diff --git a/crates/iceberg/src/transaction/append.rs b/crates/iceberg/src/transaction/append.rs
index 08d4032409..2b1e6703ff 100644
--- a/crates/iceberg/src/transaction/append.rs
+++ b/crates/iceberg/src/transaction/append.rs
@@ -259,6 +259,74 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(Arc::new(action).commit(&table).await.is_err());
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_fast_append_rejects_intra_batch_duplicate_paths() {
+        let table = make_v2_minimal_table();
+        let tx = Transaction::new(&table);
+
+        let make_file = |size: u64, records: u64| {
+            DataFileBuilder::default()
+                .content(DataContentType::Data)
+                .file_path("test/dup.parquet".to_string())
+                .file_format(DataFileFormat::Parquet)
+                .file_size_in_bytes(size)
+                .record_count(records)
+                .partition_spec_id(table.metadata().default_partition_spec_id())
+                .partition(Struct::from_iter([Some(Literal::long(1))]))
+                .build()
+                .unwrap()
+        };
+
+        // Two files share the same path; the third repeats it to exercise the
+        // dedup of duplicates in the error message.
+        let action = tx.fast_append().add_data_files(vec![
+            make_file(100, 10),
+            make_file(200, 20),
+            make_file(300, 30),
+        ]);
+        let err = match Arc::new(action).commit(&table).await {
+            Ok(_) => panic!("expected duplicate paths to be rejected"),
+            Err(e) => e,
+        };
+        assert_eq!(err.kind(), crate::ErrorKind::DataInvalid);
+        let msg = err.message();
+        assert!(
+            msg.contains("duplicate file paths") && msg.contains("test/dup.parquet"),
+            "unexpected error message: {msg}"
+        );
+        // The same path should appear exactly once in the message, even though
+        // it was added three times.
+        assert_eq!(msg.matches("test/dup.parquet").count(), 1);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_fast_append_intra_batch_duplicate_check_can_be_disabled() {
+        let table = make_v2_minimal_table();
+        let tx = Transaction::new(&table);
+
+        let make_file = || {
+            DataFileBuilder::default()
+                .content(DataContentType::Data)
+                .file_path("test/dup.parquet".to_string())
+                .file_format(DataFileFormat::Parquet)
+                .file_size_in_bytes(100)
+                .record_count(10)
+                .partition_spec_id(table.metadata().default_partition_spec_id())
+                .partition(Struct::from_iter([Some(Literal::long(1))]))
+                .build()
+                .unwrap()
+        };
+
+        // When the user opts out of duplicate validation, batch duplicates are
+        // accepted unchanged - mirrors the existing behaviour for cross-
+        // snapshot duplicates and keeps the opt-out semantics consistent.
+        let action = tx
+            .fast_append()
+            .with_check_duplicate(false)
+            .add_data_files(vec![make_file(), make_file()]);
+        assert!(Arc::new(action).commit(&table).await.is_ok());
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_fast_append() {
         let table = make_v2_minimal_table();
diff --git a/crates/iceberg/src/transaction/snapshot.rs b/crates/iceberg/src/transaction/snapshot.rs
index 8f643a7d1e..239f912c85 100644
--- a/crates/iceberg/src/transaction/snapshot.rs
+++ b/crates/iceberg/src/transaction/snapshot.rs
@@ -164,11 +164,28 @@ impl<'a> SnapshotProducer<'a> {
     }
 
     pub(crate) async fn validate_duplicate_files(&self) -> Result<()> {
-        let new_files: HashSet<&str> = self
-            .added_data_files
-            .iter()
-            .map(|df| df.file_path.as_str())
-            .collect();
+        // First, detect duplicate file paths within the batch itself.
+        // Collecting straight into a `HashSet` would silently deduplicate
+        // and pass corruption through to the manifest, so we walk the list
+        // explicitly and surface every distinct duplicated path.
+        let mut new_files: HashSet<&str> = HashSet::with_capacity(self.added_data_files.len());
+        let mut duplicates_in_batch: HashSet<&str> = HashSet::new();
+        for data_file in &self.added_data_files {
+            if !new_files.insert(data_file.file_path.as_str()) {
+                duplicates_in_batch.insert(data_file.file_path.as_str());
+            }
+        }
+        if !duplicates_in_batch.is_empty() {
+            let mut paths: Vec<&str> = duplicates_in_batch.into_iter().collect();
+            paths.sort_unstable();
+            return Err(Error::new(
+                ErrorKind::DataInvalid,
+                format!(
+                    "Cannot add duplicate file paths within the same commit: {}",
+                    paths.join(", ")
+                ),
+            ));
+        }
 
         let mut referenced_files = Vec::new();
         if let Some(current_snapshot) = self.table.metadata().current_snapshot() {