diff --git a/client-gui2 b/client-gui2
index 34dcd980..aa345299 160000
--- a/client-gui2
+++ b/client-gui2
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 34dcd980de5e218f718088b5997b1b6db9402d59
+Subproject commit aa345299911882a251cd5628087f1243a28ac194
diff --git a/common/proto/table_structure.proto b/common/proto/table_structure.proto
index 7d66a6b1..ec9bc954 100644
--- a/common/proto/table_structure.proto
+++ b/common/proto/table_structure.proto
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ message ImportFieldDescriptor {
   string generated_from = 11;
   optional ImportLinkDescriptor link = 12;
   repeated ImportValueKind accepted_value_kinds = 13;
+  bool account_reference = 14;
 }
 
 message GetTableImportDescriptorResponse {
diff --git a/common/proto/tables_data.proto b/common/proto/tables_data.proto
index 90b48381..43a27d86 100644
--- a/common/proto/tables_data.proto
+++ b/common/proto/tables_data.proto
@@ -203,6 +203,11 @@ message StageTableDataImportRequest {
   int64 expected_table_revision = 4;
 }
 
+enum ImportAccountMatch {
+  IMPORT_ACCOUNT_MATCH_PATH = 0;
+  IMPORT_ACCOUNT_MATCH_ID = 1;
+}
+
 message TableDataImportRow {
   // Required. Data payload for one staged row.
   map<string, google.protobuf.Value> data = 1;
@@ -210,6 +215,7 @@ message TableDataImportRow {
   // row display value, including text made only of digits. Unlisted columns
   // retain the normal table-write link semantics.
   repeated string link_display_columns = 2;
+  ImportAccountMatch account_match = 3;
 }
 
 message StageTableDataImportResponse {
diff --git a/common/src/proto/descriptor.bin b/common/src/proto/descriptor.bin
index bc79ce51..d9a24ec1 100644
Binary files a/common/src/proto/descriptor.bin and b/common/src/proto/descriptor.bin differ
diff --git a/common/src/proto/komp_ac.table_structure.rs b/common/src/proto/komp_ac.table_structure.rs
index 3e567a7e..701f5a9f 100644
--- a/common/src/proto/komp_ac.table_structure.rs
+++ b/common/src/proto/komp_ac.table_structure.rs
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ pub struct ImportFieldDescriptor {
     pub link: ::core::option::Option<ImportLinkDescriptor>,
     #[prost(enumeration = "ImportValueKind", repeated, tag = "13")]
     pub accepted_value_kinds: ::prost::alloc::vec::Vec<i32>,
+    #[prost(bool, tag = "14")]
+    pub account_reference: bool,
 }
 #[derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, ::prost::Message)]
diff --git a/common/src/proto/komp_ac.tables_data.rs b/common/src/proto/komp_ac.tables_data.rs
index 58c17342..f43fad4e 100644
--- a/common/src/proto/komp_ac.tables_data.rs
+++ b/common/src/proto/komp_ac.tables_data.rs
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ pub struct TableDataImportRow {
     /// retain the normal table-write link semantics.
     #[prost(string, repeated, tag = "2")]
     pub link_display_columns: ::prost::alloc::vec::Vec<::prost::alloc::string::String>,
+    #[prost(enumeration = "ImportAccountMatch", tag = "3")]
+    pub account_match: i32,
 }
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, ::prost::Message)]
 pub struct StageTableDataImportResponse {
@@ -494,6 +496,32 @@ pub struct GetTableDataByPositionRequest {
     #[prost(enumeration = "RowNavigationMode", tag = "5")]
     pub navigation_mode: i32,
 }
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, PartialOrd, Ord, ::prost::Enumeration)]
+#[repr(i32)]
+pub enum ImportAccountMatch {
+    Path = 0,
+    Id = 1,
+}
+impl ImportAccountMatch {
+    /// String value of the enum field names used in the ProtoBuf definition.
+    ///
+    /// The values are not transformed in any way and thus are considered stable
+    /// (if the ProtoBuf definition does not change) and safe for programmatic use.
+    pub fn as_str_name(&self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            Self::Path => "IMPORT_ACCOUNT_MATCH_PATH",
+            Self::Id => "IMPORT_ACCOUNT_MATCH_ID",
+        }
+    }
+    /// Creates an enum from field names used in the ProtoBuf definition.
+    pub fn from_str_name(value: &str) -> ::core::option::Option<Self> {
+        match value {
+            "IMPORT_ACCOUNT_MATCH_PATH" => Some(Self::Path),
+            "IMPORT_ACCOUNT_MATCH_ID" => Some(Self::Id),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
 /// A link resolved exactly as the source row stored it, together with the
 /// target row's current state. The physical companion version column remains
 /// an internal implementation detail.
diff --git a/komp-app/src/import_export.rs b/komp-app/src/import_export.rs
index 9c1f3abc..063c86d9 100644
--- a/komp-app/src/import_export.rs
+++ b/komp-app/src/import_export.rs
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ pub fn row_to_table_data(
         };
         data.insert(target_column.clone(), value);
     }
-    Ok(TableDataImportRow { data, link_display_columns: Vec::new() })
+    Ok(TableDataImportRow { data, account_match: common::proto::komp_ac::tables_data::ImportAccountMatch::Path as i32, link_display_columns: Vec::new() })
 }
 
 pub fn exportable_columns(schema: &TableStructureResponse) -> Vec<String> {
diff --git a/web/src/pages/import_export/import/logic.rs b/web/src/pages/import_export/import/logic.rs
index c122573b..c94a7f7f 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/import_export/import/logic.rs
+++ b/web/src/pages/import_export/import/logic.rs
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ fn import_row(
         let value = csv_value(locale, raw, data_type)?;
         data.insert(column.clone(), value);
     }
-    Ok(TableDataImportRow { data, link_display_columns: Vec::new() })
+    Ok(TableDataImportRow { data, account_match: common::proto::komp_ac::tables_data::ImportAccountMatch::Path as i32, link_display_columns: Vec::new() })
 }
 
 async fn render_step(