diff --git a/app/controllers/DraftMetadataChecksResultsController.scala b/app/controllers/DraftMetadataChecksResultsController.scala
index 09acbb566..3ed2593e7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/DraftMetadataChecksResultsController.scala
+++ b/app/controllers/DraftMetadataChecksResultsController.scala
@@ -97,8 +97,11 @@ class DraftMetadataChecksResultsController @Inject() (
 
   private def getAffectedProperties(errorReport: Option[ErrorFileData]): Set[String] = {
     errorReport match {
-      case Some(er) if er.fileError == FileError.SCHEMA_REQUIRED => er.validationErrors.flatMap(_.errors.map(_.property)).toSet
-      case _                                                     => Set()
+      case Some(er)
+          if er.fileError == FileError.SCHEMA_REQUIRED
+            || er.fileError == FileError.DUPLICATE_HEADER =>
+        er.validationErrors.flatMap(_.errors.map(_.property)).toSet
+      case _ => Set()
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/app/services/DraftMetadataService.scala b/app/services/DraftMetadataService.scala
index aca45c3dc..4dc837c4d 100644
--- a/app/services/DraftMetadataService.scala
+++ b/app/services/DraftMetadataService.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future}
 
 object FileError extends Enumeration {
   type FileError = Value
-  val UTF_8, INVALID_CSV, SCHEMA_REQUIRED, SCHEMA_VALIDATION, VIRUS, UNKNOWN, NONE = Value
+  val UTF_8, INVALID_CSV, DUPLICATE_HEADER, SCHEMA_REQUIRED, SCHEMA_VALIDATION, VIRUS, UNKNOWN, NONE = Value
 }
 
 case class Error(validationProcess: String, property: String, errorKey: String, message: String)
diff --git a/conf/messages b/conf/messages
index bf7523def..27cb633bb 100644
--- a/conf/messages
+++ b/conf/messages
@@ -46,3 +46,5 @@ draftMetadata.validation.details.VIRUS=A virus was found in your metadata file.
 draftMetadata.validation.action.VIRUS=Please get in touch on <a href="mailto:tdr@nationalarchives.gov.uk">tdr@nationalarchives.gov.uk</a>, so that we can validate this before contacting your own internal support.
 draftMetadata.validation.details.SCHEMA_REQUIRED=There was at least one missing column in your metadata file. The metadata file must contain specific column headers.
 draftMetadata.validation.action.SCHEMA_REQUIRED=Add the following column headers to your metadata file and re-load.
+draftMetadata.validation.details.DUPLICATE_HEADER=There was at least one duplicate column in your metadata file.
+draftMetadata.validation.action.DUPLICATE_HEADER=Ensure there is only one of the following duplicated columns.
diff --git a/test/controllers/DraftMetadataChecksResultsControllerSpec.scala b/test/controllers/DraftMetadataChecksResultsControllerSpec.scala
index bf2496a37..0b6aa6f04 100644
--- a/test/controllers/DraftMetadataChecksResultsControllerSpec.scala
+++ b/test/controllers/DraftMetadataChecksResultsControllerSpec.scala
@@ -198,6 +198,13 @@ class DraftMetadataChecksResultsControllerSpec extends FrontEndTestHelper {
         "There was at least one missing column in your metadata file. The metadata file must contain specific column headers.",
         "Add the following column headers to your metadata file and re-load.",
         Set("Closure Status", "Description")
+      ),
+      (
+        CompletedWithIssuesValue.value,
+        FileError.DUPLICATE_HEADER,
+        "There was at least one duplicate column in your metadata file.",
+        "Ensure there is only one of the following duplicated columns.",
+        Set("Closure Status", "Description")
       )
     )
     forAll(draftMetadataStatuses) { (statusValue, fileError, detailsMessage, actionMessage, affectedProperties) =>