diff --git a/crates/idml/src/export.rs b/crates/idml/src/export.rs
index 0b9435c71..e99d0a4e8 100644
--- a/crates/idml/src/export.rs
+++ b/crates/idml/src/export.rs
@@ -1884,6 +1884,11 @@ impl<'a> Ex<'a> {
                 .attr("ImportPolicy", "NoAutoImport")
                 .attr("ExportPolicy", "NoAutoExport"),
         );
+        if is_pdf && asset.page > 0 {
+            // PDF Import Options: the page is 1-based; page 1 (the default) needs no element, as
+            // InDesign omits it too.
+            el.push(El::new("PDFAttribute").attr("PageNumber", asset.page.saturating_add(1).to_string()));
+        }
         el
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/idml/src/import.rs b/crates/idml/src/import.rs
index 51dc66d84..c72237964 100644
--- a/crates/idml/src/import.rs
+++ b/crates/idml/src/import.rs
@@ -194,8 +194,9 @@ struct Importer<'r> {
     page_index: HashMap<String, usize>,
     item_ids: HashMap<String, ItemId>,
     assets: BTreeMap<AssetId, Arc<Asset>>,
-    /// Assets read from a link path, so later placements of that path reuse them unread.
-    linked_assets: HashMap<String, AssetId>,
+    /// Assets read from a link path at a page, so later placements of that path and page reuse
+    /// them unread.
+    linked_assets: HashMap<(String, u32), AssetId>,
     ctx: ItemCtx,
     sections: Vec<Section>,
     footnote_options: designcraft_doc::FootnoteOptions,
@@ -2377,17 +2378,28 @@ impl<'r> Importer<'r> {
             })
         };
         let mut data = g.prop_el("Contents").map(|c| base64_decode(&c.text_content())).unwrap_or_default();
+        // PDF Import Options: `PDFAttribute/@PageNumber` is 1-based; `Asset.page` is 0-based. A
+        // missing or malformed value means page 1, and an out-of-range page later fails to render
+        // rather than panicking.
+        let page = g
+            .find("PDFAttribute")
+            .or_else(|| g.prop_el("PDFAttribute"))
+            .and_then(|a| a.get("PageNumber"))
+            .and_then(|v| v.trim().parse::<u64>().ok())
+            .and_then(|n| u32::try_from(n.saturating_sub(1)).ok())
+            .unwrap_or(0);
         let mut read_from = None;
         if data.is_empty()
             && let Some(p) = &uri
         {
-            // Every placement of a linked file shares one asset; read the file once.
-            if let Some(id) = self.linked_assets.get(p) {
+            // Every placement of a linked file at one page shares one asset; read the file once.
+            let key = (p.clone(), page);
+            if let Some(id) = self.linked_assets.get(&key) {
                 return graphic(*id);
             }
             if let Some(d) = (self.read_link)(p) {
                 data = d;
-                read_from = Some(p.clone());
+                read_from = Some(key);
             }
         }
         let (mime, px) = sniff_image(&data);
@@ -2407,9 +2419,9 @@ impl<'r> Importer<'r> {
         let fresh = AssetId(self.alloc());
         let link_path = uri.filter(|p| p.contains('/') || p.contains('\\'));
         let id =
-            designcraft_doc::insert_asset(&mut self.assets, Asset { page: 0, id: fresh, name, mime, link: link_path, data: Arc::new(data), pixels });
-        if let Some(p) = read_from {
-            self.linked_assets.insert(p, id);
+            designcraft_doc::insert_asset(&mut self.assets, Asset { page, id: fresh, name, mime, link: link_path, data: Arc::new(data), pixels });
+        if let Some(key) = read_from {
+            self.linked_assets.insert(key, id);
         }
         graphic(id)
     }
diff --git a/crates/idml/src/tests/assets.rs b/crates/idml/src/tests/assets.rs
index dd2761442..d4d1501f2 100644
--- a/crates/idml/src/tests/assets.rs
+++ b/crates/idml/src/tests/assets.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,22 @@ fn image(n: usize, uri: &str, contents: Option<&[u8]>) -> String {
     )
 }
 
+/// A graphic frame showing `pdf` (a `<PDF>` element) with the page `PageNumber` (1-based).
+fn pdf_frame(n: usize, x: f64, page: u32) -> String {
+    format!(
+        r#"<Rectangle Self="r{n}" ItemLayer="L1" ItemTransform="1 0 0 1 {x} 0" ContentType="GraphicType">
+      <Properties><PathGeometry><GeometryPathType PathOpen="false"><PathPointArray>
+        <PathPointType Anchor="0 0"/><PathPointType Anchor="0 30"/><PathPointType Anchor="40 30"/><PathPointType Anchor="40 0"/>
+      </PathPointArray></GeometryPathType></PathGeometry></Properties>
+      <PDF Self="im{n}" ItemTransform="1 0 0 1 {n} 0">
+        <Properties><GraphicBounds Left="0" Top="0" Right="40" Bottom="30"/></Properties>
+        <Link Self="lk{n}" LinkResourceURI="file:/art/insert.pdf" LinkResourceFormat="$ID/PDF" StoredState="Normal"/>
+        <PDFAttribute PageNumber="{page}" PDFCrop="CropMedia" TransparentBackground="true"/>
+      </PDF>
+    </Rectangle>"#
+    )
+}
+
 fn package(frames: &[String]) -> Vec<u8> {
     let spread = format!(
         r#"<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
@@ -108,3 +124,27 @@ fn one_file_placed_several_times_imports_as_one_asset() {
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// `PDFAttribute/@PageNumber` (1-based) is read into `Asset.page` (0-based), and the same file at
+/// different pages stays apart (#905).
+#[test]
+fn a_pdf_placement_reads_its_page_number() {
+    let bytes = b"%PDF-1.7\n% fixture".to_vec();
+    let reader = |p: &str| p.ends_with("insert.pdf").then(|| bytes.clone());
+    let frames = vec![pdf_frame(1, 0.0, 2), pdf_frame(2, 100.0, 1), pdf_frame(3, 200.0, 2)];
+    let d = import_idml_with(&package(&frames), &reader).unwrap();
+    let p = placements(&d);
+    let page = |id| d.assets.get(&id).map(|a| a.page);
+    assert_eq!(page(p[0].0), Some(1), "PageNumber=\"2\" is the second page, stored 0-based");
+    assert_eq!(page(p[1].0), Some(0), "PageNumber=\"1\" is the first page");
+    assert_eq!(p[0].0, p[2].0, "the same file at the same page shares one asset");
+    assert_ne!(p[0].0, p[1].0, "the same file at another page is another asset");
+
+    // Exported (linked or embedded), the page survives the round trip.
+    for embed_images in [false, true] {
+        let out = export_idml_with(&d, &ExportOptions { embed_images });
+        let back = import_idml_with(&out, &reader).unwrap();
+        let pages: Vec<_> = placements(&back).iter().map(|(id, _, _)| back.assets.get(id).map(|a| a.page)).collect();
+        assert_eq!(pages, vec![Some(1), Some(0), Some(1)], "embed_images: {embed_images}");
+    }
+}