diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/checks.py b/django/contrib/admin/checks.py
index fc22a284382..e0f3a21550c 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/checks.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/checks.py
@@ -209,12 +209,13 @@ class BaseModelAdminChecks:
         elif not isinstance(obj.fieldsets, (list, tuple)):
             return must_be('a list or tuple', option='fieldsets', obj=obj, id='admin.E007')
         else:
+            seen_fields = []
             return list(chain.from_iterable(
-                self._check_fieldsets_item(obj, obj.model, fieldset, 'fieldsets[%d]' % index)
+                self._check_fieldsets_item(obj, obj.model, fieldset, 'fieldsets[%d]' % index, seen_fields)
                 for index, fieldset in enumerate(obj.fieldsets)
             ))
 
-    def _check_fieldsets_item(self, obj, model, fieldset, label):
+    def _check_fieldsets_item(self, obj, model, fieldset, label, seen_fields):
         """ Check an item of `fieldsets`, i.e. check that this is a pair of a
         set name and a dictionary containing "fields" key. """
 
@@ -235,8 +236,8 @@ class BaseModelAdminChecks:
         elif not isinstance(fieldset[1]['fields'], (list, tuple)):
             return must_be('a list or tuple', option="%s[1]['fields']" % label, obj=obj, id='admin.E008')
 
-        fields = flatten(fieldset[1]['fields'])
-        if len(fields) != len(set(fields)):
+        seen_fields.extend(flatten(fieldset[1]['fields']))
+        if len(seen_fields) != len(set(seen_fields)):
             return [
                 checks.Error(
                     "There are duplicate field(s) in '%s[1]'." % label,
diff --git a/tests/modeladmin/test_checks.py b/tests/modeladmin/test_checks.py
index f268fead156..fdbe2533964 100644
--- a/tests/modeladmin/test_checks.py
+++ b/tests/modeladmin/test_checks.py
@@ -166,6 +166,19 @@ class FieldsetsCheckTests(CheckTestCase):
             'admin.E012'
         )
 
+    def test_duplicate_fields_in_fieldsets(self):
+        class TestModelAdmin(ModelAdmin):
+            fieldsets = [
+                (None, {'fields': ['name']}),
+                (None, {'fields': ['name']}),
+            ]
+
+        self.assertIsInvalid(
+            TestModelAdmin, ValidationTestModel,
+            "There are duplicate field(s) in 'fieldsets[1][1]'.",
+            'admin.E012'
+        )
+
     def test_fieldsets_with_custom_form_validation(self):
         class BandAdmin(ModelAdmin):
             fieldsets = (('Band', {'fields': ('name',)}),)