diff --git a/scripts/snippets/model.py b/scripts/snippets/model.py
index 9eb1b6984..4c7c4f913 100644
--- a/scripts/snippets/model.py
+++ b/scripts/snippets/model.py
@@ -179,3 +179,15 @@ class SnippetAttributeIssue:
 class SnippetConditionContext:
     snippet: SnippetTag
     condition: IfVersionCondition | None
+
+
+class CandidateConditionRule(str, Enum):
+    CONDITION_REQUIRED = "condition_required"
+    IDENTITY_MISMATCH = "identity_mismatch"
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class CandidateConditionIssue:
+    rule: CandidateConditionRule
+    span: Span
+    message: str
diff --git a/scripts/snippets/semantics.py b/scripts/snippets/semantics.py
index 102d577d4..eb6fd7ea7 100644
--- a/scripts/snippets/semantics.py
+++ b/scripts/snippets/semantics.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from .model import (
+    CandidateConditionIssue,
+    CandidateConditionRule,
     ElseTag,
     IfVersionCondition,
     IfVersionTag,
@@ -172,3 +174,39 @@ def map_snippet_condition_contexts(
                 )
             )
     return tuple(contexts)
+
+
+def validate_candidate_condition(
+    source: (
+        ImmutableSourceReference | PullRequestSnippetSource | LocalSourceReference
+    ),
+    context: SnippetConditionContext,
+) -> tuple[CandidateConditionIssue, ...]:
+    """Require candidate source identity to match its enclosing condition."""
+
+    if not isinstance(source, PullRequestSnippetSource):
+        return ()
+    condition = context.condition
+    if condition is None:
+        return (
+            CandidateConditionIssue(
+                rule=CandidateConditionRule.CONDITION_REQUIRED,
+                span=context.snippet.span,
+                message="Candidate pull-request snippet must be inside IfVersion",
+            ),
+        )
+    if (
+        source.repository != condition.repository
+        or source.pull_request != condition.contains_pull_request
+    ):
+        return (
+            CandidateConditionIssue(
+                rule=CandidateConditionRule.IDENTITY_MISMATCH,
+                span=context.snippet.span,
+                message=(
+                    "Candidate snippet does not match its enclosing IfVersion "
+                    f"({condition.repository}#{condition.contains_pull_request})"
+                ),
+            ),
+        )
+    return ()
diff --git a/tests/test_candidate_snippet_condition_validation.py b/tests/test_candidate_snippet_condition_validation.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2194eb10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_candidate_snippet_condition_validation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from scripts.snippets.model import (
+    CandidateConditionRule,
+    IfVersionCondition,
+    ImmutableSourceReference,
+    PullRequestSnippetSource,
+    SnippetConditionContext,
+    SnippetTag,
+    Span,
+)
+from scripts.snippets.semantics import validate_candidate_condition
+
+SPAN = Span(start=0, end=1, line=1, column=1)
+SNIPPET = SnippetTag(attributes=(), span=SPAN)
+CONDITION = IfVersionCondition(
+    repository="canton-network/splice",
+    contains_pull_request=6123,
+    span=SPAN,
+)
+CANDIDATE = PullRequestSnippetSource(
+    repository="canton-network/splice",
+    pull_request=6123,
+    path="apps/file.yaml",
+)
+
+
+def test_accepts_candidate_matching_enclosing_condition() -> None:
+    context = SnippetConditionContext(snippet=SNIPPET, condition=CONDITION)
+
+    assert validate_candidate_condition(CANDIDATE, context) == ()
+
+
+def test_requires_condition_around_candidate() -> None:
+    context = SnippetConditionContext(snippet=SNIPPET, condition=None)
+
+    issues = validate_candidate_condition(CANDIDATE, context)
+    assert {issue.rule for issue in issues} == {
+        CandidateConditionRule.CONDITION_REQUIRED
+    }
+
+
+def test_requires_repository_and_pr_identity_match() -> None:
+    context = SnippetConditionContext(snippet=SNIPPET, condition=CONDITION)
+    other_candidate = PullRequestSnippetSource(
+        repository="canton-network/splice",
+        pull_request=6124,
+        path="apps/file.yaml",
+    )
+
+    issues = validate_candidate_condition(other_candidate, context)
+    assert {issue.rule for issue in issues} == {
+        CandidateConditionRule.IDENTITY_MISMATCH
+    }
+
+
+def test_does_not_restrict_non_candidate_sources() -> None:
+    immutable = ImmutableSourceReference(
+        repository="canton-network/splice",
+        commit="2c941ea9e834d7602d388f3271c0f864025ea756",
+        path="apps/file.yaml",
+    )
+    context = SnippetConditionContext(snippet=SNIPPET, condition=None)
+
+    assert validate_candidate_condition(immutable, context) == ()