diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/rowAction.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/rowAction.spec.ts
index 6fbdce3afa..d4169562d3 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/rowAction.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/rowAction.spec.ts
@@ -176,6 +176,33 @@ describe("/rowsActions", () => {
         },
       })
     })
+
+    it("can not create multiple row actions with the same name (for the same table)", async () => {
+      const action = await createRowAction(tableId, {
+        name: "Row action name  ",
+      })
+
+      await createRowAction(
+        tableId,
+        { name: action.name },
+        {
+          status: 409,
+          body: {
+            message: "A row action with the same name already exists.",
+          },
+        }
+      )
+      await createRowAction(
+        tableId,
+        { name: "row action name" },
+        {
+          status: 409,
+          body: {
+            message: "A row action with the same name already exists.",
+          },
+        }
+      )
+    })
   })
 
   describe("find", () => {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rowActions.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rowActions.ts
index f47d4348ea..a247e62ec6 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rowActions.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rowActions.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ import {
   VirtualDocumentType,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 
+function ensureUnique(doc: TableRowActions, newName: string) {
+  if (
+    Object.values(doc.actions).find(
+      a => a.name.toLowerCase() === newName.toLowerCase()
+    )
+  ) {
+    throw new HTTPError("A row action with the same name already exists.", 409)
+  }
+}
+
 export async function create(tableId: string, rowAction: { name: string }) {
   const action = { name: rowAction.name.trim() }
 
@@ -23,6 +33,8 @@ export async function create(tableId: string, rowAction: { name: string }) {
     doc = { _id: rowActionsId, actions: {} }
   }
 
+  ensureUnique(doc, action.name)
+
   const newId = `${VirtualDocumentType.ROW_ACTION}${SEPARATOR}${utils.newid()}`
   doc.actions[newId] = action
   await db.put(doc)