diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/LinkMLViewerPage.css b/frontend/src/pages/LinkMLViewerPage.css
index 9798795d96..9688ace2a8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/LinkMLViewerPage.css
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/LinkMLViewerPage.css
@@ -672,6 +672,42 @@
   color: var(--warning-color, #f57c00);
 }
 
+.linkml-viewer__badge--usage {
+  background: var(--slot-usage-light, #e8f5e9);
+  color: var(--slot-usage-color, #388e3c);
+  font-weight: 500;
+}
+
+/* Visual indicator for slots with slot_usage overrides */
+.linkml-viewer__item--has-usage {
+  border-left: 3px solid var(--slot-usage-color, #388e3c);
+  padding-left: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+/* Override markers - show which properties come from slot_usage */
+.linkml-viewer__override-marker {
+  display: inline-block;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  margin-right: 0.25rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.linkml-viewer__override-marker--overridden {
+  color: var(--slot-usage-color, #388e3c);
+  cursor: help;
+}
+
+.linkml-viewer__override-marker--inherited {
+  /* Inherited properties don't show any marker */
+  display: none;
+}
+
+/* Label with inline override marker */
+.linkml-viewer__label--inline {
+  display: inline;
+  margin-right: 0;
+}
+
 /* Custodian Type Badge - shows which GLAMORCUBESFIXPHDNT types apply */
 .linkml-viewer__custodian-badge {
   margin-left: 0.5rem;
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/LinkMLViewerPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/LinkMLViewerPage.tsx
index 5b51b1dd8b..8491b1d5a6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/LinkMLViewerPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/LinkMLViewerPage.tsx
@@ -968,6 +968,15 @@ const TEXT = {
   broadMappings: { nl: 'Bredere mappings:', en: 'Broad Mappings:' },
   relatedMappings: { nl: 'Gerelateerde mappings:', en: 'Related Mappings:' },
   comments: { nl: 'Opmerkingen:', en: 'Comments:' },
+  // Slot usage indicator
+  slotUsageBadge: { nl: 'slot_usage', en: 'slot_usage' },
+  slotUsageTooltip: { 
+    nl: 'Deze slot heeft klasse-specifieke overschrijvingen gedefinieerd in slot_usage. Eigenschappen met ✦ komen uit de slot_usage, andere zijn overgenomen van de generieke slot-definitie.', 
+    en: 'This slot has class-specific overrides defined in slot_usage. Properties marked with ✦ come from slot_usage, others are inherited from the generic slot definition.' 
+  },
+  slotUsageOverrideMarker: { nl: '✦', en: '✦' },
+  inheritedFromGeneric: { nl: 'overgenomen', en: 'inherited' },
+  overriddenInSlotUsage: { nl: 'overschreven in slot_usage', en: 'overridden in slot_usage' },
 };
 
 // Dynamically discover schema files from the modules directory
@@ -2048,11 +2057,22 @@ const LinkMLViewerPage: React.FC = () => {
             {expandedClassSlots.has(cls.name) && (
               <div className="linkml-viewer__class-slots-content">
                 {cls.slots.map(slotName => {
-                  const slot = slotLookupMap.get(slotName);
-                  if (slot) {
-                    return renderSlotDetails(slot);
+                  // Get generic slot definition from the global slot lookup
+                  const genericSlot = slotLookupMap.get(slotName);
+                  // Get class-specific slot_usage overrides (if any)
+                  const slotUsage = cls.slot_usage?.[slotName];
+                  
+                  // Merge generic slot with slot_usage overrides
+                  // slot_usage properties take precedence over generic slot properties
+                  if (genericSlot || slotUsage) {
+                    const mergedSlot: LinkMLSlot = {
+                      name: slotName,
+                      ...(genericSlot || {}),
+                      ...(slotUsage || {}),
+                    };
+                    return renderSlotDetails(mergedSlot, slotUsage || null);
                   }
-                  // Fallback: show slot name as tag if definition not found
+                  // Fallback: show slot name as tag if neither generic definition nor slot_usage found
                   return (
                     <div key={slotName} className="linkml-viewer__item linkml-viewer__item--slot-fallback">
                       <h4 className="linkml-viewer__item-name">{slotName}</h4>
@@ -2578,7 +2598,8 @@ const LinkMLViewerPage: React.FC = () => {
     );
   };
 
-  const renderSlotDetails = (slot: LinkMLSlot) => {
+  const renderSlotDetails = (slot: LinkMLSlot, slotUsage: Partial<LinkMLSlot> | null = null) => {
+    const hasSlotUsageOverrides = slotUsage !== null;
     const rangeIsEnum = slot.range && isEnumRange(slot.range);
     const enumKey = slot.range ? `${slot.name}:${slot.range}` : '';
     const isExpanded = expandedEnumRanges.has(enumKey);
@@ -2589,10 +2610,31 @@ const LinkMLViewerPage: React.FC = () => {
     // Check if this slot matches the current custodian type filter (multi-select)
     const matchesFilter = custodianTypeFilter.size === 0 || custodianTypes.some(t => custodianTypeFilter.has(t));
     
+    // Helper to check if a property is overridden in slot_usage
+    const isOverridden = (property: keyof LinkMLSlot): boolean => {
+      if (!slotUsage) return false;
+      return slotUsage[property] !== undefined;
+    };
+    
+    // Helper to render override marker
+    const OverrideMarker = ({ property }: { property: keyof LinkMLSlot }) => {
+      if (!hasSlotUsageOverrides) return null;
+      const overridden = isOverridden(property);
+      return (
+        <span 
+          className={`linkml-viewer__override-marker ${overridden ? 'linkml-viewer__override-marker--overridden' : 'linkml-viewer__override-marker--inherited'}`}
+          title={overridden ? t('overriddenInSlotUsage') : t('inheritedFromGeneric')}
+        >
+          {overridden ? t('slotUsageOverrideMarker') : ''}
+        </span>
+      );
+    };
+    
     return (
-      <div key={slot.name} className={`linkml-viewer__item ${!matchesFilter ? 'linkml-viewer__item--filtered-out' : ''}`}>
+      <div key={slot.name} className={`linkml-viewer__item ${!matchesFilter ? 'linkml-viewer__item--filtered-out' : ''} ${hasSlotUsageOverrides ? 'linkml-viewer__item--has-usage' : ''}`}>
         <h4 className="linkml-viewer__item-name">
           {slot.name}
+          {hasSlotUsageOverrides && <span className="linkml-viewer__badge linkml-viewer__badge--usage" title={t('slotUsageTooltip')}>{t('slotUsageBadge')}</span>}
           {slot.required && <span className="linkml-viewer__badge linkml-viewer__badge--required">{t('required')}</span>}
           {slot.multivalued && <span className="linkml-viewer__badge linkml-viewer__badge--multi">{t('multivalued')}</span>}
           {slot.identifier && <span className="linkml-viewer__badge linkml-viewer__badge--identifier">{t('identifier')}</span>}
@@ -2621,13 +2663,13 @@ const LinkMLViewerPage: React.FC = () => {
         {/* Slot URI - semantic predicate */}
         {slot.slot_uri && (
           <div className="linkml-viewer__slot-uri">
-            <span className="linkml-viewer__label">{t('slotUri')}</span>
+            <span className="linkml-viewer__label"><OverrideMarker property="slot_uri" />{t('slotUri')}</span>
             <code className="linkml-viewer__uri-value">{slot.slot_uri}</code>
           </div>
         )}
         {slot.range && (
           <div className="linkml-viewer__range">
-            <span className="linkml-viewer__label">{t('range')}</span>
+            <span className="linkml-viewer__label"><OverrideMarker property="range" />{t('range')}</span>
             {rangeIsEnum ? (
               <button 
                 className={`linkml-viewer__range-enum-toggle ${isExpanded ? 'linkml-viewer__range-enum-toggle--expanded' : ''}`}
@@ -2646,19 +2688,20 @@ const LinkMLViewerPage: React.FC = () => {
         {rangeIsEnum && isExpanded && slot.range && renderEnumValues(slot.name, slot.range)}
         {slot.description && (
           <div className="linkml-viewer__description linkml-viewer__markdown">
+            <span className="linkml-viewer__label linkml-viewer__label--inline"><OverrideMarker property="description" /></span>
             <ReactMarkdown remarkPlugins={[remarkGfm]} rehypePlugins={[rehypeRaw]}>{transformContent(slot.description)}</ReactMarkdown>
           </div>
         )}
         {slot.pattern && (
           <div className="linkml-viewer__pattern">
-            <span className="linkml-viewer__label">{t('pattern')}</span>
+            <span className="linkml-viewer__label"><OverrideMarker property="pattern" />{t('pattern')}</span>
             <code>{slot.pattern}</code>
           </div>
         )}
         {/* Examples section */}
         {slot.examples && slot.examples.length > 0 && (
           <div className="linkml-viewer__examples">
-            <span className="linkml-viewer__label">{t('examples')}</span>
+            <span className="linkml-viewer__label"><OverrideMarker property="examples" />{t('examples')}</span>
             <ul className="linkml-viewer__examples-list">
               {slot.examples.map((example, idx) => (
                 <li key={idx} className="linkml-viewer__example-item">
@@ -2674,7 +2717,7 @@ const LinkMLViewerPage: React.FC = () => {
         {/* Semantic Mappings - 5 types per LinkML spec */}
         {slot.exact_mappings && slot.exact_mappings.length > 0 && (
           <div className="linkml-viewer__mappings">
-            <span className="linkml-viewer__label">{t('exactMappings')}</span>
+            <span className="linkml-viewer__label"><OverrideMarker property="exact_mappings" />{t('exactMappings')}</span>
             <div className="linkml-viewer__tag-list">
               {slot.exact_mappings.map(mapping => (
                 <span key={mapping} className="linkml-viewer__tag linkml-viewer__tag--mapping linkml-viewer__tag--exact">{mapping}</span>
@@ -2684,7 +2727,7 @@ const LinkMLViewerPage: React.FC = () => {
         )}
         {slot.close_mappings && slot.close_mappings.length > 0 && (
           <div className="linkml-viewer__mappings">
-            <span className="linkml-viewer__label">{t('closeMappings')}</span>
+            <span className="linkml-viewer__label"><OverrideMarker property="close_mappings" />{t('closeMappings')}</span>
             <div className="linkml-viewer__tag-list">
               {slot.close_mappings.map(mapping => (
                 <span key={mapping} className="linkml-viewer__tag linkml-viewer__tag--mapping linkml-viewer__tag--close">{mapping}</span>
@@ -2694,7 +2737,7 @@ const LinkMLViewerPage: React.FC = () => {
         )}
         {slot.narrow_mappings && slot.narrow_mappings.length > 0 && (
           <div className="linkml-viewer__mappings">
-            <span className="linkml-viewer__label">{t('narrowMappings')}</span>
+            <span className="linkml-viewer__label"><OverrideMarker property="narrow_mappings" />{t('narrowMappings')}</span>
             <div className="linkml-viewer__tag-list">
               {slot.narrow_mappings.map(mapping => (
                 <span key={mapping} className="linkml-viewer__tag linkml-viewer__tag--mapping linkml-viewer__tag--narrow">{mapping}</span>
@@ -2704,7 +2747,7 @@ const LinkMLViewerPage: React.FC = () => {
         )}
         {slot.broad_mappings && slot.broad_mappings.length > 0 && (
           <div className="linkml-viewer__mappings">
-            <span className="linkml-viewer__label">{t('broadMappings')}</span>
+            <span className="linkml-viewer__label"><OverrideMarker property="broad_mappings" />{t('broadMappings')}</span>
             <div className="linkml-viewer__tag-list">
               {slot.broad_mappings.map(mapping => (
                 <span key={mapping} className="linkml-viewer__tag linkml-viewer__tag--mapping linkml-viewer__tag--broad">{mapping}</span>
@@ -2714,7 +2757,7 @@ const LinkMLViewerPage: React.FC = () => {
         )}
         {slot.related_mappings && slot.related_mappings.length > 0 && (
           <div className="linkml-viewer__mappings">
-            <span className="linkml-viewer__label">{t('relatedMappings')}</span>
+            <span className="linkml-viewer__label"><OverrideMarker property="related_mappings" />{t('relatedMappings')}</span>
             <div className="linkml-viewer__tag-list">
               {slot.related_mappings.map(mapping => (
                 <span key={mapping} className="linkml-viewer__tag linkml-viewer__tag--mapping linkml-viewer__tag--related">{mapping}</span>
@@ -2725,7 +2768,7 @@ const LinkMLViewerPage: React.FC = () => {
         {/* Comments section */}
         {slot.comments && slot.comments.length > 0 && (
           <div className="linkml-viewer__comments">
-            <span className="linkml-viewer__label">{t('comments')}</span>
+            <span className="linkml-viewer__label"><OverrideMarker property="comments" />{t('comments')}</span>
             <ul className="linkml-viewer__comments-list">
               {slot.comments.map((comment, idx) => (
                 <li key={idx} className="linkml-viewer__comment-item">{comment}</li>
@@ -2989,7 +3032,7 @@ const LinkMLViewerPage: React.FC = () => {
             </button>
             {expandedSections.has('slots') && (
               <div className="linkml-viewer__section-content">
-                {slots.map(renderSlotDetails)}
+                {slots.map(slot => renderSlotDetails(slot))}
               </div>
             )}
           </div>