diff --git a/app/Services/ServerTransfer/ServerTransferImporter.php b/app/Services/ServerTransfer/ServerTransferImporter.php
index f83b281993..4642cf8e53 100644
--- a/app/Services/ServerTransfer/ServerTransferImporter.php
+++ b/app/Services/ServerTransfer/ServerTransferImporter.php
@@ -384,14 +384,12 @@ class ServerTransferImporter
             ?? data_get($payload, 'fingerprint');
 
         if ($fingerprint) {
-            $existing = PrivateKey::query()->where('fingerprint', $fingerprint)->first();
+            // Keys are unique per team, so only a key of the target team can be reused.
+            $existing = PrivateKey::query()
+                ->where('team_id', $teamId)
+                ->where('fingerprint', $fingerprint)
+                ->first();
             if ($existing) {
-                if ((int) $existing->team_id !== $teamId) {
-                    throw ValidationException::withMessages([
-                        'private_key' => ['This SSH private key already exists on another team on this instance.'],
-                    ]);
-                }
-
                 return $existing;
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ServerTransfer/ServerTransferExporterImporterTest.php b/tests/Unit/ServerTransfer/ServerTransferExporterImporterTest.php
index e77ea16ad7..85dc538ad4 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/ServerTransfer/ServerTransferExporterImporterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/ServerTransfer/ServerTransferExporterImporterTest.php
@@ -379,6 +379,26 @@ test('import reuses existing private key fingerprint on same team', function ()
     expect($server->private_key_id)->toBe($originalKeyId);
 });
 
+test('import into another team creates its own key when the same key exists in a different team', function () {
+    $bundle = $this->exporter->export($this->server);
+    $sourceKeyId = $this->privateKey->id;
+    $targetTeam = Team::factory()->create();
+
+    // Free the IP without deleting the source team's key.
+    $this->application->forceDelete();
+    $this->database->forceDelete();
+    $this->server->forceDelete();
+
+    $result = $this->importer->import($bundle, teamId: $targetTeam->id);
+
+    $server = Server::where('uuid', $result['server_uuid'])->first();
+    expect($server->team_id)->toBe($targetTeam->id)
+        ->and($server->private_key_id)->not->toBe($sourceKeyId)
+        ->and($server->privateKey->team_id)->toBe($targetTeam->id)
+        ->and($server->privateKey->fingerprint)->toBe($this->privateKey->fingerprint)
+        ->and(PrivateKey::whereKey($sourceKeyId)->where('team_id', $this->team->id)->exists())->toBeTrue();
+});
+
 test('encrypted export decrypts for import', function () {
     $bundle = $this->exporter->export($this->server);
     $encrypted = ServerTransferBundle::encryptWithPassphrase($bundle, 'transfer-pass');