diff --git a/spp_gis/__manifest__.py b/spp_gis/__manifest__.py
index f22d35a8..94ae012d 100644
--- a/spp_gis/__manifest__.py
+++ b/spp_gis/__manifest__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 {
     "name": "OpenSPP GIS",
     "category": "OpenSPP/Core",
-    "version": "19.0.2.0.0",
+    "version": "19.0.2.0.1",
     "sequence": 1,
     "author": "OpenSPP.org",
     "website": "https://github.com/OpenSPP/OpenSPP2",
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
         "views/data_layer_view.xml",
         "views/color_scheme_views.xml",
         "views/area.xml",
+        "views/menu.xml",
     ],
     "assets": {
         "web.assets_backend": [
diff --git a/spp_gis/views/menu.xml b/spp_gis/views/menu.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f66da11d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spp_gis/views/menu.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<!--
+    GIS Configuration menu — owned by spp_gis because the underlying
+    Raster Layer / Data Layer / Color Scheme actions and models live
+    here. Previously this root menu was declared in spp_gis_indicators,
+    which meant installing spp_gis alone left every Raster/Data Layer
+    action orphaned (no menu pointed at them) and the configuration
+    section under Settings was empty. spp_gis_indicators now reuses
+    the root via `spp_gis.menu_gis_config_root`. See OP#988.
+-->
+<odoo>
+    <menuitem
+        id="menu_gis_config_root"
+        name="GIS Configuration"
+        parent="base.menu_administration"
+        sequence="780"
+        groups="base.group_system"
+    />
+
+    <menuitem
+        id="menu_gis_raster_layer"
+        name="Raster Layers"
+        parent="menu_gis_config_root"
+        action="action_spp_gis_raster_layer"
+        sequence="10"
+    />
+
+    <menuitem
+        id="menu_gis_data_layer"
+        name="Data Layers"
+        parent="menu_gis_config_root"
+        action="action_data_layer_view"
+        sequence="20"
+    />
+
+    <menuitem
+        id="menu_gis_color_scheme"
+        name="Color Schemes"
+        parent="menu_gis_config_root"
+        action="action_gis_color_scheme"
+        sequence="30"
+    />
+</odoo>
diff --git a/spp_gis_indicators/__manifest__.py b/spp_gis_indicators/__manifest__.py
index 2c200ae2..d8bc4908 100644
--- a/spp_gis_indicators/__manifest__.py
+++ b/spp_gis_indicators/__manifest__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 {
     "name": "OpenSPP GIS Indicators",
     "summary": "Choropleth visualization for area-level indicators",
-    "version": "19.0.2.0.0",
+    "version": "19.0.2.0.1",
     "category": "OpenSPP/GIS",
     "author": "OpenSPP.org",
     "website": "https://github.com/OpenSPP/OpenSPP2",
diff --git a/spp_gis_indicators/views/color_scale_views.xml b/spp_gis_indicators/views/color_scale_views.xml
index 07bc3f08..e07561ce 100644
--- a/spp_gis_indicators/views/color_scale_views.xml
+++ b/spp_gis_indicators/views/color_scale_views.xml
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@
         </field>
     </record>
 
-    <!-- Menu Item -->
+    <!-- Menu Item — parent menu lives in spp_gis (see OP#988). -->
     <menuitem
         id="menu_gis_color_scale"
         name="Color Scales"
-        parent="menu_gis_config_root"
+        parent="spp_gis.menu_gis_config_root"
         action="action_gis_color_scale"
-        sequence="20"
+        sequence="50"
     />
 </odoo>
diff --git a/spp_gis_indicators/views/indicator_layer_views.xml b/spp_gis_indicators/views/indicator_layer_views.xml
index cbb66749..120e6e48 100644
--- a/spp_gis_indicators/views/indicator_layer_views.xml
+++ b/spp_gis_indicators/views/indicator_layer_views.xml
@@ -155,12 +155,12 @@
         </field>
     </record>
 
-    <!-- Menu Item -->
+    <!-- Menu Item — parent menu lives in spp_gis (see OP#988). -->
     <menuitem
         id="menu_gis_indicator_layer"
         name="Indicator Layers"
-        parent="menu_gis_config_root"
+        parent="spp_gis.menu_gis_config_root"
         action="action_gis_indicator_layer"
-        sequence="10"
+        sequence="40"
     />
 </odoo>
diff --git a/spp_gis_indicators/views/menu.xml b/spp_gis_indicators/views/menu.xml
index 1243f8c8..8c9973f9 100644
--- a/spp_gis_indicators/views/menu.xml
+++ b/spp_gis_indicators/views/menu.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<odoo>
-    <!-- GIS Configuration parent menu under Settings -->
-    <menuitem
-        id="menu_gis_config_root"
-        name="GIS Configuration"
-        parent="base.menu_administration"
-        sequence="780"
-        groups="base.group_system"
-    />
-</odoo>
+<!--
+    Root "GIS Configuration" menu used to live here, but installing
+    spp_gis alone left every Raster/Data Layer action orphaned because
+    the root was unreachable. The root is now declared in spp_gis
+    (which owns those actions) — see spp_gis/views/menu.xml. This
+    module's submenus reference it via `spp_gis.menu_gis_config_root`.
+    See OP#988.
+-->
+<odoo />