diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/StandardConfigDataLocationResolver.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/StandardConfigDataLocationResolver.java
index 9956b3219514..058c8100a680 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/StandardConfigDataLocationResolver.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/StandardConfigDataLocationResolver.java
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ private Set<StandardConfigDataReference> getReferences(ConfigDataLocationResolve
 	@Override
 	public List<StandardConfigDataResource> resolveProfileSpecific(ConfigDataLocationResolverContext context,
 			ConfigDataLocation location, Profiles profiles) {
+		if (context.getParent() != null) {
+			return null;
+		}
 		return resolve(getProfileSpecificReferences(context, location, profiles));
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigDataEnvironmentPostProcessorIntegrationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigDataEnvironmentPostProcessorIntegrationTests.java
index 4754b54f0e8a..50eed302ebe1 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigDataEnvironmentPostProcessorIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigDataEnvironmentPostProcessorIntegrationTests.java
@@ -614,7 +614,8 @@ void runWhenImportWithProfileVariantOrdersPropertySourcesCorrectly() {
 		this.application.setAdditionalProfiles("dev");
 		ConfigurableApplicationContext context = this.application
 				.run("--spring.config.location=classpath:application-import-with-profile-variant.properties");
-		assertThat(context.getEnvironment().getProperty("my.value")).isEqualTo("iwasimported-dev");
+		assertThat(context.getEnvironment().getProperty("my.value"))
+				.isEqualTo("application-import-with-profile-variant-dev");
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -622,7 +623,8 @@ void runWhenImportWithProfileVariantAndDirectProfileImportOrdersPropertySourcesC
 		this.application.setAdditionalProfiles("dev");
 		ConfigurableApplicationContext context = this.application.run(
 				"--spring.config.location=classpath:application-import-with-profile-variant-and-direct-profile-import.properties");
-		assertThat(context.getEnvironment().getProperty("my.value")).isEqualTo("iwasimported-dev");
+		assertThat(context.getEnvironment().getProperty("my.value"))
+				.isEqualTo("application-import-with-profile-variant-imported-dev");
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -746,6 +748,19 @@ void runWhenHasProfileSpecificFileWithActiveOnProfileProperty() {
 		assertThat(environment.getProperty("test2")).isEqualTo("test2");
 	}
 
+	@Test // gh-26752
+	void runWhenHasProfileSpecificImportWithImportDoesNotImportSecondProfileSpecificFile() {
+		ConfigurableApplicationContext context = this.application
+				.run("--spring.config.name=application-profile-specific-import-with-import");
+		ConfigurableEnvironment environment = context.getEnvironment();
+		assertThat(environment.containsProperty("application-profile-specific-import-with-import")).isTrue();
+		assertThat(environment.containsProperty("application-profile-specific-import-with-import-p1")).isTrue();
+		assertThat(environment.containsProperty("application-profile-specific-import-with-import-p2")).isFalse();
+		assertThat(environment.containsProperty("application-profile-specific-import-with-import-import")).isTrue();
+		assertThat(environment.containsProperty("application-profile-specific-import-with-import-import-p1")).isFalse();
+		assertThat(environment.containsProperty("application-profile-specific-import-with-import-import-p2")).isFalse();
+	}
+
 	private Condition<ConfigurableEnvironment> matchingPropertySource(final String sourceName) {
 		return new Condition<ConfigurableEnvironment>("environment containing property source " + sourceName) {
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-import-with-profile-variant-and-direct-profile-import-dev.properties b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-import-with-profile-variant-and-direct-profile-import-dev.properties
index 7cc417b78923..0ee51673facf 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-import-with-profile-variant-and-direct-profile-import-dev.properties
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-import-with-profile-variant-and-direct-profile-import-dev.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 spring.config.import=classpath:application-import-with-profile-variant-imported-dev.properties
-my.value=notimported-dev
+my.value=application-import-with-profile-variant-and-direct-profile-import-dev
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-import-with-profile-variant-and-direct-profile-import.properties b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-import-with-profile-variant-and-direct-profile-import.properties
index 0dee106b622f..3bde4a37706a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-import-with-profile-variant-and-direct-profile-import.properties
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-import-with-profile-variant-and-direct-profile-import.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 spring.config.import=classpath:application-import-with-profile-variant-imported.properties
-my.value=notimported
+my.value=application-import-with-profile-variant-and-direct-profile-import
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-import-with-profile-variant-dev.properties b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-import-with-profile-variant-dev.properties
index ec5f485d7505..2fab0529571c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-import-with-profile-variant-dev.properties
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-import-with-profile-variant-dev.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-my.value=notimported-dev
+my.value=application-import-with-profile-variant-dev
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-import-with-profile-variant-imported-dev.properties b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-import-with-profile-variant-imported-dev.properties
index 721c5ce5e5d8..358d119e620a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-import-with-profile-variant-imported-dev.properties
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-import-with-profile-variant-imported-dev.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-my.value=iwasimported-dev
+my.value=application-import-with-profile-variant-imported-dev
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-import-with-profile-variant-imported.properties b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-import-with-profile-variant-imported.properties
index 545e85f1b698..7627d37b4b5e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-import-with-profile-variant-imported.properties
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-import-with-profile-variant-imported.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-my.value=iwasimported
+my.value=application-import-with-profile-variant-imported
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-import-with-profile-variant.properties b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-import-with-profile-variant.properties
index 0dee106b622f..d2354c3974ed 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-import-with-profile-variant.properties
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-import-with-profile-variant.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 spring.config.import=classpath:application-import-with-profile-variant-imported.properties
-my.value=notimported
+my.value=application-import-with-profile-variant
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-profile-specific-import-with-import-import-p1.properties b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-profile-specific-import-with-import-import-p1.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c9ad018fd9f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-profile-specific-import-with-import-import-p1.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+application-profile-specific-import-with-import-import-p1=true
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-profile-specific-import-with-import-import-p2.properties b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-profile-specific-import-with-import-import-p2.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e72f2f191d51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-profile-specific-import-with-import-import-p2.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+application-profile-specific-import-with-import-import-p2=true
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-profile-specific-import-with-import-import.properties b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-profile-specific-import-with-import-import.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e92241ad1edd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-profile-specific-import-with-import-import.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+application-profile-specific-import-with-import-import=true
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-profile-specific-import-with-import-p1.properties b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-profile-specific-import-with-import-p1.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..836dcc3f5eee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-profile-specific-import-with-import-p1.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+application-profile-specific-import-with-import-p1=true
+spring.config.import=application-profile-specific-import-with-import-import.properties
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-profile-specific-import-with-import.properties b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-profile-specific-import-with-import.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4b94ad9212ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-profile-specific-import-with-import.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+spring.profiles.active=p1,p2
+application-profile-specific-import-with-import=true