diff --git a/Revit_Core_Engine/Query/Level.cs b/Revit_Core_Engine/Query/Level.cs
index 48b3ae5c1..6db691dd9 100644
--- a/Revit_Core_Engine/Query/Level.cs
+++ b/Revit_Core_Engine/Query/Level.cs
@@ -42,24 +42,33 @@ public static Level Level(this Element element)
             if (element == null)
                 return null;
 
+            Level level = null;
             Document doc = element.Document;
             ElementId levelId = element.LevelId;
 
             // First priority: Check LevelId property (most direct way to get level)
             if (levelId.Value() != -1)
-                return doc.GetElement(levelId) as Level;
+                level = doc.GetElement(levelId) as Level;
+            if (level != null)
+                return level;
 
             // Second priority: Check level parameters (LevelParameter or BaseLevelParameter)
             Parameter levelParameter = element.LevelParameter() ?? element.BaseLevelParameter();
             if (levelParameter != null)
-                return doc.GetElement(levelParameter.AsElementId()) as Level;
+                level = doc.GetElement(levelParameter?.AsElementId()) as Level;
+            if (level != null)
+                return level;
 
             // Third priority: Check if element is work plane-based and hosted on a level
             if (element.IsWorkPlaneLevelBased())
-                return (element as FamilyInstance)?.Host as Level;
+                level = (element as FamilyInstance)?.Host as Level;
+            if (level != null)
+                return level;
 
-            // No level found
-            return null;
+            // Fourth priority: Use the LevelBelow method to find the level below the element's location point
+            level = element.Document.LevelBelow(element.LocationPoint());
+
+            return level;
         }
 
         /***************************************************/
diff --git a/Revit_Core_Engine/Query/LevelParameter.cs b/Revit_Core_Engine/Query/LevelParameter.cs
index 6cffd7f3d..6edde8ff6 100644
--- a/Revit_Core_Engine/Query/LevelParameter.cs
+++ b/Revit_Core_Engine/Query/LevelParameter.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ public static Parameter LevelParameter(this Element element)
                 .Select(x => element.get_Parameter(x))
                 .Where(x => x != null)
                 .OrderByDescending(x => x.AsElementId().Value() != -1) // Valid ElementIds first
-                .FirstOrDefault(x => !x.IsReadOnly);
+                .ThenByDescending(x => x.IsReadOnly) 
+                .FirstOrDefault();
         }
 
         /***************************************************/
@@ -62,7 +63,8 @@ public static Parameter BaseLevelParameter(this Element element)
                 .Select(x => element.get_Parameter(x))
                 .Where(x => x != null)
                 .OrderByDescending(x => x.AsElementId().Value() != -1) // Valid ElementIds first
-                .FirstOrDefault(x => !x.IsReadOnly);
+                .ThenByDescending(x => x.IsReadOnly)
+                .FirstOrDefault();
         }
 
         /***************************************************/
@@ -79,7 +81,8 @@ public static Parameter TopLevelParameter(this Element element)
                 .Select(x => element.get_Parameter(x))
                 .Where(x => x != null)
                 .OrderByDescending(x => x.AsElementId().Value() != -1) // Valid ElementIds first
-                .FirstOrDefault(x => !x.IsReadOnly);
+                .ThenByDescending(x => x.IsReadOnly)
+                .FirstOrDefault();
         }
 
         /***************************************************/