.has_recent_absorbed_organisations? %>
         <%= f.hidden_field :owning_organisation_id, value: current_user.organisation.id %>
       <% else %>
         <%= f.govuk_collection_select :owning_organisation_id,
diff --git a/app/views/schemes/new.html.erb b/app/views/schemes/new.html.erb
index af5c2089a..1be0f7f74 100644
--- a/app/views/schemes/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/schemes/new.html.erb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
                                            :description,
                                            legend: { text: "Is this scheme registered under the Care Standards Act 2000?", size: "m" } %>
 
-      <% if current_user.data_coordinator? && current_user.organisation.stock_owners.count.zero? %>
+      <% if current_user.data_coordinator? && current_user.organisation.stock_owners.count.zero? && !current_user.organisation.has_recent_absorbed_organisations? %>
         <%= f.hidden_field :owning_organisation_id, value: current_user.organisation.id %>
       <% else %>
               <%= f.govuk_collection_select :owning_organisation_id,
diff --git a/spec/requests/schemes_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/schemes_controller_spec.rb
index 997526edb..3016c3f4b 100644
--- a/spec/requests/schemes_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/schemes_controller_spec.rb
@@ -2224,6 +2224,47 @@ RSpec.describe SchemesController, type: :request do
         end
       end
 
+      context "when there are no stock owners" do
+        before do
+          get "/schemes/#{scheme.id}/edit-name"
+        end
+
+        context "and there are no absorbed organisations" do
+          it "does not include the owning organisation question" do
+            expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+            expect(page).not_to have_content("Which organisation owns the housing stock for this scheme?")
+          end
+        end
+
+        context "and there are organisations absorbed during an open collection period" do
+          let(:merged_organisation) { create(:organisation) }
+
+          before do
+            merged_organisation.update!(absorbing_organisation: user.organisation, merge_date: Time.zone.today)
+            get "/schemes/#{scheme.id}/edit-name"
+          end
+
+          it "includes the owning organisation question" do
+            expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+            expect(page).to have_content("Which organisation owns the housing stock for this scheme?")
+          end
+        end
+
+        context "and there are no recently absorbed organisations" do
+          let(:merged_organisation) { create(:organisation) }
+
+          before do
+            merged_organisation.update!(absorbing_organisation: user.organisation, merge_date: Time.zone.today - 2.years)
+            get "/schemes/#{scheme.id}/edit-name"
+          end
+
+          it "does not include the owning organisation question" do
+            expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+            expect(page).not_to have_content("Which organisation owns the housing stock for this scheme?")
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
       context "when attempting to access secondary-client-group scheme page for another organisation" do
         before do
           get "/schemes/#{another_scheme.id}/edit-name"