diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportExclusions/ImportExclusionsRepository.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportExclusions/ImportExclusionsRepository.cs
index b3b7ff3e9..1241f8c0c 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportExclusions/ImportExclusionsRepository.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportExclusions/ImportExclusionsRepository.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using Dapper;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Datastore;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Messaging.Events;
 
@@ -8,6 +10,7 @@ public interface IImportExclusionsRepository : IBasicRepository<ImportExclusion>
     {
         bool IsMovieExcluded(int tmdbid);
         ImportExclusion GetByTmdbid(int tmdbid);
+        List<int> AllExcludedTmdbIds();
     }
 
     public class ImportExclusionsRepository : BasicRepository<ImportExclusion>, IImportExclusionsRepository
@@ -26,5 +29,12 @@ public ImportExclusion GetByTmdbid(int tmdbid)
         {
             return Query(x => x.TmdbId == tmdbid).First();
         }
+
+        public List<int> AllExcludedTmdbIds()
+        {
+            using var conn = _database.OpenConnection();
+
+            return conn.Query<int>("SELECT \"TmdbId\" FROM \"ImportExclusions\"").ToList();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportExclusions/ImportExclusionsService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportExclusions/ImportExclusionsService.cs
index 7ebcec069..c94689691 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportExclusions/ImportExclusionsService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportExclusions/ImportExclusionsService.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public ImportExclusion AddExclusion(ImportExclusion exclusion)
 
         public List<ImportExclusion> AddExclusions(List<ImportExclusion> exclusions)
         {
-            _exclusionRepository.InsertMany(exclusions);
+            _exclusionRepository.InsertMany(DeDupeExclusions(exclusions));
 
             return exclusions;
         }
@@ -76,8 +76,20 @@ public void HandleAsync(MoviesDeletedEvent message)
             if (message.AddExclusion)
             {
                 _logger.Debug("Adding {0} Deleted Movies to Import Exclusions", message.Movies.Count);
-                _exclusionRepository.InsertMany(message.Movies.Select(m => new ImportExclusion { TmdbId = m.TmdbId, MovieTitle = m.Title, MovieYear = m.Year }).ToList());
+
+                var exclusions = message.Movies.Select(m => new ImportExclusion { TmdbId = m.TmdbId, MovieTitle = m.Title, MovieYear = m.Year }).ToList();
+                _exclusionRepository.InsertMany(DeDupeExclusions(exclusions));
             }
         }
+
+        private List<ImportExclusion> DeDupeExclusions(List<ImportExclusion> exclusions)
+        {
+            var existingExclusions = _exclusionRepository.AllExcludedTmdbIds();
+
+            return exclusions
+                .DistinctBy(x => x.TmdbId)
+                .Where(x => !existingExclusions.Contains(x.TmdbId))
+                .ToList();
+        }
     }
 }