diff --git a/misc/qet-mcp/qet_mcp.py b/misc/qet-mcp/qet_mcp.py
index 7c0b70431..448fb524f 100755
--- a/misc/qet-mcp/qet_mcp.py
+++ b/misc/qet-mcp/qet_mcp.py
@@ -2796,22 +2796,34 @@ def tool_element_search(directory: str, query: str = "", link_type: str | None =
 #   either would bury the real findings.
 # - "simple" elements are checked for duplicates too but only as a warning:
 #   industrial.qet reuses V1..V6 across folios on purpose.
+#
+# A label names one device per place: the same "-F1" in two distribution
+# boards (+UV1-F1, +UV2-F1) is two devices, as in IEC 81346 / EPLAN. The
+# place is the element's own plant/location, else its folio's -- what the
+# label formulas %M/%LM show. element_nomenclature_view carries only the
+# element's, so these two checks read the tables.
+_LABELS_PER_PLACE_SQL = (
+    "SELECT ei.label AS label, "
+    "COALESCE(NULLIF(ei.plant,''), di.plant, '') AS plant, "
+    "COALESCE(NULLIF(ei.location,''), di.locmach, '') AS location, COUNT(*) AS n "
+    "FROM element_info ei JOIN element e ON ei.element_uuid = e.uuid "
+    "JOIN diagram_info di ON di.diagram_uuid = e.diagram_uuid "
+    "WHERE COALESCE(ei.label,'') <> '' AND e.type = '{type}' "
+    "AND COALESCE(LOWER(TRIM(ei.exclude_from_bom)), '') NOT IN ('true', '1', 'yes', 'on') "
+    "GROUP BY ei.label, 2, 3 HAVING n > 1 ORDER BY n DESC, ei.label")
+
 CHECKS = {
     "duplicate_master_labels": {
         "severity": "error",
         "note": "Two master elements with the same label are ambiguous in every "
                 "report that keys on it (BOM, cross-references, wiring list).",
-        "sql": "SELECT label, COUNT(*) AS n FROM element_nomenclature_view "
-               "WHERE COALESCE(label,'') <> '' AND element_type = 'master' "
-               "GROUP BY label HAVING n > 1 ORDER BY n DESC, label",
+        "sql": _LABELS_PER_PLACE_SQL.format(type="master"),
     },
     "duplicate_simple_labels": {
         "severity": "warning",
         "note": "Legitimate when a label is reused on purpose across folios "
                 "(industrial.qet does); worth a look otherwise.",
-        "sql": "SELECT label, COUNT(*) AS n FROM element_nomenclature_view "
-               "WHERE COALESCE(label,'') <> '' AND element_type = 'simple' "
-               "GROUP BY label HAVING n > 1 ORDER BY n DESC, label",
+        "sql": _LABELS_PER_PLACE_SQL.format(type="simple"),
     },
     "unlabelled_masters": {
         "severity": "warning",
diff --git a/misc/qet-mcp/test_qet_mcp.py b/misc/qet-mcp/test_qet_mcp.py
index e979676c8..8358ef5b7 100644
--- a/misc/qet-mcp/test_qet_mcp.py
+++ b/misc/qet-mcp/test_qet_mcp.py
@@ -5875,6 +5875,22 @@ class Integration(unittest.TestCase):
         line = [l for l in (out["stdout"] + out["stderr"]).splitlines() if l.startswith("DB ")][0]
         self.assertEqual(json.loads(line[3:]), [{"wire_number": "W1"}])
 
+    def test_duplicate_labels_are_counted_per_location(self):
+        """-F1 in two distribution boards is two devices: the folio's
+        location (+UV1, +UV2) is part of the name, as %LM shows it. KM1 on
+        +UV1 and +UV2 is fine, a second KM1 on +UV2 is the finding."""
+        base = self.sb.new(folios=3)
+        ops = []
+        for folio, ort in enumerate(("UV1", "UV2", "UV2")):
+            ops += [{"op": "set_folio", "folio": folio, "property": "locmach", "value": ort},
+                    {"op": "add_element", "id": f"k{folio}", "folio": folio, "path": COIL,
+                     "x": 100, "y": 100},
+                    {"op": "set_label", "folio": folio, "element": f"$k{folio}", "label": "KM1"}]
+        r = self.ok(self.sb.edit(base, ops))
+        found = {f["check"]: f for f in m.tool_check(BINARY, r["output"])["findings"]}
+        self.assertEqual(found["duplicate_master_labels"]["rows"],
+                         [{"label": "KM1", "plant": "", "location": "UV2", "n": 2}])
+
     def test_check_fires_on_a_project_with_known_defects(self):
         """Newly placed elements store NULL where a loaded file stores '', and
         `col = ''` matches only the second: the first version of these checks