diff --git a/src/db/db/dbCommonReader.cc b/src/db/db/dbCommonReader.cc
index 64eb1d85f..c184501e9 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbCommonReader.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/dbCommonReader.cc
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ CommonReaderBase::rename_cell (db::Layout &layout, size_t id, const std::string
     common_reader_error (tl::sprintf (tl::to_string (tr ("Cell named %s with ID %ld was already given name %s")), cn, id, iid->second.first));
   }
 
+  if (iname != m_name_map.end () && iname->second.first != null_id && iname->second.first != id) {
+    common_reader_error (tl::sprintf (tl::to_string (tr ("Same cell name %s, but different IDs: %ld and %ld")), cn, id, iname->second.first));
+  }
+
   if (iid != m_id_map.end () && iname != m_name_map.end ()) {
 
     if (iname->second.second != iid->second.second) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/streamers/oasis/unit_tests/dbOASISReaderTests.cc b/src/plugins/streamers/oasis/unit_tests/dbOASISReaderTests.cc
index d8b0d6c07..96f87436f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/streamers/oasis/unit_tests/dbOASISReaderTests.cc
+++ b/src/plugins/streamers/oasis/unit_tests/dbOASISReaderTests.cc
@@ -599,3 +599,21 @@ TEST(Bug_1474)
     EXPECT_EQ (ex.msg (), "Cell named ADDHX2 with ID 4 was already given name SEDFFTRX2 (position=763169, cell=)");
   }
 }
+
+TEST(DuplicateCellname)
+{
+  db::Manager m (false);
+  db::Layout layout (&m);
+
+  try {
+    tl::InputStream file (tl::testdata () + "/oasis/duplicate_cellname.oas");
+    db::OASISReader reader (file);
+    reader.read (layout);
+    EXPECT_EQ (false, true);
+  } catch (tl::CancelException &ex) {
+    //  Seen when private test data is not installed
+    throw;
+  } catch (tl::Exception &ex) {
+    EXPECT_EQ (ex.msg (), "Same cell name TOP, but different IDs: 3 and 0 (position=1070, cell=)");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/testdata/oasis/duplicate_cellname.oas b/testdata/oasis/duplicate_cellname.oas
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ce5df921
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