diff --git a/Robust.Shared.IntegrationTests/Localization/LocalizationTests.cs b/Robust.Shared.IntegrationTests/Localization/LocalizationTests.cs
index e630f0981e9..25d3582ecef 100644
--- a/Robust.Shared.IntegrationTests/Localization/LocalizationTests.cs
+++ b/Robust.Shared.IntegrationTests/Localization/LocalizationTests.cs
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ public void Setup()
     gender: male
     proper: true
 
+# Values specified in fluent at PARENT and supplemented by empty child fluent.
+- type: entity
+  id: TestInheritEmptyValueParent
+
+- type: entity
+  id: TestInheritEmptyValueChild
+  parent: TestInheritEmptyValueParent
+
 # Attribures stored in grammar component
 - type: entity
   id: PropsInGrammar
@@ -141,6 +149,14 @@ [1] B
   .gender = female
   .proper = false
 
+ent-TestInheritEmptyValueParent = A
+  .desc = B
+  .gender = male
+  .proper = true
+
+ent-TestInheritEmptyValueChild =
+  .suffix = C
+
 
 test-message-gender = { GENDER($entity) ->
   [male] male
@@ -234,6 +250,7 @@ public void TestNumbers(object o1, object o2, object o3)
         [TestCase("PropsInLocOverriding")]
         [TestCase("PropsInGrammar")]
         [TestCase("TestInheritOverridingChild")]
+        [TestCase("TestInheritEmptyValueChild")]
         public void TestLocData(string prototype)
         {
             var loc = IoCManager.Resolve<ILocalizationManager>();
diff --git a/Robust.Shared/Localization/LocalizationManager.Entity.cs b/Robust.Shared/Localization/LocalizationManager.Entity.cs
index a50f54be467..0fe08d04ff7 100644
--- a/Robust.Shared/Localization/LocalizationManager.Entity.cs
+++ b/Robust.Shared/Localization/LocalizationManager.Entity.cs
@@ -54,11 +54,17 @@ private EntityLocData CalcEntityLoc(string prototypeId)
             string? name = null;
             string? desc = null;
             string? suffix = null;
+
             Dictionary<string, string>? attributes = null;
 
-            foreach (var prototype in _prototype.EnumerateParents<EntityPrototype>(prototypeId, true))
+            // A child can have a locale entry just to override its suffix, while
+            // still inheriting the description from a parent. Hold these errors
+            // until we know no parent supplied a description either.
+            List<(string locId, List<FluentError> errs)>? deferredDescErrors = null;
+
+            foreach (var (id, prototype) in _prototype.EnumerateAllParents<EntityPrototype>(prototypeId, true))
             {
-                var locId = prototype?.CustomLocalizationID ?? $"ent-{prototypeId}";
+                var locId = prototype?.CustomLocalizationID ?? $"ent-{id}";
 
                 if (TryGetMessage(locId, out var bundle, out var msg))
                 {
@@ -69,8 +75,11 @@ private EntityLocData CalcEntityLoc(string prototypeId)
                     {
                         // Only set name if the value isn't empty.
                         // So that you can override *only* a desc/suffix.
-                        name = bundle.FormatPattern(msg.Value, null, out var fmtErr);
+                        var locName = bundle.FormatPattern(msg.Value, null, out var fmtErr);
                         WriteWarningForErrs(fmtErr, locId);
+
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(locName))
+                            name = locName;
                     }
 
                     if (msgAttrs.Count != 0)
@@ -91,12 +100,13 @@ private EntityLocData CalcEntityLoc(string prototypeId)
                             }
                         }
 
-                        var allErrors = new List<FluentError>();
                         if (desc == null
                             && !bundle.TryGetMessage(locId, "desc", null, out var err1, out desc))
                         {
                             desc = null;
-                            allErrors.AddRange(err1);
+                            // Defer: a parent prototype may still provide .desc.
+                            deferredDescErrors ??= new List<(string, List<FluentError>)>();
+                            deferredDescErrors.Add((locId, err1.ToList()));
                         }
 
                         if (suffix == null
@@ -104,16 +114,17 @@ private EntityLocData CalcEntityLoc(string prototypeId)
                         {
                             suffix = null;
                         }
-
-                        WriteWarningForErrs(allErrors, locId);
                     }
                 }
 
-                name ??= prototype?.SetName;
-                desc ??= prototype?.SetDesc;
-                suffix ??= prototype?.SetSuffix;
+                if (prototype == null)
+                    continue;
 
-                if (prototype?.LocProperties != null && prototype.LocProperties.Count != 0)
+                name ??= prototype.SetName;
+                desc ??= prototype.SetDesc;
+                suffix ??= prototype.SetSuffix;
+
+                if (prototype.LocProperties.Count != 0)
                 {
                     foreach (var (attrib, value) in prototype.LocProperties)
                     {
@@ -126,6 +137,20 @@ private EntityLocData CalcEntityLoc(string prototypeId)
                 }
             }
 
+            // Plenty of prototypes have no description at all, such as spawners,
+            // markers, and debug/admin entities. Keep the missing .desc warning
+            // visible for debugging, but don't treat it as a real localization issue.
+            if (desc == null && deferredDescErrors != null)
+            {
+                foreach (var (locId, errs) in deferredDescErrors)
+                {
+                    foreach (var err in errs)
+                    {
+                        _logSawmill.Debug("Missing .desc for `{locId}`\n{e1}", locId, err);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             // Attempt to infer suffix from entity categories
             if (suffix == null)
             {
@@ -136,11 +161,11 @@ private EntityLocData CalcEntityLoc(string prototypeId)
             }
 
             return new EntityLocData(
-                name ?? "",
+                name ?? prototypeId,
                 desc ?? "",
                 suffix,
                 attributes?.ToImmutableDictionary() ?? ImmutableDictionary<string, string>.Empty);
-        }
+        } 
 
 
         public EntityLocData GetEntityData(string prototypeId)
diff --git a/Robust.Shared/Prototypes/EntityPrototype.cs b/Robust.Shared/Prototypes/EntityPrototype.cs
index 8cf4d7098f9..26fe0d412d0 100644
--- a/Robust.Shared/Prototypes/EntityPrototype.cs
+++ b/Robust.Shared/Prototypes/EntityPrototype.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public sealed partial class EntityPrototype : IPrototype, IInheritingPrototype,
         private const int DEFAULT_RANGE = 200;
 
         [DataField("loc")]
+        [NeverPushInheritance]
         private Dictionary<string, string>? _locPropertiesSet;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -51,12 +52,15 @@ public sealed partial class EntityPrototype : IPrototype, IInheritingPrototype,
         /// </summary>
         /// <seealso cref="Name"/>
         [DataField("name")]
+        [NeverPushInheritance]
         public string? SetName { get; private set; }
 
         [DataField("description")]
+        [NeverPushInheritance]
         public string? SetDesc { get; private set; }
 
         [DataField("suffix")]
+        [NeverPushInheritance]
         public string? SetSuffix { get; private set; }
 
         [DataField("categories"), Access(typeof(PrototypeManager))]