diff --git a/packages/cadl-ranch-specs/cadl-ranch-summary.md b/packages/cadl-ranch-specs/cadl-ranch-summary.md
index fad68d4e4..da850726b 100644
--- a/packages/cadl-ranch-specs/cadl-ranch-summary.md
+++ b/packages/cadl-ranch-specs/cadl-ranch-summary.md
@@ -912,8 +912,8 @@ Expected response body:
 - Endpoint: `put https://management.azure.com`
 
 Resource PUT operation.
-Expected path: /subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/locations/eastus/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources/resource
-Expected query parameter: api-version=2023-12-01-preview
+Expected path: /subscriptions/-00000001-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/test-rg/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locations/eastus/locationResources/resource
+Expected query parameter: api-version=2022-12-01-preview
 Expected request body:
 
 ```json
@@ -928,12 +928,12 @@ Expected response body:
 
 ```json
 {
-  "id": "/subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/locations/eastus/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources/resource",
+  "id": "/subscriptions/-00000001-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/test-rg/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locations/eastus/locationResources/resource",
   "name": "resource",
   "type": "Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources",
   "properties": {
     "description": "valid",
-    "provisioningState": "Succeeded"
+    "provisioningState": "Succeeded",
   },
   "systemData": {
     "createdBy": "AzureSDK",
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ Expected response body:
 - Endpoint: `delete https://management.azure.com`
 
 Resource DELETE operation.
-Expected path: /subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/locations/eastus/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources/resource
+Expected path: /subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/test-rg/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locations/eastus/locationResources/resource
 Expected query parameter: api-version=2023-12-01-preview
 
 ````
@@ -962,13 +962,13 @@ Expected response status code: 204
 - Endpoint: `get https://management.azure.com`
 
 Resource GET operation.
-Expected path: /subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/locations/eastus/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources/resource
+Expected path: /subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/test-rg/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locations/eastus/locationResources/resource
 Expected query parameter: api-version=2023-12-01-preview
 
 Expected response body:
 ```json
 {
-  "id": "/subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/locations/eastus/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources/resource",
+  "id": "/subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/test-rg/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locations/eastus/locationResources/resource",
   "name": "resource",
   "type": "Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources",
   "properties":{
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ Expected response body:
 - Endpoint: `get https://management.azure.com`
 
 Resource LIST by resource group operation.
-Expected path: /subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/locations/eastus/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources
+Expected path: /subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/test-rg/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locations/eastus/locationResources
 Expected query parameter: api-version=2023-12-01-preview
 
 Expected response body:
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ Expected response body:
 ```json
 {
   "value": [{
-    "id": "/subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/locations/eastus/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources/resource",
+    "id": "/subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/test-rg/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locations/eastus/locationResources/resource",
     "name": "resource",
     "type": "Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources",
     "properties":{
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ Expected response body:
 - Endpoint: `patch https://management.azure.com`
 
 Resource PATCH operation.
-Expected path: /subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/locations/eastus/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources/resource
+Expected path: /subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/test-rg/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locations/eastus/locationResources/resource
 Expected query parameter: api-version=2023-12-01-preview
 Expected request body:
 
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ Expected response body:
 
 ```json
 {
-  "id": "/subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/locations/eastus/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources/resource",
+  "id": "/subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/test-rg/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locations/eastus/locationResources/resource",
   "name": "resource",
   "type": "Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources",
   "properties":{
diff --git a/packages/cadl-ranch-specs/http/azure/resource-manager/resources/location.tsp b/packages/cadl-ranch-specs/http/azure/resource-manager/resources/location.tsp
index 3cd482e0d..1703594cd 100644
--- a/packages/cadl-ranch-specs/http/azure/resource-manager/resources/location.tsp
+++ b/packages/cadl-ranch-specs/http/azure/resource-manager/resources/location.tsp
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ using TypeSpec.OpenAPI;
 
 namespace Azure.ResourceManager.Resources;
 
-@locationResource
+@resource("locationResources")
+@parentResource(ResourceGroupLocationResource)
 model LocationResource is ProxyResource<LocationResourceProperties> {
   ...ResourceNameParameter<LocationResource>;
 }
@@ -31,13 +32,13 @@ interface LocationResources {
   @scenario
   @scenarioDoc("""
     Resource GET operation.
-    Expected path: /subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/locations/eastus/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources/resource
+    Expected path: /subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/test-rg/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locations/eastus/locationResources/resource
     Expected query parameter: api-version=2023-12-01-preview
     
     Expected response body:
     ```json
     {
-      "id": "/subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/locations/eastus/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources/resource",
+      "id": "/subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/test-rg/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locations/eastus/locationResources/resource",
       "name": "resource",
       "type": "Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources",
       "properties":{
@@ -60,8 +61,8 @@ interface LocationResources {
   @scenario
   @scenarioDoc("""
     Resource PUT operation.
-    Expected path: /subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/locations/eastus/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources/resource
-    Expected query parameter: api-version=2023-12-01-preview
+    Expected path: /subscriptions/-00000001-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/test-rg/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locations/eastus/locationResources/resource
+    Expected query parameter: api-version=2022-12-01-preview
     Expected request body:
     ```json
     {
@@ -73,12 +74,12 @@ interface LocationResources {
     Expected response body:
     ```json
     {
-      "id": "/subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/locations/eastus/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources/resource",
+      "id": "/subscriptions/-00000001-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/test-rg/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locations/eastus/locationResources/resource",
       "name": "resource",
       "type": "Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources",
       "properties": {
         "description": "valid",
-        "provisioningState": "Succeeded"
+        "provisioningState": "Succeeded",
       },
       "systemData": {
         "createdBy": "AzureSDK",
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ interface LocationResources {
   @scenario
   @scenarioDoc("""
     Resource PATCH operation.
-    Expected path: /subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/locations/eastus/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources/resource
+    Expected path: /subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/test-rg/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locations/eastus/locationResources/resource
     Expected query parameter: api-version=2023-12-01-preview
     Expected request body:
     ```json
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ interface LocationResources {
     Expected response body:
     ```json
     {
-      "id": "/subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/locations/eastus/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources/resource",
+      "id": "/subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/test-rg/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locations/eastus/locationResources/resource",
       "name": "resource",
       "type": "Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources",
       "properties":{
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ interface LocationResources {
   @scenario
   @scenarioDoc("""
     Resource DELETE operation.
-    Expected path: /subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/locations/eastus/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources/resource
+    Expected path: /subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/test-rg/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locations/eastus/locationResources/resource
     Expected query parameter: api-version=2023-12-01-preview
     ```
     Expected response status code: 204
@@ -142,14 +143,14 @@ interface LocationResources {
   @scenario
   @scenarioDoc("""
     Resource LIST by resource group operation.
-    Expected path: /subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/locations/eastus/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources
+    Expected path: /subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/test-rg/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locations/eastus/locationResources
     Expected query parameter: api-version=2023-12-01-preview
     
     Expected response body:
     ```json
     {
       "value": [{
-        "id": "/subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/locations/eastus/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources/resource",
+        "id": "/subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/test-rg/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locations/eastus/locationResources/resource",
         "name": "resource",
         "type": "Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources",
         "properties":{
diff --git a/packages/cadl-ranch-specs/http/azure/resource-manager/resources/mockapi.ts b/packages/cadl-ranch-specs/http/azure/resource-manager/resources/mockapi.ts
index 47d404dcd..7c916ac31 100644
--- a/packages/cadl-ranch-specs/http/azure/resource-manager/resources/mockapi.ts
+++ b/packages/cadl-ranch-specs/http/azure/resource-manager/resources/mockapi.ts
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ const validSingletonResource = {
   },
 };
 
-const validLocationResource = {
-  id: `/subscriptions/${SUBSCRIPTION_ID_EXPECTED}/locations/${LOCATION_EXPECTED}/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources/resource`,
+const validResourceGroupLocationResource = {
+  id: `/subscriptions/${SUBSCRIPTION_ID_EXPECTED}/resourceGroups/${RESOURCE_GROUP_EXPECTED}/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locations/${LOCATION_EXPECTED}/locationResources/resource`,
   name: "resource",
   type: "Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources",
   properties: {
@@ -80,13 +80,14 @@ const validLocationResource = {
   },
 };
 
-// location tracked resource
+// location resource
 Scenarios.Azure_ResourceManager_Resources_LocationResources_get = passOnSuccess({
-  uri: "/subscriptions/:subscriptionId/locations/:location/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources/:locationResourceName",
+  uri: "/subscriptions/:subscriptionId/resourceGroups/:resourceGroup/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locations/:location/locationResources/:locationResourceName",
   method: "get",
   request: {
     params: {
       "subscriptionId": SUBSCRIPTION_ID_EXPECTED,
+      "resourceGroup": RESOURCE_GROUP_EXPECTED,
       "location": LOCATION_EXPECTED,
       "locationResourceName": "resource",
       "api-version": "2023-12-01-preview",
@@ -94,17 +95,18 @@ Scenarios.Azure_ResourceManager_Resources_LocationResources_get = passOnSuccess(
   },
   response: {
     status: 200,
-    body: json(validLocationResource),
+    body: json(validResourceGroupLocationResource),
   },
   kind: "MockApiDefinition",
 });
 
 Scenarios.Azure_ResourceManager_Resources_LocationResources_createOrUpdate = passOnSuccess({
-  uri: "/subscriptions/:subscriptionId/locations/:location/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources/:locationResourceName",
+  uri: "/subscriptions/:subscriptionId/resourceGroups/:resourceGroup/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locations/:location/locationResources/:locationResourceName",
   method: "put",
   request: {
     params: {
       "subscriptionId": SUBSCRIPTION_ID_EXPECTED,
+      "resourceGroup": RESOURCE_GROUP_EXPECTED,
       "location": LOCATION_EXPECTED,
       "locationResourceName": "resource",
       "api-version": "2023-12-01-preview",
@@ -117,17 +119,18 @@ Scenarios.Azure_ResourceManager_Resources_LocationResources_createOrUpdate = pas
   },
   response: {
     status: 200,
-    body: json(validLocationResource),
+    body: json(validResourceGroupLocationResource),
   },
   kind: "MockApiDefinition",
 });
 
 Scenarios.Azure_ResourceManager_Resources_LocationResources_update = passOnSuccess({
-  uri: "/subscriptions/:subscriptionId/locations/:location/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources/:locationResourceName",
+  uri: "/subscriptions/:subscriptionId/resourceGroups/:resourceGroup/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locations/:location/locationResources/:locationResourceName",
   method: "patch",
   request: {
     params: {
       "subscriptionId": SUBSCRIPTION_ID_EXPECTED,
+      "resourceGroup": RESOURCE_GROUP_EXPECTED,
       "location": LOCATION_EXPECTED,
       "locationResourceName": "resource",
       "api-version": "2023-12-01-preview",
@@ -144,7 +147,7 @@ Scenarios.Azure_ResourceManager_Resources_LocationResources_update = passOnSucce
   response: {
     status: 200,
     body: json({
-      ...validLocationResource,
+      ...validResourceGroupLocationResource,
       properties: {
         provisioningState: "Succeeded",
         description: "valid2",
@@ -155,11 +158,12 @@ Scenarios.Azure_ResourceManager_Resources_LocationResources_update = passOnSucce
 });
 
 Scenarios.Azure_ResourceManager_Resources_LocationResources_delete = passOnSuccess({
-  uri: "/subscriptions/:subscriptionId/locations/:location/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources/:locationResourceName",
+  uri: "/subscriptions/:subscriptionId/resourceGroups/:resourceGroup/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locations/:location/locationResources/:locationResourceName",
   method: "delete",
   request: {
     params: {
       "subscriptionId": SUBSCRIPTION_ID_EXPECTED,
+      "resourceGroup": RESOURCE_GROUP_EXPECTED,
       "location": LOCATION_EXPECTED,
       "locationResourceName": "resource",
       "api-version": "2023-12-01-preview",
@@ -172,11 +176,12 @@ Scenarios.Azure_ResourceManager_Resources_LocationResources_delete = passOnSucce
 });
 
 Scenarios.Azure_ResourceManager_Resources_LocationResources_listByParent = passOnSuccess({
-  uri: "/subscriptions/:subscriptionId/locations/:location/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locationResources",
+  uri: "/subscriptions/:subscriptionId/resourceGroups/:resourceGroup/providers/Azure.ResourceManager.Resources/locations/:location/locationResources",
   method: "get",
   request: {
     params: {
       "subscriptionId": SUBSCRIPTION_ID_EXPECTED,
+      "resourceGroup": RESOURCE_GROUP_EXPECTED,
       "location": LOCATION_EXPECTED,
       "api-version": "2023-12-01-preview",
     },
@@ -184,7 +189,7 @@ Scenarios.Azure_ResourceManager_Resources_LocationResources_listByParent = passO
   response: {
     status: 200,
     body: json({
-      value: [validLocationResource],
+      value: [validResourceGroupLocationResource],
     }),
   },
   kind: "MockApiDefinition",