diff --git a/.changeset/nervous-suits-give.md b/.changeset/nervous-suits-give.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e08d8d89a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nervous-suits-give.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-shortcuts': patch
+---
+
+Limit the use of the duplicate shortcut name when adding a shortcut
diff --git a/plugins/shortcuts/src/AddShortcut.tsx b/plugins/shortcuts/src/AddShortcut.tsx
index 15850ab389..70988c49eb 100644
--- a/plugins/shortcuts/src/AddShortcut.tsx
+++ b/plugins/shortcuts/src/AddShortcut.tsx
@@ -67,12 +67,19 @@ export const AddShortcut = ({
     const shortcut: Omit<Shortcut, 'id'> = { url, title };
 
     try {
-      await api.add(shortcut);
-      alertApi.post({
-        message: `Added shortcut '${title}' to your sidebar`,
-        severity: 'success',
-        display: 'transient',
-      });
+      if (api.get().some(shortcutTitle => shortcutTitle.title === title)) {
+        alertApi.post({
+          message: `Shortcut title already exist`,
+          severity: 'error',
+        });
+      } else {
+        await api.add(shortcut);
+        alertApi.post({
+          message: `Added shortcut '${title}' to your sidebar`,
+          severity: 'success',
+          display: 'transient',
+        });
+      }
     } catch (error) {
       alertApi.post({
         message: `Could not add shortcut: ${error.message}`,
diff --git a/plugins/shortcuts/src/EditShortcut.tsx b/plugins/shortcuts/src/EditShortcut.tsx
index 9f2ffe10be..ecc14d93d9 100644
--- a/plugins/shortcuts/src/EditShortcut.tsx
+++ b/plugins/shortcuts/src/EditShortcut.tsx
@@ -70,12 +70,19 @@ export const EditShortcut = ({
     };
 
     try {
-      await api.update(newShortcut);
-      alertApi.post({
-        message: `Updated shortcut '${title}'`,
-        severity: 'success',
-        display: 'transient',
-      });
+      if (api.get().some(shortcutTitle => shortcutTitle.title === title)) {
+        alertApi.post({
+          message: `Shortcut title already exist`,
+          severity: 'error',
+        });
+      } else {
+        await api.update(newShortcut);
+        alertApi.post({
+          message: `Updated shortcut '${title}'`,
+          severity: 'success',
+          display: 'transient',
+        });
+      }
     } catch (error) {
       alertApi.post({
         message: `Could not update shortcut: ${error.message}`,