diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d446dfad..5708a99d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
 ## dev
-* i18n: Generate scenario outlines correctly [#60](https://github.com/vitalets/playwright-bdd/issues/60)).
+* i18n: Generate scenario outlines correctly [#60](https://github.com/vitalets/playwright-bdd/issues/60).
+* Check for duplicate fixture names [#52](https://github.com/vitalets/playwright-bdd/issues/52)
 
 ## 5.3.0
 * Add support for Playwright `1.38`.
diff --git a/src/stepDefinitions/decorators/poms.ts b/src/stepDefinitions/decorators/poms.ts
index 3f1255e2..96f208c3 100644
--- a/src/stepDefinitions/decorators/poms.ts
+++ b/src/stepDefinitions/decorators/poms.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { TestType } from '@playwright/test';
 import { BuiltInFixtures } from '../../playwright/types';
 import { BddFixtures } from '../../run/bddFixtures';
 import { linkStepsWithPomNode } from './steps';
+import { exitWithMessage } from '../../utils';
 
 type PomClass = Function;
 
@@ -17,9 +18,10 @@ type PomClass = Function;
  */
 const pomGraph = new Map<PomClass, PomNode>();
 
-// Representation of POM class with inherited children classes.
+// POM class with inherited children POMs: representation of classes inheritance.
 export type PomNode = {
   fixtureName: string;
+  className: string;
   children: Set<PomNode>;
 };
 
@@ -38,17 +40,32 @@ export function Fixture<T>(fixtureName: CustomFixturesNames<T>) {
 }
 
 function createPomNode(Ctor: PomClass, fixtureName: string) {
-  const pomNode: PomNode = { fixtureName, children: new Set() };
+  const pomNode: PomNode = {
+    fixtureName,
+    className: Ctor.name,
+    children: new Set(),
+  };
+  ensureUniqueFixtureName(pomNode);
   pomGraph.set(Ctor, pomNode);
   linkStepsWithPomNode(Ctor, pomNode);
   linkParentWithPomNode(Ctor, pomNode);
   return pomNode;
 }
 
+function ensureUniqueFixtureName({ fixtureName, className }: PomNode) {
+  if (!fixtureName) return;
+  const existingPom = getPomNodeByFixtureName(fixtureName);
+  if (existingPom)
+    exitWithMessage(
+      `Duplicate fixture name "${fixtureName}"`,
+      `defined for classes: ${existingPom.className}, ${className}`,
+    );
+}
+
 function linkParentWithPomNode(Ctor: PomClass, pomNode: PomNode) {
   const parentCtor = Object.getPrototypeOf(Ctor);
   if (!parentCtor) return;
-  // if parentCtor is not in pomGraph, add it as well
+  // if parentCtor is not in pomGraph, add it.
   // Case: parent class is not marked with @Fixture, but has decorator steps (base class)
   const parentPomNode = pomGraph.get(parentCtor) || createPomNode(parentCtor, '');
   parentPomNode.children.add(pomNode);
diff --git a/test/decorators-duplicate-fixture-name/fixtures.ts b/test/decorators-duplicate-fixture-name/fixtures.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29f2db7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/decorators-duplicate-fixture-name/fixtures.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { test as base } from '../../dist';
+import { Fixture, Given } from '../../dist/decorators';
+
+type Fixtures = {
+  todoPage: TodoPage;
+  todoPage2: TodoPage2;
+};
+
+export const test = base.extend<Fixtures>({
+  todoPage: ({}, use) => use(new TodoPage()),
+  todoPage2: ({}, use) => use(new TodoPage2()),
+});
+
+@Fixture<typeof test>('todoPage')
+class TodoPage {
+  @Given('TodoPage: step')
+  async step() {}
+}
+
+// notice the same fixture name
+@Fixture<typeof test>('todoPage')
+class TodoPage2 {
+  @Given('TodoPage2: step')
+  async step() {}
+}
diff --git a/test/decorators-duplicate-fixture-name/playwright.config.ts b/test/decorators-duplicate-fixture-name/playwright.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b023f78e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/decorators-duplicate-fixture-name/playwright.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';
+import { defineBddConfig } from '../../dist';
+
+const testDir = defineBddConfig({
+  importTestFrom: 'fixtures.ts',
+  paths: [`sample.feature`],
+});
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  testDir,
+  forbidOnly: Boolean(process.env.FORBID_ONLY),
+});
diff --git a/test/decorators-duplicate-fixture-name/sample.feature b/test/decorators-duplicate-fixture-name/sample.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..83cb9fae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/decorators-duplicate-fixture-name/sample.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Feature: duplicate fixture name
+
+    Scenario: sample scenario
+      Given TodoPage: step
diff --git a/test/decorators-duplicate-fixture-name/test.mjs b/test/decorators-duplicate-fixture-name/test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2346c50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/decorators-duplicate-fixture-name/test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { test, TestDir, execPlaywrightTestWithError } from '../helpers.mjs';
+
+const testDir = new TestDir(import.meta);
+
+test(testDir.name, () =>
+  execPlaywrightTestWithError(testDir.name, [
+    `Duplicate fixture name "todoPage" defined for classes: TodoPage, TodoPage2`,
+  ]),
+);