diff --git a/nomad/structs/structs.go b/nomad/structs/structs.go
index 63ac47f5fac4..c2fdfb1fbb5a 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/structs.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/structs.go
@@ -2500,10 +2500,13 @@ func validateServices(t *Task) error {
 			outer := fmt.Errorf("service[%d] %+q validation failed: %s", i, service.Name, err)
 			mErr.Errors = append(mErr.Errors, outer)
 		}
-		if _, ok := knownServices[service.Name]; ok {
+
+		// Ensure that services with the same name are not being registered for
+		// the same port
+		if _, ok := knownServices[service.Name+service.PortLabel]; ok {
 			mErr.Errors = append(mErr.Errors, fmt.Errorf("service %q is duplicate", service.Name))
 		}
-		knownServices[service.Name] = struct{}{}
+		knownServices[service.Name+service.PortLabel] = struct{}{}
 
 		if service.PortLabel != "" {
 			servicePorts[service.PortLabel] = append(servicePorts[service.PortLabel], service.Name)
diff --git a/nomad/structs/structs_test.go b/nomad/structs/structs_test.go
index 4ba18b65ce92..018ae1618fa9 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/structs_test.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/structs_test.go
@@ -509,10 +509,21 @@ func TestTask_Validate_Services(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	s2 := &Service{
-		Name: "service-name",
+		Name:      "service-name",
+		PortLabel: "bar",
+	}
+
+	s3 := &Service{
+		Name:      "service-A",
+		PortLabel: "a",
+	}
+	s4 := &Service{
+		Name:      "service-A",
+		PortLabel: "b",
 	}
 
 	ephemeralDisk := DefaultEphemeralDisk()
+	ephemeralDisk.SizeMB = 200
 	task := &Task{
 		Name:   "web",
 		Driver: "docker",
@@ -523,15 +534,34 @@ func TestTask_Validate_Services(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		Services: []*Service{s1, s2},
 	}
-	ephemeralDisk.SizeMB = 200
+
+	task1 := &Task{
+		Name:      "web",
+		Driver:    "docker",
+		Resources: DefaultResources(),
+		Services:  []*Service{s3, s4},
+		LogConfig: DefaultLogConfig(),
+	}
+	task1.Resources.Networks = []*NetworkResource{
+		&NetworkResource{
+			MBits: 10,
+			DynamicPorts: []Port{
+				Port{
+					Label: "a",
+					Value: 1000,
+				},
+				Port{
+					Label: "b",
+					Value: 2000,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
 
 	err := task.Validate(ephemeralDisk)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected an error")
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "referenced by services service-name does not exist") {
-		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
-	}
 
 	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "service \"service-name\" is duplicate") {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
@@ -548,6 +578,10 @@ func TestTask_Validate_Services(t *testing.T) {
 	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "cannot be less than") {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
+
+	if err = task1.Validate(ephemeralDisk); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err : %v", err)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestTask_Validate_Service_Check(t *testing.T) {